Please note the Manhattan DD Council’s
Family and Professional Resource Fair will be held on
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at
Hotel Pennsylvania
401 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001.
More information to follow.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Jay Kleinman of Lifespire announced:
Openings in behavior management program for all ages. Spanish and English. Call 718-454-6940
2. Pat Liu of GHO announced:
a. That they have availability of Reimbursement funds for goods and short term respite.
b. Family Support Case Management, Medicaid is not required, bilingual staff Mandarin/Cantonese.
Call 718-307-6563 or Pat@ghoinc.org
3. Ilka Brito of UCP of NYC announced:
a. Family Connect September calendar was distributed.
b. Overnight Respite program in the Bronx is accepting applications.
c. Project Connect Service and Support flier was distributed.
d. Family Reimbursement monies available please call for an application.
Call 877-827-2666 or projectconnect@ucpnyc.org
4. Jennifer Shaoul of YAI LINK announced:
a. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai—Advances in Autism Conference.
b. Autism Parent Support Group Series- English/Spanish/Mandarin variety of dates.
c. The Autism Center—Social Skills and activity Based Groups. Children’s Groups Ballet/Yoga (Ages 5-10) and Social Skills (Ages 5-12). Young Adult Groups, Yoga (Ages 18-35) and Improvisational Theatre (Ages 16-23).
d. Crisis Intervention program, services are available in English and Spanish. Evening appointments are available.
e. Family Education and Support Groups 2013 calendar was distributed for Transition to adulthood.
f. Vacancy memo distributed.
Call 212-273-6182
5. Kaleena Teoh of Lower East Side Family Union announced:
a. That their office moved to 227 East 3rd Street, NY NY 10009.
b. Vacancies for Non-Medicaid Case Management Services for Spanish, Chinese, and English speakers.
Call 212-260-0040 Ext. 1222 or Ext. 1208 (Luis Nieves)
6. Mark Ampah of Catholic Guardian Society and Home Bureau announced:
Weekend Overnight Respite has vacancies.
Call Jessie Jabbour 917-886-0760
7. Samantha Schwendeman of SPROUT announced:
Always accepting applications for NYC program, 16 years and older in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens living with family and travel trained.
Call 212-222-9575 or Samantha@gosprout.org
8. Jeannine Schmelzkopf of Hawthorned Foundation announced:
In-Home behavior management for families in Manhattan, children ages 3-12.
They provide assessment, behavior plans, and training in behavior plans for children in crisis.
Call 646-675-5957
9. Jacqueline Rumolo of Cerebral palsy Associations of NYS announced:
Travel training available through contract with MTA NYCT one-to-one short term, comprehensive training for individuals 18 years and older who are AAR eligible.
Call 917-939-9244/212/947-5770 Ext. 234 or jrumolo@cpofnys.org
10. Eden Ruiz-Lopez of UCP of NYC announced:
a. Access to Home does not have any more funds, but we are accepting complete applications to place families on the waitlist.
b. Housing Assistance Service program has a new Spanish speaking housing advocate. Housing case management is available in all five boroughs for family support eligible families. Physical therapist evaluations and modification money available as well.
Call 212-677-7400 Ext. 758
PRESENTATION
OPWDD Front Door initiative:
What is the Front Door Initiative – The Front Door Initiative is OPWDDs new way to centralize
the entry and access to services for individuals with DD. It is part of the transition into managed
care and is very closely tied to the service transformation agreement made with CMS. OPWDD
has begun this initiative effective June 1st, 2013 with a “soft launch.” They are starting this initiative
with individuals new to OPWDD services.
Some main goals of the Front Door Initiative:
1. Ensure consistency and equity of services offered to individuals/families
2. Promote Self-Direction/Self-Determination
3. Promote Employment as a service option
4. Build on the philosophy of Person Centered Planning to ensure that
individuals/families are given a true informed choice of the full array of service
options
The Front Door Process:
1. Initial Contact
2. Eligibility Determination
3. Assessment
4. Identification of Service Needs/Plan Development
5. Service Authorization
6. Service Implementation
DISCUSSION
Family Support Fair
New location:
Hotel Pennsylvania
401 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Date: December 11, 2013
Workshop Topics
1. Information Session (2 sessions)
2. Gary Shulman “Needs, Wants Wishes and Dreams: Programs and Services that Bring Relief to Parents of Children with Disabilities”
3. Self-Directed Services
4. Special Education Reform
5. No one is calling me back (essential skills for getting what you need)
6. Employment
7. A healthy you means a healthy family
Attached is a letter to solicit gift donations for the caregiver’s gift bag.
We will need extra volunteers this year at the fair to help coordinate traffic, since this is a new location. If you have staffs that are willing to assist please contact Amy Bittinger at abittinger@ucpnyc.org.
Flyers Distributed: Attachments MFS 9.10.13