Family Support Services Committee Minutes – 9/13/16

Announcements: See Flyers: mfsc-9132016-docs-and-announcements

1. Yesenia Estrella, Sinergia, Inc. announced vacancies:

• Overnight Respite serving Manhattan and Bronx individuals. Must be Medicaid waiver eligible and live with a family member. MSC service amendment needed.

For more information, contact Claudia Vidal at 212-643-2840 ext. 351.

• In-Home Respite serving Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, must be Medicaid waiver eligible and live with a family member. MSC service amendment needed.

For more information, contact Claudia Vidal at 212-643-2840 ext. 351.

• Community Habilitation serving Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, must be Medicaid waiver eligible. MSC service amendment needed.

For more information, contact Thainesse Caro at 212-643-2840 ext. 324

• Housing Advocacy provided in all five boroughs, assistance with homelessness prevention, subsidies, NYCHA, section 8, low income housing applications, housing court, repairs and more. Must be family support eligible or live in our neighborhood preservation catchment area (96^th street to 126^th street river to river)

For more information, contact the Intake Specialist at 212-643-2840 ext. 336.

• The Metropolitan Parent Center is a Parent Training and Information Center that provides information, training and one-to-one support to families of children with the full range of disabilities ages 0-26. Parents will develop skills and knowledge that will help their children achieve academic and functional skills that lead to independent productive adult lives, to the maximum extent possible.

Visit our website for a calendar of workshops: www.sinergiany.org or call our Intake specialist at 212-643-2840 ext. 336.

• The Autism Initiative @ Sinergia

Offers Free Education Workshops and Support Group. Open to individuals,

families, caregivers and professionals.

Visit our website for a calendar of workshops: www.sinergiany.org or contact: Paola Jordan at 212-643-2840 ext. 305.

• Family Support Case Management

This is a non-Medicaid case management services that provides coordination and linkage to services, assistance with SSI, Medicaid and other benefits referrals to camp, respite, reimbursement and other services, Medicaid waiver enrollment, educational advocacy and more. For residents of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens.

For eligibility and requirements contact Doris Rodriguez at 212-643-2840 ext. 325.

• Family Reimbursement

Family Brooklyn and Bronx residents, must be OPWDD eligible, up to $500 reimbursement for respite, in-home respite, transportation, furniture, appliances and camp.

For more information, contact Clara Romero at 212-643-2840 ext. 362.

• We Are Parents Too

Parenting skills for parents with developmental disabilities. Weekly classes on topics such as: family planning, nutrition, increasing advocacy skills and budgeting. Advocacy available for issues to ACS, child custody and foster care.

For more information, contact Emma Baber-Kessler at 212-643-2840 ext. 372.

• Pathway to Employment services/Caminos

Offers services to individuals interested in achieving employment. This service offers an individualized planning process that helps identify career or vocational direction. Individual must be enrolled in the Home and Community Based Waiver (HCBS).

For more information, contact the Intake specialist at 212-643-2840 ext. 336.

• Biweekly parent support group available in Spanish.

 

2. Connie Senior, Assistant Coordinator of Sex Education at YAI announced vacancies:

• You and I Socialization and Networking Program is accepting applications. It is a dating and socialization program for adults 21 and over who live in Manhattan, live with family and are OPWDD eligible.

For more information, contact Connie Senior at 212-273-6202.

• Becoming a Social Sexual Consent Assessor and Sex Educator 2 day workshop on 11/28 & 11/29
• Strategies for Working with Seniors 2 day workshop 11/30 & 12/1

For more information, please contact Jane.Zeng@yai.org or Connie.Senior@yai.org or 212-273-6202.

3. Urszula Kowalczyk, UCP of NYC-Family Connect announced vacancies:

• Free workshops for all parents, professionals, and caregivers during the month of September 2016. Spanish translation available.

For more information contact the Family Connect Team at 718-436-7979 ext. 704 or

by email at familyconnect@ucpnyc.org.

4. Jay Kleinman, Lifespire announced vacancies:

• In-home behavior management and parent training available.

For more information, contact Jay Kleinman at 718-454-6940.

5. Caroline Dunn, YAI announced vacancies:

• Crisis Intervention, Emergency Respite Reimbursement, Family Reimbursement, Parent Training in Sexuality and Behavior, Parents with special needs training, social skills group for 9/19, workshops for parents, family members, professionals, and Supportive Employment.

For more information, contact LINK at 212-273-6182.

6. Mark Ampah, Catholic Guardian Services announced vacancies:

• Catholic Guardian Services provide a weekend overnight Respite for individuals aged 5 years or older.

For more information, contact Bernadette Small at 212-567-2847 or 917-608-3073.

7. Sunghee Park, GHO announced vacancies:

• FSS case opening, Chinese & Korean speaking staff, Reimbursement for goods & services in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn.

For more information, contact Sunghee Park at 718-307-6570.

 

Manhattan Family Support Conference Preparation

Housing Assistance Services

1. The flyer for the conference was reviewed. The flyer should be finalized by the next meeting.
2. The conference is taking place on 12/13/2016 from 10-2pm at the New York Academy of Medicine in the same room as previous years.
3. There will be six workshops. Three workshops taking place in the morning and three workshops in the afternoon.
4. There will be one workshop in Spanish.
5. The doors will open at 9:30 for set up.
6. Volunteers are wanted.
7. With regards to the Manhattan Family Support Services Directory, an excel sheet will be emailed by Janice, make corrections, and return to her as soon as possible.
8. Wendy discussed Housing Advocacy. There is a confusion that UCP is a broker, but they are there to guide people through the process to low-income housing and housing court.
9. For low-income housing, the application has to be renewed every 2 years before called and put on a waiting list for NYCHA.
10. The waiting list for NYCHA is currently 300,000.
11. Senior housing is also available.
12. NYCHA Section 8 has been closed since 2007.
13. There are different types of Section 8 vouchers. HPD Section 8 is still open but you need a referral from HRA.
14. Project based vouchers are assigned to particular apartments not families.
15. For affordable housing, you can apply online or by mail through NYC Housing Connect.
16. Individuals or households who meet the income and household size requirements listed may apply.
17. The date of birth, social security number, and income are what is needed.
18. 7% of the apartments are set aside for those with an impairment.
19. Yesenia discussed ISS through OPWDD funding.
20. ISS is a subsidy.
21. An individual who can function independently can apply. We will do the application for those 18 and over.
22. Services such as Community Habilitation and Respite are services that have to be applied for independently.
23. Front Door is required.
24. Surveys will be emailed regarding 3 topics you would like to discuss.

 

The next meeting will take place on October 11, 2016 at 80 Maiden Lane, 2^nd Floor. There will be an ISS presentation.