Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 10:00 AM – 12 Noon
YAI, 460 West 34th Street – 11th Floor (corner of 10th Avenue)
For More Information: Amy Bittinger @ 718-859-5420 ext. 234 / or abittinger@ucpnyc.org
Topic: Preparation for the November 29, 2012 Family and Professional Resource Fair, Church of Saint Paul the Apostle, NYC
Michele Feldman, Premier HealthCare, will be there to discuss the managed care issues.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: October 9 attachments
1. GHO – Pat Liu Chang announced openings in Family Support; Family Reimbursement for goods & services; Case Management for individuals seeking individual OPWDD services. Medicaid is not a requirement. Bilingual staff are available in Mandarin and Cantonese. For more information please call Pat Liu Chang at 718-367-6563.
2. YAI – Michelle Lang announced an Autism Parent Support Group where English; Spanish and Mandarin is offered.
There are openings in Manhattan Overnight respite, please contact Vanessa Germany at 212.555.2673.
The Manhattan Based Recreation Program has openings as well , for more information please call Edna Bey at212.645.1616
Also, Family Reimbursement has funds available in Manhattan and the Bronx. Contact 212.23762415.
3. ALLCARE – Sandy Garcia announced that there are openings for Medicaid Service Coordination in Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. Contact Sandy for more information at 718.391.0977 x2120
4. LESFU – Luis Nieves announced Family Support Service Coordination currently has 6 openings. For more information call Luis Nieves at 212.260.0040 x208.
5. SINERGIA – Doris Rodriguez announced vacancies in Non-Medicaid Case Management in Manhattan and Queens; Educational Advocacy is available in Manhattan; Housing Advocacy is available in all boroughs; Parent Training is available in all boroughs; Overnight Respite is open in Manhattan and Family Reimbursement has funds available in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Call INTAKE for more information at 212.643.2840
6. UCPNYC – Eden Ruiz announced openings in Housing Assistance Coordination in Brooklyn and Staten Island. Contact Eden Ruiz at 212.677.7400 x758 for more information.
7. Catholic Guardian – Mark Ampah announced a vacancy in their Respite Program, located at 107 Payson Avenue, New York, New York 10034. Call Jessie Jabbour for more information at 917.866.0760.
8. UCPNYC – Guido Ortenzio announced that Family Reimbursement has funds available in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. Please contact Guido Ortenzio at 212.677.7400 x716.
9. MFSS Advisory Council – Margaret Puddington announced the following
Evening Meeting for Families, Professional are Welcome Also
TOPIC: Effective Legislative Advocacy presented by Assembly member Richard Gottfried
and his Chief of Staff Wendi Paster
Tuesday October 30, 2012, 5:30-7:30pm
YAI 460 West 34th Street – 11th Floor Room J-J1Being sponsored by the Manhattan Family Support Service Advisory Council and the Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Council. 212.799.2042
10. UCPNYC – Amy Bittinger announced that Project Connect has openings and a vacancy list was circulated. Openings in Family Reimbursement; Overnight Respite; and Housing Assistance. Contact 877.827.2666 for more information.
Discussion:
Jennifer Shaoul provided an explanation on issues with ending managed care exemption for waiver “look-alikes”. We reviewed a letter from the NYCHR Administration and a letter from OPWDD regarding Managed Care Exemptions. We will consider a fuller discussion on this topic in December.
Please see attached letter from Gerald Huber, Acting Deputy Commissioner, OPWDD, Memorandum regarding Managed Care Exemptions.
Jennifer provided an overview of the Point Program in White Plains, Westchester County. A presentation of this program will be held at the Manhattan DD Council on December 13th at YAI at 10:00am.
The Fair:
Jennifer reviewed workshop topics. Topics will be finalized by Thursday October, 11th . Please see the attached front page of the November 29th brochure.
Areas of responsibility
- Decorations – Guido Ortenzio
- Publicity – Everyone
- Food – Transition Committee
Topics for Future Meetings:
TRAID; SHARE toys & Devices; Community Service Society – Public Resource Benefits Center; CIDNY & Harlem, ILC. Compass Program; Home Sharing Program; Services for individuals that are undocumented; PARENT TO Parent series on Behavior Management, Choices.