New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Family Support Services Grant Programs
Respite,
Family Training, Advocacy, Counseling & Support Services,
Crisis Intervention, Voucher Reimbursement, Senior Day Programs, Recreation, Non-Medicaid
Service Coordination
Long Island Developmental Disabilities Service Office
415A Oser Avenue
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 434-6000
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INTRODUCTION
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THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED:
After School/Respite Program and School Vacation Respite: Provides Services to developmentally disabled children or adults for several hours up to 5 days a week.
Crisis Intervention: Services include behavioral assessment and intervention; training of families; linkage and referral; emergency in-home and out-of-home respite.
Parent Training for DD Parents: Provides parent skills and training for parents with developmental disabilities.
Family Counseling, Training & Advocacy: Provides counseling, training; behavior management and advocacy services for the family and the developmentally disabled person, at the agency site or in the home.
In-Home Respite: Matches trained respite workers with families to provide scheduled care for individuals with developmental disabilities in their homes.
Overnight Freestanding Respite: Scheduled respite in
certified agency operated respite homes, weekends or weekdays.
Respite Recreation: Provides care through recreation and social activities at various agencies in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Senior Day Programs: Social recreational day programs offered to seniors 45 years and up.
Sibling Support: Provides services to siblings through support groups, individual counseling or recreational activities.
Town Recreation: Provides recreation and social activities to town residents with developmental disabilities.
Voucher/Reimbursement: Families are reimbursed for purchased goods or
services for their developmentally disabled person which cannot be funded
through other resources. Services in the grant are not reimbursable.
Non-Medicaid Service Coordination: Short term service coordination to assist developmentally disabled individuals with the planning for and accessing of desired services and supports.
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