Advocacy - Program
Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc.
131 Genesee Street
Utica, NY
Provides active support and guidance to people with disabilities, and help ensure that an individual’s choices for living independently are respected. Advocates can answer questions and provide assistance with applications for Social Security Disability and SSI, Temporary Assistance, HEAP, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and housing. Advocates can also assist recipients of DSS with understanding sanctions and the steps for Fair Hearings. Peer Mentoring Information and Referral Independent Living …
HIV Counseling Program - Program
Liberty Resources, Inc.
6723 Towpath Road
East Syracuse, NY
Provides clients and other individuals identified through outside community agencies with health and independent living skills development, psychosocial support services, supportive housing coordination, non-intensive case management (supportive case management) and housing placement assistance and referral. These services are provided with several goals, including resolution of immediate crises and referral to long-term services as needed; increased attendance of medical appointments and …
Self-Direction Services (SD) - Program
Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc.
131 Genesee Street
Utica, NY
Promotes independence, as the Fiscal Intermediary, for individuals with developmental disabilities by allowing individuals to create and manage their own budgets, hire their own support staff, and engage in activities that will enhance their ability to live and work in the community. Provides individuals with developmental disabilities choices to control their care including: Employer authority that enables individuals to hire, manage, and dismiss workers; Budget authority that provides the …
