Welcome to the St. Mary’s Healthcare System Resource Directory
This resource directory is for families/caregivers of children who have medically complex needs or long-lasting conditions that require extra health care and support services.
The information in this directory is provided to help you find resources to assist you with finding help for your child and family. The range of care/disability/health issues varies amongst children so the information may or may not pertain to your child.
What you'll find
After a family learns that their child is ill parents/caregivers typically begin to think about how they can best care for their child. The resources in this directory include agencies, service providers, advocacy organizations, and other resources to assist with providing a quality life for children with medically complex needs.
To find a resource enter your area of interest in the search box on the side bar and the location in the box located on the top of the screen. The directory is intended to assist you with being the best advocate for your child. Although we attempt to keep the directory current resources change constantly.
Got it!Category: ADVOCACY
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Brain Injury Association NYS- The Family Advocacy Counseling and Training Services Program (FACTS) bianys.org
If you or a member of your family sustained a brain injury prior to the age of 22 and you live in New York State, a FACTS Coordinator can help you!
Contact Information
Carmen Garcia - Email
Counties: Nassau & Suffolk
(631) 423-1058Ellie Bibawy, CBIS - Email
Counties: NYC Region (Bronx & Queens)
(718) 234-3586Jan Wollney, CBIS - Email
Counties: NYC Region (Brooklyn & Staten Island)
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Catholic Migration Services catholicmigration.org
Provides services to all immigrants living in Brooklyn and Queens that assists with health care access, housing advocacy, legal rights. Nominal fees. Do not have to be documented immigrant to receive services.
Languages include: Albanian, Creole, French, Spanish, Urdu.
Contact Information
Brooklyn: 718-236-3000
Queens: 347-472-3500
Address
Brooklyn: 1258 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219 Queens: 47-01 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside, NY 11104
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Center for Independence for the Disabled-NY cidny.org
Provide a variety of services for people with disabilities. Benefit counselors can help with housing, health benefits, transportation, youth services, SSDI, SSI, food stamps. Brooklyn Parent Center provides outreach, information and referrals to parents, grandparents and caregivers of children ages 3-21 with disabilities.
Contact Information
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID): 718-998-3000, TTY: 718-998-7406
Brooklyn Parent Center: 718-998-3000
Bronx Independent Living Services, Inc: 718-515-2800 ext. 116 TTY: 718-515-2803
Queens Center for Independence of the Disabled: 646-442-1520 718-886-0427 TTY: 886-948-1064
Address
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID): 27 Smith St., ste 200, Brooklyn, NY 12201 Brooklyn Parent Center: 27 Smith St., 2nd floor, Brooklyn, NY 12201 Bronx Independent Living Services, Inc: 4419 Third Avenue, Ste 2C, Bronx, NY 10457 Queens Center for Independence of the Disabled:80-02 Kew Gardens Rd, #107, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
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Central American Legal Assistance centralamericanlegal.info
Legal representation and advice to Latinos and others facing removal proceedings. Central Americans and Colombians
Contact Information
718-486-6800
cala@igc.org
Address
240 Hooper Street Brooklyn NY 11211
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CHHAYA Community Development Corporation (CHHAYA CDC) chhayacdc.org
Wide range of free services (i.e. housing, legal) for immigrants from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Caribbean nations such as Guyana and Trinidad. All services are offered in Bangla/Bengali, English, Hindi, and Urdu. Do not have to be documented immigrant to receive services.
Contact Information
718-478-3848
Address
37-44 77th Street, 2nd floor, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
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Children’s Aid Society childrensaidsociety.org
- Advocacy Organizations
- Benefit assistance
- Foster Care Services
- Housing Assistance
- Legal services
- Parenting
- Prevention Services
Today, Children’s Aid serves New York’s neediest children and their families at more than 40 locations in the five boroughs and Westchester County. Our caring begins even before birth, through prenatal counseling and assistance, and continues through the high school years with college and job preparatory training programs. All aspects of a child’s development are addressed as he or she grows, from health care to academics to sports and the arts. And because stable children live in stable families, a host of services are available to parents, including housing assistance, domestic violence counseling and health care access
Contact Information
CAS switchboard: (212) 949-4800
Address
The Children's Aid Society 105 East 22nd Street New York, NY 10010
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Disability Rights in Housing portal.hud.gov
Provides disability rights in Private and Public Housing
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Disability.gov disability.gov
The U.S. federal government website for information on disability programs and services nationwide.
The site connects people with disabilities, their families and caregivers to helpful resources on topics such as how to apply for disability benefits, find a job, get health care or pay for accessible housing. You can also find organizations in your community to help you get the support you need. -
Family Voices familyvoices.org
Helps families who have children with special health care needs through national parent to parent networks. Provides family’s tools to make informed decisions, advocate for improved public and private policies, build partnerships among professionals and families, and serve as a trusted resource on health care.
Contact Information
National (505)872-4774 or (888)835-5669
Parent to Parent NYS (518)359-3006
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Genetic Alliance geneticalliance.org
An organization devoted to promoting optimum healthcare for people suffering from genetic disorders. Network of 1000 disease-specific advocacy organizations. Resources include online genetic testing database, provides information about support groups, clinical descriptions, treatments, research, insurance issues.
Contact Information
www.diseaseinfosearch.org