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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.

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Category: Housing Assistance

  1. Homebase-Homeless Prevention Program NYC nyc.gov

    With locations in community districts throughout the five boroughs, Homebase remains the cornerstone of the City’s homelessness prevention efforts, crafting individualized assistance to meet the needs of each household. Among the services that may be offered are:

    • Family or tenant/landlord mediation
    • Household budgeting
    • Emergency rental assistance
    • Job training and placement
    • Benefits advocacy (child care, food stamps, tax credits, public health insurance)

    If you or someone you know is experiencing a housing crisis, download the Homebase map (in PDF) or visit 311 Online to locate your nearest office.

  2. Independent Living Center-Bronx bils.org

    Bronx Independent Living Services (BILS) is a non-profit, community based organization dedicated to empower all people with disabilities to understand and exercise their civil and human rights in order to live fully integrated lives in mainstream society. BILS assists individuals by providing them the necessary tools to make informed decisions about their own lives through access to education, skills development, and access to the appropriate resources.

    Contact Information

    Bronx 718-515-2800

     

    Address

    4419 3rd Ave # 2c, Bronx, NY 10457

  3. Independent Living Center-Brooklyn bcid.org

    Contact Information

    718-998-3000

  4. Independent Living Center-Manhattan cidny.org

    CIDNY is the voice of people with disabilities in New York City. Our staff includes social workers, lawyers and other highly qualified professionals, most of whom are people with disabilities. CIDNY’s staff is also ethnically diverse, with language capacity to assist consumers in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, and American Sign Language.

    Contact Information

    212-674-2300

    Address

    841 Broadway, Suite 301 New York, NY 10003

  5. Independent Living Center-Queens cidny.org

    CIDNY is the voice of people with disabilities in New York City. Our staff includes social workers, lawyers and other highly qualified professionals, most of whom are people with disabilities. Along with their professional credentials, the staff all have a strong belief in self-determination and bring valuable life experiences and insights to their work. CIDNY’s staff is also ethnically diverse, with language capacity to assist consumers in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, and American Sign Language.

    CIDNY speaks for everyone who lives with a disability, whether it came at birth, by injury, disease, or during the process of aging. Together we educate the public. We advocate for our civil rights and a strong safety net of benefits and services. CIDNY makes sure that our voices are heard where and when issues affecting our lives are decided.

     

    Contact Information

    646-442-1520

    Address

    80-02 Kew Gardens Rd, Suite 107 Kew Gardens, NY 11415

  6. Independent Living Center-Staten Island siciliving.org

    The Staten Island Center for Independent Living, Inc., is a non-residential resource center that offers services to individuals with disabilities of all ages, their families, significant others, teachers, employers, businesses, and those who believe that an individual with a disability has the right to take responsibility for his/her own life.

    The center is unique in that it is primarily staffed and governed by professionals who have had a personal experience with a disability and believe that disability does not mean inability.

    Contact Information

    718-720-9016

  7. Law Help NY lawhelpny.org

    Helping low-income New Yorkers solve legal problems: immigration, disability discrimination, public benefits, health, housing

    Contact Information

    Email - info@NYLawHelp.org

    Address

    LawHelpNY c/o City Bar Justice Center 42 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036

  8. New York Legal Assistance Group NYLAG.org

    New York Legal Assistance Group provides high quality, free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers who cannot afford attorneys.  Our comprehensive range of services includes direct representation, case consultation, advocacy, community education, training, financial counseling, and impact litigation

  9. NYC – Department of Homeless Services-Families with Children nyc.gov

     

    What constitutes a family with children?
    DHS considers families with children to be the following households:

    • Families with children younger than 21 years of age
    • Pregnant women
    • Families with a pregnant woman

    Where do families with children apply for shelter?
    All families with children must apply for shelter at:

    Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH)
    PATH is open 24 hours per day, including weekends and holidays.
    PATH processes applications during business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

     

     
     

    Contact Information

    The main telephone number for PATH is (917) 521-3900.

    Address

    151 East 151st Street Bronx, NY

  10. NYC Building Repair Assistance nyc.gov

    Contact Information

    To report repairs that need to be made in a privately owned building a tenant should first attempt to notify the building owner, managing agent, or superintendent. If the condition is not corrected, the tenant should call the City’s Citizen Service Center at 311. 311 is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week (hearing-impaired tenants can call (212) 504-4115 via a Touchtone Device for the Deaf TDD).

    To report repairs that need to be made in a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)-managed building:
    Tenants in NYCHA buildings should report repairs to their management office and fill out a work ticket. For more information, visit NYCHA's website.

    To report repairs that need to be made in a Housing Preservation & Development (HPD)-managed building:
    Tenants should report apartment maintenance issues to (212) 694-2381. For repair emergencies after hours and on weekends, tenants should call 311 and ask for the HPD Central Complaint Bureau