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: Benefit assistance
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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
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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
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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
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Lifeline- discount phone service usac.org
Lifeline is a government benefit program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service for eligible low-income subscribers to help ensure they can connect to the nation’s communications networks, find jobs, access health care services, connect with family and their children’s schools, and call for help in an emergency. Lifeline is supported by the federal Universal Service Fund (USF).
Lifeline provides discounts on monthly telephone service (wireline or wireless) for eligible subscribers. These discounts are currently set at $9.25 per month. Federal rules prohibit eligible low-income subscribers from receiving more than ONE Lifeline service per household.
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NY Health Access wnylc.com
This site is intended to serve as a constantly evolving resource for advocates, caregivers, and consumers on public health insurance programs in New York State.
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NYC Department of Social Services nyc.gov
The New York City Human Resources Administration/ Department of Social Services (HRA/DSS) provides temporary help to individuals and families with social service and economic needs to assist them in reaching self-sufficiency.
Contact Information
Please go to 311 Online or call the HRA Infoline at 718-557-1399 for more information on our services
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NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) opwdd.ny.gov
Coordinates services for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities. Provides services directly and through a network of approximately 700 non-profit service providing agencies. Includes Medicaid funded long-term care services and also provides NYS funded family support services, which assist families in providing care for their loved ones who live full-time in their family home.
**OPWDD has established 13 Developmental Disabilities Service Offices (DDSOs) that allow for coordination of services. The DDSOs are the starting points for applying for services.**
Contact Information
Information Line: 866-946-9733
TTY: 866-933-4889
Developmental Disabilities Service Offices (DDSOs)--
Queens: 718-217-4242 Brooklyn: 718-642-6000 Bronx/Manhattan: 212-229-3000
Address
44 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12229
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Partnership for Children’s Rights kidslaw.org
Fights for the rights of disadvantaged and disabled children throughout New York City. Lawyers and social workers assist with special education, social security disability benefits.
Contact Information
212-683-7999
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South Asian Council for Social Services sacssny.org
A not-for-profit community based organization, our founding and continued mission is to plan, provide, support and advocate for a continuum of programs addressing the social service needs of the underserved South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities of New York City. SACSS’ target populations comprises of immigrants and their children hailing from the South Asian regions of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and the Maldives. Indo-Caribbeans are individuals from Caribbean nations who trace their heritage back to South Asia. –
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) mybenefits.ny.gov
Food Stamp Program for qualified low income families. Issues monthly benefits that can be used to purchase food at authorized retail stores. Benefits are provided through an electronic benefit card, similar to a debit or credit card. Eligibility for food stamps is based on household size, income, expenses, and other factors. You can apply for food stamps through your local Department of Social Services or apply online.