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AHRC NYC has education advocacy services for students ages 3-21 with OPWDD eligibility in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. Do you have concerns about your child's IEP or questions about special education services? Please submit a referral: https://forms.office.com/r/3feAs3CBacYou can also email Educational.Advocacy@ahrcnyc.org to receive a link to the referral form.Questions? Contact: Katherine.Hoy@ahrcnyc.org

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Please join Adapt Community Network Thursday, December 8th 10 am – 11:30 am for a free webinar “The Family Reimbursement Program.” Learn about how families may be reimbursed for goods and services that are needed for a child with a developmental disability. Nicole Pagano and Kate Gottlieb from Adapt Community Network will be our speakers. Spanish and Chinese interpretation will be provided. Registration is required. To register to receive the Zoom link to join email familyconnect@adaptcommunitynetwork.org or call (718) 436-7979 Ext. 704.

YAI Crisis Intervention has openings for in-home behavior management and crisis counseling in Manhattan and Queens. Short-term case management for obtaining OPWDD eligibility is also available.For Manhattan:212-273-6200 Manhattancrisisintervention@yai.orgQueens:718-793-2182 press 2Ext. 8540 (English) or 8541 (Español) Queenscrisisintervention@yai.org

AHRCNYC has vacancies for the Queens/Brooklyn Parent Intensive Training Program. This is a free services for parents living with an IDD who have families. We provide services in the home. Please contact Natardia.LeeSoy@ahrcnyc.org for additional information.

Please join Adapt Community Network on Tuesday, December 20th from 12 pm – 1 pm when Dr. Michelle Lee from the Child Study Center from NYU Langone will be presenting “Supporting Social Connections for Autistic Individuals.” Spanish and Chinese interpretation will be provided. Registration is required. To register to receive the Zoom link to join email familyconnect@adaptcommunitynetwork.org or call (718) 436-7979 Ext. 704.

The QCDD Children’s Committee will be hosting their next meeting on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, from 10-11:30 am.Please register in advance for this meeting: https://ahrcnyc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrfu6qrDkvHt2BSoVXrMxV7w4c02eWKxIrAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the meeting.RueZalia Watkins from Vibrant! Emotional Health (formerly MHA of NYC) will join us to talk about supporting the mental and behavioral health of youth with IDD and their family members.There be time for Q & A with RueZalia and, as always, an opportunity to share program info and resources.Questions? Email rplakstis@amrericareny.com or katherine.hoy@ahrcnyc.org.

Lifespire has in-home and remote behavior management/parent training for Queens and Manhattan families, and referral, linkage and advocacy services for Queens and Brooklyn families. For questions or referrals, email Jkleinman@lifespire.org or call 646-338-5632.

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QSAC - Family Reimbursement - Britney Hoobraj britney.hoobraj@qsac.com 718-728-8476 ext 1206

Adapt Community Network announcements Housing assistance program has openings in Queens, we are hosting Freeze Your Rent program on Thursday, December 15th for all. Here is the link https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrfuivrjMjE9KDBeJW70awepn96hvbG2ze. Doorways program has openings for home modification services for accessibility in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. Home Modification includes ramps, stairlifts and durable medical equipment, etc.We, also, have separate funds for modification for people who do not have Medicaid and are not OPWDD eligible and are disabled or have difficulty with activities of daily living due to aging. Openings Comm Habilitation, Family Reimbursement, Day Habilitation Family Reimbursement webinar Dec 8 10-11:30Register: familyconnect@adaptcommunitynetwork.org For more information Project Connect: ADAPT Community Network Information and Referral line :877-827-2666

GHO/ 亞美 - Family Support Services (Case Management and Family Reimbursement, non-Medicaid psychology and psychosocial evaluation). Chinese and Korean bilingual speaking staffs are available. Contact: 718-307-6563/6564/6570

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Good Morning,My name is Krystal Procida-Sapienza. I am a Director of Provider Relations for ACA/NY in the Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island regions. We recently developed our department, and I am working on reaching out to my list of providers. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to me: krystal.procida@myacany.org . Here is the link to our Provider Relations page: https://acany.org/providers/ Looking forward to connecting with everyone!

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Heaven’s Hands has availability in Day Hab with Walls (incl. transportation). We also have availability in After School Site-Based Respite. For additional information, please email intake@hhcsny.org or call 718-788-5252

AHRC NYC has education advocacy services for students with OPWDD eligibility in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.Do you have questions or concerns about your child's IEP and special education services?Please submit a referral: https://forms.office.com/r/3feAs3CBacYou can also email Educational.Advocacy@ahrcnyc.org to receive a link to the referral form. Questions? Contact: Katherine.Hoy@ahrcnyc.org

For those who are aware of NYC programs for children with dual diagnosis please email me gmyers@health.nyc.gov

For more information about COVID-19 treatments, please visit: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/covid/treatments-available.pdf

To find a COVID 19 vaccine, visit: https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov

Hi this is Paola Martinez-Boone from NY Lawyers. Just want to share our weekly resources https://www.nylpi.org/resource/special-education-remote-learning-information-contacts-resources-links/. They lived on our webpage www.nylpi.org, but if you want to be added to our mailing list, you can email me at pmartinez-boone@nylpi.org

Residential Committee Meeting Dec. 21st at 11 AM