New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities

New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities

Family Support Services

Grant Programs

Respite, Family Training, Advocacy, Counseling & Support Services,

Crisis Intervention, Voucher Reimbursement, Senior Day Programs,

Recreation, Non-Medicaid Service Coordination

Long Island Developmental Disabilities Service Office

415A Oser Avenue

Hauppauge, NY 11788

(631) 434-6000

The grant list is available on line at

Revised: April 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CATEGORYPG. NUMBERS

Introduction 1

After School/Respite Programs2-5

School Vacation Respite6-8

Crisis Intervention9-11

Family Counseling, Training & Advocacy12-13

Parent Training for D.D. Parents14

In-Home Respite15-16

Overnight Freestanding Respite17-18

Weekend & Recreation Respite19-25

Sibling Support26

Town Recreation 27-28

Voucher Reimbursement29-30

Non-Medicaid Service Coordination31-33

INTRODUCTION

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This is a comprehensive listing of all Family Support Grants in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Services are funded by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) through the local Long Island Developmental Disabilities Services Office (L.I.D.D.S.O.). The programs help developmentally disabled Long Islanders and their families.

Developmental Disabilities include mental retardation, neurological impairment, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and autism. Participating individuals must meet the OPWDD eligibility criteria. Eligibility information is available on the OPWDD website under General Information & Publications/Forms.

THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED:

After School/Respite Program & School Vacation Respite: Provides services to developmentally disabled children or adults for several hours up to 5 days a week.

Crisis Intervention: Services include behavioral assessment and intervention; training of families; linkage and referral; emergency in-home and out-of-home respite.

Parent Training for DD Parents: Provides parent skills and training for parents with developmental disabilities.

Family Counseling, Training & Advocacy: Provides counseling, training, behavior management and advocacy services for the family and the developmentally disabled person, at the agency site or in the home.

In-Home Respite: Matches trained respite workers with families to provide scheduled care for individuals with developmental disabilities in their homes.

Overnight Freestanding Respite: Scheduled respite in certified agency operated respite homes, weekends or weekdays.

Respite Recreation: Provides care through recreation and social activities at various agencies in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Senior Day Programs: Social recreational day programs offered to seniors 45 years and up.

Sibling Support: Provides services to siblings through support groups, individual counseling or recreational activities.

Town Recreation: Provides recreation and social activities to town residents with developmental disabilities.

Voucher/Reimbursement: Families are reimbursed for purchased goods or services for their developmentally disabled person which cannot be funded through other resources. Services in the grant are not reimbursable.

Non-Medicaid Service Coordination: Short term service coordination to assist developmentally disabled individuals with the planning for and accessing of desired services and supports.

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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
A-1 Universal
Care, Inc. / Park AvenueSchool
100 E Park Avenue
Westbury / Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Fridays
3pm-6pm / Ages: 5-22 years
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Nassau County / Dennis Walker
(516) 338-8777

Association for Children with
Down Syndrome
(ACDS) / 4 Fern Place
Plainview / Wednesdays 4:30pm-7pm / Ages: 5 years & up
Down Syndrome & Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / NassauSuffolkCounties
Dance Class – Ballet, tap, jazz and modern techniques / Erica Lepurage
(516) 605-2391

Association for Children with
Down Syndrome
(ACDS) / 4 Fern Place
Plainview / Thursdays
5:30pm - 8:30pm / Ages: 15 years & up
Down Syndrome & Developmentally Disabled / Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Mix of sessions in the community and at ACDS. ACDS sessions include a group discussion led by a social worker / Erica Lepurage
(516) 605-2391

Association for Children with
Down Syndrome
(ACDS) / 4 Fern Place
Plainview / Thursdays
4pm – 5:30pm / Ages: 5 years & up Developmentally Disabled / Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Bicycle Program geared to those with little or no experience bike riding. This program does not use training wheels / Erica Lepurage
(516) 605-2391

Association for Children with Down Syndrome
(ACDS) / 4 Fern Place
Plainview / Mondays
5:30-8pm
Fall & Spring / Ages: 11-15 years
Developmentally Disabled children / No Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
The tween socialization program offers age appropriate activities in ACDS teen lounge, gym and Karaoke Café. Parent Support group meets every other week for 1 hour with social worker / Erica Lepurage
(516) 605-2391

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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
Adults & Children with Learning Disabilities
(ACLD) / Bethpage Day Service Center
807 S. Oyster Bay
Bethpage Respite / Thursdays & Fridays
3:30 – 7:30pm
Saturdays & Sundays
10am-4:15pm / Ages: 21 years & up Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties / Stellie Louis
(631) 822-0028 x.358

Adults & Children
with Learning Disabilities
(ACLD) / 67 Greenwood Road
Or
200 West Main Street
Bay Shore / Mon.-Fri.
2:30 pm – 5:45 pm / Ages: 5–21 years Developmentally Disabled / Coordin-ated through school district / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Transportation via school district
Therapeutic Recreation / Robin Stevens
(631) 647-9577 x.232

Bellport Area Community Action Committee, Inc.
(BACAC) / Frank P. Long School
Brookhaven Ave. Bellport / Mon.-Fri.
3pm-6pm / Ages: 5-12 years
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / South Country School District Only / Donna Curiale
(631) 286-9090 x.305

Tracie Vandinax.310

Developmental Disabilities Institute
(DDI) / 75 Landing Meadow Road
Smithtown / Monday, Wednesday & Friday
4pm – 7pm / Ages: 18 years & up
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Must provide own transportation. Must be waiver enrolled. / Kristy West
631-360-4681

East End Disability Associates, Inc.
(EEDA) / West Hampton Beach BOCES
215 Old Riverhead Rd
West Hampton / Mon.-Fri.
2:30pm-5:30pm / Ages: 5-21 years
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Suffolk County -
East of William Floyd Parkway
Transportation via school district
Therapeutic Recreation / Shoshannah Jacobs
(631) 369-7345 x.207

East End Special Players / Bridge Hampton Senior Center
585 Sag Harbor Turnpike
Bridge Hampton / Thursdays
4pm – 7:30pm / Adults
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Explore different arts such as sculpture, paining, dance and cooking. No transportation.
Not Bilingual.
Wheelchair Assessable / Paul Rogers
631-726-447
Jacqui Leader
631-678-75760
Economic Opportunity Council
(EOC) / 320 Carlton Avenue
Suite 7800
Central Islip / Mondays
2-6pm / Ages: 21 years & up
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Suffolk Counties
Transportation provided / Simone Holder
(631) 666-6471x.602

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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
Family Counseling Services / West Hampton Beach / Social Skills Fall/Winter
Mon 6-7pm Recreations/Respite 2 Sun per month 10:30 – 12pm / Ages: 5-15 years
Autism Spectrum Disorders / Sliding
Scale / Education, advocacy, resource & referral, counseling & parent support / Barbara Silverstein
(631) 288-1954x. 233

Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc.
(FREE) / 28 Research Way East Setauket / Mon.-Fri. Afternoons
2:00pm – 5pm / Ages: 12 years & up Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / SuffolkCounty Only
Transportation on limited basis / Laura Croudo
(631) 689-2525x.2544

Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc.
(FREE) / 120 Plant Avenue
Hauppauge / Mon.-Fri. Afternoons
2:00pm – 5pm / Ages: 12 years & up Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / SuffolkCounty Only
Transportation on limited basis / Laura Croudo
(631) 689-2525x.2544

Friedberg Jewish Community Center / 15 Neil Court
Oceanside / After School Weekdays
3pm – 6pm
& Sundays / Teens on the Autism Spectrum, or with other Developmental Disabilities / No Fee / After school enrichment clubs, Sunday social clubs, life-skills workshop
Vacation Respite / Marcy Hallerman
(516) 634-4173

Eden II/Genesis / 270 Washington Ave.
Plainview / Mondays & Thursdays
3pm-5pm / Ages: 5-21 years
Autism / $15 per day / Nassau & Suffolk Counties / Jillian Panni
516-937-1397 x.511

Little Flower Children & Family Services / 2450 N. Wading River Road
Wading River / Day & Evening / Ages: 4 to 14 years Developmentally Disabled / Sliding Scale / Nassau & Suffolk Counties / Judy Feller
(631) 929-6200 x.1546

Mill Neck Services / 501 S. Broadway
Hicksville / Thursdays
6-8:30pm / Deaf & Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties / Loretta Murray
(516) 922-3818

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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
SCO Family of Services
Drop-in-Lounge / 117 Comac Road
Ronkonkoma / Thursdays
6-9 pm / Ages: 21 years & up Developmentally Disabled adults living at home / $2 per week / NassauSuffolkCounties
Closed on legal holidays
Wheelchair accessible / Peggy Telesca
(631) 273-2773 x.200

Donna Delarosa x.235

Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center / 300 Forest Drive East Hills / Mon. - Fri.
3:15pm-
5:15pm / Ages: 5-21 years
Developmentally Disabled and Autistic Children / No Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Closed on school holidays & vacations. Follows Roslyn school calendar
Wheelchair Accessible / Michelle Lasar
(516) 484-1545 x. 178

United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Suffolk County
(UCP of Suffolk) / 250 Marcus Blvd.
Hauppauge / Mondays & Wednesdays
3:30pm-6:00pm / Developmentally Disabled Adults / No Fee / Suffolk County Only
Adapted Creative Arts / Pat Dalrymple
(631) 232-0011x. 609

United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Suffolk County
(UCP of Suffolk) / 250 Marcus Blvd.
Hauppauge / 3:00pm-6pm
two days a week / Developmentally Disabled
18+ / No Fee / Suffolk County Only
Athletic Program
Sometimes school transportation to program available / Karen Gramarossa
(631) 232-0011x. 580

YAI -National Institute for People w/Disabilities
(YAI/NIPD) / 656 Commack Rd.
Commack / Mon-Fri.
2:30pm-5:30 pm / Ages: 13-21 years
Developmentally Disabled / Donation Requested / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
No transportation. This program provides supervision and appropriate leisure and recreational activities / Colleen Ryan
(631) 858-9377X311

YAI -National Institute for People w/Disabilities
(YAI/NIPD) / Commack Multi-Service Center
656 Commack Road
Commack / Tuesdays & Fridays
5:30pm – 9:30pm
1-2 Saturdays per year
10am – 5pm / Adults
Autism Spectrum and/or Mild Developmental Disability / No Fee / Serves Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Wheelchair Accessible
Capable of participating in activities with a one to five staff / Colleen Ryan

Pamela Wolff

(631)423-0460
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SCHOOL VACATION RESPITE
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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
Association for Children with
Down Syndrome
(ACDS) / 4 Fern Place
Plainview / February, Spring and Christmas Breaks / Ages: 5-15 years Down Syndrome and other Developmental Disabilities / Minimal Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
No transportation provided / Erica Lepurage
(516) 605-2391

Adults & Children w/Learning &
Developmental Disabilities
(ACLD) / Great South Bay YMCA
200 W. Main St.
Bay Shore / Mon.-Fri.
9am-4pm
6 week session – end of June – early August / Ages: 15-17 years
Developmentally Disabled / $300 / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Counselor in Training Day Camp experience
Parents provide transportation / Robin Stevens
(631) 647-9577 x.232

Adults & Children with Learning & Developmental Disabilities
(ACLD) / Great South Bay
YMCA
200 W. Main Street
Bay Shore / Mon.-Fri
9am-4pm
3 week session
June/July or
July/August / Ages: 5-12 years Developmentally Disabled / $150 / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Summer Day Camp experience. Parents Provide transportation / Robin Stevens
(631) 647-9577 x.232

Adults & Children with Learning & Developmental Disabilities
(ACLD) / Great South Bay
YMCA
200 W. Main St.
Bay Shore / School Vacations
Select Days
9am – 4pm / Ages 5-12 years Developmentally Disabled Children / $60 / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Day Camp Experience
Parents provide transportation / Robin Stevens
(631) 647-9577 x.232

Adults & Children with Learning & Development Disabilities
(ACLD) / Y-JCC
Hauppauge Rd. Commack / Feb/Apr
School Vacation
9am-3pm
Select Days / Ages 5-12 years
Developmentally
Disabled Children / $60 / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Day Camp Experience
Parents provide transportation / Robin Stevens
(631) 647-9577 x.232

Bais Ezra / 129 Elmwood Ave
Brooklyn / Mon.-Thus.
10am -3:30pm
Friday –
10am – 1:30pm / Ages: 5-21 years Developmentally Disabled & Autistic / $400 / Nassau County
Includes transportation
Programs runs for 8 days at the end of August in Catskills / Ilana Katz
(718) 686-3489

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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
Brookville Center for Children’s Services / 189 Wheatley Rd. Brookville / Christmas/winter break,
Easter/Passover break, &
1 week in August
10am-3pm / Ages: 3-21 years
Developmentally Disabled children / $200 per session / NassauSuffolkCounties
Respite during school holidays
Wheelchair Accessible / Barbara Huber
(516) 626-1000 x.3353

Developmental Disabilities Institute
(DDI) / 90 Air Park Drive
Ronkonkoma / Tuesdays & Thursdays
2:30 – 5:30pm
School holiday
10am-2pm / Ages: 3 to 7 years / No fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Project “SOAR”-
No transportation
Only able to serve those without Medicaid
Reimbursement available / Christine Racca
(631) 580-4046

East End Disability Association
(EEDA) / Site rotates throughout Eastern Suffolk / Mon.-Fri. / Ages: 5-21 years Developmentally Disabled / Donation of $10 per day / Program runs during school vacations (except Christmas) / Christine Proietti
(631) 369-7345 x.121

Shoshannah Jacobs

Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc.
(FREE) / 191 Sweet Hollow Road
Old Bethpage / Mon-Fri.
9am-4pm
During school vacations breaks; PresidentsWeek, Spring Break, Winter Break, and 3 weeks during the Summer / Ages: 5-21 years
Children with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities / Small activity fee may apply / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Transportation not included from site to site
Transportation included for all outings off site
Must provide lunch
Wheelchair accessible / Caitlin Eamotte
(516) 870-1692

Eden II/Genesis / 270 Washington Ave.
Plainview / Mon.-Fri.
9am-3pm
Last week of June & August / Ages: 5-21 years Children with
Autism / $40 per day / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Applications available beginning in May / Jillian Panni
516-937-1397 x.511

Eden II/Genesis / 270 Washington Ave.
Plainview / 8 overnight trips per year
Fridays – Sundays / Ages: 5 and up Individuals with Autism / $100 / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
5 people per trip
Transportation is not included / Jillian Panni
516-937-1397 x.511

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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
Eden II/Genesis / 270 Washington Ave.
Plainview / Day Trips
All Holiday breaks
9am – 3pm / Ages: 5-21years
Individuals with Autism / $30 per day / Nassau & Suffolk Counties / Jillian Panni
516-937-1397 x.511

Horseability, Inc. / 238 Round Swamp Road
Melville / Summer Camp
9am – 3:30pm
Mon.-Fri.
1 week in August / Ages: 3 years & up
Developmentally Disabled / CampFee: $700 / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Wheelchair Accessible Scholarship Available / Jamie Thomas Martin
(516)333-6151x.111

Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center / 45 Manetto Hill Rd.
Plainview / School Vacation Days
10am – 3:30pm / Children, Teens & Young Adults
Autism Spectrum Disorder / Sliding Scale / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Program includes arts & crafts, swimming, music, sports, & inclusion opportunities / Joanna Diamond
(516) 822-3535 x.332

Nassau/Suffolk Services for the Autistic
(NSSA) / 80 Hauppauge Road
Commack / June 27th – July 1st
Mon.-Fri.
9:30 – 3:30 pm / Ages: 5-21 years
Individuals with Autism / $125 / NassauSuffolkCounties
Summer Camp Program / Jason Watson
(631) 462-0386 x.201

Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center / 300 Forrest Drive East Hills / Last week of August
10am – 4pm / Ages:5-22 years
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Post Summer Camp Program / Lisa Warren
(516)484-1545 x175

Variety Child Learning Center / 47 Humphrey Drive
Syosset / 10am – 2pm
School Vacations / Ages: 3 – 10 years
Developmentally Disabled Children with Behavioral Challenges / No Fee / No transportation or Lunch Provided / Rebecca Esquillin
(516)921-7171 x. 2104

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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
Angel’s House / P.O. Box 5052
Hauppauge / Monday – Friday
9am – 5pm / Medically Frail, Technology Dependent, Chronically Ill and Developmentally Disabled
18 years or younger / No Fee / Must have OPWDD eligibility. We do not provide the respite ONLY the funding for an emergency situation. / Colleen Kunkel
631-761-0128

Cody Center for Autism and Developmentally Disabilities / Office and in Home Services
Towns of Huntington, Brookhaven, Islip, Babylon, Smithtown / Individually Scheduled / Ages 5-14 years
Autism Spectrum Disorder / No Fee for assessment$25 per week for behavioral intervention & training / Behavioral assessment, intervention, parent training for families of children with Autism who display challenging behaviors at home / Giuseppa Licata
631-444-7307

East End Disability Associates
(EEDA) / 32 Circle Drive
Shoreham / 24 hours a day
7 days a week / Ages: 7 and up
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Suffolk County
Not wheelchair accessible / Mobile Crisis:
Jamey Simonetti
(631) 369-7345 x.132

Crisis House:
Kim Murphy
(631) 849-5582

Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc.
(FREE) / 24 Pine Drive
Woodbury
Assessment House / 24 hours a day
7 days a week / Ages: 16 years & up
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties / Lauren Accovelli
(631) 273-1300 x.3520

Astrido St. Surin x. 3462

Nicky Faranda x.3539

Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc.
(FREE) / 25 Wood Road
Centereach
Crisis House / 24 hours a day
7 days a week / Ages: 16 years & up
Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties / Lauren Accovelli
(631) 273-1300 x.3520

Astrido St. Surin x. 3462

Nicky Faranda x.3539

Hotline – (631)476-2068
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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON
Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc.
(FREE) / 120 Plant Avenue
Hauppauge / 24 hours a day
7 days a week / Ages: 5 years & up
Developmentally Disabled and their families / No Fee / Nassau County area. Mobile Crisis Intervention aims to reduce the intensity of an individual’s emotional, mental, physical and behavioral reactions to a crisis; to help individuals return to their level of functioning before the crisis and to assist the family unit to maintain a stable environment within the home. / Lauren Accovelli
(631) 273-1300 x.3520

Astrido St. Surin x. 3462

Nicky Faranda x.3539

Hotline – (631)476-2068
Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc.
(FREE) / 12 Old East
Neck Rd.
Melville / 24 hours a day
7 days a week / Ages: 16 years & up Developmentally Disabled / No Fee / NassauSuffolkCounties
Ambulatory / Lauren Accovelli
(631) 273-1300

Astrido St. Surin x. 3462

Nicky Faranda x.3539

Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc.
(FREE) / 120 Plant Avenue
Hauppauge / 24 hours a day
7 days a week / Ages: 5 years and up
Developmentally Disabled and their families / No Fee / Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Crisis intervention aims to reduce the intensity of an individual’s emotional, mental, physical and behavioral reactions to a crisis; to help individuals return to their level of functioning before the crisis, and assist the family unit to maintain a stable environment within the home / Lauren Accovelli
(631) 273-1300

Astrido St. Surin x. 3462

Nicky Faranda x.3539

24 hour crisis beeper/hotline:
(631)476-2068
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AGENCY / LOCATION / SERVICE
HOURS / POPULATION SERVED / FEE / COMMENTS / CONTACT PERSON