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AARP Guide for Family Caregivers  | AARP x United Way - Family Caregiving Resources

Provides a guide for Family Caregivers. Guide with resources, checklists, and tips to help you 1.) Start the Conversation, 2) Form Your Team, 3.) Make a Plan, 4.) Find Support , and 5.) Care for Yourself.

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Refugee Services (RS) | New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) (Admin Site)

Provides assistance to refugees and their families in achieving economic and social self-sufficiency. Helps repatriated citizens arrive safely at home. Also provides assistance to victims of human trafficking, and assures proper foster care for unaccompanied refugee and entrant minors.

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Victim Service Program | Arbor Housing and Development (Admin Site)

Offers victims crisis counseling, social service referral, information and support, transportation to court proceedings, and help in navigating the Crime Victims Compensation Program for reimbursement of medical expenses, loss of income, or a disability as a result of the crime.

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Caregiver Services | Corning Senior Center (Office and Congregate Meal Site)

Provides caregivers assistance with accessing resources, individual counseling, resource library, respite services, Alzheimer's support groups, community educational programs and guest speakers.

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Health Services | Planned Parenthood of Greater New York - Ithaca Health Center

Offers men and women's health services, specifically those related to sexual health including abortion services, education and referrals, birth control services and emergency contraception, confidential HIV testing as well as additional sexually transmitted disease screening and education, and LGBT services.

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Family Advocacy Counseling and Training Services Program | Brain Injury Association of New York State - Western New York

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

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Family Advocacy Counseling and Training Services Program | Brain Injury Association of New York State - Finger Lakes Area

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

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Supportive Housing | AIM Independent Living Center

Provides integrated, supportive housing for people with disabilities who are facing homelessness. Apartments are available for Medicaid recipients 55 and older who require assistance with activities of daily living; individuals who are 18 and older with eligibility for services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); and military veterans with disabilities. Staff is located on site who advocate for residents; connect them to services available in the community; provide independent living skills training, and facilitate social and recreational opportunities.

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Supportive Housing | AIM Independent Living Center - Chemung County Outreach Office

Provides integrated, supportive housing for people with disabilities who are facing homelessness. Apartments are available for Medicaid recipients 55 and older who require assistance with activities of daily living; individuals who are 18 and older with eligibility for services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); and military veterans with disabilities. Staff is located on site who advocate for residents; connect them to services available in the community; provide independent living skills training, and facilitate social and recreational opportunities.

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New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) | New York State Office of Children and Family Services - Rochester Regional Office

The state agency that is responsible for foster care, adoption and adoption assistance; child protective services; preventive services for children and families; child care services; and protective programs for vulnerable adults; as well as the administration and management of specialized programs for juvenile delinquents and juvenile offenders and residential facilities for youth placed in the custody of OCFS by the family and criminal courts; and directing the functions performed by the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH), and state government responses to the needs of Native Americans on reservations and in communities.

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Informational Services | Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) - Main Site

Provides information to individuals on Adult Children of Alcoholics and available meetings, organizes the annual Adult Children of Alcoholics Conference, and prepares, publishes and distributes Adult Children of Alcoholics materials.

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Preschool Special Education Program (PSEP) | Chemung County DSS

Provides referrals to the appropriate school district's Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.

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Disability Information and Support Services | Starbridge

Provides consumer-driven services to support individuals with disabilities and their families in achieving their goals by offering information and resources, advocacy, service coordination, various workshops, family reimbursement opportunities, and connection with other individuals or with disabilities.

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Informational Services | Emotions Anonymous (EA) - International Service Office - Main Site

Provides information to individuals on Emotional Anonymous (EA), organizes an annual conference, and prepares, publishes and distributes materials for those interested in becoming emotionally well.

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Benefits Advisement | Center for Disability Rights - Geneva

Provides assistance in gaining and appealing SSDI, SSI, as well as administers Pooled Trust accounts.

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Family Advocacy Counseling and Training Services Program | Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS) (Admin Site)

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

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Caregiver Services | Steuben County Office for the Aging - Hornell

Provides caregivers assistance with accessing resources, individual counseling, resource library, respite services, Alzheimer's support groups, community educational programs and guest speakers.

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Supportive Housing | AIM Independent Living Center - Schuyler County Outreach Office

Provides integrated, supportive housing for people with disabilities who are facing homelessness. Apartments are available for Medicaid recipients 55 and older who require assistance with activities of daily living; individuals who are 18 and older with eligibility for services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); and military veterans with disabilities. Staff is located on site who advocate for residents; connect them to services available in the community; provide independent living skills training, and facilitate social and recreational opportunities.

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Behavorial Health Informational Services | Chemung County Mental Hygiene Department - Main Site

Provides information, referrals and support to mental health organizations and individuals within the community in regards to mental health issues, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services.

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Caregiving Tools  | AARP x United Way - Family Caregiving Resources

Offers a suite of free web-based tools to help you find information quickly and easily to address a variety of needs related to Family Caregiving.

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Caregiver Support Program | Yates County Office for the Aging

Offers assistance and support to caregivers who provide unpaid assistance to family members. Available services include information and referrals, individual counseling, caregiving magazine subscriptions, and caregiver training. Also offers support groups for any caregiver providing helpful information for handling challenges of care giving in a supportive environment.

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Benefits Advisement | Center for Disability Rights - Corning

Provides assistance in gaining and appealing SSDI, SSI, as well as administers Pooled Trust accounts.

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Informational Services | Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters - Main Site

Provides information to individuals on Al-Anon and Ala-Teen and prepares, publishes and distributes materials.

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Information and Referral | Parent to Parent of New York State - Southern Tier Office

Provides information and referral for family caregivers to find answers to general questions or information on specific disability and health care needs. Also provides referrals for direct services such as paying for health care, equipment or transportation.

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Preschool Special Education Program (PSEP) | Yates County Public Health - Main Site

Provides referrals to the appropriate school districts Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.

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