PEER ADVOCATE AND BENEFITS ASSISTANCE | ACTION TOWARD INDEPENDENCE - MIDDLETOWN
126 Seward Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
Eligibility
Adults, age 18 and up, with mental illness or developmental disabilities
Hours
ATI
845-794-4228
Voice·
Main - Monticello
845-342-5269
Fax·
Fax
845-343-4284
Voice·
Other - Middletown
845-794-4475
Fax·
Fax
Websitehttps://www.atitoday.org/
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Appointment Required
Fees
None/Not Applicable
Service area
Sullivan County, NY
Orange County, NY
Offers peer advocates to assist individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities, to establish goals, and increase their independence. Peer counseling includes vocational assistance, budgeting, self-advocacy, interpersonal and independent skills training. Also provides benefits advisement, to help in navigating public assistance and Social Security, along with assistance with the Medicaid Buy-in program, teaching consumers to fill out forms, or helping them to understand work incentive programs.
Last assured
10/26/2023
Providing organization
ACTION TOWARD INDEPENDENCE
Not-for-profit agency that empowers individuals with disabilities toward independent living through individual and community advocacy. ATI provides peer counseling, benefits assistance, mental illness and chemical addiction counseling, parent advocacy, parenting skills, and independent living skills training.