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Provides benefits advisement, peer counseling, housing referral,advocacy, independent living skills, transportation, equipment loans, consumer directed personal assistance program (CDPAP), Hispanic outreach, and aging in place services to people with disabilities and the elderly.

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.

Links individuals to a wide array of long-term supports and services to help them live independently. Specialists provide information on public benefits, home care, accessible transportation, assistive equipment and technology, caregiver supports, home-delivered meal programs, health insurance, respite and more.

Serves children ages 5-21 with a diagnosis of autism, intellectual disability, or multiple disabilities. Teaches language and communication skills, self-help and activities of daily living, and behavior management. Other services include vocational activities, crisis intervention for families and parent education, counseling and support.

Provides an opportunity for developmentally disabled adults to meet in settings conducive to camaraderie and friendship. Social skills are fostered through group discussions and social events such as dining out, trips to movies, and visits to shopping centers and museums. Publishes recreation guide.

Volunteers provide home delivered meals for the homebound, handicapped, chronically ill or convalescent persons in the community who are unable to prepare meals in Northern Brookhaven. Food prepared at St. Charles and Mather Hospitals and Port Jefferson Healthcare Facilities.

Community Supports and Day Services are designed to provide enriching opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to enhance their social skills and their independence. Programs are responsive to new and changing interests of people receiving supports and their families. The menu of available supports focus on social skills, daily living skills, wellness, technology, music, and the arts. Participants are fully included in their communities through recreation and experiential learning.

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.

Provides assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities in gaining access to the necessary support and aid needed to live productive lives. Uses person-centered planning focusing on the needs and desires of the individual receiving services while striving for the highest quality of life. Develops an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) which outlines what goals the individual hopes to accomplish, the strategies to achieve these goals, and what support they will receive along the way. Plans are evaluated and updated as the individual progresses and to ensure all support and services are meeting the individual's needs. Also assists individuals with services such as future planning, residential planning, recreation, residential habilitation, day habilitation, reimbursement, adaptive equipment, and environmental modifications.

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.

Provides community integration services to the elderly and individuals with disabilities.

Links individuals to a wide array of long-term supports and services to help them live independently. Specialists provide information on public benefits, home care, accessible transportation, assistive equipment and technology, caregiver supports, home-delivered meal programs, health insurance, respite and more.

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.

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

Assists individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in securing eligibility for Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD, formerly OMRDD) services. Also provides assistance in accessing the various services from the agency and provides referrals to other agencies within the community that may be able to offer assistance.

Provides information and referral, independent living skills instruction, peer support services, advocacy, and community integration services to individuals with disabilities in order to empower them to live within the community and maintain independence.

Offers various recreational and socialization services, outreach programs as well as peer support and role model programs.

Provides assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities in gaining access to the necessary support and aid needed to live productive lives. Uses person-centered planning focusing on the needs and desires of the individual receiving services while striving for the highest quality of life. Develops an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) which outlines what goals the individual hopes to accomplish, the strategies to achieve these goals, and what support they will receive along the way. Plans are evaluated and updated as the individual progresses and to ensure all support and services are meeting the individual's needs. Also assists individuals with services such as future planning, residential planning, recreation, residential habilitation, day habilitation, reimbursement, adaptive equipment, and environmental modifications.

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.

Offers various recreational and socialization services, outreach programs as well as peer support and role model programs.

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.

Provides supports and services for people with developmental disabilities under contract with the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), including Service Access, Brokerage, Self-Directed Services, Community Habilitation, and Family Support Services. Family Support Services include monthly youth groups, social skills classes, and summer day camps.

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.

Provides community integration services to the elderly and individuals with disabilities.

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