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Services for Families with Special Needs in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn, our services for families with special needs provides bilingual services to intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) community members and their families.
The goal of this program is to enrich the lives of I/DD individuals who live in the community. To ensure they receive the correct information, have access to appropriate resources, and have the opportunity to contact the local department for their feedback.
The Services for Families with Special Needs in Brooklyn includes ONA bilingual coordinator program, Family Support Reimbursement program and Weekend adult social Recreational respite program.
ONA bilingual coordinator program provides access to OPWDD system and related services in bilingual Cantonese or Mandarin.
The family reimbursement program offers reimbursement funds for people who have OPWDD eligibility to backpay for goods that benefit their disabilities or professional recommendations that will benefit their disabilities.
Weekend adult social Recreational respite program provides respite services to adult individuals with I/DD to have a social chance and fun activities to enrich their weekend day. See the bilingual Chinese speaking provider guide here.
Impact
Beginning in 2017, this program managed 113 families looking to connect to OPWDD related resources and support services or receive direct services from our program.
Support
This program is funded by the NY State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and New York State Office for New Americans (ONA), Ramirez June Initiative.
