Government Resources
- OPWDD - The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, Prader-Willi syndrome and other neurological impairments. We provide services directly through state operations and through a statewide network of nonprofit service providing agencies.
- OCFS - Office of Children and Family Services The agency provides oversight and monitoring of regulated child care (family day care, group family day care, school-age child care and day care centers outside of NYC), legally exempt child care, child care subsidies, child care resource and referrals, and the Advantage After School Program, and also provides services and programs for infants, toddlers, preschooler’s, and school-age children and their families.
- NYSCB - The New York State Commission for the Blind (NYSCB) provides vocational rehabilitation and other direct services to legally blind New York State residents, including children, adults, and elderly persons. One of NYSCB's primary objectives is to assist consumers in achieving economic self-sufficiency and full integration into society. NYSCB offers these services from seven district offices across the state.
- CDPAP - The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or "CDPAP", is a New York State Medicaid program that allows Medicaid members who are eligible for home care services to choose and hire their own personal caregiver, or "personal assistant". This can include a friend or family member, as long as they are not the Medicaid member's spouse, their designated representative or the parent of a CDPAP consumer under the age of 21.
- OMH - Office of Mental Health Adult BH HCBS can help you achieve your life goals and be more involved in your community.
- Medicaid -Home and community based services (HCBS) provide opportunities for Medicaid beneficiaries to receive services in their own homes or communities rather than institutions or other isolated settings. These programs serve a variety of targeted groups, such as older adults, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, or mental health and substance use disorders.
- Queens Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Council
- Brooklyn Developmental Disability Council
- Bronx Developmental Disabilities Council