Health Services in NY

AccessNYC Benefits Information

Access NYC: a free service that helps you find out if you may qualify for over 30 City, State and Federal benefit programs such as Medicaid, Food Stamps or help with utility bills.
www.nyc.gov/accessnyc

NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA): Providing temporary cash assistance, help in paying for food, heating assistance; overseeing New York State’s child support enforcement program; determining certain aspects of eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits; supervising homeless housing and services programs; and providing assistance to certain immigrant populations.
http://otda.ny.gov/about/

Programs Available from Access NYC: Information on programs for family with children, employment and training, food and nutrition, health care services, health insurance, housing assistance and financial services programs.
https://a858-ihss.nyc.gov/ihss1/en_US/IHSS_S054_programsPagePage.do?sequenceNumber=4&__o3rpu=IHSS_S094_ScreeningHomePagePage.do

Health Insurance

Access NY Health Insurance & Nutrition Application: This one application can be used to apply for Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, Medicaid and the Family Planning Benefit Program.
http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/family_health_plus/application.htm

HIV/AIDS Services

Brooklyn AIDS Task Force: Provides comprehensive HIV/AIDS related services to underserved racial /ethnic minority communities in the borough.
25 Chapel Street, Room 605, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (718) 596-3635
http://www.bac-ny.org/ny/index.php

Chelsea Health Center: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Free HIV and STD Testing. HIV Testing is anonymous and confidential. Clinic opens Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-4:00pm Sat., 8:30am-12:00noon. Extended HIV testing only: Tue.-Thurs., 5:00pm-7:00pm.
303 9th Ave. 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001
Tel: (877) 364-8191 or call HIV hotline (800) 825-8448

HIV Law Project: is the only organization of its kind in NYC dedicated to providing comprehensive legal services exclusively to low-income people living the HIV/AIDS. Some of the services provided include housing and eviction prevention, family law, employment law and benefit issues, immigration law, HIV related confidentiality and discrimination issues.
15 Maiden Lane, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 577-3001

Housing Works: provides comprehensive services to homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. Supportive services include but are not limited to housing, healthcare, meals and nutritional counseling, mental health and substance use treatment, job training, and legal assistance.
Women’s Health Center
57 Willoughby Street, Lower Level, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (212) 577-3001

Family Health

Center for Disease Control and Prevention-College Health and Safety– College is full of exciting new experiences, from meeting people to living away from home. But, college can also be stressful as you try to develop new routines, maintain a healthy diet, and manage responsibilities on your own. Provides tips and information to stay safe and healthy in college.
http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/index.htm

Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Kids and Teens– Information to help you guide your kids in making choices that will lead to healthier lives.
4770 Buford Highway MS E-89, Atlanta, Georgia 30341
Tel: (770) 488- 8190
http://www.cdc.gov/family/kids/index.htm

Center for Disease Control and Prevention-College Health and Safety– College is full of exciting new experiences, from meeting people to living away from home. But, college can also be stressful as you try to develop new routines, maintain a healthy diet, and manage responsibilities on your own. Provides tips and information to stay safe and healthy in college.
http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/index.htm

Mental Health

LIFENET (Crisis Intervention Contact Information): New York City’s only toll-free, multilingual, multi-cultural, confidential referral hotline network available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week for anyone seeking help for mental health and/or substance abuse treatment. For additional information contact: 1-800-LIFENET (800 543-3638)
http://www.mhaofnyc.org/lifenet.html

Mental Health Treatment Locator: Lists facilities providing mental health services to persons with mental illness across the United States.
Tel: (800) 662-HELP
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/MHTreatmentLocator/faces/addressSearch.jspx?state=NY

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:Lifeline centers are actively involved in providing referrals to mental health professionals who can help you work through whatever issues you are dealing with, no matter how large or small. Learn more about mental health, how to find a therapist or support group, and how to develop a safety plan. By calling (800) 273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area, anytime 24/7.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

New York State- Office of Mental Health: Promotes the mental health of all New Yorkers with a particular focus on facilitating hope and recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.
44 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12229
Tel: (800) 597-8481
http://www.omh.ny.gov/index.html

Adult Mental Health Services
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mopd/resources/mental-health.page

The Trevor Project: organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
The Trevor Lifeline: (866) 488-7386
NY Office Tel: (212) 229-1510

Men’s Health

Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Men: Provide information and awareness of preventable health problems, promote healthy living, and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
Tel: (800) 232-6348
http://www.cdc.gov/men/

Center for Disease Control and Prevention Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health: Provides information on health topics affecting gay and bisexual men.
Tel: (800) 232-4636
http://www.cdc.gov/men/

Healthfinder.gov-Men: Information on a variety of health topics, diseases, nutrition, mental health, among others, specifically affecting men.
http://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/Population/men

Women’s Health.gov-Men: Offers tools to help men of all ages and backgrounds live stronger, healthier, and even longer lives.
Tel: (800) 994-9662
http://www.womenshealth.gov/mens-health/

HIV/AIDS: Please refer to HIV/AIDS Services above

Women’s Health

Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Women: Promotes and protect health, safety, and quality of life of women at every stage of life.
Tel: (770) 488-8190
http://www.cdc.gov/women/

National Organization for Women: Aims to end violence against women, advance women in the workplace, promote reproductive freedom, transform images of women in the media, and secure equality for LGBTQ people.
150 W 28th Street, Suite 304, New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 627-9895
http://www.nownyc.org/women/index.php/resource.php

Healthfinder.gov-Women: Information on a variety of health topics, diseases, nutrition, mental health, among others, specifically affecting women.
http://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/Population/women

Women’s Health.gov-Women: Offers tools to help women of all ages and backgrounds live stronger, healthier, and even longer lives.
Tel: (202) 690-7650
http://www.womenshealth.gov/

HIV/AIDS: Please refer to HIV/AIDS Services above

Veterans

Veterans Health Administration: Home to the United States’ largest integrated health care system consisting of 152 medical centers, nearly 1,400 community-based outpatient clinics, community living centers, Vet Centers and Domiciliaries. Together these health care facilities and the more than 53,000 independent licensed health care practitioners who work within them provide comprehensive care to more than 8.3 million Veterans each year.
Tel: (800) 827-1000
http://www.va.gov/health/default.asp

Veterans Crisis Line: The Veterans Crisis Line is staffed by caring, qualified VA responders—many who are Veterans themselves. They understand what Veterans have been through and the challenges Veterans of all ages and service eras face. Whatever’s got you down—chronic pain, anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, anger, or even homelessness—a Veterans Crisis Line responder can provide support, day or night.
Tel: (800) 273-8255 Press 1
http://veteranscrisisline.net/ForVeterans.aspx

Food and Housing Services

Emergency Disasters

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Coordinates the federal government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
Disaster survivors can contact: (800) 621-FEMA (3362)
http://www.fema.gov/

NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Ready NY Guides: The guides offer tips and information designed to help New Yorkers prepare for all types of emergencies. The brochures available are on general preparedness, pandemic flu, flooding, hurricanes, beat the heat, pets, kids: k-12, kids: middle school & high school, among others.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/em/ready/guides-resources.page

NYC Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Provides information on how to be prepared for emergencies. Personal & family safety, home safety, seniors and disabled, coping in a disaster and helping others are some of the topics you are able to search for on this site. For all NYC inquiries, you can call 311 or visit 311 Online
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mopd/resources/emergency-preparedness.page

Food and Nutrition Programs

Pantries & Soup Kitchens: Food Program Locator can be used to locate food pantries, soup kitchens and senior centers throughout New York City.
https://www.foodbanknyc.org/get-help/

GrowNYC: Provides information about food market locations. Each market is an anchor to its community providing not only fresh, locally-grown food, but a gathering place where neighbors can come together, share recipes, watch a cooking demonstration, take a tour with a chef and learn about local agriculture
51 Chambers Street, Room 228, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 788-7900
http://www.grownyc.org/ourmarkets

New York City Coalition Against Hunger: Food Program Locator: Search for food programs in your area.
http://www.nyccah.org/hungermaps

NYS Department of Health-Nutrition Division: Provides information about nutritious food and educating people about making healthy lifestyle choices.
Child and Adult Care Food Program: Tel: (800) 942-3858
Growing Up Healthy Hotline: Tel: (800) 522-5006
http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/index.htm

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): SNAP can help you put healthy food on the table. SNAP monthly benefits can be used to purchase food at authorized retail food stores. SNAP benefits help low-income working people, seniors, the disabled and others feed their families.
Human Resources Administration
Tel: (718) 557-1399 or (877) 472-8411
http://otda.ny.gov/programs/snap/

Housing/Shelter Programs

Emergency Shelter

Earn Benefits.org Emergency Shelters: locations where you can go to get immediate shelter, food, and other resources to help you get back on your feet, find jobs and housing.

MANHATTAN

• MainChance: 120 E 32nd St. NY, NY 10017
• Jonh Heuss House: 42 Beaver St. NY, NY 10004
• Olivieri Center for Women: 257 W 30th St. NY, NY 10001
• Neighborhood Center for Homeless People: 237 E 77th St. NY, NY
• Peter’s Place: 123 W 23rd St. NY, NY 10011
• Project Rescue: 315 Bowery NY, NY 10003

BRONX

• The Living Room: 890 Garrison Ave. Bronx, NY 10011

BROOKLYN

• Bond Street Drop: In Center 39-41 Bond Street BK, NY 11201
• The Gathering Place: 2402 Atlantic Ave. BK, NY 11233

STATEN ISLAND

• Project Hospitality Drop-In-Center: 25 Central Ave. Staten Island, NY 10036

http://newyork.earnbenefits.org/page.php?pageID=1512

For Families
NYC Department of Homeless Services- defines a family as 1. Legally married couples with or without children; 2. Single parents with children; 3. Pregnant women; 4. Unmarried couples, with or without children, who have cohabited for a substantial period of time and demonstrate a need to be sheltered together.

Intake Facility for Families with Minor Children (Under 21) and Pregnant Women Prevention: Assistance & Temporary Housing (Path)
346 Powers Avenue Bronx, NY 10454
Tel: (917) 521-3900 or 311

Intake Facility for Adult Families with No Children: Adult Family Intake Center (AFIC)
400 E 29th St. (1st Avenue) New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 481-4704 or 311
http://www.hud.gov/local/ny/homeless/familiesshelters.cfm

Men

The Bowery Mission: Men’s Shelter: offers a broad range of services to help those who are hungry, homeless or in need of medical care. The Bowery Mission also provides help for those struggling with addictions.
227 Bowery New York, NY 10002
Tel: (212) 674- 3456 or (800) Bowery-1
http://www.bowery.org/get-help/

Homes & Communities: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Homeless Men-Intake Shelter– This is an intake and assessment shelter for single homeless men. The stay at an Assessment Shelter could be about ninety days. During the initial or “intake” period the homeless individual receives a comprehensive evaluation, including a medical examination, assistance with entitlements applications, if needed, an employment evaluation and, where applicable, a substance abuse and/or psychiatric evaluation. Sometimes, as a result of these evaluations, a homeless person may be transferred to a shelter where his/her particular needs will be addressed.
400-430 E 30th Street (Near 1st Avenue) NY, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 481-4730 or (212) 637-5350
http://www.hud.gov/local/ny/homeless/menshelters.cfm
Or
http://newyorkcity.ny.networkofcare.org/mh/services/agency.aspx?pid=DepartmentofHomelessServicesHomelessMenIntakeShelter_754_2_0

Single Adults

CAMBA: The Gathering Place Homeless Drop-In Center: The shelter serves adult individuals (18+). Services include: 2 meals a day, shower & laundry facilities, access to clothing, mail & phone services, case management, entitlement assistance, substance abuse treatment, medical/mental health care, recreational activities, acupuncture and information & referral. (No beds – must sleep in chairs).
2402 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY Subway: A to Broadway Junction
Tel: (718) 385-8726 Ext. 325 or 323
http://www.camba.org/Programs/HousingServicesDevelopment/EmergencyandTransitionalHousing/GatheringPlaceHomelessDropinCenter/tabid/100/menuheader/4/submenuheader/20/Default.aspx

Earn Benefits.org-Emergency Shelters – locations where you can go to get immediate shelter, food, and other resources to help you get back on your feet, find jobs and housing.  MANHATTAN
-MainChance: 120 E 32nd St. NY, NY 10017
-Jonh Heuss House: 42 Beaver St. NY, NY 10004
-Olivieri Center for Women: 257 W 30th St. NY, NY 10001
-Neighborhood Center for Homeless People: 237 E 77th St. NY, NY
-Peter’s Place: 123 W 23rd St. NY, NY 10011
-Project Rescue: 315 Bowery NY, NY 10003
BRONX 
-The Living Room: 890 Garrison Ave. Bronx, NY 10011
BROOKLYN 
-Bond Street Drop: In Center 39-41 Bond Street BK, NY 11201
-The Gathering Place: 2402 Atlantic Ave. BK, NY 11233
STATEN ISLAND 
-Project Hospitality Drop-In-Center: 25 Central Ave. Staten Island, NY 10036
http://newyork.earnbenefits.org/page.php?pageID=1512

Women

Homes & Communities: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Women’s Shelter Intakes
Franklin Shelter-1122 Franklin Avenue Bronx, NY 10456
Tel: (718) 842-9510
http://www.hud.gov/local/ny/homeless/womenshelters.cfm

HELP Women’s Shelter: Serves single homeless women, age 18 and older. The center has 40 transitional living beds and 135 assessment beds. The assessment center is designed to help clients create and implement a plan to move into transitional or permanent housing. All clients receive medical and psychiatric attention.
116 Williams Avenue (b/w Liberty Ave. and Glenmore Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Subway: C to Liberty Ave.
Tel: (718) 483-7700
http://www.helpusa.org/

Urban Pathway, Inc. Olivieri Drop-in Center for Homeless Women: This is a 24/7 drop-in center for adult homeless women. Services include: access to meals, clothing, showers and rehabilitation and recovery programs. Also provide on-site medical, mental health and substance abuse assessments. The center also provides individual counseling, entitlement assistance, banking facilities; vocational training, money management and instruction in other independent living skills, with the end goal of helping clients successfully transition to housing.
257 West 30th Street (9th Floor) New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 736-7385
http://www.urbanpathways.org/

Project Rescue Drop In Centers – Bowery Residents Committee, Inc.: Bowery Safe Haven- Serves all homeless individuals ages 18 and over. Depending on circumstances, clients are offered on-site medical care (PPD testing, physical exam, HIV testing) including detoxification and long term rehabilitation referrals, psychiatric assistance, as well as assistance with entitlements and vocational training. The center provides meals and clothing and also specializes in working with veterans.
315 Bowery St. 2nd Floor New York, NY 10003
Tel. (212) 533-5656
http://newyorkcity.ny.networkofcare.org/mh/services/subcategory.aspx?tax=BH-1800.3500

Youths Under 21

Covenant House: Serves youth that are running away from home, were thrown out by a family member, or are coming from the subways or the streets. Covenant House serves over 400 homeless youth daily. Services provided include health, mental, mother and child programs, transitional housing, substance abuse, vocational training among others.
460 West 41st Street New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 613-0300
http://www.covenanthouse.org/homeless-charity/new-york

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention

Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention

Alcoholics Anonymous: Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions.
A.A. World Services Inc.
P.O. Box 459 New York, NY 10163
Tel: (212) 870-3400
(http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash)

Alcoholics Anonymous (Find a meeting): List of meeting resources by state and province in the U.S. and Canada. 
http://www.aa.org/lang/en/subpage.cfm?page=28

Al Anon Support for family members & friends of alcoholics:
Al-Anon Family Intergroup of Greater New York, Inc.
4 West 43rd Street, Suite 617, New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 941-0094
https://www.nycalanon.org/about.html

Anchor House, Inc.: Substance Abuse Treatment 
1041-47 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Tel: (718) 771-0760

Anchor House- Substance Abuse Center for Men: helps all their clients’ lead drug-free productive and meaningful lives.
http://www.anchorhousenyc.org/821416

Anchor House – Substance Abuse Center for Women: helps those that are disenfranchised, homeless, those that are in prison and chemically dependent lead drug-free productive and meaningful lives.
http://www.anchorhousenyc.org/583783

Interfaith Medical Center: Chemical Dependency Outpatient Services: This is an outpatient alcoholism and substance abuse program for adults (18+). The treatment is focused on helping patients achieve abstinence through a variety of educational, cognitive-behavioral and creative art therapy groups. Groups focus on educating patients about substance abuse, relapse prevention and health issues.
1545 Atlantic Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Tel: (718) 613-4000 (718) 613-4450 or (718) 613-4330
http://www.interfaithmedical.com/patients-and-visitors/

Narcotics Anonymous: The group atmosphere provides help from peers and offers an ongoing support network for addicts who wish to pursue and maintain a drug-free lifestyle. Our name, Narcotics Anonymous, is not meant to imply a focus on any particular drug; NA’s approach makes no distinction between drugs including alcohol and membership is free.
http://www.na.org/

Narcotics Anonymous (Find a meeting): List of meeting resources by state and province in the U.S. and Canada.
http://www.na.org/?ID=home-content-fm

New Directions Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Program: an out-patient chemical dependency treatment program which has developed an integrated clinical approach to treatment that focuses on the chemically dependent individual and their immediate social environment. In addition, the program includes aftercare to help the chemically dependent individual secure their place on the road to recovery.
202 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel: (718) 398-0800
http://www.newdirectionsbrooklyn.com/chemical-dependency/index.php

Substance Abuse Treatment Locator: search for a drug and alcoholism treatment programs in the United States.
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/TreatmentLocator/faces/addressSearch.jspx
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mopd/resources/emergency-preparedness.page

Social and Legal Services

Social Services

NYC Human Resources Administration-Department of Social Services– provides temporary help to individuals and families with social service and economic needs to assist them in reaching self-sufficiency. Programs and services include temporary cash assistance, public health insurance, food stamps, home care for seniors and the disabled, child care, adult protective services, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS support services and child support enforcement.
Service Line/Intake Unit
400 8th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 971-0626
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/home/home.shtml

Ex-Offender Services

CAMBA Prison Re-entry Program: provides re-entry assistance and employment placement to individuals who are returning to local communities after release from prison. Eligible program participants are those who have never been convicted of a violent crime and have been released from prison within the last six months.
CAMBA Main Office
1720 Church St. 2nd & 3rd Floors, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Tel: (718) 287-2600

Girls Re-entry Assistance Support Program (GRASP): Serves females 13-18 years old that were adjudicated or convicted of a crime. GRASP provides different services including counseling, career development, anger management and cultural programming. Girls will be set up with a mentor from faith based organizations. Despite the religious nature of the setting young women are not required to participate in religious activities.
Contact: Joan B. Gabbidon, Executive Director at (718) 250-2219 or Deborah Lashley, Program Manager at (718) 250-3804

Ready, Willing and Able: The Doe Fund: it uses paid transitional work and a holistic, individualized service package to send individuals into the workforce and out of cycles of homelessness, crime, and addiction.
Brooklyn
520 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Tel: (718) 628-3223
Manhattan
2960 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, NY 10039
Tel: (212) 690-6480
http://www.doe.org/rwa.cfm

Legal Assistance

HIV Law Project: (Please refer to: HIV/AIDS Services)

Law Help.Org/NY: is an on-line tool for helping low-income New Yorkers solve their legal problems
http://www.lawhelp.org/NY/index.cfm/County/New%20York%20%28Manhattan%29/City/%20/demoMode/%3D%201/Language/1/State/NY/TextOnly/N/ZipCode/10001/LoggedIn/0/so/1

Legal Aid Society: is a private, not-for-profit legal services organization dedicated to providing quality legal representation to low-income New Yorkers. The Society provides a comprehensive range of legal services in three areas: the Civil, Criminal and Juvenile Rights Practices.
199 Water Street, New York, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 577-3300
http://www.legal-aid.org/en/home.aspx

LGBTQ

Directory of LGBT Services and Resources: List of resources available to the LGBT community.
http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/lgbt/

The Lesbian, Gay. Bisexual & Transgender Community Center: We strive to serve the LGBT community with a full-service, multi-faceted approach to programming, from hosting arts and entertainment events, advocacy groups and family gatherings to offering youth, recovery and overall wellness programs. The Center creates awareness for HIV and AIDS, as well as provides counseling, education, prevention and bereavement services.
208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 620-7310
http://www.gaycenter.org/about

The Trevor Project: organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
The Trevor Lifeline: (866) 488-7386
NY Office Tel: (212) 229-1510
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/Programs

Domestic Violence Victim Services

Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence: Counseling Services for Victims- Counselors provide crisis counseling, safety planning, assistance with finding shelter, referrals to social service programs, police advocacy, and other crucial services. Calls can be made on behalf of a friend or family member. Please call the hotline at 800-621-HOPE (4673) for more information.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/community/mayors-office-to-combat-domestic-violence.page

Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence: Family Justice Center- This program enables victims to meet with a prosecutor, speak with a trained counselor, and applies for housing and financial assistance in just one visit.
NYC Family Justice Center-Bronx
198 E 161 St. 2nd Floor Bronx, NY 10451
Tel: (718) 508-1222

NYC Family Justice Center-Brooklyn
350 Jay Street 15th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (718) 250-5111

NYF Family Justice Center-Queens
126-02 82nd Ave. Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Tel: (718) 575-4500

National Organization for Women: Domestic Violence–Aims to end violence against women, advance women in the workplace, promotes reproductive freedom, transform images of women in the media, and secure equality for LGBTQ people.
150 W 28th Street, Suite 304, New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 627-9895
http://www.nownyc.org/women/index.php/home/resource/domestic-violence

Sanctuary for Families: provides domestic violence victims, sex trafficking victims, and their children with a range of comprehensive services. For more information about current availability, referrals, and eligibility call (212) 349 – 6009 Ext. 221
http://www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=62

Safe Horizon: victim assistance organization that provides support, prevents violence, and promotes justice for victims of crime and abuse, their families and communities. For more information and if you need help please contact:
Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 621-HOPE (4673)
Crime Victims Hotline: (866) 689-HELP (4357)
Rape & Sexual Assault Hotline: (212) 227-3000
http://www.safehorizon.org/index/what-we-do-2/domestic-violence–abuse-53.html

Child Care Services

Childcare

Childcare Programs: Most children are served through contracts with hundreds of private, non-profit organizations that operate childcare programs in communities across the city. Children – ages two months through 12 years – are cared for either in group childcare centers that are licensed by the Department of Health or in the homes of childcare providers that are registered by the Department of Health.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/html/child_care/child_care_information.shtml

HeadStart: Federal program that provides comprehensive services to enrolled children and their families, which include health, nutrition, social, and other services determined to be necessary by family needs assessments, in addition to education and cognitive development services. Head Start services are designed to be responsive to each child and family’s ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage.
Contact by E-mail: HeadStart@eclkc.ifo or Tel: (866) 763-6481
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/about/contact

Bullying Prevention

Bullying Prevention

Stopbullying.gov- provides information about bullying, how to identify if someone you know may be a victim of bullying and how to stop it. Learn how to prevent bullying in the schools and join community organizations to stop bullying.
http://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/index.html/

Young adults and College Students
http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/related-topics/young-adults/index.html

Disability Services

Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) : Acces-VR provides vocational counseling and rehabilitation services that result in successful employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities and their employers.
Brooklyn Locations –http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/brooklyn-district-office
Manhattan and Staten Island Locations – http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/manhattan-district-office
Bronx Location – http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/bronx-district-office
Queens Location –  http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/queens-district-office

Mayor’s Office for People With Disabilities: Works with other city agencies to assure that the concerns of the disabled community are addressed. We have developed a number of informative brochures and directories that detail programs, services, activities, and other resources that are accessible to people with disabilities.
100 Gold Street 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038
Tel: 311 or (212)-NEW- YORK (Out- of- City)
Tel: (212)504-4115 (Hearing Impaired) 
http://www.nyc.gov/html/mopd/html/home/home.shtml

Mayor’s Office for People With Disabilities-Federal, State & Local Laws: Provides you with general information on the laws that serve to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities in New York City
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mopd/initiatives/disability-service-facilitators-dsf.page

Mayor’s Office for People With Learning Disabilities: Resources for evaluation and other appropriate services for Learning Disabilities, which are manifested with problems in listening, understanding, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical ability.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mopd/resources/learning-disability.page

National Center for Learning Disabilities: is committed to ensuring that all students with learning disabilities graduate from high school with a standard diploma—prepared for college and the workplace.
381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 545-7510
http://www.ncld.org/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office Of Disability-Topics: Oversees the implementation and coordination of programs and policies that enhance the health and well-being of people with disabilities across all ages, races, and ethnicities.
Among the information covered are advocacy, community integration, health and human services, housing, education, employment for people with disabilities. If you have a
general question regarding disability, please feel free to contact us, however we will only respond to inquiries that are submitted to the Office in writing (by post or email).
E-mail: ODinfo@hhs.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 637D, Washington D.C. 20201
http://www.hhs.gov/od/topics/topics.html

NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- Fair Hearings: A fair hearing is a chance for you to tell an Administrative Law Judge from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of Administrative Hearings, why you think a decision about your case made by a local social services agency is wrong. Information on how request or cancel a fair hearing, request an adjournment or reopening.
Office of Administrative Hearings
PO Box 1930, Albany, NY 12201
Tel: (518) 474-8781
http://otda.ny.gov/oah/