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There are many different types of support groups including:
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National organizations with local
chapters
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Parent-run organizations
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Local organizations such as
schools
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Special interest support groups
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Online support groups
Family Support Services have
been also been developed through the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities. They provide support to families and ease the difficulties and
demands involved in caring for an individual with developmental disabilities.
Family Support Services are funded through the Westchester Family Supports
Services Consumer Council as a part of the Hudson Valley Developmental
Disabilities Service Office. These services include parent training,
reimbursement, respite services, crisis intervention, in-home care, recreation, social supports and
substance abuse services to individuals residing in the community.
For
information regarding Family Support Services, please call (914) 995-5244.
In-Home Respite (Non-Waiver)
Out-of-Home Respite
Recreation
Social Clubs/Support Groups
In-Home Respite (Non-Waiver)
Family Focus
Family Respite Service
PO Box 1391, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Call Mary Ellen Tegtmeier or Pat
Edelstein: 962-6295, 6296. Reimbursement directly to families for respite
provider. Family choose their own provider.
WJCS: Project Time Out
845 N. Broadway, Suite 2, White Plains, NY 10603. Call Carol Kobroff:
761-0600 x310. Reimbursement to families for agency hired or own sitter.
HVDDSO Reimbursement
Call Claudia Mace: 332-8958. Reimbursement for goods or services when no other
funding source is available. In-home respite available for family chosen
worker. Recreation and cap tuition reimbursement available.
HVDDSO Home Care
In-home respite 4-8 hours per week per family for individuals who do not
have Medicaid. Call Claudia Mace: 332-8958.
Taconic Innovations
In-home respite for non-Medicaid eligible persons, (4-12 hrs/wk) or persons
awaiting Medicaid eligibility. Call Mathias Oni Eseleh at (845) 296-1042.
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Out-of-Home Respite
Richmond Children’s Center
919 N. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701. Call Alice Earl: 968-1900 x110.
Weekend and weeklong respite for medically fragile children.
WARC Respite House
622 Manhattan Avenue, Thornwood, NY 10594. Call: Jodi Handley: 949-9300
x3220. Out-of-home respite, 24 hrs/day, all ages.
St. Agatha’s Home for Children
135 Convent Road, Nanuet, NY 10954. Call Joe Scott: 623-3461 x362.
Out-of-home respite, all ages, weekends only.
Wagon Road Camp
PO Box 47, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Call Vince Canzini at 238-4761. Weekend
out-of-home respite in a camp-like setting, school age.
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Recreation
Abbott House
Yoga and Movement Exercise Program 100 N. Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533.
Call Jonathan Lukens at 591-7300 x3213. Ages 18-65, ambulatory, mild to severe
MR.
Cortlandt, Town of
1 Heady St., Cortlandt Manor, NY 10566. Mr. John Palmiotto: 734-1051.
Summer day camp in a mainstream program for developmentally disabled
participants.
Greenburgh, Town of
Department of Recreation, Olympic Lane, Ardsley, Ny 10502. Noel Broccoli
at 693-8985 x128 or Ron Stolfi: x154. After school, weekend and summer camp
recreation programs.
Heartsong
590 Central Park Ave, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Call Gayle Cratty: 725-9272.
Therapeutic music and arts therapy on Saturdays for children birth – early
teens.
JCC on the Hudson
371 North Broadway, Tarrytown. Call Lisa Feinman at 366-7898. “New
Opportunities” after school program for special needs children ages 6-12,
including physical disabilities.
Mt. Vernon, City of
Department of Recreation, Room #3 – City Hall, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Call
Pam Loeffel: 665-2437. After school, Saturday, vacation week/summer camp
recreation.
Music Conservatory
216 Central Ave., White Plains, NY Call Tina Brescia: 761-3900 x134.
Scholarship funding.
New Rochelle, City of
Department of Parks and Recreation, 515 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY
10801. Call Janet Guarasci: 654-2088. After school, summer camp and school
vacation.
N.Y. Special Olympics
PO Box 744, Holmes, NY 12531-0744. Thomas Hay: (845) 878-9722. Week-end
respite & recreation trips conducted away from home.
North East Westchester Special
Recreation
63 Bradhurst Ave., Hawthorne, NY 10532. Call Janet Riley: 347-4409. A
variety of recreation programs, all ages.
Nor West Regional Special Svcs.
PO Box 420, Crugers, NY 10521. Call Chris Morabito: 737-4797. A variety
of recreation programs, all ages.
The Recreation Team
29 Plymouth Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710. Call Jeannie O’Brien at 793-5264.
Weekend recreation trips (day and overnight) for adults.
SPARC Teen Time
Recreation, trips and socialization for pre-teens and teens, both northern
and southern Westchester. Call Rose Rothe at 243-0583.
South East Consortium
740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Call Jerry Peters
698-5232 x103. A variety of recreation programs, all ages.
www.secrec.org
Taconic Innovations
Hope after school program located at the Wartburg in Mt. Vernon, NY. Call
Cristina Esperanza Saenz at 668-9041 x12. Ages 5-16, all developmental
disabilities.
White Plains, City of
Department of Parks and Recreation, 85 Gedney Way, White Plains, NY 10605.
Call Jane Russo: 422-0702 or Sia Tofano at 422-1424. Variety of
recreation/Special Olympics for teens and adults; Summer inclusionary camp for
children.
Yonkers, City of
Department of Parks, Recreation and Con., 285 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers, NY
10701. Call Tara Conte: 377-6437. Recreation programs, evening/summer, ages 6
– adult.
YAI Project WRAP
677 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591. Call Dee Spathe: 631-2400
x112. Extended day recreation program, adults only.
YWCA of White Plains
515 North St., White Plains, NY 10605. Call Jim Sullivan: 949-6227 x107
or (845) 661-9820. After school, summer camp and vacation camp, recreation
programs. School age.
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Social Clubs/Support Groups
Parent’s Place
Call Susan Sayle or Pam Ancowitz at 948-5187. Bi-Monthly Evening Parent
support meetings for parents with children who have Autism. Two large family
sessions per year. Ages birth to 5.
Rockland County Association for
the Learning
Disabled (RCALD)/YAI
Call Doug Wright at 939-9300. Coffee house social club for adults. Held at
YAI in Tarrytown.
WARC Reunion Club Program/Echo
Outdoors
121 Westmoreland Ave., White Plains, NY 10606. Call Jodi Handley 949-9300
x3220. Fri/Sat recreation programs for adults. 2005 expansion for teens and
young adults.
WJCS “Moving Forward”
141 North Central Ave., Hartsdale, NY 10530. Call Kari Phillips: 949-7699
x514. Therapeutic recreation and social club for adults.
SPARC Young Adult Social Club
Program open to young adults including graduates of “Teen Time.” Friday
night recreation in Yorktown. Monthly trips included. Call Rose Rothe at
243-0583.
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