Vacancies:
AHRC:
Openings are available in the camping program called The Lodge; which is
An 11 day sleep away camp for those individuals who need mild to moderate supports.
See attached vacancy report for a more detailed list of program openings
AHRC Day Habs:
Openings are available in the Fisher and William Street Day Hab Programs
AHRC New York League:
Openings are available in all programs at 200 Varrick Street
Life Adjustment Center:
Openings are available in the Northern Harlem Day Hab for individuals who are low functioning and medically frail.
Openings are available in the Brooklyn Day Hab for individuals with Autism or who are along the spectrum
YAI Link:
Registration is being accepted for the Autism Family Support series for the
summer sessions. Translation will be in Mandarin, English, and Spanish
Family Education series will be covering topics such as:
Transition in to Adulthood
and
Introduction into the Disabilities System
Manhattan Family Support Advisory Council:
Next meeting is June 5th in the evening.
Kathy Broderick who use to be the Commissioner of OPWDD will be presenting on up to date changes within our system.
OPWDD:
OPWDD, 75 Morton Street, will be moving to Beaver Street in August 2013
The Front Door:
The new Front Door approach is OPWDD’s initiative which gives individuals who are seeking services for the first time or who are interested in modifying their current plans as many opportunities as possible to direct their own services. This initiative will begin in June 2013. It will provide a consistent process for individuals to be informed of all OPWDD service options. The process will generally include the following steps:
- Initial Contact with the individual/family
- Eligibility Determination
- Assessment of service/support needs
- Authorization of Services
- Service Planning & Identification of Supports
- Service Implementation
How this impacts students transitioning into Adult Services will be discussed at our next meeting on June 12th.
Graduates:
Michael: P79M has a total of 37 graduates
6 students are definitely placed
2 students will most likely be placed
2 students are not interested
2 students are non compliant
the three students with benefit issues have been referred to Goodwill
the rest of the graduates have not yet been placed
Larissa: P721M has a total of 25 graduates
1 student is not following through with Access V-R because the parent is afraid that the son will loose his SSI.
1 student came from another country in September 2012 and the family is still waiting on getting an IEP.
Amy: P751M has a total of 64 graduates
All the graduates have been evaluated
Many have met with access V-R
All graduates are for Supportive Employment
See you all in June for our last meeting until September.