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[Pages:25]OPWDD Region 1 Finger Lakes- Family Support Services Program Directory

AGENCY

PROGRAM NAME

AIM Independent Living Center

271 East First Street Corning, NY 14830

1. Service Access

Wendy Watkins 607-962-8225 Ext. 223 wwatkins@

2. Independent Living Skills Training

Amanda Gitchell 607-962-8225 agitchell@

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Provides information and outreach about OPWDD services. Assists families applying for eligibility determination and provides linkage and referral to a variety of services for developmentally disabled individuals in the OPWDD system, as well as advocacy.

COUNTIES SERVED

Chemung Schuyler Steuben

Quarterly training sessions will focus on social and independent living skills training in a recreational-type atmosphere to encourage communication and positive social interactions with peers and adults. Also, offers a weeklong (30 hour per participant) summer day camp to further establish the program components and a SibShop group and Learn and Grow playgroup for ages 2-8 which provides an opportunity for hands on social interaction with peers.

Chemung Schuyler Steuben

ARC of Chemung

711 Sullivan Street Elmira, NY 14901

1. Service Access

Judy Jarosch 607-734-6151 Ext 154 JaroschJA@

Provides information and outreach about OPWDD services. Assists families applying for eligibility determination and provides linkage and referral to a variety of services for developmentally disabled individuals in the OPWDD system, as well as advocacy.

Chemung Schuyler Steuben Livingston Wyoming

2. Family Reimbursement & Camp Reimbursement

Stacey Walburn 607-734-6151 Ext. 197 walburnSE@

3. Behavior Management Services

Pamela Overdurf 607-734-6151 Ext. 155 overdurfPJ@

The Family Reimbursement Program is to assist the family caring for the family member with the developmental disability with increased expenses, thereby enhance family stability and preserve family unity. Funding of last resort for families with an eligible individual living at home; may receive financial reimbursement for goods and services related to the developmental disability.

Chemung Schuyler Steuben Livingston Wyoming

Behavior support services to individuals who live with his/her family. This program provides guidance to families to manage every day behavioral concerns that can be modified using positive reinforcement techniques. This is not intended to address intensive behavioral needs. Positive reinforcement strategies are established, monitored and revised.

Chemung Schuyler Steuben

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4. Crisis Intervention

Pamela Overdurf 607-734-6151 Ext. 155 overdurfPJ@

5. Family Member Training / Preventative

Ann Gerould 607-734-6151 Ext. 177 gerouldAM@

6. Skillbuilding Afterschool / Community Respite

Ann Gerould 607-734-6151 Ext. 177 gerouldAM@

ARC of LivingstonWyoming

18 Main Street Mt. Morris, NY 14510

1. Service Access

Cathy Sullivan 585-658-0200 Ext. 1 csullivan@

2. Family Reimbursement

Cathy Sullivan 585-658-0200 Ext. 1 csullivan@

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Provides emergency and crisis services to families with eligible individuals who are in imminent need of behavioral or medical supports to remain in their current setting.

COUNTIES SERVED

Chemung Schuyler Steuben

For families that live-in Chemung county that have had their children removed or are at risk of removal, child protective services intervention or foster care. Provides parenting and home management skills, as well as linkage to services that have been identified as needs by the Department of Social Services or the judicial system.

Chemung Schuyler Steuben Livingston Wyoming

Program for individuals age 10 to 21 years of age to participate in afterschool and community-based activities. One to one staff support is available for social and skill building support. Public transportation and natural supports will also be explored.

Chemung Schuyler Steuben Livingston Wyoming

Provides information and outreach about OPWDD services. Assists families applying for Livingston

eligibility determination and provides linkage and referral to a variety of services for

Wyoming

developmentally disabled individuals in the OPWDD system, as well as advocacy.

The Family Reimbursement Program is to assist the family caring for the family member with the developmental disability with increased expenses, thereby enhance family stability and preserve family unity. Funding of last resort for families with an eligible individual living at home; may receive financial reimbursement for goods and services related to the developmental disability.

Livingston Wyoming

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PROGRAM NAME

3. Crisis Intervention

Cathy Sullivan 585-658-0200 Ext. 1 csullivan@

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Services will be provided to individuals who are at risk of losing housing or services due to behavioral challenges. Services will include a clinical assessment of the situation, development of an immediate course of action, development of a behavior management program, individualized training, and recommendations to individuals, caregivers and providers and linkage to additional services.

COUNTIES SERVED

Livingston Wyoming

4. Behavior Management Support and Training

Cathy Sullivan 585-658-0200 Ext. 1 csullivan@

Provides behavioral assessment, behavior management guidelines and training to family members and significant caregivers/staff. Training consists of basic pro-active skills for staff to use while working with individuals enrolled in this program with the goal of improving staff understanding and management of behaviors, thus improving program participation and goal outcomes.

Livingston Wyoming

5. Transportation

Cathy Sullivan 585-658-0200 Ext. 1 csullivan@

6. Volunteer Relationship Manager

Kellie Kennedy 585-658-3311 Ext. 203 kkennedy@

This service provides individuals enrolled in Supported Employment program transportation from their home to their work site.

Livingston Wyoming

The Volunteer Relationship Manager is responsible for matching volunteers and unpaid interns ages 21-56 to well suited, goal-oriented opportunities in the community. They meet with program staff, individuals and families to develop a volunteer profile and volunteer development plan. They work in partnership with the team to find a good match for eligible individuals and provide on-going support to ensure long-term success.

Livingston Wyoming

7. Autism Training and Support

Kellie Kennedy 585-658-3311 Ext. 203 kkennedy@

The Autism Training and Support specialist will utilize the TEACCH model to help integrate the person in the local community and help improve social relationships and social outcomes. Families and individuals will be linked to community supports, increase opportunities, and improve social relationships. An additional goal is to help decrease any behaviors that pose a risk to the person being supported.

Livingston Wyoming

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PROGRAM NAME

ARC of Monroe

1. Family Reimbursement

2060 BrightonHenrietta Townline Rd Rochester, NY 14623

Porsha Siplin 585-271-0660 Ext. 1569 psiplin@

Lucy Ramos lramos@

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Family Reimbursement Program is to assist the family caring for the family member with the developmental disability with increased expenses, thereby enhance family stability and preserve family unity. Funding of last resort for families with an eligible individual living at home; may receive financial reimbursement for goods and services related to the developmental disability.

COUNTIES SERVED

Monroe

2. Behavior Management Services

Linda Riggs lriggs@

Beth Rapke brapke@

Behavior Management Services will consult with referral sources and family members, provide an initial assessment and on-going documentation of services provided, maintain dialog with individual, family and provider members relevant to service plan, develop a written behavior support plan, provide training to the family/caregivers/school, provide follow-up visits, attend meetings relevant to the delivery of service.

Monroe

ARC of Ontario

3071 County Complex Drive Canandaigua, NY 14424

1. Intake ? Information and Referral

JoEllen Schaefer 585-919-2118 jschaefer@

2. Crisis Intervention

Brenda Estey 585-919-2120

bestey@

Provides information and outreach about OPWDD services. Assists families applying for Ontario eligibility determination and provides linkage and referral to a variety of services for developmentally disabled individuals in the OPWDD system, as well as advocacy.

Increase the family members' abilities to deal with individual behaviors which have escalated to a crisis situation by implementing recommendations made by the Crisis Team to reduce family stressors. Plans will be developed by a trained clinician on an individual basis and training in their use will be provided to families and other collaterals (teachers, sitters, etc.) as needed, with ongoing contact provided as well.

Ontario

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PROGRAM NAME

3. Family Reimbursement

JoEllen Schaefer 585-919-2118 jschaefer@

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Family Reimbursement Program is to assist the family caring for the family member with the developmental disability with increased expenses, thereby enhance family stability and preserve family unity. Funding of last resort for families with an eligible individual living at home; may receive financial reimbursement for goods and services related to the developmental disability.

COUNTIES SERVED

Ontario

ARC of Schuyler

203-205 Twelfth Street Watkins Glen, NY 14891

4. Autism Communication and Social Skills Training

Brenda Estey 585-919-2120

bestey@

5. 1:1 Recreation/Respite Staff

Brenda Estey 585-919-2120

bestey@

1. Family Reimbursement

Nikole Piper 607-535-6934 Ext. 308 npiper@

Program provides two twelve-week sessions (spring and fall) for those with a diagnosis on the Autism Spectrum, in preparation for transition from high school and increased independence, by identifying and mastering basic social and communication skills.

Ontario Seneca Wayne Yates

Provides 1:1 services and individualized transportation for individuals that require additional staffing due to significant medical and/or behavioral challenges to allow access to recreation services.

Ontario Seneca Wayne Yates

The Family Reimbursement Program is to assist the family caring for the family member with the developmental disability with increased expenses, thereby enhance family stability and preserve family unity. Funding of last resort for families with an eligible individual living at home; may receive financial reimbursement for goods and services related to the developmental disability.

Schuyler

ARC of SenecaCayuga

1083 WaterlooGeneva Road Waterloo, NY 13165

1. Info and Referral

Maggie Mahoney 315-539-5067 mmahoney@

Provides information and outreach about OPWDD services. Assists families applying for Seneca eligibility determination and provides linkage and referral to a variety of services for developmentally disabled individuals in the OPWDD system, as well as advocacy.

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PROGRAM NAME

2. Behavior Management Services

Courtney Ray 315-567-0110 cray@ 180 North Street Auburn, NY 13021

Sandy Radford 315-539-5067 sradford@

3. Behavior Management Coach

Daryl Bentley 315-539-5067 dbentley@

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This program provides behavior services in the home to assist families in addressing challenging behaviors and building replacement behaviors. A behavioral assessment will be competed and a behavior plan will be developed to address those issues.

COUNTIES SERVED

Seneca

This program is an enhancement to the Behavior Management Program that will provide coaching and maintain contact with the family just after the early stages of trying the skills on their own. The coach will provide continued support if needed and will maintain contact with the clinician to ensure success and evaluate for discharge when appropriate.

Seneca

4. Family Reimbursement

Christine McCurdy 315-612-0129 cmccurdy@

5. Transportation

Daryl Bentley 315-539-5067 dbentley@

6. Autism Support Group (CHANCES)

Daryl Bentley 315-856-8124 dbentley@

The Family Reimbursement Program is to assist the family caring for the family member with the developmental disability with increased expenses, thereby enhance family stability and preserve family unity. Funding of last resort for families with an eligible individual living at home; may receive financial reimbursement for goods and services related to the developmental disability.

Seneca

This program is intended to serve OPWDD eligible individuals who live at home with their family and need transportation support. This service will be provided after other transportation resources have been pursued and denied.

Seneca Yates Wayne Ontario

A parent support group will serve families and individuals with Autism in the Seneca County Area. The program will offer a four-part service to support and enhance the effectiveness of the support group. The four components are: 1. provide respite during the support group; 2. offer planned respite in the individual's home or in the community to provide integrative opportunities to individual with autism and relief for families participating in the support group; 3. In-home parent support/coaching to practice skills learned in the support group; and 4. In-home emergency response to provide relief by an extra person during a crisis situation.

Seneca

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AGENCY

ARC of Steuben One ARC Way Bath, NY 14810

PROGRAM NAME

1. Family Member Training/Crisis Intervention

Mariah Snyder 607-622-1900 msnyder@

Crystal Buckley 607-776-4146 Ext. 2213 cbuckley@

2. Family Reimbursement

Mariah Snyder 607-622-1900 msnyder@

3. Access to Employment

Mariah Snyder 607-622-1900 msnyder@

4. Enhanced Recreation

Mariah Snyder 607-622-1900 msnyder@

5. Lending Library

Mariah Snyder 607-622-1900 msnyder@

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Family Member Training (Steuben only) services include: Skill development- (family training), Household management, financial management, self-care skills, personal health care and nutrition, parenting skills, home and community safety, socialization and leisure skills and self-advocacy skills.

COUNTIES SERVED

Steuben

Crisis Intervention Services (Steuben and Schuyler) and Behavior Management Services will provide an immediate response to a crisis situation, completion of a behavioral/situational assessment, development of a behavior management plan or a treatment plan to address specific issues, recommendations for long term services/supports, training for families and significant caregivers.

Steuben Schuyler

The Family Reimbursement Program is to assist the family caring for the family member with the developmental disability with increased expenses, thereby enhance family stability and preserve family unity. Funding of last resort for families with an eligible individual living at home; may receive financial reimbursement for goods and services related to the developmental disability.

Steuben

Provides affordable and flexible transportation to enable an individual to have transportation services linked to the person's employment program. The individuals eligible for this service are being served through Supported Employment, PreVoc or pursuing volunteer opportunities.

Steuben Chemung

This program will support children with Autism/ASD and other Developmental Disabilities living at home with their families to participate in community recreation activities with other students and friends from their community. This program to provide staff at a ratio of 1:1 or as appropriate based on the individuals need and will include transportation from designated meeting points in the community.

Steuben Chemung

Lending Library is housed at the IP Campus of the Arc of Steuben in Bath, NY. The purpose of the program is to increase access to resources and services. The library has information material about topics related to developmental disabilities, employment, specific disabilities, training programs and literature

Steuben Schuyler Chemung Livingston Wyoming

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PROGRAM NAME

ARC of Wayne

1. Family Reimbursement

150 Van Buren Street Jennifer Jones Newark, NY 14513 315-331-2086 Ext. 152

Jennifer.jones@

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Family Reimbursement Program is to assist the family caring for the family member with the developmental disability with increased expenses, thereby enhance family stability and preserve family unity. Funding of last resort for families with an eligible individual living at home; may receive financial reimbursement for goods and services related to the developmental disability.

COUNTIES SERVED

Wayne

2. Behavior Management Services

Jennifer Jones 315-331-2086 Ext. 152 Jennifer.jones@

3. Parent Support Group

Jennifer Jones 315-331-2086 Ext. 152 Jennifer.jones@

4. Parent Training

Jennifer Jones 315-331-2086 Ext. 152 Jennifer.jones@

Assist the family with a referral, provide support; the outcome of the coordination will be to develop a support plan to address the individual's specific needs. The process may/will include a home assessment, a plan, linkages to services and training the family and other people in the individual's life on the aspects of the behavior plan in order to improve and sustain positive behaviors in the home and other environments, as applicable.

Wayne

Coordinate /facilitate a sports league for children ages 10-18. There will be an opportunity for children and their parents to attend and participate in practices and games. During the practices the agency will coordinate opportunities for parents to receive information, support, and special services. Assistance with transportation will be provided if needed.

Wayne Ontario Seneca Yates

This program will serve parents that are developmentally delayed or developmentally disabled with children to provide parenting skill information relative to the needs of the children in the home. Each parent's program is individualized and pertinent to their specific interest, needs and the children's ages. Parents take an active role in planning and implementation of the plan and in improving their parenting skills.

Wayne

5. Afterschool Recreation

Jennifer Jones 315-331-2086 ext 152 Jennifer.jones@

This program will provide afterschool respite services to school age children with high medical needs and/or behavioral issues on school days from approximately 2:30-6:30 pm (based on the school schedule, excluding holidays). The program will focus on arts and wellness.

Wayne Ontario Seneca Yates

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