PEER ADVOCATE AND BENEFITS ASSISTANCE | ACTION TOWARD INDEPENDENCE
Offers peer advocates to assist individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities, to establish goals, and increase their independence. Peer counseling includes vocational assistance, budgeting, self-advocacy, interpersonal and independent skills training. Also provides benefits advisement, to help in navigating public assistance and Social Security, along with assistance with the Medicaid Buy-in program, teaching consumers to fill out forms, or helping them to understand work incentive programs.
Physical Address
309 East Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701
Hours
Mon-Fri, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Fax
845-794-4475
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Fax
845-794-4475
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Website
Application process
Appointment Required
Fee
None/Not Applicable
Eligibility
Adults, age 18 and up, with mental illness or developmental disabilities
Languages
Spanish
Agency info
ACTION TOWARD INDEPENDENCE
Not-for-profit agency that empowers individuals with disabilities toward independent living through individual and community advocacy. ATI provides peer counseling, benefits assistance, mental illness and chemical addiction counseling, parent advocacy, parenting skills, and independent living skills training.