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

Voice

845-343-4284

Other - Middletown

Voice

845-794-4228

Main - Monticello

Voice

845-794-4228

Main

Fax

845-794-4475

Fax

Fax

845-794-4475

Fax

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.