PEER ADVOCATE AND BENEFITS ASSISTANCE | ACTION TOWARD INDEPENDENCE - MIDDLETOWN
126 Seward Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
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Spanish
Appointment Required
None/Not Applicable
Sullivan County, NY
Orange County, NY
Description
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.
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Providing organization
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.