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Each year our program participants look forward to
an outing at the Long Island Game Farm,
sponsored by the Kiwanis International each June.
Other day trips include baseball games and bus
trips to Manhattan.
The O'Neill Leisure Activities Fund has been
established with a contribution to AHRC by Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas O'Neill. The fund awards a limited
number of full scholarships based on therapeutic
and financial need for chapter-sponsored or
chapter-endorsed trips. Scholarship
recommendations usually come from AHRC staff
members, although family members may apply
directly. Subsidies from this fund are also used to
reduce the individual cost of many
chapter-sponsored leisure activities in order to
make them affordable for everyone wishing to
attend.
Family Reimbursement Grants
Family Reimbursement Grants assist eligible
families by providing goods and services for
developmentally disabled family members once all
other funding options have been explored and
exhausted. These grants are made available by the
New York State Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD). Biological,
adopted, and extended families who have a
developmentally disabled family member living at
home, or family member who is preparing to live at
home, may apply.
Special Friends
This group of special volunteers provide a sense of
belonging to AHRC program participants who have
little or no family. Special Friends help celebrate
birthdays and holidays, visit, and sometimes
arrange occasional outings. The Special Friends
are always looking for new volunteers; please call
our Family Services Office at 631-585-0100 for
more information.
Bereavement Counseling Services
Bereavement counseling is available to all of our
families, and can be arranged by contacting our
team of psychologists and social workers.
Adult Services - A bereavement group, which
meets for eight to ten sessions on an as-needed
basis, is run by a skilled social worker. It is open to
anyone with a relative in our adult programs. For
more information, contact our Family Services
Office at 631-585-0100.
The Saul and Elaine Seiff Center - Our highly
experienced social workers offer group and
one-on-one counseling to parents, grandparents,
and siblings. For more information, call the Educare
Center at 631-218-4949.
In-Home Residential Habilitation
- In-home residential habilitation is a service
component of the Home and Community Based
Services (HCBS) Medicaid Waiver. A Residential
Habilitation Aide (hired, trained and supervised by
agency staff) provides this service to Waiver
participants in their home. The role of the Aide is to
help and train people to achieve meaningful goals
and objectives through activities that typically occur
in the home. Examples of residential habilitation
activities include: teaching a person how to
socialize with others; increasing communication
skills by learning how to use a telephone; and
learning housekeeping chores such as menu
planning, cooking, doing laundry and shopping.
The needs of the individual determine the length of
time a residential habilitation aide spends with a
person. Generally, residential habilitation occurs
3-4 times a week for 3-4 hours at a time.
Medicaid Service Coordination
Case Management, a service available through the
Home and Community Based (HCBS) Services
Medicaid Waiver, assists people to live and
participate in the community in accordance with
their personal goals, preferences and needs. A
case manager, the person receiving services, and
his/her advocate set goals, plan, coordinate,
implement, and oversee individual service plans.
Currently, this service is available on a limited basis
and only for adults. It is independent of any other
day program service a person receives from the
Chapter.
Guardianship Services
Under New York State law, parents of persons who
are mentally retarded or developmentally disabled
are considered the natural guardian of their
child(ren) until he or she reaches the age of
eighteen. After that, the now adult child is
considered to be mentally competent and capable
of making his/her own decision.
Article 17a Guardianship is a legal proceeding that
takes place in the Surrogate's Court. It declares an
individual incompetent, and designates a parent or
sibling, friend or organization as legal guardian,
thus authorizing this person to make decisions and
exercise legal supervision of the adult with
developmental disabilities. Guardians also make
medical decisions.
Once obtained, guardianship lasts the lifetime of
the individual with disabilities. Guardians are not
responsible for housing the individual to whom they
are guardian, nor are they responsible for his/her
debts or acts.
AHRC can assist you in obtaining legal
guardianship. We provide information and guidance
so that the cost of hiring an attorney can be
avoided. This service is provided at no charge to
interested individuals who have a relative currently
enrolled in an AHRC program, and who are
members of AHRC. A small donation is requested
for this assistance.
Suffolk AHRC Community Trust
AHRC parents are bound by concern about the
future of their children with disabilities once they
are no longer here to care for them. In 1995, the
AHRC Board of Directors created a Community
Trust to assist families in providing for the future
needs of their children. The Trust provides a
measure of security for the future. It sees that your
child with developmental disabilities will have
access to adequate social and human services
beyond those which are available through
government spending programs.
The AHRC Community Trust is a less costly
alternative to establishing and maintaining a
Supplemental Needs Trust, yet it functions as such.
Parents with limited and greater assets can set
aside funds for a disabled child by participating in
our trust. The diverse investment portfolio
maximizes your income without high management
costs and unacceptable risks. Contributions to the
Trust are pooled, invested, and managed under the
direction of expert trustees. A separate trust
account is maintained for each participating family's
developmentally disabled child. Interest earned is
credited to each trust account.
Since the Trust is designed as a supplemental
needs trust, the income and principal may be used
only to supplement benefits available from
government programs. The fund will only be used
to provide extra comforts of life, access to medical
treatment, or other services not accessible through
government health programs.
To request a copy of the Trustee Agreement, along
with an application, contact our Office of Community
Affairs at 631-585-0100 for your no-obligation copy.
an outing at the Long Island Game Farm,
sponsored by the Kiwanis International each June.
Other day trips include baseball games and bus
trips to Manhattan.
The O'Neill Leisure Activities Fund has been
established with a contribution to AHRC by Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas O'Neill. The fund awards a limited
number of full scholarships based on therapeutic
and financial need for chapter-sponsored or
chapter-endorsed trips. Scholarship
recommendations usually come from AHRC staff
members, although family members may apply
directly. Subsidies from this fund are also used to
reduce the individual cost of many
chapter-sponsored leisure activities in order to
make them affordable for everyone wishing to
attend.
Family Reimbursement Grants
Family Reimbursement Grants assist eligible
families by providing goods and services for
developmentally disabled family members once all
other funding options have been explored and
exhausted. These grants are made available by the
New York State Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD). Biological,
adopted, and extended families who have a
developmentally disabled family member living at
home, or family member who is preparing to live at
home, may apply.
Special Friends
This group of special volunteers provide a sense of
belonging to AHRC program participants who have
little or no family. Special Friends help celebrate
birthdays and holidays, visit, and sometimes
arrange occasional outings. The Special Friends
are always looking for new volunteers; please call
our Family Services Office at 631-585-0100 for
more information.
Bereavement Counseling Services
Bereavement counseling is available to all of our
families, and can be arranged by contacting our
team of psychologists and social workers.
Adult Services - A bereavement group, which
meets for eight to ten sessions on an as-needed
basis, is run by a skilled social worker. It is open to
anyone with a relative in our adult programs. For
more information, contact our Family Services
Office at 631-585-0100.
The Saul and Elaine Seiff Center - Our highly
experienced social workers offer group and
one-on-one counseling to parents, grandparents,
and siblings. For more information, call the Educare
Center at 631-218-4949.
In-Home Residential Habilitation
- In-home residential habilitation is a service
component of the Home and Community Based
Services (HCBS) Medicaid Waiver. A Residential
Habilitation Aide (hired, trained and supervised by
agency staff) provides this service to Waiver
participants in their home. The role of the Aide is to
help and train people to achieve meaningful goals
and objectives through activities that typically occur
in the home. Examples of residential habilitation
activities include: teaching a person how to
socialize with others; increasing communication
skills by learning how to use a telephone; and
learning housekeeping chores such as menu
planning, cooking, doing laundry and shopping.
The needs of the individual determine the length of
time a residential habilitation aide spends with a
person. Generally, residential habilitation occurs
3-4 times a week for 3-4 hours at a time.
Medicaid Service Coordination
Case Management, a service available through the
Home and Community Based (HCBS) Services
Medicaid Waiver, assists people to live and
participate in the community in accordance with
their personal goals, preferences and needs. A
case manager, the person receiving services, and
his/her advocate set goals, plan, coordinate,
implement, and oversee individual service plans.
Currently, this service is available on a limited basis
and only for adults. It is independent of any other
day program service a person receives from the
Chapter.
Guardianship Services
Under New York State law, parents of persons who
are mentally retarded or developmentally disabled
are considered the natural guardian of their
child(ren) until he or she reaches the age of
eighteen. After that, the now adult child is
considered to be mentally competent and capable
of making his/her own decision.
Article 17a Guardianship is a legal proceeding that
takes place in the Surrogate's Court. It declares an
individual incompetent, and designates a parent or
sibling, friend or organization as legal guardian,
thus authorizing this person to make decisions and
exercise legal supervision of the adult with
developmental disabilities. Guardians also make
medical decisions.
Once obtained, guardianship lasts the lifetime of
the individual with disabilities. Guardians are not
responsible for housing the individual to whom they
are guardian, nor are they responsible for his/her
debts or acts.
AHRC can assist you in obtaining legal
guardianship. We provide information and guidance
so that the cost of hiring an attorney can be
avoided. This service is provided at no charge to
interested individuals who have a relative currently
enrolled in an AHRC program, and who are
members of AHRC. A small donation is requested
for this assistance.
Suffolk AHRC Community Trust
AHRC parents are bound by concern about the
future of their children with disabilities once they
are no longer here to care for them. In 1995, the
AHRC Board of Directors created a Community
Trust to assist families in providing for the future
needs of their children. The Trust provides a
measure of security for the future. It sees that your
child with developmental disabilities will have
access to adequate social and human services
beyond those which are available through
government spending programs.
The AHRC Community Trust is a less costly
alternative to establishing and maintaining a
Supplemental Needs Trust, yet it functions as such.
Parents with limited and greater assets can set
aside funds for a disabled child by participating in
our trust. The diverse investment portfolio
maximizes your income without high management
costs and unacceptable risks. Contributions to the
Trust are pooled, invested, and managed under the
direction of expert trustees. A separate trust
account is maintained for each participating family's
developmentally disabled child. Interest earned is
credited to each trust account.
Since the Trust is designed as a supplemental
needs trust, the income and principal may be used
only to supplement benefits available from
government programs. The fund will only be used
to provide extra comforts of life, access to medical
treatment, or other services not accessible through
government health programs.
To request a copy of the Trustee Agreement, along
with an application, contact our Office of Community
Affairs at 631-585-0100 for your no-obligation copy.
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