Find YAI's supports and services. Availability and eligibility will vary. For more information about applying for a service and availability please call YAI LINK at 212.273.6182.
You can also review our Eligibility FAQ or take our short Eligibility Survey to find out if you are likely eligible for YAI services funded through the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). Please feel free to call us at 212.273.6182 if you need further help understanding how to access supports and services.
The Coffeehouse program for adults provides an environment where participants can expand their social circles and become active members of the community. The program includes activities focusing on improving self-esteem, maturity and independence.
The emphasis of day habilitation is participation in the larger community. Most activities occur outside of the day habilitation walls. By participating as volunteers at various organizations, participants have daily opportunities to develop skills, including safe travel using public transportation and community integration.
The emphasis of day habilitation is participation in the larger community. Most activities occur outside of the day habilitation walls. By participating as volunteers at various organizations, participants have daily opportunities to develop skills; including safe travel using public transportation and community integration.
The emphasis of day habilitation is participation in the larger community. Most activities occur outside of the day habilitation walls. By participating as volunteers at various organizations, participants have daily opportunities to develop skills; including safe travel using public transportation and community integration.
The emphasis of day habilitation is participation in the larger community. Most activities occur outside of the day habilitation walls. By participating as volunteers at various organizations, participants have daily opportunities to develop skills, including safe travel using public transportation and community integration.
Trained specialists provide individualized skills training in the home and the community. Focus is on a person's strengths and life skills for development, including building skills and independence in the areas of self care, social skills development, money management, life safety, household tasks, enjoying the community, and job success.
Day Habilitation offers individualized and group activities designed to teach life skills, build relationships, promote independence, and provide engagement in the community.
Day Habilitation offers individualized and group activities designed to teach life skills, build relationships, promote independence, and provide engagement in the community.
In-home respite provides families with a break from their daily routine. Trained staff provides scheduled care for a family member with a disability. This service gives the person new opportunities to develop greater independence.
In-home respite provides families with a break from their daily routine. Trained staff provides scheduled care for a family member with a disability. This service gives the person new opportunities to develop greater independence.
Support Coordinators assist people with developmental disabilities and their families to enroll in and gain access to services and supports appropriate to their needs. They assist in obtaining medical, clinical, social, educational, financial, vocational and residential services. Support coordination is provided by a qualified support coordinator who uses a person-centered planning process in developing, implementing, and maintaining an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) to ensure that the person receiving services and/or their families’ needs are always being met.
This program prepares participants for competitive employment through pre-vocational and day habilitation internships and volunteer opportunities at various sites throughout the community. Job coaches provide participants with on-site support to ensure success.
Overnight respite provides 24-hour supervision from Friday afternoon until Monday morning for people, ages 4 and up. Services are also available for certain week long stays and school vacations. Nutritious meals and recreational activities are provided on site and in the community.
Weekend Overnight Respite offers the opportunity for the caregiver to receive a break from their daily care-taking responsibilities, while offering the participant an opportunity to be more independent from their family.
Weekend Overnight Respite offers the opportunity for the caregiver to receive a break from their daily care-taking responsibilities, while offering the participant an opportunity to be more independent from their family.
Friday and Saturday recreation and socialization programs offering various activities and community trips throughout the metropolitan area for people, ages 6 and up.
The International Academy of Hope (iHOPE) is a highly specialized brain injury school in New York City. It meets a significant and unmet need in the NYC community, while also serving as a world-class model of best practices and high tech solutions in the delivery of educational brain injury services.
The Manhattan Star Academy’s mission is to provide high-quality services to your children and their families in a comprehensive, developmentally based program which focuses on the whole child.
At-Home Respite provides families with a break from their daily routine. Trained staff provide scheduled care for a child or adult family member with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability. This services give the person new opportunities to develop greater independence while providing a much needed break for the family.
In-home sexuality education and training is available for people ages 9 and up. Individual assessments and training plans provided. Topics covered include: the body, hygiene, puberty, personal identity, boundaries, abuse, relationships, and more.
A short-term, in-home based training program dedicated to helping caregivers manage their child's/family member's challenging behaviors. The service is designed to help caregivers better understand and more effectively cope with their child's/family member's needs. Training may focus on behavioral issues and daily living skills, such as toileting.
A social skills group for children ages 5-12 on the autism spectrum that covers topics including feelings, awareness of others, communication, friendship, and decision making.
A short-term training program that provides support to families dealing with challenging behaviors. Training is geared toward supporting caregivers and direct services providers.
The YAI AAC Center provides comprehensive evaluations for any person with complex communication needs. Follow-up training, therapy, and programming is available for new device users as well as those who have previously acquired a device.
