This database is of resources most commonly referred to when someone calls the LINK department. Search resources using the search box, or target resources by categories and tags listed to the right. YAI does not intimately know all the programs on this list. Availability and service changes are beyond our control. If you are trying to understand what an acronym might mean, check out our Acronym Guide. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please feel free to call us at 212.273.6182.
CLOSEThe Legal Aid Society's Access to Benefits Helpline (A2B) is a “one-stop” resource for New Yorkers in need of legal assistance to obtain government benefits. The hotline is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Interpreters are available for all languages.
A2B staff can assist NYC residents with:
Legal information, resources, and listings of laywers; including free legal help.
A year-round program held in New York City school-based community centers that provides a wide range of activities for youth between the ages of 6 and 18 and adults. Programs operate in the afternoons and evenings (after school), on weekends, during school holidays, vacation periods, and during the summer.
Asperger Center's mission is to present evidence-based, practical, current information about Asperger Syndrome and related conditions and appropriate treatments and to develop and provide innovative services to the community of children and adults with Asperger Syndrome and their families. Asperger Center for Education and Training is a virtual center established to provide information and resources for professionals, people with Asperger Syndrome, and families.
The Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH), founded in 1976, is an educational nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to raise awareness of the needs of all travelers with disabilities, remove physical, and attitudinal barriers to free access and expand travel opportunities in the United States and abroad. Members include travel professionals, people with disabilities, and other people and corporations who support our mission.
There are 13 Special Education Parent Centers across New York State. These centers will provide parents of children with disabilities with information, resources, and strategies to:
NY State of Health: The Official Health Plan Marketplace, is your place to shop, compare, and enroll in a low-cost quality plan that’s right for you. And it’s the only place you can receive financial assistance based on your income, to lower your costs even more.
The Family Center offers a unique program of social and legal services, including health care, lifetime planning, and wellness programs, to New Yorkers struggling with a family crisis or loss. The team combines a keen business sense with a personalized approach, partnering with families to plan their next steps and long-term solutions with services.
Through the power of sports, people with intellectual disabilities discover new strengths and abilities, skills and success. Our athletes find joy, confidence and fulfillment -- on the playing field and in life. They also inspire people in their communities and elsewhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential.
GRASP's mission is to improve and enrich the lives of adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum and their families through community advocacy & outreach, education, peer supports, programming, and services, at no cost to their members.
