Community Resources

We hope that you find these resources helpful; they are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended to comprise a complete list. Links to sites are not meant as endorsements or recommendations by HSS or its faculty.

• Advocacy and Legal Services
• Aging
• Children, Teens and Families
• Disabilities
• Disease Specific Resources
• Domestic Violence
• Entitlements and Insurance
• Food and Nutrition
• Housing
• Immigration
• Information and Referral
• LGBT Services
• Mental Health
• Pain Management
• Substance Abuse
• Transportation
• Women’s Health

Advocacy and Legal Services

• The Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY
• Crime Victims Board
• LawHelp.org
• Legal Aid Society
• New York Legal Assistance Group
• Medicare Rights Center
• Office of the Public Advocate of NYC, Ombudsman Services Unit

Aging

• Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging
• National Institute on Aging
• New York City Department for the Aging
• New York Foundation for Senior Citizens
• NYS Office of the Aging & Senior Hotline
• Weill Cornell Center on Aging Research and Clinical Care

Children, Teens and Families

• Advocates of NY for Children
• Children’s Aid Society
• Kidshealth.org
• The Learning Disabilities Association of NYC
• Make A Wish Foundation, Manhattan Office
• New York State Child Abuse and Maltreatment Hotline: 1.800.342.3720
• NYC Administration for Children’s Services: 212.676.7055
• Parent to Parent NYS
• Partnership for Children’s Rights
• Resources for Children with Special Needs 
• Starlight Children’s Foundation NY, NJ, CT
• Teen Health, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Website of HSS Pediatric Rheumatologist Dr. Thomas Lehman: http://www.goldscout.com/

Disabilities

• Autism Society of New York
• Center for Hearing and Communication
• The Disabilities Network of New York City
• International Center for the Disabled (ICD)
• Lighthouse International
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• United Cerebral Palsy of New York City
• Very Special Arts
• VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)

Disease Specific Resources

Arthritis:

• Arthritis Foundation
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Lupus:

• Alliance For Lupus Research
• Lupus Alliance of America
• Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium
• Lupus Foundation of America
• Lupus Research Institute
• Office of Women’s Health
• SLE Lupus Foundation

Myositis:

• The Myositis Association

Scleroderma:

• Scleroderma Foundation

Domestic Violence

• Adult Protective Services, NYC Human Resources Administration Dept. of Social Services: 1.212.630.1853
• Child Abuse Hotline: 1.800.342.3720
• NYC Domestic Violence Bilingual Hotline: 1.800.621.HOPE
• NYS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Bilingual Hotline: 1.800.942.6906 for English or 1.800.942.6908 for Spanish
• Safe Horizon 
• Sanctuary for Families

Entitlements and Insurance

• ACCESS NYC
• CSS Public Benefit Resource Center
• Elder Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage
• Health Insurance Information
• HIICAP, NYS Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program
• Medicare
• New York Medicaid CHOICE HelpLine: 1.800.505.5678
• NYC Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program
• Neighborhood Health Providers (www.getnhp.com)
• Social Security Administration

Food and Nutrition

• City Meals-on-Wheels
• Food and Hunger Hotline
• Food Stamps
• NYC Coalition Against Hunger

Housing

• Center for Independence for the Disabled
• Center for Urban Community Services
• Common Ground (Affordable/Supportive Housing)
• Community Service Society
• Department of Homeless Services
• Eviction Intervention Services
• NYC Housing Authority
• NYC Affordable Housing
• Supportive Housing Network

Immigration

• Catholic Charities Immigrant Services
• Center for the Integration & Advancement of New Americans
• The City University of New York, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY Citizenship & Immigration Project
• City Bar Justice Center
• NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs and Language Services

Information and Referral

• NYC 311: dial 311
• HITE.org, Health Information Tool for Empowerment

LGBT Services

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• SAGE: Support and Advocacy Services for LGBT seniors 

Mental Health

• LIFENET, Mental Health Association of NYC: dial 1.800.LIFENET (1.800.543.3638)
• Mental Health Association of NYC
• The Samaritans Suicide Prevention Program and Services

Pain Management

• American Pain Foundation
• American Pain Society
• American Society for Pain Management Nursing
• PainEDU.org

Substance Abuse

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Al Anon
• LIFENET, Mental Health Association of NYC: dial 1.800.LIFENET (1.800.543.3638)
• Narcotics Anonymous

Transportation

• Access-A-Ride
• Reduced Fare METROCARD

Women’s Health

• National Women’s Health Information Center