Announcements and Opportunities
PARENTS: NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN FOR SUMMER CAMP
RCSN Annual Special Camp Fair: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Parents of children and teens with special needs, now’s the time to think about summer camp. Camps open registration in the winter, and space and financial assistance is limited. Parents can meet experts from over 60 summer programs serving children and teens with special needs at the FREE 27th Annual Special Camp Fair on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 11 AM to 3 PM at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, (entrance on Columbus Ave./W. 60th St.) Manhattan. The Fair is presented by Resources for Children with Special Needs, (212) 677-4650 ext. 34, www.resourcesnyc.org.
The Fair will feature both day camps (New York City) and sleepaway camps (Tri-State area). The Fair will also offer information on travel programs, remedial education programs, volunteer and job opportunities, and early childhood programs. Spanish and sign language interpreters will be available.
Visitors to the Fair will receive a free copy of RCSN’s Camps 2011-12 Directory. Parents can register for the Special Camp Fair prize drawing at www.resourcesnyc.org.
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DO YOU NEED A COAT?
The New York Cares Coat Drive has been providing donated coats to New Yorkers that need them since 1989. Individuals who need a coat can request a Coat Voucher that will direct them to a nearby agency which will redeem the voucher for a coat. Coats cannot be distributed at collection sites.
To receive a voucher email info@newyorkcares.org, call 212-402-1173 or visit the coat collection sites in Penn Station and Port Authority Bus weekdays, between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. through December 31st.
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Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP)
Do you need help or advice in dealing with the child welfare system. Do you have any issues with ACS, foster care, child protective or preventive services or the Family Court? You are not alone. Talk to other parents who have been there. Call the Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP) at (212) 348-3000 weekdays from 9 to 5.
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FLOATING HOSPITAL: “FAMILY DOCTOR” FOR NEW YORKERS IN NEED
Does your family need
• Medical exams and immunizations
• Pregnancy testing
• Treatment for chronic problems like diabetes and high blood pressure
• Psychiatric and psychological screening and treatment or any other health services?
The Floating Hospital (TFH) provides the whole range of medical services to women and children living in the NYC family shelters and domestic violence safe houses. TFH, founded in 1866, used to be based on a ship as the name implies. Now it provides a “fleet” of passenger vans to bring patients for no charge to its newly renovated main clinic in Long Island City and satellite clinics from all five boroughs of NYC.
TFH promises “we never refuse homeless families needed treatment regardless of their Medicaid status or because they are unable to pay.”
To make an appointment and arrange for transportation, call (718) 784-2240 x 126 or 119.
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PROJECT FAIR HELPS OUT AT FAIR HEARING SITE
Project FAIR, a Legal Help Desk at the New York State central Fair Hearing site offers you information and referral services about fair hearings benefits and community services. Project FAIR’s table, staffed by lawyers and volunteer advocates trained by Legal Aid Society, is located from 12 noon to 3 pm Monday through Friday at the central waiting area.
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
Office of Administrative Hearings
14 Boerum Place, 1st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Great Offer, For Women Only: Free Training
STRIVE is launching a free training program in three fields of work where there’s a growing demand for skilled workers – Computer Network Technician, Office Operations, and Customer Service/Retail Sales. It’s for women only and preference will be given to individuals on or eligible for public assistance. Enrollment is already underway and training starts November 20 at Strive East Harlem Employment Services, 240 E. 123rd Street in Manhattan, so call now (212) 360-1100.
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LET US HELP YOU HELP YOUR KIDS
by Gary Shulman, M.S. Ed. Program Director and Training Coordinator, Resources for Children with Special Needs
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. is an information and advocacy center for parents and professionals who need help for children birth to 26 with any disability such as learning, emotional, developmental, physical, attention deficit disorder, health problems, vision, hearing and many more. We help find appropriate programs and services. Every year we hold 51 free workshops on various topics of interest. We also conduct a Special Camp Fair to help you learn about appropriate summer programs for children with disabilities. This year the Fair will be Saturday January 30, 2010 at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle (Columbus Ave. and W. 60th St.) from 11AM-3PM. For more information call us at 212-677-4650 or visit us at www.resourcesnyc.org . Also check out our searchable database at www.resourcesnycdatabase.org
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
116 East 16th Street, 5th Floor,
New York, NY 10003
Tel (212) 677-4650 x20 / Fax (212) 254-4070
