Family Support Services
Family Support, funded by the Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), offers varied services to families with a son, daughter, or relative with intellectual disabilities and, in some instances, developmental delays living at home. The goal of Family Support is to provide families with the resources and services they need to maintain their family member at home. Individuals need to be eligible and approved for Home and Community based waiver services.
Description of Services
The Arc of Rensselaer County Family Support Services provides the following services to families who live in Rensselaer County and occasionally others who may live in other counties:
Hourly Respite: Provides short-term relief to primary caregivers. Social and recreational opportunities are provided one-on-one in the home or community.
Community Habilitation: Provides a goal based service, one-on-one in the home or community. Examples of some goal areas include hygiene, household chores, budgeting, or community inclusion.
Free Standing Respite: Provides weekend overnight respite services in a small home. Between four to six guests can be accomodated per weekend. Guests may choose to stay overnight or come for day visit. Guests engage in social and recreational opportunities while at the respite house.
Recreation: Provides evening and weekend recreational activities for teens and adults. These include a variety of community based opportunities for socialization, exercise and leisure.
Family Reimbursement: Provides financial resources to families that have a person with a disability (over the age of 18) living with them when their needs cannot be met by any other resource. Examples include but not limited to: Respite, sensory items, DOH approved camps, approved recreational activities.
Application for reimbursement: https://opwdd.ny.gov/attachment-family-reimbursement-application-all-languages
List of reimbursement allowable and non-allowable items: https://opwdd.ny.gov/family-support-services-family-reimbursement-allowable-and-non-allowable-items-all-languages
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