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Ensures that individuals with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and their families have access to: information, referrals and advice; individual and family advocacy; legal representation; and specific assistance in self-advocacy. The program prioritizes reaching communities of color and underserved urban and rural populations.
Ensures that individuals with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and their families have access to: information, referrals and advice; individual and family advocacy; legal representation; and specific assistance in self-advocacy. The program prioritizes reaching communities of color and underserved urban and rural populations.
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Self Advocacy Support
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Legal Representation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Brain Injuries
Offers support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.
Offers support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides legal representation and non-legal advocacy, systemic advocacy, and outreach to individuals with disabilities. For those who are denied access to assistive technology devices and/or assistive technology services.
Provides legal representation and non-legal advocacy, systemic advocacy, and outreach to individuals with disabilities. For those who are denied access to assistive technology devices and/or assistive technology services.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Assistive Technology Issues
Individual Advocacy
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Offers support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.
Offers support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides support for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities by helping them to advocate for themselves in regard to independence, self sufficiency, and rights.
Provides support for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities by helping them to advocate for themselves in regard to independence, self sufficiency, and rights.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Offers a Juvenile/Family Crisis Center, which is a 24 hour, legally mandated service designed to assist families who are experiencing serious difficulties in managing the behavior of children aged 10-17. Aids those in situations where the behavior of the children or parent results in a serious threat to the well-being and safety of the youth or other family members.
Offers a Juvenile/Family Crisis Center, which is a 24 hour, legally mandated service designed to assist families who are experiencing serious difficulties in managing the behavior of children aged 10-17. Aids those in situations where the behavior of the children or parent results in a serious threat to the well-being and safety of the youth or other family members.
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Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral
In Person Crisis Intervention
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Operates as a clearinghouse, advocating for individuals with disabilities and delivering local-level technical assistance along with specialized information and referral services. Provides information about disability services, referrals to disability-specific agencies, advocacy for obtaining disability services, details on assistive devices, ADA issues, and disability-related housing renovations. Offers assistance with applications for NJ Temporary Disability and Social Security, prioritizing individuals mandated to apply by the Division of Social Services. Please note that financial assistance, Medicaid/Medicare services, housing, transportation, or any service unrelated to disability services is not provided by the Hunterdon County Office for the Disabled.
Operates as a clearinghouse, advocating for individuals with disabilities and delivering local-level technical assistance along with specialized information and referral services. Provides information about disability services, referrals to disability-specific agencies, advocacy for obtaining disability services, details on assistive devices, ADA issues, and disability-related housing renovations. Offers assistance with applications for NJ Temporary Disability and Social Security, prioritizing individuals mandated to apply by the Division of Social Services. Please note that financial assistance, Medicaid/Medicare services, housing, transportation, or any service unrelated to disability services is not provided by the Hunterdon County Office for the Disabled.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Provides information and assistance on available programs and benefits for senior citizens. Services include: Application assistance; Application for fuel assistance and PAAD Programs; Home visits and efforts to find and seek those in need of help; Advocacy for senior citizens and disabled.
Provides information and assistance on available programs and benefits for senior citizens. Services include: Application assistance; Application for fuel assistance and PAAD Programs; Home visits and efforts to find and seek those in need of help; Advocacy for senior citizens and disabled.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Identification Cards
Friendly Visiting
Local Transit Passes
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides information, advocacy, legal representation, and outreach for individuals with mental illness. It addresses areas like assistive technology, discrimination, health care, institutional abuse, and special education.
Provides information, advocacy, legal representation, and outreach for individuals with mental illness. It addresses areas like assistive technology, discrimination, health care, institutional abuse, and special education.
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Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Legal Representation
Special Education Advocacy
Discrimination Assistance
Individual Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Operates several supportive programs for senior citizens, and their families, who live in Atlantic County. Services include: Caregiver Support Group, Fix-It Program, Information and Assistance (Call Center), Legal Services, Medical Day Care, Recreation and Social Activities, State Health Insurance Program (SHIP), Social Day Care, and Social Security Administration On-Line Benefit Information.
Operates several supportive programs for senior citizens, and their families, who live in Atlantic County. Services include: Caregiver Support Group, Fix-It Program, Information and Assistance (Call Center), Legal Services, Medical Day Care, Recreation and Social Activities, State Health Insurance Program (SHIP), Social Day Care, and Social Security Administration On-Line Benefit Information.
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Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Geriatric Counseling
Clinical Psychiatric Evaluation
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
General Legal Aid
Offers support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.
Offers support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides individuals diagnosed with blood cancer support resources and educational information. Resources include: access to information specialists; support groups; caregiver, peer-to-peer, and financial support; a patient community, online chats, and a podcast; nutrition consultations; and clinical trials. Also conducts research on cures.
Provides individuals diagnosed with blood cancer support resources and educational information. Resources include: access to information specialists; support groups; caregiver, peer-to-peer, and financial support; a patient community, online chats, and a podcast; nutrition consultations; and clinical trials. Also conducts research on cures.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disease/Disability Information
Leukemia
Provides outreach and case management to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness who have difficulty accessing services on their own behalf, are elderly homebound, or those incarcerated whose release from prison/jail is pending and not currently receiving any other case management services.
Provides outreach and case management to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness who have difficulty accessing services on their own behalf, are elderly homebound, or those incarcerated whose release from prison/jail is pending and not currently receiving any other case management services.
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Offender Advocates
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Case/Care Management
Offers voter registration opportunities, along with training and education programs to enhance informed voting for individuals with disabilities in both institutional settings and the community. Also ensures equitable voting access by providing legal representation and technical assistance through available attorneys in every county.
Offers voter registration opportunities, along with training and education programs to enhance informed voting for individuals with disabilities in both institutional settings and the community. Also ensures equitable voting access by providing legal representation and technical assistance through available attorneys in every county.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Voter Registration Offices
Disabilities and Health Conditions
Supports and educates family members or caretakers of adults with serious mental illness. Focuses on enhancing family system strength and stability, with mental health professionals available 24/7.
Supports and educates family members or caretakers of adults with serious mental illness. Focuses on enhancing family system strength and stability, with mental health professionals available 24/7.
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Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Caregiver Counseling
General Mental Health Information/Education
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Mental Health Related Support Groups
Supports Monmouth County residents with disabilities by offering various services, including providing information, referral, and advocacy for individuals and their families. Serves as a liaison to state and non-profit agencies, participates on advisory bodies, and monitors county government compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Supports Monmouth County residents with disabilities by offering various services, including providing information, referral, and advocacy for individuals and their families. Serves as a liaison to state and non-profit agencies, participates on advisory bodies, and monitors county government compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Provides a clearinghouse for information about programs and services, advocates for people with disabilities, and provides technical assistance and specialized information and referral at a local level.
Provides a clearinghouse for information about programs and services, advocates for people with disabilities, and provides technical assistance and specialized information and referral at a local level.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
County Government Departments/Offices
Specialized Information and Referral
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Advocacy promotes and ensures the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. The staff directs efforts toward working with individual consumers, who face difficulties in areas of housing, employment, transportation, remaining independent in the homes, assists with completing applications for immigration, Social Security, and other financial benefit programs. Special services are also offered for underserved minorities who have disabilities.
Advocacy promotes and ensures the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. The staff directs efforts toward working with individual consumers, who face difficulties in areas of housing, employment, transportation, remaining independent in the homes, assists with completing applications for immigration, Social Security, and other financial benefit programs. Special services are also offered for underserved minorities who have disabilities.
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Discrimination Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Offers support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.
Offers support, education, and connections to community-based mental health and social services for individuals with mental illness. Services include: mentoring and companionship for socialization and support; direct advocacy to link individuals with mental health, entitlements, housing, medical, legal, physical, self-help, wellness, educational, and recreational services; group services in boarding homes and other community-based locations; education; recreation; socialization; and advocacy. Engages in multicultural outreach to under-served populations and supports, advocates, and trains mental health service consumers to serve as advocates on community-based mental health boards, committees, and task forces.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Serves to protect and advocate for the legal and human rights of people with disabilities. For those who are not able to be served in the CAP, PAIMI, or PADD programs.
Serves to protect and advocate for the legal and human rights of people with disabilities. For those who are not able to be served in the CAP, PAIMI, or PADD programs.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
General Legal Aid
Acting as a catalyst, the New Jersey Association of Senior Blind brings together blind and sighted individuals to plan and implement programs, enhancing the quality of life for blind seniors in New Jersey and nationwide. The division focuses on promoting vocational, cultural, and social advancement, striving for the equal integration of blind seniors into society. It addresses the unique challenges faced by blind seniors, organizing events like senior possibilities fairs to showcase skills, techniques, and a positive attitude for moving towards independence. Emphasizing the transformative power of turning obstacles into opportunities, the division works to improve the overall conditions and standard of living for blind seniors. Monthly conference calls via phone provide additional support and connection.
Acting as a catalyst, the New Jersey Association of Senior Blind brings together blind and sighted individuals to plan and implement programs, enhancing the quality of life for blind seniors in New Jersey and nationwide. The division focuses on promoting vocational, cultural, and social advancement, striving for the equal integration of blind seniors into society. It addresses the unique challenges faced by blind seniors, organizing events like senior possibilities fairs to showcase skills, techniques, and a positive attitude for moving towards independence. Emphasizing the transformative power of turning obstacles into opportunities, the division works to improve the overall conditions and standard of living for blind seniors. Monthly conference calls via phone provide additional support and connection.
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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
General Health Education Programs
Provides information to senior citizens, Adults with a disability, and Caregivers on available resources. This Includes food, housing, material goods, transportation and utilities. Also provides information about community agencies and organizations offering specialized services where available.
Provides information to senior citizens, Adults with a disability, and Caregivers on available resources. This Includes food, housing, material goods, transportation and utilities. Also provides information about community agencies and organizations offering specialized services where available.
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County Government Departments/Offices
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Establishes a comprehensive program whose objective is to gain equality, opportunity, and security for all people with disabilities through information and referral, outreach, advocacy, and legislation. Also works with county officials to maintain compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Barrier Free Code in their resolve to assure accessibility of all county buildings and programs.
Establishes a comprehensive program whose objective is to gain equality, opportunity, and security for all people with disabilities through information and referral, outreach, advocacy, and legislation. Also works with county officials to maintain compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Barrier Free Code in their resolve to assure accessibility of all county buildings and programs.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
People With Disabilities/Health Conditions
Provides information and referrals, assistance, education, and advocacy to individuals with disabilities, their families, and communities. Topics include: the Americans with Disabilities Act, counseling services, transportation, disabled license plates, housing, and employment information.
Provides information and referrals, assistance, education, and advocacy to individuals with disabilities, their families, and communities. Topics include: the Americans with Disabilities Act, counseling services, transportation, disabled license plates, housing, and employment information.
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
County Government Departments/Offices
People With Disabilities/Health Conditions
Specialized Information and Referral
Advocacy promotes and ensures the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. The staff directs efforts toward working with individual consumers, who face difficulties in areas of housing, employment, transportation, remaining independent in the homes, assists with completing applications for immigration, Social Security, and other financial benefit programs. Special services are also offered for underserved minorities who have disabilities.
Advocacy promotes and ensures the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. The staff directs efforts toward working with individual consumers, who face difficulties in areas of housing, employment, transportation, remaining independent in the homes, assists with completing applications for immigration, Social Security, and other financial benefit programs. Special services are also offered for underserved minorities who have disabilities.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Discrimination Assistance