Program Description
UCP/NYC's Housing Assistance Services provides a variety of services to consumers and their families. Complemented by the skills of an experienced occupational therapist, staff evaluate consumer's home or work site and provide an assessment regarding the need for either environmental modifications or adaptive equipment. Small projects, in particular, may be funded through this program.

Services
The program provides the following services:

• assessments for environmental modifications and/or adaptive equipment
• housing and accessibility rights education
• landlord/tenant negotiations
• code enforcement advocacy
• lead poisoning prevention
• help in expediting public housing applications, transfers and modifications
• referral to legal service

Hours of Operation
The program can be contacted Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Eligibility
Any individual with a developmental disability who lives in the five boroughs of New York City is eligible.

Funding
Funding for this program is provided by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities and is supplemented by private contributions to UCP/NYC.

Location and Travel Information
The main office for Housing & Accessibility Assistance is located at 120 E. 23rd Street, 5th Floor, in Manhattan (between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue). However, program staff are readily available to make visits to the homes of individuals eligible for assistance.

For more information, please contact Project CONNECT at
877-UCP CONNECT (1-877-827-2666)
or projectconnect@ucpnyc.org.

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