Program Description
Family Reimbursement is a program designed to assist families with a variety of critical needs -- including items or services not funded through other sources -- that can make all the difference in maintaining a family member with developmental disabilities in the home. A committee comprised of other parents with disabled children reviews applications and makes recommendations about reimbursement subsidies up to $500 per family. UCP/NYC administers the program and implements the committee's recommendations.

Services
Some of the many requests for subsidies which have been approved in the past include:

• summer camp tuition
• after-school care expenses
• bedding items
• specialized clothing
• small furniture needs
• uninsured medical supplies and equipment
• adaptive toys and adaptive equipment

Hours of Operation
The Family Reimbursement Program may be contacted Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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Eligibility
Any family with a family member who is developmentally disabled and lives in the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan or Staten Island is eligible to apply.

Funding
Family Reimbursement is funded by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities. Subsidies awarded are up to $500 per family. Applications may be made in writing.

Location and Travel Information
Family Reimbursement is located within UCP/NYC's Family Support Services division at 120 East 23rd Street, 5th Floor in Manhattan. The cross streets are Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue. This location is easily accessible by subway and bus.

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

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