As your New York State Housing and Benefits Navigators, we can guide you towards solutions for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
HOUSING
Special Needs Advisors help families find or create appropriate housing solutions and support services for their family member with disabilities. We really care about their future. We work with many agencies and organizations on your behalf.
WHO WE ARE
We are two parents with special needs sons and many years of experience in the field. Our mission is to assist other families with disabled members navigate the complex government and not for profit programs that are available. We are a private consulting business working directly with our clients in an advisory capacity. Except through OPWDD Self Direction, our fees are not covered by Medicaid waiver or insurance and are the responsibility of the client.
WHO WE ARE
Our personal family histories have given us the experience and the passion for helping others. We know that all families wonder what will happen to their disabled relatives both in the short and long term and struggle to find solutions. We are accredited NYS Housing Navigators trained to work with the Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled population.
OUR SERVICES
There is profound change in the special needs housing and services landscape. Special Needs Advisors wants to share best practices with you and ensure you know which benefits are available. We also want to let you know where the gap is between what is theoretically accessible and current reality.
HOW WE WORK
We hold an initial consultation to develop a global picture of the individual and family we are advising. Once we understand the needs, we set goals and strategies together with the family. While we cannot guarantee to deliver or provide access to all that the family hopes for, we practice person-centered planning and will do our absolute best to help the family create an appropriate life for the individual.
HOW WE WORK
In our initial conversations with new clients we establish their immediate and long-term goals and histories to determine the scope of the work. We have clients at every phase of finding their most suitable home and services, from those just starting to those needing to make changes after many years. We like in person meetings initially and then as needed or requested by the client. Our one-on-one consultations help to develop an informed picture of the individual and the family that we are working with to perform and establish person-centered planning and supports.