NIA now offers free weekly Family Guidance sessions, monthly Mothers of Newborns workshops, and quarterly Family Enrichment & Support Workshops. To join, please complete the application at bit.ly/FAMILY-NIA.
For more information, contact Althea Hickson, NIA Manager of Family Services at althea@niabklyn.org
NIA offers help with your application for HHA (Home Health Aides) or CDPAS (Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Service). While NIA does not provide the care of home health aides, we will offer resources and assistance with the application process. Your questions will be answered, and we will do our best to help reduce the stress of caring for a loved one.
Please call the NIA main office at 718.236.5266 or email services@niabklyn.org.
The New York Health Care Proxy is a legal document which appoints someone you trust to make all or some of the health care decisions on your behalf. (Don’t confuse this form with DNI/Do-Not Intubate, DNR/Do-Not Resuscitate, MOLST/Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment or POA/Power ofAttorney). NIA will assist you with filling out the form, which is available at the NIA office.
Please call the NIA main office at 718.236.5266 or email services@niabklyn.org.
DRIE provides a rent freeze for tenants with disabilities. If rent goes up, tenants with DRIE do not have to pay higher rate. The City pays the difference. (You do not have to ask permission from your landlord). You must be 18 years or older, have the lease in your name, have a household income of $50,000 or less, spend at least a third of your monthly income on rent, receive SSI, SSDI, Veteran’s disability or compensation, and live in a rent stabilized or rent controlled apartment. NIA can assist you with the application process.
Please call the NIA main office at 718.236.5266 or email services@niabklyn.org.
HEAP helps low-income people pay the cost of heating their homes. You may be eligible to receive one regular HEAP benefit per program year. HEAP may be able to help you if you heat your home with electricity, natural gas, oil, coal, propane, wood/wood pellets, kerosene or corn. (Must file during enrollment period). NIA can assist you with the application process.
Please call the NIA main office at 718.236.5266 or email services@niabklyn.org.
EPIC is a NYS program for seniors by the Department of Health. It helps income eligible seniors 65 and older supplement their out-of-pocket Medicare Part D drug plan costs. NIA can assist with the application process. NIA does not provide insurance coverage.
Please call the NIA main office at 718.236.5266 or email services@niabklyn.org.
NIA is a CBO SNAP Unit. The SNAP program provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget for low-income families, individuals, and seniors.
Call the NIA office at 718-236-5266 or email snap@niabklyn.org for pre-screening. New applicants and recertifications welcome.
Fair Fares NYC is a program that helps low-income residents with a 50% discount on the subway and local bus. (Selected Bus Service & Staten Island Railway). Applicants cannot apply if they already have a senior discount pass or Access-A-Ride.
Please call the NIA main office at 718.236.5266 or email services@niabklyn.org.
National Grid’s Energy Affordability Program (EAP) provides income-eligible customers with a monthly bill credit. This monthly bill credit is automatic with the receipt of a Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) payment applied to your National Grid account.
Please call the NIA main office at 718.236.5266 or email services@niabklyn.org.
The National Grid Budget Plan takes the amount you usually pay on your National Grid bills in a year and breaks that amount into twelve balanced monthly payments to help offset the traditionally high winter heating and summer air conditioning peak bills. You will still pay only for the total amount of energy you use in a year.
Please call the NIA main office at 718.236.5266 or email services@niabklyn.org.
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