Community Options, Inc. of New York City was established in 1995 to provide residential and employment support services to individuals with disabilities in all five boroughs of New York City and in Westchester County.

Services offered include:

Residential Placement

Housing

In-Home and Community Supports

Service Coordination

Community Integration Counseling

Medicaid Waiver Services

Employment Services

Services are primarily funded through the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), the New York State Department of Health (DOH) TBI Waiver Program, and the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID). Staff meet with the individual and their family to ensure that an individual's plans are person-centered, incorporating the person's preferences accordingly.

Housing services are designed to assist persons with disabilities who are moving from nursing homes and state institutions, or who are on waiting lists for community services, to find housing in the community. Community Options also provides supports for people living in their own homes or at home with their families.

Employment services focus on individual competitive jobs or community volunteer placements. Community Options provides the evaluations, supports and follow-up required to assist individuals with pursuing and successfully obtaining employment, taking into consideration the specific needs of each individual.

In addition to these services, Community Options, through the Medicaid Service Coordination program funded through OMRDD and NYS DOH/TBI, will assist individuals and families with accessing any and all services available through local, private, state and federal programs.

Please call the Manhattan office at (212) 227-9110 to receive more information on Community Options' services.