Por más de 30 años, hemos provisto asistencia y apoyo social a los ancianos de Washington Heights, Inwood y West Harlem. Cada año seguimos ayudando a más de 1.000 ancianoes en la comunidad.
La Asistencia ayuda a los ancianos aislados, frágiles, en riesgo y de pocos recursos a que permanezcan en sus hogares de manera segura y mantengan su independencia y calidad de vida. Los trabajadores sociales evalúan sus necesidades individuales y sugieren servicios para satisfacerlas. El programa de Administración Cotidiana del Dinero asiste con el pago de facturas y con la organización de papeleo importante. También puede incluir asistencia de administración financiera más intensiva, como actuar como Beneficiario Representativo del Seguro Social. Puede haber fondos de emergencia disponibles ante la amenaza de desalojo, desconexión de servicios o necesidades médicas no cubiertas por el seguro médico. La Asistencia está disponible en inglés y en español y son aptas para personas en silla de ruedas.
Lun– Vie: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Ms. V. was a young woman when she immigrated from Eastern Europe to New York City’s Washington Heights community in the late 1960s. She married an American citizen, worked as a private duty nurse, and had two children. But when her husband suddenly left her, she raised her two children alone, supporting them single-handedly through college.
Ms. R is a 63-year-old recent widow. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Ms. R spent most of her adult life in New York City. For most of her life, Ms. R lived in a rent-stabilized apartment in Washington Heights with her husband from Mexico. When her husband passed away Ms. R. became depressed and did not follow through on paying her bills—as her husband had always taken care of this.
Mrs. B. came to us in arrears with ConEd, Verizon and rent, depressed and speaking almost in a whisper of her life of hard work and hard-won independence, working in the clothing industry. She felt she had always been a generous person, even giving a good portion of her life savings to a church in Pennsylvania where she lived at the time, knowing that she would long be part of their caring community.
We look forward to hearing from you.