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Developmental Disabilities

Residential Services

Community Habilitation Day Habilitation Employment Services Residential Services

Adults with developmental disabilities often have many overlapping support and health needs. While some are able to live independently or in the care of a close family member, others require more intensive round-the-clock services that are tailored to their level of need. For these people, many of whom have complex medical needs, The Foundling provides housing that is supportive and nurturing, as well as fully integrated into the surrounding community. The Foundling provides residential services for people with developmental disabilities in all five boroughs of New York City and in Westchester, Rockland, and Orange Counties.

Our goal is to help people participate as members of their community by proactively approaching treatment planning, and providing extra support and guidance. Individuals are encouraged to make their housing, living, and support preferences known, and staff accommodate these preferences when possible. We assist people in our residential programs to engage in their communities, gain more autonomy, and participate in gainful activities – from day programs to volunteer work and paying jobs.

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Developmental Disabilities

Supervised Individualized Residential Alternative

The Foundling’s Supervised Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRAs) are designed and operated to provide a safe comfortable home where someone with a developmental or other intellectual disability can live independently, with the supports that they need to succeed. Our Supervised IRAs provide 24-hour staff support and supervision for all residents.

Developmental Disabilities

Supportive Individualized Residential Alternative

Our Supportive Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRAs) are safe and comfortable homes embedded in the community, designed for individuals that can thrive with less supervision. People living in The Foundling’s Supportive IRAs are learning independence with cooking, cleaning, money management, community integration, and medication administration with the goal that they will someday be fully independent.

Developmental Disabilities

Individual Supports and Services

The Foundling’s Individual Supports and Services (ISS) program provides a housing subsidy to assist people with developmental disabilities who wish to live independently in the community.

Success Stories

Irene reached out to the Foundling's Developmental Disabilities Division when…

Irene reached out to the Foundling's Developmental Disabilities Division when her daughter was looking to become more independent. Working with a skills trainer, Irene and her daughter created a plan to achieve that goal.

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Our Continued

Impact

40+
programs and services serving children, families, and adults across New York and Puerto Rico
$5
donation launched The Foundling's work in 1869
4,000+
4,000+ holiday gifts distributed to The Foundling program participants every year
151
years providing life changing services to children, families, and adults in New York
9
program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area
24%
of adults with developmental disabilities report that they have no one to talk to about personal things and often feel lonely
DID YOU KNOW
Individuals with developmental disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States

Resources

Contact us about receiving Developmental Disabilities services:
Call 212-886-4020 or email us at I&R@nyfoundling.org

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1977
St. Agatha Home for Children

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