Recursos de la comunidad

Esperamos que estos recursos le resulten útiles; se proporcionan solo con fines informativos y no constituyen un listado completo. Los enlaces a sitios no deben interpretarse como avales ni como recomendaciones de parte de HSS o de sus docentes.

• Servicios de defensoría y legales
• Envejecimiento
• Niños, adolescentes y familias
• Incapacidades
• Recursos específicos sobre enfermedades
• Violencia doméstica
• Programas de ayuda social del Gobierno y seguro
• Alimentos y nutrición
• Vivienda
• Inmigración
• Información y remisiones
• Servicios para lesbianas, homosexuales, bisexuales y transexuales
• Salud mental
• Manejo del dolor
• Abuso de sustancias
• Transporte
• Salud de la mujer

Servicios de defensoría y legales

• The Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY
• Crime Victims Board
• LawHelp.org
• Legal Aid Society
• New York Legal Assistance Group
• Medicare Rights Center
• Office of the Public Advocate of NYC, Ombudsman Services Unit

Envejecimiento

• Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging
• National Institute on Aging
• New York City Department for the Aging
• New York Foundation for Senior Citizens
• NYS Office of the Aging & Senior Hotline
• Weill Cornell Center on Aging Research and Clinical Care

Niños, adolescentes y familias

• Advocates of NY for Children
• Children’s Aid Society
• Kidshealth.org
• The Learning Disabilities Association of NYC
• Make A Wish Foundation, Manhattan Office
• New York State Child Abuse and Maltreatment Hotline: 1.800.342.3720
• NYC Administration for Children’s Services: 212.676.7055
• Parent to Parent NYS
• Partnership for Children’s Rights
• Resources for Children with Special Needs 
• Starlight Children’s Foundation NY, NJ, CT
• Teen Health, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• HSS Pediatrics

Incapacidades

• Autism Society of New York
• Center for Hearing and Communication
• The Disabilities Network of New York City
• International Center for the Disabled (ICD)
• Lighthouse International
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• United Cerebral Palsy of New York City
• Very Special Arts
• VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)

Recursos específicos sobre enfermedades

Artritis:

• Arthritis Foundation
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Lupus:

• Alliance For Lupus Research
• Lupus Alliance of America
• Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium
• Lupus Foundation of America
• Lupus Research Institute
• Office of Women’s Health
• SLE Lupus Foundation

Miositis:

• The Myositis Association

Esclerodermia:

• Scleroderma Foundation

Violencia doméstica

• Adult Protective Services, NYC Human Resources Administration Dept. of Social Services: 1.212.630.1853
• Child Abuse Hotline: 1.800.342.3720
• Línea directa bilingüe contra la violencia doméstica en la ciudad de New York: 1.800.621.HOPE
• NYS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Bilingual Hotline: 1.800.942.6906 en inglés, o 1.800.942.6908 en español
• Safe Horizon 
• Sanctuary for Families

Programas de ayuda social del Gobierno y seguro

• ACCESS NYC
• CSS Public Benefit Resource Center
• Elder Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage
• HIICAP, NYS Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program
• Medicare
• Línea de ayuda New York Medicaid CHOICE: 1.800.505.5678
• NYC Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program
• Neighborhood Health Providers (www.getnhp.com)
• Social Security Administration

Alimentos y nutrición

• City Meals-on-Wheels
• Food and Hunger Hotline
• Food Stamps
• NYC Coalition Against Hunger

Vivienda

• Center for Independence for the Disabled
• Center for Urban Community Services
• Common Ground (Affordable/Supportive Housing)
• Community Service Society
• Department of Homeless Services
• Eviction Intervention Services
• NYC Housing Authority
• NYC Affordable Housing
• Supportive Housing Network

Inmigración

• Catholic Charities Immigrant Services
• Center for the Integration & Advancement of New Americans
• The City University of New York, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY Citizenship & Immigration Project
• City Bar Justice Center
• NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs and Language Services

Información y remisiones

• NYC 311: marque 311
• HITE.org, Health Information Tool for Empowerment

Servicios para lesbianas, homosexuales, bisexuales y transexuales

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• SAGE: Support and Advocacy Services for LGBT seniors 

Salud mental

• LIFENET, Mental Health Association of NYC: marque 1.800.LIFENET (1.800.543.3638)
• Mental Health Association of NYC
• The Samaritans Suicide Prevention Program and Services

Manejo del dolor

• American Pain Foundation
• American Pain Society
• American Society for Pain Management Nursing
• PainEDU.org

Abuso de sustancias

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Al Anon
• LIFENET, Mental Health Association of NYC: marque 1.800.LIFENET (1.800.543.3638)
• Narcotics Anonymous

Transporte

• Access-A-Ride
• Reduced Fare METROCARD

Salud de la mujer

• National Women’s Health Information Center