NY Connects

CIDNY’s NY Connects program is a free, trusted place to go for information about services and resources that support people with disabilities. We work with New Yorkers of all ages and with any type of disability whether they live at home, in a nursing home, or another residential setting.

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People We Serve:

Older Adults AND Caregivers or families

Professionals, including discharge planners, assist individuals in need of long-term services

Adults and Children with Disabilities

Individuals with or who may have Alzheimer’s Disease or other Dementias

Friends, neighbors, and other individuals seeking long-term support services.

NY Connects at CIDNY is committed to serving you during the coronavirus outbreak. We are working hard to help people with disabilities and older adults access benefits, proper information about city and state changes, food and peer support resources, and more. Our counselors are available from 9 am until 5 pm, Monday through Friday if you call 1-844-862-7930.

CIDNY's NY Connects team at a Staten Island free vaccine event.

Click here to fill out the NY Connects help request form

Our staff are based in each of New York City’s five boroughs and can provide person-centered benefits counseling including eligibility screening processes for benefits and services. We can help you complete applications and enroll in:

SNAP applications / food assistance

Public assistance benefits, like Medicaid and Medicare

Social Security benefits, and more.

Housing applications including supportive housing applications