Bridges (RILC)

Consumer directed personal assistance (cdpa) the program improves quality of life for those who need personal assistance at home due to disability/ chronic illness. It is available to individuals with medicaid who qualify for long term care and is an alternative to the medical model of home health care. Individuals function as employers of their own personal assistant (pa). Bridges serves as fiscal intermediary and provides benefits and payroll administration for each employer. The program enrolls and trains new employers about their role and responsibilities; provides guidance and materials to hire their own pa. The program serviced 440 indidivuals in Rockland county.

Integration services Bridges serves as the Rockland county reentry task force coordinator, implementing a reentry program for individuals returning to the community after incarceration by providing case management and reducing recidivism. Bridges also implements the intellectual and developmental disabilities alternative to incarceration (iddati) program by providing case management services for individuals with i/dd. Bridges implements the substance abuse and mental health services administration (samhsa) re-entry program for individuals returning to the community with substance use and/or mental health disorders by providing case management.

Independent Living services (ils) services are provided to people with disabilities (pwd), their families, government, businesses, and the community. Core services: education, information and referrals, advocacy on disability rights, employment support, life skills training, and peer counseling/support groups. Specialized services: assistance with social security, medicaid, and other programs; learning skills and housing options necessary to live independently in the community; training in providing an architecturally accessible environment (i.e. Ramps); and voter registration. Ils provides services to thousands of people with disabilities in Rockland county.