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- EIN 11-2030172
- 212.273.6100
- 460 West 34th Street 11th Floor New York NY 10001 USA
- www.yai.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Human Services
Mission: Yai's mission is to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (i/dd) to live the lives they truly desire. We provide a wide range of supports and services that are person centered and person directed. By seeing beyond disabilities, we promote opportunities for people with i/dd to live, love, work, and learn in their communities. Our supports and services cover the lifespan and include residential opportunities, day services, employment services, community habilitation, family support programs, therapies, respite, and recreation.
Programs: Residential services - we provide residential services to people in settings that reflect their desires and needs. We operate group homes that provide 24-hour supervision as well as apartments for those who are more independent and require less supports. We aim to have people with i/dd live in the least restrictive setting possible and support them with independent living.
day and community services - day habiliation offers individualized and group activities designed to teach life skils, build relationships, promote independence and provide engagement in the community. In addition, trained specialists provide individualized skills training in the home and the community. Focus is on a person's strengths and critical skills for development, including building skills and independence in the areas of self care, social skills development, money management, life safety, household tasks, enjoying the community, and job success.
clinical programs - yai operates article 16 clinics which provide psychological testing and evaluations, mental health services, nutrition, and occupational, physical, and speech therapies.
employment initiative services - help people with developmental and learning disabilities prepare for and find employment opportunities in their communities. Through individual and group employment counseling, employment services provides education on how to build a resume, to develop interviewing skills, to learn how to conduct oneself on the job, and gain new employment skills through internships in retail, office services, maintenance and other work settings in the community.