TIP SHEET

Independent Living Centers
Independent Living Centers (ILCs) are community-based, independent nonprofit organizations that are run by and for individuals with disabilities. They provide services that help those with disabilities lead independent, productive, and meaningful lives.
What Services do ILCs Provide?
All ILCs provide a core set of services geared toward promoting equal access, self-advocacy, personal growth, peer role modeling, and empowerment. These core services include:
- Peer counseling and support
- Independent living skills training:
- Budgeting
- Meal preparation
- Transportation arrangement
- Job search
- Self-advocacy
- Information and referral services
- Individual and systems advocacy
Other Services Provided
- Housing assistance
- Assistance with benefits and entitlements
- Help overcoming communication barriers
- Non-clinical personal counseling
- Help obtaining, using, repairing, and maintaining assistive equipment
- Voter registration assistance
- Disability awareness training
- Training and workshops on disability issues and laws
- Development of Plans to Achieve Self Support (PASS) for SSI/SSDI public assistance
- Community-specific training and services
Call your local ILC to find out what services they provide:
MANHATTAN Harlem Independent Living Center 4289 St. Nicholas Avenue, Suite 21 New York, NY 10027 Toll Free (800) 673-2371 (212) 222-7122 TTY (212) 222-7198 Videophone (646) 755-3092 |
BRONX Bronx Independent Living Services, Inc. 4419 Third Avenue, Suite 2C Bronx, NY 10457 (718) 515-2800 TTY (718) 515-2803 Videophone (866) 426-8059 www.bils.org |
BROOKLYN Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled 27 Smith Street Suite 200 Brookyn, NY 11201 (718) 998-3000 TTY (718) 998-7406 www.bcid.org |
Manhattan Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY 841 Broadway, Suite 301 New York, NY 10003 (212) 674-2300; TTY (212) 674-5619 Videophone (646) 350-2681 www.cidny.org
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QUEENS Queens Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 400 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 (646) 442-1520 TTY (718) 866-0428 Videophone: (347) 905-5088 www.cidny.org |
STATEN ISLAND Staten Island Center for Independent Living 470 Castelton Avenue Staten Island, NY 10301 (718) 720-9016 TTY (718) 720-9870 www.siciliving.org |