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Labor Department, U.S., Disability.gov
AKA (Also Known As):
Disability.gov
Disability.gov offers comprehensive information about programs and services for Americans with disabilities, their family members, veterans, employers, educators, caregivers and anyone interested in disability-related information.
The site is organized into 10 subject areas: benefits, civil rights, community life, education, emergency preparedness, employment (including job accommodations), health, housing, technology and transportation.
Be selecting a category, visitors are directed to useful information on federal and state government programs and services, news and events, grants and funding opportunities, and more. Disability.gov contains thousands of links to reliable information from its federal agency partners, as well as educational institution, nonprofit organizations, and state and local governments.
Lakeview Mental Health Services, Inc.
AKA (Also Known As):
Lakeview
Address:
600 West Washington Street
Geneva, NY 14456
Geneva, NY 14456
Hours:
Office: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm; Program: 24 hours daily
Area Served:
tompkins
Phone:
Fax:
(607) 272-1452
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Lakeview Mental Health Services is a psychiatric rehabilitation-based program. In Tompkins County, it provides community residences, supportive apartments, and supported housing resources for adults with diagnoses of mental illness.
Lakeview also provides:
- psychiatric rehabilitative services and support to adult residents with psychiatric disabilities
- instruction in living skills (nutrition, money management, health care, time management, coping skills, community utilization, etc.)
- supportive counseling
- long-term and transitional programs
- case management and housing-related services in the individual's own (unlicensed) home
- Single Room Occupancy (SRO)
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
AKA (Also Known As):
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc
Address:
120 Wall Street
19th Floor
New York, NY 10005
19th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone:
Fax:
(212) 809-0055
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
At Lambda Legal, we imagine a different world, a world of full equality for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV, and we work to create that world every day. We pursue impact litigation, education and advocacy to make the case for equality in state and federal court, the Supreme Court and in the court of public opinion.
Lansing Residential Center
Address:
270 Auburn Road
Lansing, NY 14882
Lansing, NY 14882
Hours:
Every Day, 24 hours
Area Served:
tompkins
Phone:
Fax:
(607) 533-7309
Title:
Facility Director
The Lansing Residential Center houses court-placed female delinquents, providing:
- secondary and high school education
- tutoring services
- residential treatment program
- counseling for juveniles
Laura Ward
Address:
319 N. Tioga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Ithaca, NY 14850
Area Served:
tompkins
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Title:
LMFT
Experience with ages: Birth-5, 6-12,12-18 and 18-21
Insurance accepted: Private Pay, Sliding Scale
Near public transport: yes
Areas: Divorce/separation, remarriage, co-parenting, divorce mediation, collaborative law child specialist & coach
Homevisits: yes
Groups: no
LawHelp
AKA (Also Known As):
LawHelp/NY
Website:
LawHelp/NY (a collaborative project of ten legal assistance agencies) is an online resource targeted to helping low income residents of New York State find the information and services they need to solve their legal problems. An on-line legal information clearinghouse, LawHelp/NY provides quick and accurate referrals to free civil legal services programs, public interest law offices, basic information about legal rights, self-help information, court information, links to social services agencies, and more, throughout New York State.
LawHelp
AKA (Also Known As):
LawHelpNY
LawHelpNY, collaboration of ten legal assistance agencies, is an online resource aimed at low income New York State residents find the information and services to solve their legal problems.
An online legal information clearinghouse, LawHelpNY provides:
- quick and accurate referrals to free civil legal services programs and public interest law offices
- information about:
- basic legal rights
- self-help information
- court information
- links to social service agencies
- "LiveHelp", online real time chat leading visitors to needed resources and referrals
Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York
AKA (Also Known As):
LDA CNY
Address:
722 West Manlius Street
East Syracuse, NY 13057
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Phone:
Fax:
(315) 431-0606
Email:
Title:
Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York (LDA of CNY) offers information, resources and services on learning disabilities, Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other neurological impairments.
The agency's Network Direct Staff members can assess callers' needs and link them to community services and supports, including:
- LDACNY services:
- educational consulting
- tutoring
- Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL)
- Learning Without Borders
- ADHD college coaching
- Pathways Employment Services
- adult recreation groups
- LIFE: Community Habilitation
- workshops
- information on other disability-related programs and services in the Syracuse area
- online resources
Learning Web
Address:
515 West Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Ithaca, NY 14850
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm; hours in schools vary
Area Served:
tompkins
Phone:
Fax:
(607) 275-0312
Email:
Title:
Executive Director
The Learning Web provides Tompkins County youth with hands-on learning opportunities to develop their skills, interests and knowledge of the world of adult roles and responsibilities.
Opportunities include:
- guided apprenticeships
- career and community exploration activities
- independent living skills training
- community service projects
- employment support with opportunities for jobs in the healthcare field.
Youth in middle and high school (13+) explore their interests through exploration visits and volunteer apprenticeships at local work places in the Community & Career Exploration & Apprenticeship Program (CCEAP). Youth facing challenges can qualify for paid apprenticeships and staff support to assure a successful apprenticeship.
Homeless and transient youth and young adults up to age 24 receive help through the Youth Outreach Program:
- finding housing
- connecting to needed services
- returning to school
- building employment skills
- learning to live independently
Program services and support:
- help households develop the skills necessary to maintain stable housing
- identify and pursue an educational and career pathway to provide a livable wage
- become productive members of the community
- Application preparation
- Resume and cover letters
- Interview skills and techniques
- Planning for transportation and childcare
- Job placement
- Work performance evaluation and feedback
- Education planning
- Goal planning
Learning Web, Youth Outreach Independent Living Program
Address:
330 West Martin Luther King Jr./State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Ithaca, NY 14850
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Area Served:
tompkins
Phone:
Fax:
(607) 272-8952
Title:
Executive Director
The Youth Outreach Program assists homeless and transient youth and young adults, many of whom have dropped out of school, to move from a state of dependence to self-sufficiency.
Participants can receive:
Participants can receive:
- outreach services
- assistance locating safe housing
- intensive case-management
- independent living skills training
- crisis management
- parenting skills training
- develop the skills necessary to maintain stable housing
- identify and pursue an educational and career pathway that will provide a livable wage
- become productive members of our community
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Cortland
Address:
111 Port Watson St
Cortland, NY 13045
Cortland, NY 13045
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
Phone:
Fax:
(607) 753-7257
Legal Aid Society provides free civil legal services to low-income people in such matters as:
- consumer issues
- housing
- public benefits
- family law
- elder law
- divorce
- eviction
- Social Security, SSI and SSD
Parking is available behind the building.
Legal Services of Central New York, Cortland Office
Address:
111 Port Watson St
Suite 300
Cortland, NY 13045
Suite 300
Cortland, NY 13045
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
Phone:
Fax:
(607) 753-7257
Legal Services of Central New York, Inc provides free, civil legal assistance relating to a person's disability, to low-income families and individuals, representing
- those with disabilities or problems related to their disability
- persons with psychiatric, developmental, traumatic brain and other disabilities
- individuals on Social Security trying to become employed
- those who have a dispute with NYS Access
- families affected by HIV/AIDS in matters relating to children
Parking is available behind the building.
Legal Services of Central New York,Cortland Office
Address:
111 Port Watson St
Suite 300
Cortland, NY 13045
Suite 300
Cortland, NY 13045
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
Phone:
Fax:
(607) 753-7257
Legal Services of Central New York, Inc provides free, civil legal assistance to low-income families and individuals. LSCNY represents low-income families and individuals and people with disabilities or problems related to their disability.
LSCNY represents also persons with psychiatric disabilities, developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and other disabilities. Additionally, LSCNY represents persons on Social Security who are trying to become employed and persons who have a dispute with NYS Access. All legal matters must relate to a person's disability. LSCNY also represents families affected by HIV/AIDS in matters relating to children. LSCNY also provides limited representation in traditional poverty law matters such as welfare, housing, health care, and access to justice matters.
Parking is available behind the building.
Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
Address:
Binghamton University LN1105
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
Phone:
Fax:
607-724-8290
Email:
Title:
Project Director
The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, a project of the Ferre Institute, helps lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) people in upstate New York build and sustain healthy families through support, advocacy, information and access to community and sensitive health care and services.
Current Programs and Services:
- Pride and Joy Families: network of LGBTQ-led families offering support, education and a sense of community to adults and children
- educational programs for LGBTQ parents and aspiring parents: information and discussion on family-building options and issues related to parenting as an LGBTQ person
- LGBT Healthy Families Initiative: resources and information tailored to LGBTQ families to help create better health outcomes for adults and children in these families. Maintains a website and toolkits collecting and recording family health histories: www.LGBTHealthInitiative.org
- provider training: programs and information on LGBTQ families and parenting to improve the cultural competency of educators and health and human service professionals.
- information and resources for the family: individual assistance and referral services, websites, regional parent discussion listservs, quarterly newsletters and email news to help LGBTQ adults find one another and needed resources
- Directory of Services for LGBT People: online searchable database of 500+ welcoming community resources and health and human service providers. View and join at www.LGBTServicesDirectory.com
- advocacy: educating and empowering LGBTQ parents to be advocates for their families; speaking for LGBTQ families in schools, the media, the community and government
Leslie Shakespeare
Address:
122 West Court Street, Suite 109
Ithaca, NY 14850
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone:
Website:
Title:
LCSW-R
Leslie received her Bachelors degree from the StateUniversity at Oswego and her Masters degree in Social Work from the State University at Albany. Following graduate school she worked for the State of New York in a group home for adults with developmental disabilities and started the group home's first parents group. She later went to work at a private non profit agency in Saratoga Springs, New York continuing work with developmentally disabled adults and their families. She also trained staff on the social and emotional needs of the residents, held resident support groups, and parent support groups and participated on theHuman Rights Committee for the agency.
Leslie moved to Ithaca in 1989 and began working for the Franziska Racker Centers (formally the Special Children's Center) as a preschool social worker in their preschool special education classroom in Owego, New York. She was asked to join
the Center's evaluation team where she participated as an evaluator for children with social and emotional concerns. In 2001 she was selected to participate in an innovative program with the Department of Social Services to facilitate family group conferences for families whose children were at risk for placement in foster care. At the same time she began to provide social work services for preschool children through the Tompkins County Early Intervention program and through local school districts in Tompkins county.
In 2004 she left the Franziska Racker Centers to start Life Stages Counseling. Shehas extensive training in working with young children and has been providing counseling/play therapy services to children and their families for over fifteen years. Leslie's areas of expertise include parenting education and support, early childhood development, children with special needs, and step-parenting. She offers both a brief solution focused work and longer term growth orientated work, all with a strengths based focus.
