Important information on the Olmstead Housing Subsidy (OHS) and coronavirus (COVID-19) is now available. Please visit: https://ilny.us/program-information-regarding-coronavirus-covid-19
Olmstead Housing Subsidy (OHS) is a statewide rental subsidy and transitional housing support service program for high-need Medicaid beneficiaries. The funding was made available as part of the Medicaid Redesign Team’s Supportive Housing Workgroup initiative to help address the needs of eligible Medicaid participants in transitioning from nursing home settings or preventing nursing home placement.
Eligible participants of the program are those enrolled in Medicaid who are homeless, living in a Skilled Nursing Facility for at least 120 consecutive days, and have the ability to live safely in the community.
The OHS subsidy is modeled after the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) and Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) waiver subsidy programs in that the individual is required to pay 30% of their monthly income, less allowances. There will also be funding available for “community transition services” which includes security deposits, moving expenses, utility payments and household establishment purchases.
NYAIL is partnering with member ILCs to staff housing specialists across the state to provide outreach to, and assist eligible individuals with OHS program enrollment.
Olmstead Housing Subsidy Referral Form.
List of Regional Contacts.
Olmstead Housing Program Brochure:
Olmstead Housing Database (Authorized Users Only)
For more information, please contact:
Valerie Brennan
Director of Housing Programs
155 Washington Ave, Suite 208
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-465-4650 x110
Fax 518-465-4625
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Olmstead Housing Subsidy Regional Contacts |
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Regional Counties |
Contact Information | Auxiliary Independent Living Centers |
Albany North Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren, Washington |
Southern Adirondack Independent Living Center (SAIL)
Sharon Frederick (lead)418 Geyser Rd., Ballston Spa, NY, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 518-584-8202 Fax: 518-584-1195 |
North Country Center for Independence
Ephriam Fosu
80 Sharron Ave.,
Plattsburgh, NY, 12901
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 518-563-9058
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Albany South Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie |
Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (ILCHV)
15-17 Third St.,
Troy, NY 12180
Hunter Share (lead)
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Sonam Williow
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Tel: 518-274-0701
Fax: 518-274-7944
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Capital District Center for Independence
Shannon DeMayo
1716 Central Ave.,
Albany, NY, 12205
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Tel: 518-459-6422
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Buffalo Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming |
Western New York Independent Living (WNYIL)
Manuel Coye (lead)3108 Main St., Buffalo, NY, 14214 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 716-284-4131 Fax: 716-835-3967 |
Southwestern Independent Living Center
David Marg 843 N. Main St.,
Jamestown, NY, 14701
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 716-661-3010 |
Long Island Nassau, Suffolk |
Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO)
Jill Cuyar (lead)3253 Route 112 Medford, NY, 11763 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 631-880-7929 Fax: 631-946-6377 |
OHS Housing Specialists at SILO Tasha Daverne |
Lower Hudson Valley Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester |
Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC)
Don Wiggins (lead)
10 County Center Rd.,
2nd Floor,
White Plains, NY, 10607 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 914-682-3926 |
Resource Center for Accessible Living BRIDGES LaTerra McGee 2290 Palisades Center Dr., Taconic Resources for Independence
Melissa Llauger 82 Washington St., Suite 214
Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 845-452-3913 Westchester Disabled on the Move
Shayna Brown 984 N. Broadway, Suite 400,
Yonkers, NY, 10701
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Tel: 914-968-4717
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New York City Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond |
Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY) Housing specialists: Jorge Gomez Christina Mora |
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled
Desimarie Wright 27 Smith St., Suite 200,
Brooklyn, NY,11201
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 718-998-3000 Bronx Independent Living Services
4419 3rd Ave., #2C,
Bronx, NY, 10457
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Tel: 718-515-2800
Kimberly Escolastico Staten Island Center for Independent Living
Sharon Jackson
470 Castleton Ave.,
Staten Island, NY, 10301
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Tel: 718-720-9016
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Rochester Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates |
Center for Disability Rights (CDR)
John Simaitis (lead)497 State St., Rochester, NY, 14608 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 585-546-7510 Fax: 585-546-7542 |
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Southern Tier Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins |
Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC)
Kimberly Kappler (Lead)
135 East Fredrick St.,
Binghamton, NY, 13904
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Tel: 607-724-2111
Fax: 607-772-3606 OHS assistant: |
AIM Independent Living Center
LaTrisha Gaboriault 271 E. 1st St.,
Corning, NY, 14830
Tel: 607-962-8225 ex. 141 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Access to Independence Catskill Center for Independence
Heather Merrill Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 607-432-8000 |
Syracuse Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence, Jefferson |
ARISE Independent Living Center
Kate Haskins (lead)
635 James St.
Syracuse, NY, 13203
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Tel: 315-671-2992 Fax: 315-671-2977 Housing Specialist:
Cliff Franklin
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Massena Independent Living Center
Stephanie Quenneville 156 Center St.,
Massena, NY, 13820
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Tel: 315-764-9442 Resource Center for Independent Living Jill Toher 131 Genesee St.,
Utica, NY, 13501
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Tel: 315-797-4642 |