About Us
Community Action For Human Services, Inc., is a voluntary, non-profit, non-sectarian and tax-exempt organization, serving a mentally/physically challenged population ranging from children, young adults to senior citizens in a comprehensive continuum of human services.
COMMUNITY ACTION FOR HUMAN SERVICES, INC.
For over three decades, CAHS, Inc, has provided residential services consisting of counseling, case management, day treatment/training and vocational services, nutritional, medical/dental, pharmaceutical, occupational/physical therapy, psychological, psychiatry, recreation/social activities, social services, speech pathology/audiology and transportation. Our Intermediate Care Facility (ICF), Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRA’s), Choices Day Habilitation Program, Medicaid Service Coordination Program and the Office Mental Health and Dept. of Homeless Services – Community Residence/Single Room Occupancies (CR/SRO’s) are symbolic of CAHS’ commitment to excellence.
Our Mission
“To serve individuals challenged with mental and physical disabilities, without regard to religion, race, health, status sexual orientation, marital status governed by the guiding principles to ensure individual choice, independence, integration, productivity, responsibility and dignity in the community through the provision of opportunities to reach ones’ fullest potential.”
ABOUT US
Community Action For Human Services, Inc., is a voluntary, non-profit, non-sectarian and tax-exempt organization, serving a mentally/physically challenged population ranging from children, young adults to senior citizens in a comprehensive continuum of human services.
For over three decades, CAHS, Inc, has provided residential services consisting of counseling, case management, day treatment/training and vocational services, nutritional, medical/dental, pharmaceutical, occupational/physical therapy, psychological, psychiatry, recreation/social activities, social services, speech pathology/audiology and transportation. Our Intermediate Care Facility (ICF), Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRA’s) CR/SRO’s and Choices Day Habilitation Programs are symbolic of CAHS’ commitment to excellence.
CAHS, Inc. is uniquely qualified to develop, own and operate these programs because we can comply with the provisions, regulations and rules by New York State OPWDD, NYS Office of People with Developmental Disabilities, NYC Department of Mental Health, NYC Department of Homeless Services, U.S. Department of HUD, NYC Housing Preservation and Development. We are an experienced and highly professional agency with an excellent track record of owning and operation of an ICF/DD for thirty-three years and for over 15 years CR/SRO’s have maintained certification year after year for a special needs/disabled population. The agency’s Board of Directors, Parent Association and Neighborhood Advisory Boards consist of attorneys, business men and women, parents and laymen who have many years of experience working with non-profit governmental funded agencies. Our Boards are active and meet regularly to review the business of the agency’s operations fiscally as well as pragmatically.
Community Action For Human Services, Inc. Crotona Park West- Paige Apartments has been successful in achieving OMH length of stay and occupancy goals. In addition, we have worked successfully to ensure individuals who leave are doing so to transition on to: 1) needed clinical/medical services, 2) independent housing and or 3) remain with family. Also, we opened a second CR/SRO for 45 homeless persons in November 1998, at 1316 Boston Post Road, Bronx, NY. JHB housing was approved for $387,622.00 in homeless assistance and Shelter-Plus Care rental assistance support. A vocational training service is attached to the residential programs which will consist of food-services, building maintenance, horticultural therapy, a thrift shop and clerical practices.
This was the first project CAHS, Inc. had the privilege of developing in C. B. #3 and we did so with their full support. To date, we have several distinct services we provide to the residence of C. B. #3, they are:
| Project | Size | Funding Source(s) | Start -Up Date |
| Crotona Park West-Paige Apartments | 40 | Department of Homeless ServicesNYS Office of Mental Health | 1997 |
| JHB Services | 45 | Department of Homeless Services | Jan 1999 |
| Crotona Park East IRA’s | 6 | NYS OPWDD | July 1998 |
CAHS, Inc. has become an integral member of C. B. #3. We are active in the community activities such as: Friends of Crotona Park in collaboration with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation/Co-Sponser of Crotona Park family Day held each May and the Annual Health fair held each June.
Over the course of 1998 and in response to various RPS announcements, we were approved by NYS OPWDD to develop and operate the following services which are in operation:
- Five (5) person IRA – located on Wickham Avenue
- Crotona Park East and Rochambeau Avenue IRA’s – ten (10) persons
- CAHS – “CHOICES “Day Habilitation for thirty-two (32) individuals with developmental disabilities ages 21 and older
We have demonstrated that ability to develop residential services both from the ground up as well as up to receiving existing residential services. The experience and expertise that CAHS has acquired throughout the years will continue to shape our future growth and development and guide us through the planning process to realize these new goals. In the coming years, we look forward to setting even higher standards in program development, especially in the areas of residential, day service/training, work internships, job development/placement and vocational counseling.
To date, however, our proudest accomplishments have been made by the consumers we serve. They are living proof that if given the opportunity to excel, individuals challenged by mental and/or developmental disabilities, as we continue to respond to the needs of individuals who are mentally/physically challenged.
