Social Services Assistance

For assistance with social services, please click the button below and fill out the form. You can also contact NIA Director of Social Services Senja Frangipani at services@niabklyn.org or leave a message at 718-236-5266. We will get back to you as soon as possible!

How We Can Help

NIA offers a range of social services designed to meet the evolving needs of our community. We are available in person or through remote channels to answer your questions and provide support. Our goal is to assist in whatever way we can, whether that means pointing you in the right direction or working together to find a solution. Below is a list of the services we are currently offering.

Spotlight: Free Community Naloxone Training & Kit

Learn about the following topics:

  • What is Naloxone/Narcan

  • Signs of an Overdose

  • What to do in case of an overdose

  • Good Samaritan law

  • How to replenish your kit

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 6:30 PM (and every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM — Dates and times may vary due to holidays)

NIA Office 6614 11th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 - 2nd floor Conference Room

Registration Required • Must be 18 years of age • Seating limited

List of Social Services

For assistance with social services, please click the button below and fill out the form. You can also contact NIA Director of Social Services Senja Frangipani at services@niabklyn.org or leave a message at 718-236-5266. We will get back to you as soon as possible!

  • Submission help is available.

    • HRA (Human Resources Administration)

    • SSI (Supplemental Security Income)

    • SSDI(Social Security Disability Insurance)

    • Access-A-Ride

    • IDNY

    • Meals-on-Wheels

    • Passports

    • WIC (Women, Infant & Children)

  • Application help is available.

    • One-Shot-Deals

    • Case Change

    • Grants

  • Enrollments and Payments for parent(s)and guardian(s) are available.

  • Renewing help is available.

    Clients with CityFHEPS cases can now get assistance completing their annual renewal and uploading the required documents. Renewal applicants are welcome.  

    Client must follow through with a two-step process to continue their rental assistance.

  • Intakes & appointments available.

    Services are offered for youth, families, and individuals. Virtual and over-the-phone counseling sessions are available.

    All sessions are by appointment only.

  • Application help is available.

  • Application & renewal help is available.

  • Application & renewal help is available.

  • Application help is available.

  • Application & renewal help is available. For low-income residents, you can apply for a 50% discount on subway and local bus fares.

    Not eligible if you have a senior discount or an Access-A-Ride pass.

  • Application & renewal help is available.

  • Application & renewal help is available.

    Eligible Families and Individuals can be enrolled through NYS Health Insurance. NIA can help with Medicaid, Essential Plan, Child Health Plus, and Qualified Health Plans. 

    Please call for more information.

  • Registration and payment help are available.

  • Uploads and case change help are available.

  • Registration and renewal are available.

  • Registration and recertification help are available.

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  • Application & renewal help is available.

  • Application & renewal help is available.

    MSP is a program run by Medicaid that can help pay for Medicare Part B Premiums. Eligible recipients must be on Medicare at the time of filing and fall under the financial criteria. 

    MSP IS NOT Health Insurance.

  • aloxone training is a service that teaches people how to respond to an opioid overdose.

    Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM

    6614 11th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11219 2nd floor conference room (No Elevator Access)

    Register by contacting NIA Director of Social Services Senja Frangipani: services@niabklyn.org or 718-236-5266

    Limited seating, Must be 18 yrs.

  • Acknowledgement and jurat certificate help available.

    All documents must be translated into English.

  • Application assistance with applying for affordable rentals and housing opportunities throughout the five boroughs.

    (NIA does not work to secure an apartment for any applicants)

  • NIA provides preliminary assistancefor low to moderate-income individuals and families in need of housing. Applications will be in force for two years from the date of submission. 

    NIA does not work with NYCHA to secure an apartment for applicants. NYCHA is under the State of Public Housing.

  • Rent/utilities & in arrears help available.

    • SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

    • Cash Assistance

  • Assistance and resources are available.

    NIA helps address your quality of life concerns, offers referral assistance and connects you with the proper resources.

  • Application & renewal help is available.

    A property tax break for seniors 65 and older who own a one, two, or three-family home, condominium, or co-op. Eligibility is determined by your total annual income.

  • Application & renewal help is available.

    The program is for senior tenants who qualify to have their rent frozen at their current level. If you are 62 years or older, live in a rent-regulated apartment, have a lease in your name, and pay one-third of your monthly income on rent, you may be eligible to participate.

  • Appointment help is available for current Applicants.

    • Reasonable accommodation

    • Renew a lease

    • Section 8 paper Annual

    • Recertification

    • Family composition letter

    • Interim change request

    • Restoration

  • Application, recertification, periodic report, and case change help is available.

    • Medicare

    • Retirement

    • Survivor

    • S.S. Cards

    • Extra help

  • Enrollment help is available.

  • Application help is available.

  • Registration & change of address help is available.

Have questions or need more information?

Reach out to us about our social services.

Senja Frangipani, Director of Social Services

Email services@niabklyn.org or leave a message at 718-236-5266.

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