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Ohel empowers individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling, independent lives while providing essential support for their families. Through both day and community-centered programs, our person-centered services help individuals build life skills, pursue employment, and stay connected within their communities.
For families where the individual with I/DD lives with them, we offer respite care, financial reimbursement, and educational support that help create a more structured and harmonious home. For those that are ready, we offer long-term housing.
With a focus on friendship, community, and independence, Ohel ensures that every person receives the care and opportunities they deserve.
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Learn MoreIntellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Autism Housing
At Ohel’s Bais Ezra Housing, we provide more than just a place to live—we create a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment where adults with autism or intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) can thrive with dignity and purpose.
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Learn MoreEmployment Training
Ohel’s employment training program empowers adults with developmental disabilities to succeed in the workplace through preparation, education, and support. The work skills they learn become life skills, helping them to thrive in their personal lives and beyond.
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Learn MoreCommunity Habilitation
Ohel’s Community Habilitation (CommHab) is a life skills education program for people with autism, ages nine and up. Participants learn skills that will allow them to live freer and more independent lives and within their communities.
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Learn MoreAt-Home Respite
At Ohel, we understand these challenges and are here to help. Our In-Home Respite Program provides compassionate, professional childcare, offering parents and caregivers in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, and Nassau County the support they need to recharge while ensuring their child is in a safe, nurturing environment.