Community Access, Inc.
Howie The Harp (HTH) Advocacy Center
Harlem✓Validated 4 months ago
2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., 12th Floor
New York, 10027
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Mental Health
Mental Health Training, Education Support, and Job Placement
Services include:
• Assisted Competitive Employment (ACE) through Howie the Harp, for NYC adults in mental health recovery who are looking for competitive employment. ACE can help with job-search preparation, job-search strategies, benefits counseling, job development, employment support, and career counseling. To sign up, visit this page and email proof of a psychiatric diagnosis to [email protected] or [email protected]. More information is available at communityaccess.org.
• Ongoing Integrated Supportive Employment (OISE) through Howie the Harp, for NYC adults with mental health challenges who are already employed and want ongoing support to keep, manage, or succeed in their jobs. To sign up, visit this page.
• Blueprint Supported Education, a Community Access program sharing office space with Howie the Harp, supports NYC adults with serious mental health conditions who are trying to start, continue, return to, or complete school. This may include support with high school equivalency, vocational certification, college, graduate school, degree completion, school persistence, admissions, financial planning, accommodations, study skills, stress management, and navigating campus life. Eligible mental health conditions may include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and other serious mental health conditions; ADHD or autism alone do not qualify. People with criminal records are welcome. There are no income or immigration-status requirements. NYC residents only.
— To enroll, call (646) 503-5600 x2128, email Tara Donahue, Director, at [email protected] or [email protected], or call (917) 719-5385.
— Services may include individualized meetings, coping-skill development, education planning, support with school enrollment or re-enrollment, help requesting accommodations, and ongoing support to stay in school and complete an education goal.
Open Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM
To be eligible, you must have a high school diploma or a GED, live in NYC, and have any proven mental health diagnosis (PTSD or anxiety applies); some programs, like hospitality, require participants to be over 21 and be eligible to work in the U.S.
Only serves people who are clients of the organization
Requires GED
Requires eligibility to work in the U.S.
Requires proof of NYC residency
Requires a medical record
Age requirement: 18+