COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS

Services for a Meaningful Life

Selfhelp serves nearly 25,000 older adults and other vulnerable populations throughout New York, while remaining the largest provider of comprehensive services to Holocaust survivors in North America. At 27 sites throughout New York City and Long Island, and in countless homes each day, Selfhelp’s clients receive the vital services they need to live meaningful, independent, and dignified lives.

WHY CHOOSE SELFHELP

We’re on a mission to help older adults and vulnerable populations live with independence and dignity.
Social workers at every one of our programs can help individuals who qualify to access financial assistance, entitlements, and benefits.
Our wide range of programs support older adults at every stage of life.

OUR PROGRAMS

Affordable Senior Housings

Senior Centers

Virtual Senior Center

Case Management

Senior Source
(Geriatric Case Management)

Alzheimer’s Resource
Program (SHARP)

Community Guardian Program

Naturally Occurring
Retirement Communities

New York Connects

Adult Protective Services (APS)

WE ARE HERE TO HELP

Have a question about our Community-Based Programs or want to know if you or your loved one are qualified for our programs? Write us a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

You can also call us at 212-947-8701.

Affordable Senior Housing

Selfhelp owns and operates 14 affordable senior apartment buildings in Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Nassau County, with more buildings under development in Brooklyn, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties. Our buildings offer seniors the opportunity to lead independent lives in affordable apartments with access to on-site social services through SHASAM (Selfhelp’s Active Services for Aging Model).

Learn more about Selfhelp Realty Group by clicking here.

More than 1,400 low and moderate-income seniors enjoy life in a Selfhelp building, designed exclusively for older tenants. They live securely and independently, participate in enriching community activities, and have access to Selfhelp’s extensive programs. We are committed to developing new affordable housing, modeled on our current senior housing buildings in order to accommodate the growing number of older New Yorkers who need affordable housing and would benefit from independent living.

There are also computer and community rooms, libraries, as well as exercise equipment, and telehealth monitoring. Each unit is equipped with emergency pull cords, there is closed-circuit TV surveillance in each lobby, and the buildings are near to public transportation. Seven of our residences are also in close proximity to one of Selfhelp’s senior centers, where residents can participate in stimulating programs and enjoy nutritious meals.

In 2018, Selfhelp published a retrospective analysis of three years of Medicaid and Medicare claims data for a sample of residents of Selfhelp housing, compared to other older adults living in the same zip codes. We found that Selfhelp’s residents were healthier by several different measures than their peers who did not have access to SHASAM services.

Healthy Housing: An Evaluation of Selfhelp Active Services for Aging Model (SHASAM) (PDF)

Housing Locations

For rental information, please email the relevant management company. For other inquiries, please call 718-762-6803.

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Apartments
45-35 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11355

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg House
140-16 45th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11355

Helen R. Scheuer House
45-25 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11355

Martin Lande House
137-47 45th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11355

Scheuer House of Bayside
208-11 26th Avenue
Bayside, NY 11360

Scheuer House of Flushing
138-52 Elder Avenue
Flushing, NY 11355

Selfhelp K VII Apartments
137-39 45th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11355

Kimmel Housing I
498 Union Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590

Kimmel Housing II
512 Union Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590

Van Cortlandt Green
6469 Broadway
Bronx, NY 10471

Joseph and Pauline Charatan Residence
333 Lenox Road
Brooklyn, NY 11226