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WHAT WE DO
Who You Lift Up
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Youth Services
GET INVOLVED
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A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to: • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally) • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, or HIV/AIDS • Blind or low vision • Cancer (past or present) • Cardiovascular or heart disease • Celiac disease • Cerebral palsy • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing • Depression or anxiety • Diabetes • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, or irritable bowel syndrome • Intellectual or developmental disability • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause) • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema • Traumatic brain injury • Short stature (dwarfism)

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Main Office
35 Orchard Street
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 949-3098
Info@liftingupwestchester.org

Job Central Employment Center
148 Hamilton Avenue, 3rd Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 437-9747
Meetings by appointment only.

Open Arms Men’s Shelter
86 E. Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 948-5044

Samaritan House Women’s Shelter
33 Church Street - 3rd Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 948-3075

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Grace’s Kitchen

33 Church Street, White Plains
Located in the Parish Hall
Hot Meals & Support (Monday– Friday)

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