Client Stories

Every day, all across New York City, we work hard to provide the highest-quality guardianship services for older adults and individuals living with disabilities and mental illness. They are fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, friends, who deserve dignity and self-determination. 

Meet the New Yorkers we are proud to serve. These are their stories:

Manny

Once a traveling cowboy in the American West, he lost everything after a suspicious eviction

George

A workplace injury forced him to adapt to new circumstances

Roger

He was tricked by a family member amidst cognitive decline and faced the threat of homelessness

Stanley

He had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital when he was found wandering the streets, confused

Jason

He had an undiagnosed mental health disorder, no job, and was under threat of eviction

Danny

His life has been marked by a long cascade of tragic incidents

Dolores

She is a retired attorney and administrative judge, and owned a $3 million brownstone

Jazmine

She is a 25-year-old woman who lives in a three-bedroom apartment in Canarsie, Brooklyn

Daisy

She is a 58-year-old woman, divorced, yet living with her ex-husband