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:

Client Story Stanley

Stanley

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

Jason Client Story

Jason

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

Danny portrait

Danny

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

Dolores portrait

Dolores

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

Jazmine portrait

Jazmine

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

Daisy portrait

Daisy

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

Deirdre portrait

Deirdre

The life that she built was unravelling around her

Gabriel portrait

Gabriel

He came to the U.S. seeking the American Dream

Sadie portrait

Sadie

Her home was sold out from under her without knowing it