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Employment: There are several job services that can help you meet your needs.
Day services: It works to make you a more independent person and be an active member of your community. OPWDD offers personal, social and vocational support.
Accommodation: It consists of support so that you can live in your family’s home, or in another house, alone or with someone, so that you are as independent as possible.
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Although they are tired of contacting the company that manages the building, the neighbors of a building located in the Fordham neighborhood do not stop complaining due to leaks, pests and insecurities that live in their apartments.
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The heating service does not work in the building, so they must endure the cold. Additionally, a Hispanic mother noted that her daughter has encountered mice when she plays in the hallway.
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At the main entrance of the building, the welcome is offered by a puddle of urine. It is part of the calamities that the neighbors experience, when any person living on the streets tries to relieve themselves there.
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The leaks are evident, damaging the walls, ceilings and running the risk of the structure collapsing. This is what the bathroom of a neighbor named Rafael looks like.
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And as a result of the leaks, mold appears, which not only stains the walls, but also represents a danger to respiratory health. The neighbors say they have reported every detail, but they receive no answers.
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The walls have holes and defects, which provide avenues for mice and cockroaches, two pests that neighbors have to deal with on a daily basis. One of them stated that she cleans every day, but it is not enough.
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And if that were not enough, the neighbors have photographed a homeless man sleeping in the lobby of the building, next to the stairs, exposing his private parts.
2023-11-09 21:11:00
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