Community Nutrition Program
The Community Nutrition Program provides food and basic goods to people in need up to twice a month, free of charge. Both pick-up and delivery are available.
Farmers Supporting Farmers
Farmers Supporting Farmers provides peer-driven mental wellness and business support for farmers, agribusiness workers, and their families.
Nursing Home Advocacy and Transitions
We advocate for nursing home residents, help them transition to the community and coordinate the services they need to live independently.
SNAP Outreach Program
Eligibility screening, as well as application and recertification assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
CDPAP Facilitator Services
AIM is an approved facilitator for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). We partner with the statewide fiscal intermediary, PPL.
Assistive Technology
Assistive equipment and technology loans, from wheelchairs and ramps to communication devices. Delivery and device demonstrations are available.
Advocacy
We help people overcome barriers to independence, understand their rights, and access benefits. We also push for systemic change.
OPWDD Supports and Services
Service Access, Self-Direction, Community Habilitation, and Family Support Services for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
Service Coordination
AIM coordinates services for people in the Nursing Home Transition & Diversion (NHTD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Medicaid Waiver Programs.
Health Home
Care management for Medicaid recipients with serious and complex physical health conditions, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders.
NY Connects
Information, options counseling, and referral to a wide array of long-term services and supports to help seniors and people with disabilities remain at home.
Employment Services
We provide job skills training, job placements and job coaching to people with all types of disabilities.
Supportive Housing
Housing for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who are facing homelessness, with support services available to residents.
Insurance Navigation
AIM’s navigators provide free enrollment assistance for the New York State of Health insurance marketplace.
Veterans Services
AIM provides education, advocacy, information and referral to help military veterans achieve their goals of independence.
Peer Services
Peer mentoring for people with disabilities entering the workforce, people transitioning out of nursing homes into the community, and those in recovery from addiction.
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Family and Friends Support Group
The Family and Friends Support Group provides support to family and friends of those who struggle with addiction, as well as providing support to those who may have lost a loved one due to addiction in a healthy, judgment-free atmosphere.
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Open Resource Center
AIM hosts a weekly drop-in center to help people search for affordable housing and community resources. The drop-in center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Elmira AIM office at 350 West Church Street.
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AIM Golf Tournament
The 2026 AIM Golf Tournament will be held Sunday, May 17 at Elmira Country Club.
News
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AIM consumer donates handmade blankets to Falck Cancer Center
AIM consumer Kathy Benjamin has been crocheting blankets and giving them to others since she was a teenager. Now 71 and experiencing vision loss, her lifelong hobby has taken on a new meaning. Benjamin has macular degeneration, and is now considered legally blind. She still lives independently at Villa Serene Apartments in Elmira Heights with…
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AIM launches holiday donation drive
AIM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to live independently and with dignity. This holiday season, you can help us make a difference in our community. All donations are tax deductible. Monetary Donations Help us purchase healthy food, winter gear, and assistive devices. Every dollar goes directly toward serving individuals with…
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AIM to launch Farmers Supporting Farmers program
AIM has been awarded a $2 million, five-year contract by the New York State Office of Mental Health to launch a new peer-driven program to improve behavioral health outcomes and reduce suicide risk among farmers, agribusiness workers, and their families. The Farmers Supporting Farmers program will serve all of New York State, with a focus…

