Family Residences and Essential Enterprises Inc. (FREE)

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises Inc. (FREE) in Middle Island, New York provides supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and traumatic brain injury. The organization lists residential housing options alongside day and community services, employment assistance and transition-to-work programs. Clinic-based outpatient behavioral health and primary/specialty health services are also noted as part of the network supporting routine care and community participation.

Daily life at FREE sites can include structured day programs, vocational supports, crisis services and respite, plus individualized plans intended to promote independence and community integration. Services referenced by the provider also include nursing home transition and waiver program supports, advocacy and family-oriented resources that aim to coordinate housing, health and employment needs rather than provide a single-location continuum of care.