Welcome to my Blogspot!
Hello, this is my first Blog, and I hope I can make this a regular event. My name is Ingrid. I am excited to be here in this community. My purpose in beginning with this blog forum is because living in the New York City area I have acquired a wealth of information on surviving New York. I have lived in all the Boros at some point of my life, and I have lived well off, and not so well off. I have learned the many City Agencies that help New Yorkers. I was a Call Center Rep for 311 when we first went live. There is so much New York has to offer it's citizens. If you are in need of help getting around, maybe I can point you in the right direction. I am not an attorney, nor doctor. I am a Woman, Mother, Daughter, Grandmother, and Citizen of NYC and America. I am of the decent of Puerto Rico. I am Christian, and as such I would never point you in the direction that would lead you to commit a moral, or ethical crime against God, yourself, another individual, or government. I would not assist anyone in committing a crime. My sole desire is to offer people the ability to find help, resources, and or guides to overcome, empower and broaden your life. I am not perfect, and there really is no one size fits all solution. I have experience in Breastfeeding, and Child-Rearing. I am familiar with some laws, and can refer you to where YOUR Legal Rights are upheld. I am familiar with HRA/HASA programs, as well as ACS and their services. I have a child with Mental Health issues that have opened the door for me to become familiar with CSPOA, Waiver Services, The Office of Mental Health and Hygiene. OMH. You are not alone. There are avenues out there to bring you help and hope. My past work experience has been to provide consultant work. If there is a need you need looking into I will do my best to do so. I personally can't change your situation or circumstance, and I make no such promises. What I will do is provide a forum where you can vent, or get pointed in the right direction. I do ask that anyone reading my blogs. I respect you as an individual, and I expect the same. You can express yourself just please be mindful of your vocabulary. I will not tolerate any cursing, discrimination, abuse, bullying or any behavior that I deem dangerous or unlawful. I also will put this out there I have helped many families deal with Domestic VIolence, Drug Addictions, Alcohol Abuse, as well a Sexual Assault. I will work with all local, state and federal agencies should a crime be committed on my site, or I become aware of such activities. Please don't put me or yourself in that position. I know that there is help out there for most every need. I have contacts with agencies that can help you, and if you NEED help, and are willing to GET help it is out there. I also worked with a family dealing with sexual assault and I researched programs to get offenders self refer without involving the authorities if no crime has been committed meaning if you want to hurt someone reach out, and I will try to get you the help you need BEFORE you hurt someone. So if you blog you "need help because I have feelings of committing a crime", I will not ask you to get too specific, I will do what I can to research and provide a referral. I do not receive any financial compensation for these referrals. I do this because there is a need in my community. If you looking for free events in the City for Children, for Seniors I can also refer you there. I am not too proud to say "I don't know" and sadly there may be a time when I must say I can't help. Hopefully that will be few and far in between times.
Again,  welcome to my Blogspot.