Provides a free helpline for AARP members and nonmembers alike. Trained fraud specialists and volunteers field thousands of calls each month. Get guidance you can trust, free of judgment.

Provides clinical services to individuals with disabilities and their families including treatment coordination during the eligibility process and while accessing additional agency services; advocacy with other agencies when additional services are needed; psychological services including assessments and therapy; social work; nursing services; nutrition services and rehabilitation counseling. As well as early identification assistance.

Provides career and technical education including vocational, technical and occupational programs.

Provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals to prepare them for employment (including helping them to further their education) consistent with their strengths, ability and interest. These jobs can be in the competitive workforce, self-owned businesses in the home, sheltered workshops or in supported employment in the community. Also works with students, families and school districts to coordinate appropriate services for students with disabilities who are leaving secondary education and entering adult vocational rehabilitation.

Provides CDL, basic skills and TASC (GED) preparation classes, business and industry classes, and vocational education classes.

Provides an Extended School Day and School Violence Prevention program. Weekly clubs offer literacy activities through hands-on programming. School Violence Prevention provides crisis-intervention counseling and support groups to target protective assets and risk factors.

Provides career and technical education including vocational, technical and occupational programs.

Offers courses in Art and Design. Sample course offerings include: How to Get Started in Game Development and Intermediate WordPress Websites. Courses vary each semester. Call for more detailed information.

Provides reference, information, readers advisory, ESL classes, and literacy services. Programs and services may include defensive driving, computer instruction and films.

Provides you with the foundation to work as a teaching assistant in public and private schools. The program is designed to meet New York State academic requirements for teaching assistants within the schools of New York State. The program is designed for individuals who wish to begin a career in education as well as for individuals presently employed in area school districts who wish to or need to upgrade their professional credentials to meet New York State and/or local district guidelines. Call for detailed information.

Offers a 24 credit certificate program that is geared toward students interested in the field of criminal justice. Students will receive both theoretical and practical exposure to the system and will develop widely applicable skills in research design and data analysis. Sample course offerings include; Introductory Sociology; Criminal Justice Administration; Research Methods in Criminal Justice; Political and Civil Rights; Social Problems; Corrections; Criminology; Sociological Theory and Applied Statistics. Call for more detailed information.

Offers literacy programs to teach adults to read and English classes for immigrants or those who want to improve their English.

Offers classes designed for non-native adults seeking to improve their abilities to speak, understand, read and write the English language. Classes are offered at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels; Day and evening classes are available. Curriculum incorporates American History and Government and the steps needed to become a U.S. citizen. Courses are offered at various locations. Call for more detailed information.

Offers courses in Dental Chairside Assistant; EKG Technician; Clinical Medical Assistant; Home Health Aide; Nurse Assistant; Phlebotomy Technician; Practical Nursing Program; Medical Office Biller/Coder ICD-10; Preparation For Practical Nursing Entrance Exam; Nurse Entrance Exam; Physical Therapy Aide; Certified Personal Trainer and Reiki 1,2,3. After completing the required amount of hours of training some courses above offer certification. All programs offered at various sites throughout Suffolk County in the day as well as the evening. Selection varies each semester.

TASC Connect! provides tutors and online tools to support adults seeking a high school equivalency diploma, which is obtained by taking the TASC Exam (Test Assessing Secondary Completion). TASC (formerly known as the New York State GED Exam) can be taken in English, no longer available in french take out please or Spanish tutors introduce free online study resources and can provide one-to-one instruction in reading, writing, grammar, math, science and social studies. If you can't make a session or would like extra help? Please email us at [email protected]. A tutor will help you with math, grammar, essay writing, and other TASC topics.

TASC Connect! provides tutors and online tools to support adults seeking a high school equivalency diploma, which is obtained by taking the TASC Exam (Test Assessing Secondary Completion). TASC (formerly known as the New York State GED Exam) can be taken in English, no longer available in french take out please or Spanish tutors introduce free online study resources and can provide one-to-one instruction in reading, writing, grammar, math, science and social studies. If you can't make a session or would like extra help? Please email us at [email protected]. A tutor will help you with math, grammar, essay writing, and other TASC topics.

Offers courses in: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies; Music; Languages; Health, Family and Self-Improvement and Physical Fitness & Sports. Courses are offered at various locations throughout the district. Courses vary each semester. Call or check website for up to date list of classes and additional information.

Offers a number of levels of ESL training from beginning levels to the more advanced levels. All new students are required to take a placement test prior to registration to determine the appropriate level they should register for. There is no fee for this exam. Courses vary each semester. Sample course offerings include: Everyday English - Introduction to ESL; ESL Conversation; Intermediate Listening/Speaking; Intermediate Reading/Writing; Advanced Listening/Speaking and Advanced Reading/Writing. Call for more detailed information.

Offers courses in: Computer Electronics/Construction; A+ Certification Prep Part 1: Hardware and A+ Certification Prep Part 2: Operating Systems. Classes are preparation for the A+ Exams and are recommended but not required to sit for the exam. Courses vary each semester. Call for a brochure.

Designed for students, ages 16 - 21, who are assigned to the center as a recommended court placement or for at-risk students whose needs are not being met in their current school setting. The program is designed to prepare students to complete the requirements for a Regents, Local, or High School Equivalency Diploma. Courses of study will also infuse contextualized learning, career preparation, and skills achievement into daily lessons. The program model utilizes a non-traditional learning environment to enhance academic performance and offers students real-world, hands-on application of skills through a collaborative work experience opportunity at Pal-O-Mine’s Equestrian, Inc. The program also encompasses individual and group counseling, substance abuse counseling, employment and soft skills training. Each participant’s treatment plan is individualized to address his or her needs, strengths and challenges. This program will provide a seamless continuum of transitional services to students. Each student will meet with a counselor to establish an individualized transition plan. The transition plan will focus on meeting educational, employment and transportation needs in addition to connecting students with community-based organizations and resources. Eastern Suffolk BOCES has developed partnerships with federal, state, and local agencies to create links to resources that provide support to at-risk students.

Offers a center based program for 2-5 year olds with delays in speech/language/cognitive learning areas with or without presence of hearing loss. One full day session is offered from 9:20am to 2:40pm. An integrated class comprised of both disabled and non-disabled students is also offered.

Enables students to enrich their education through additional courses; make up work for courses they failed or were unable to complete during the school year; complete high school programs in less than the time normally required; or improve their competencies in basic skills. It also provides for the administration of Regents exams in accordance with the Commissioner's regulations. Any two school districts that house their summer school population at a common site may participate in the Nassau BOCES Regional Summer School on a BOCES-aidable basis. The courses offered at any particular site are determined by the participating school districts in collaboration with Nassau BOCES, and may include remedial secondary courses and short-term academic or exploratory enrichment subjects at the elementary and secondary level. Call for more detailed information.

Supports the College’s mission by expanding access to higher education through student-centered professional and general education programs that promote the values of life-long learning and social and professional responsibility. Features of Our Programs include: Intensive and continuous advising and support to students as they pursue individualized pathways to degree completion; Small classes taught by faculty with academic and professional expertise; Programs that can be completed “off hours” – on weekends, in the evenings, and online and Innovative courses and programs that meet the needs of working adults. Call for more detailed information. 

Designed to provide additional support to agricultural migrant children who live in temporary or transitional housing, doubled up with other families due to economic need and all who do not have a fixed, regular and adequate place to live. These homeless / migrant students are also eligible for additional assistance through Title I Part A in addition to MEP services. ESBOCES serves as the Lead LEA for the ESPERANZA Program which serves agricultural migrant eligible children and youth ages 3 – 22 that are also affected by homelessness in the Long Island – Metro and (7) additional regions across NYS. Students are provided with additional advocacy, school supplies, emergency assistance such as food and clothing if needed, as well transportation needed to access instructional programs and education-related activities. Services are designed to support students and school districts in providing access and assistance to homeless, migrant students, and to remove the additional barriers to education that they experience due to their lack of stable housing. 

Offers classes that teach valuable skills to adults in the community. Sample course offerings include: ENL/ESL (Beginner); Basic Computer Skills; Adult Volleyball; Yoga; Cardiovascular Dance; Method Test Prep and Principles Of The Asian Physical Arts. Courses vary each semester. Call for detailed information.