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Provides prevention, intervention, and education services. Offers community, professional, and school-based education on domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and dating violence. Provides advocacy, accompaniment, referrals, emergency shelter, crisis intervention, counseling, and emotional support to individuals experiencing domestic and/or sexual violence.

Offers prevention services that include free and confidential HIV, HCV, STI testing for at-risk men, short-term prevention case management services, peer delivered support and outreach, and risk reduction education.

Offers educational programs for professionals and to the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention; promotes policies and legislation that impact suicide and prevention; provides programs and resources for survivors of suicide loss and involves them in the work of the Foundation; provides programs and resources for people with mood disorders and their families, and involves them in the work of the Foundation.

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

Educates the public on various issues of agriculture and ecology.

Offers information about bed bugs, and what people can do to rid them. If infestation is severe an exterminator needs to brought in. Apartment dwellers need to call their landlords and have their area sprayed with pesticides.

Trains teenagers as peer volunteers, to make awareness and prevention presentations on AIDS/HIV.

Provides consultation, resources and materials which focus on gay/lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gender issues in K-12 schools. Also provides speakers to groups, organizations, etc who want to learn more about LGBTQ+ issues.

Provides workshops and seminars regarding various topics on housing and financial issues.

Provides a number of awareness and outreach programs to professional and community groups on domestic violence, teen dating violence, sexual assault, date rape and other violent crime issues.

Coordinate workshops, events and other formats of public awareness and prevention of suicide issues. Helps to educate people about suicide and the warning signs.

The Dutchess County Office for the Aging offers a wide variety of services to meet the nutritional needs of persons 60 years and older. Services include congregate meals at OFA Friendship Centers, Home Delivered Meals for homebound older adults, nutrition education and counseling, picnics during the summer, and year-round health promotion events.

Offers prevention services that include free and confidential HIV, HCV, STI testing for at-risk men, short-term prevention case management services, peer delivered support and outreach, and risk reduction education.

Conducts community workshops, disseminates information, and uses the public media outlets to change the way the nation thinks about brain health, memory, healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease.

Offers trainings and education to families, parent-to-parent support, and advocacy assistance. Provides funding to families for respite, therapeutic recreational activities, summer camps, specialized adaptive equipment, home modifications, and emergency services.

Offers trainings and education to families, parent-to-parent support, and advocacy assistance. Provides funding to families for respite, therapeutic recreational activities, summer camps, specialized adaptive equipment, home modifications, and emergency services.

Provides public education programs that address cancer prevention and treatment, as well as a smoking cessation program. Available for adults and student groups.

Facilitates community based outreach events celebrating cancer survivorship, promoting early detection and prevention activities, and honoring those who have passed from cancer.

Provides integrated, supportive housing for people with disabilities who are facing homelessness. Apartments are available for Medicaid recipients 55 and older who require assistance with activities of daily living; individuals who are 18 and older with eligibility for services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); and military veterans with disabilities. Staff is located on site who advocate for residents; connect them to services available in the community; provide independent living skills training, and facilitate social and recreational opportunities.

Provides integrated, supportive housing for people with disabilities who are facing homelessness. Apartments are available for Medicaid recipients 55 and older who require assistance with activities of daily living; individuals who are 18 and older with eligibility for services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); and military veterans with disabilities. Staff is located on site who advocate for residents; connect them to services available in the community; provide independent living skills training, and facilitate social and recreational opportunities.

Provide courses and public awareness which focus on improving the professional skills of participants and knowledge of the community about birth defects.

Provides rapid HIV testing results within 20-30 minutes and gives referrals to support services as needed. Also provides AID/HIV counseling, along with educational and awareness programs.

Provides seminars, lectures and workshops focused on the the various topics relating to arthritis, throughout the year, including juvenile arthritis and social support.

Provides rabies vaccinations for both humans and domestic pets, including information about rabies and what to do with a rabid animal and if pets or people are bitten by one.

The Family Support Program provides support for families and caregivers of adults with severe and persistent mental wellness issues and children with social emotional difficulties.