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NEW YORK STATE MENTORING PROGRAM | NEW YORK STATE MENTORING PROGRAM

Offers school-based one-on-one mentoring. The mentor program trains mentors, mentees, and school staff. Mentors and mentees meet at the student's school with the support and supervision of a site coordinator.

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Volunteer Opportunities
At Risk Youth
Adult / Child Mentoring Programs
Mentoring Services Volunteer Opportunities
Mentoring Programs

SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM | SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

Encourages youth to establish a good work ethic through employment and workshops. Promotes punctuality, teamwork, how to follow rules and regulations, as well as respect of self, co-workers and supervisors. At- risk youth are selected between the ages of 14-18. Interviews are held in May and orientation in June. Employment is seven weeks, Monday-Friday. Worksites are established within the community at local churches, schools, agencies, parks and beaches. Workshops are given throughout the program in areas such as Banking, Job Attitudes, Career Goals, Job Interviewing and Resume Writing. Upon completion of the program is an Awards Lunch where every youth receives an award. Call for further information.

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Outreach Programs
Youth Development
Youth
Employment Preparation
Summer Employment
Job Finding Assistance
Youth Job Development
At Risk Youth
Adolescents

RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER | MERCYFIRST

Provides a highly structured, nurturing, corrective experience for males, ages 12-16, who have serious adjustment difficulties. Assists in educational, social and coping skills for reunification with family and community. Special programs for hard to place juvenile delinquents.

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Abused Children
Family Maintenance / Reunification
Juvenile Delinquents
Family Based Services
Neglected Children
Child / Adolescent Residential Treatment Facilities
Status Offenders
At Risk Youth
Adolescents

GOLFWORKS PROGRAM | GOLFWORKS PROGRAM

Provides paid internship opportunities for students who have an interest in the game of golf and its related careers. Call for further information

What's Here

At Risk Populations
Internship Programs
Mentoring Programs
Golf
Career Exploration

OUTREACH EDUCATION | OUTREACH EDUCATION

Provides prevention and youth development programs, education and referral to general youth populations, as well as those identified as high risk.

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At Risk Families
Outreach Programs
Children of Individuals With a Drug Use Disorder
Youth
Children
Drug Use Disorder Education / Prevention
At Risk Youth
Adolescents

YOUTH AND FAMILIES PROGRAM | HISPANIC COUNSELING CENTER

Assists Hispanic youth and their families in the acculturation process. Addresses problems associated with scholastic underachievement, family dysfunction, domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect. Provides individual and group counseling, family mediation, parent education series, crisis intervention, and school intervention to assist Hispanic youth and their families. Offers after school homework help/tutoring and six week summer camp.

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Counseling Services
Hispanic / Latino Community
At Risk Families
Family Life Education
Parenting Education
Cultural Transition Facilitation

PROGRAM HOME | FAMILY SERVICE LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS AND OLSTEN FAMILY CENTER

Provides housing relocation, ongoing case management, support services and advocacy for homeless and temporarily displaced families with children living in emergency housing within Suffolk County. Call for further information.

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Homeless Families
Transitional Housing / Shelter
Homeless People
At Risk Families
Case / Care Management

ALTERNATIVES FOR YOUTH | FAMILY SERVICE LEAGUE - BAY SHORE FAMILY CENTER

Provides home visiting case management to at risk youth and works to prevent further involvement in the juvenile justice system. Services include, but are not limited to, informal counseling, including parenting, 1:1 anger management, school advocacy, tutoring, substance abuse, counseling and recreational programs. Services are offered in both English and Spanish.

What's Here

Juvenile Delinquents
At Risk Youth
Case / Care Management

OUTREACH COORDINATION | OUTREACH COORDINATION

Provides crisis intervention, support groups, advocacy groups, and interfaces with county support services.

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Families and Individuals Needing Support
Group Advocacy
At Risk Families
Volunteer Opportunities
Outreach Programs
Support Groups
Crisis Intervention

BRENTWOOD WOMEN'S ENHANCED OUTPATIENT PROGRAM | BRENTWOOD WOMEN'S ENHANCED OUTPATIENT PROGRAM

Provides an intensive outpatient program for women and women with children that offers medically supervised services within a safe, supportive, gender-specific environment. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).

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Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs
At Risk Adults
At Risk Families

S.T.R.O.N.G. YOUTH, INC. | S.T.R.O.N.G. YOUTH, INC.

Works to reduce gang violence and promote a variety of opportunities and other competencies that give the youth in the local community alternatives to a violent life on the street.Provides a wide array of services for youth already involved in the criminal system including case management, social work services, counseling, and Moral Reconation Therapy. Also provides community based and school based prevention services to youth at risk for engaging in criminal.

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Youth Violence Prevention
At Risk Youth
Gang Programs

SITE BASED PROGRAM | BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF LONG ISLAND

Site Based Programs match volunteer mentors to children in need of a positive role model. Matches meet on-site in a supervised setting and are professionally supported by a program team member throughout the duration of the program. Matches meet regularly, where Bigs provide homework assistance, friendship and model positive behavior. Programs can include college mentoring, high school mentoring and workplace mentoring.

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Adult / Child Mentoring Programs
At Risk Youth
Mentoring Services Volunteer Opportunities

PREVENTIVE SERVICES-WEST HEMPSTEAD | PREVENTIVE SERVICES-WEST HEMPSTEAD

Provides services to prevent out of home placement for children whose families are referred by Nassau County DSS.. Outreach services include assessment of family concerns, intensive counseling, clinical services including individual and family therapy, referral to other necessary agencies, advocacy, parent education/groups, social/educational activities for the whole family.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Individual Counseling
Family Maintenance / Reunification
Children's Protective Services
Families and Individuals Needing Support
Volunteer Opportunities
Parenting Education
Parenting / Family Support Groups
Advocacy
Family Based Services
Family Counseling
At Risk Families
Family Preservation Programs

WILDERNESS RESPITE PROGRAM | NORTH SHORE CHILD AND FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS

Provides full day outdoor programs of hiking and wilderness challenges for at risk adolescents. Groups travel by van to State and County Parks. Call for further information.

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Wilderness Training
At Risk Youth
Adolescents

MENTORING PROGRAM | MENTORING PROGRAM

Offers children in need the friendship and guidance of caring adult volunteers. Provides academic tutoring, athletics programs, arts and crafts, and vocational instruction. Requests adult volunteer commit for at least four hours per month, weekly or bi-weekly.

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Tutoring Services
At Risk Youth
Adolescents
Volunteer Opportunities
Mentoring Programs
Youth
Recreational Activities / Sports
Children

S.T.R.O.N.G. TALK | S.T.R.O.N.G. TALK

Presents a series of workshops that motivate, educate and empower both adults and youth on the importance of reducing gang violence. Focuses on topics such as prevention/intervention, perils of gang life, decision making and gang awareness among others. Presents workshops for groups, schools and organizations. Also provides full day training seminars/conferences for youth and adults. Call for more information.

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Gang Programs
Community Crime Prevention Programs
Workshops / Symposiums
Youth Violence Prevention
Youth
Outreach Programs
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
At Risk Youth
Crime Prevention

FOOD PANTRY/EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH | FOOD PANTRY/EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH

Provides food, clothing and other tangible resources. Call for further information.

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Food Pantries
At Risk Families
Families and Individuals Needing Support
At Risk Adults
Christian Churches
At Risk Populations
Food Sorting / Packing Volunteer Opportunities

CREDIBLE MESSENGER PROGRAM | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL OF SUFFOLK

Supports youth transitioning after a juvenile justice placement through mentoring, education and youth development. Please call for more information.

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Children of Inmates / Ex-Offenders
Juvenile Offenders
At Risk Youth
Mentoring Programs

1-1 MATCH | BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF LONG ISLAND

Community based program that matches an adult volunteer from the community with a child who, due to family or environmental factors, could significantly benefit from the additional support and guidance a mentor provides throughout the duration of the match.

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Mentoring Services Volunteer Opportunities
Adult / Child Mentoring Programs
At Risk Youth

HIV TREATMENT INFOLINE | HIV TREATMENT INFOLINE

Provides HIV treatment and care information, free of charge, to people living with HIV, their providers and support networks. Staffed by highly trained volunteers to answer questions about living healthfully with HIV. The InfoLine is a call-back service only. Messages must be left and will be returned.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Medical Information Services
AIDS / HIV Issues
At Risk Populations
Talklines / Warmlines
HIV Infections
Public Awareness / Education

SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY | CONCERN FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Provides adults with a psychiatric disability ages 18 and over with a single room in a community residence that offers varying levels of supervision and assistance.

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Mental Illness / Emotional Disabilities
Psychiatric Case Management
Families / Friends of Mentally Ill
Adult Residential Treatment Facilities
Mental Health Assessment and Treatment
At Risk Populations
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services
Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities

RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY | MERCYFIRST

Serves boys, ages 10-17, who suffer serious emotional disturbance. Offers a highly structured, treatment oriented, cost effective alternative to placement in a psychiatric hospital. Located in McKeown House on the Syosset campus.

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Mental Illness / Emotional Disabilities
Children
Group Homes for Children and Youth With Disabilities
Family Based Services
Child / Adolescent Residential Treatment Facilities
At Risk Youth
Adolescents

PREVENTION NOT SUSPENSION A POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR HIGH RISK YOUTH | SUNSHINE PREVENTION CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES

Provides academic tutoring, social/life skill training, mentoring and prevention workshops for students that are referred by their school district due to behavior problems, truancy, and/or substance abuse.

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Tutoring Services
At Risk Youth
Social Skills Training
Social Development and Enrichment
Mentoring Programs

MENTORING MOTHERS PROGRAM | MENTORING MOTHERS PROGRAM

Provides volunteer support and guidance, to women during and after pregnancy. Recruits, trains and links volunteers to pregnant women in need of support and provides on-going follow-ups.

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At Risk Populations
Parenting Education
Pregnancy Counseling
Pregnant Women
Volunteer Opportunities
Mentoring Programs

MONTFORT THERAPEUTIC RESIDENCE | MONTFORT THERAPEUTIC RESIDENCE

Offers a temporary home for 11 to 18 year old children who are court mandated. Provides a school program, individual counseling, and group dynamics. The Our Lady of Peace Academy is a free standing alternative school for grades 7 through 12. Individualized instruction and private tutoring is provided by qualified teachers.

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Juvenile Diversion
Status Offenders
Court Ordered Individuals
At Risk Youth
Juvenile Detention Facilities
Alternative Education
General Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs
Adolescent / Youth Counseling