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Offers a scheduled proactive experience for children with developmental disabilities ages 7 and up and adults who live with their family in Suffolk and Nassau County. Respite is available seven days a week for two individuals at a time.
Offers a scheduled proactive experience for children with developmental disabilities ages 7 and up and adults who live with their family in Suffolk and Nassau County. Respite is available seven days a week for two individuals at a time.
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Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Respite / Home Health Care Volunteer Opportunities
Out of Home Respite Care
Respite Care
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Provides evaluations and therapies for children birth through age five in their homes or in a preschool/daycare facility setting. Offers services in Arabic, Chinese, Creole, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish and Urdu. Please call for an appointment.
Provides evaluations and therapies for children birth through age five in their homes or in a preschool/daycare facility setting. Offers services in Arabic, Chinese, Creole, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish and Urdu. Please call for an appointment.
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Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities / Delays
Provides a variety of activities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Offers activities that promote socialization through recreation. Call for additional information.
Provides a variety of activities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Offers activities that promote socialization through recreation. Call for additional information.
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Developmental Disabilities Social / Recreational Programs
Adults With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Recreational Activities Volunteer Opportunities
Provides persons with disabilities and senior citizens an opportunity to live in the community by offering services such as re-teaching basic skills, environmental modifications to provide accessibility and safety to homes, community transitional services and intensive service coordination.
Provides persons with disabilities and senior citizens an opportunity to live in the community by offering services such as re-teaching basic skills, environmental modifications to provide accessibility and safety to homes, community transitional services and intensive service coordination.
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Transitional Case / Care Management
Older Adults
People With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Provides early intervention for children birth to five, including speech/language therapy, physical and occupational therapy, special education (self-contained and integrated classes), adapted physical education, computer education, play therapy and family counseling. Also offers a nursery school, Pre-K, day care and a special program for children with autism spectrum disorders. Call for more information.
Provides early intervention for children birth to five, including speech/language therapy, physical and occupational therapy, special education (self-contained and integrated classes), adapted physical education, computer education, play therapy and family counseling. Also offers a nursery school, Pre-K, day care and a special program for children with autism spectrum disorders. Call for more information.
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Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Special Preschools
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities / Delays
Adapted Physical Education
Project Veterans' Independence is a Catholic Charities program partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Our goal is to place homeless veterans into permanent housing and help them live independently within their communities while offering counseling and access to support services. Supportive case management, peer-to-peer support groups and crisis intervention services are available to all clients.
Project Veterans' Independence is a Catholic Charities program partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Our goal is to place homeless veterans into permanent housing and help them live independently within their communities while offering counseling and access to support services. Supportive case management, peer-to-peer support groups and crisis intervention services are available to all clients.
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Case / Care Management
Homeless Veterans
HUD Approved Counseling Agencies
Crisis Intervention
Veterans With Disabilities
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Volunteers
Provides mentally and physically challenged veterans with opportunities, physical challenges and goal oriented physical achievements to maximize their self-esteem.
Provides mentally and physically challenged veterans with opportunities, physical challenges and goal oriented physical achievements to maximize their self-esteem.
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Veterans With Disabilities
Helps people with special needs develop strength, confidence, and increased self esteem. Offers private 30 minute sessions, as well as group sessions.
Helps people with special needs develop strength, confidence, and increased self esteem. Offers private 30 minute sessions, as well as group sessions.
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Horseback Riding
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Rehabilitation / Habilitation Services
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Volunteer Opportunities
Rehabilitative / Habilitative Medicine Associations
Equestrian Therapy
Provides referrals to the appropriate school district's Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.
Provides referrals to the appropriate school district's Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.
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Disease / Disability Information
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers many support and peer groups for individuals with disabilities including social and recreational gatherings. The groups are facilitated by individuals. Call for specific information. Groups are available for youth and adults.
Offers many support and peer groups for individuals with disabilities including social and recreational gatherings. The groups are facilitated by individuals. Call for specific information. Groups are available for youth and adults.
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Visual Impairments
Families / Friends of People With Disabilities
Health / Disability Related Support Groups
Deafness
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Brain Disorders
Hard of Hearing
Adults With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Parents With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Provides referrals to the appropriate school district's Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.
Provides referrals to the appropriate school district's Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.
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Disease / Disability Information
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides families, educators, early interventionists, medical professionals, employers, and the community at large with resources to support individuals with disabilities, enabling them to become active members of their communities and meet their full potential in all aspects of life. The CCI provides multi-faceted assistance and enrichment through a variety of resources, services, events, programs, seminars, and workshops. Call for more detailed information.
Provides families, educators, early interventionists, medical professionals, employers, and the community at large with resources to support individuals with disabilities, enabling them to become active members of their communities and meet their full potential in all aspects of life. The CCI provides multi-faceted assistance and enrichment through a variety of resources, services, events, programs, seminars, and workshops. Call for more detailed information.
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Developmental Disabilities
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Special Education
Private Colleges / Universities
Specializes in working with children who have a brother or sister with special needs. Adult volunteer mentors give these children special one-on-one attention in a one-to-one, professionally supported relationship, monitored by dedicated case manager. Volunteers are screened and trained. Also match the special needs children with volunteers whenever appropriate.
Specializes in working with children who have a brother or sister with special needs. Adult volunteer mentors give these children special one-on-one attention in a one-to-one, professionally supported relationship, monitored by dedicated case manager. Volunteers are screened and trained. Also match the special needs children with volunteers whenever appropriate.
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Mentoring Services Volunteer Opportunities
Adult / Child Mentoring Programs
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Through a partnership with a leading provider of e-learning, qualified service members can take free, self-paced classes from among more than 1500 courses available, earning credit toward college degrees, continuing education units and business certifications with the goal of becoming self-sufficient.
Through a partnership with a leading provider of e-learning, qualified service members can take free, self-paced classes from among more than 1500 courses available, earning credit toward college degrees, continuing education units and business certifications with the goal of becoming self-sufficient.
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Families of Military Personnel / Veterans
Internet Courses
Operation New Dawn Veterans
Veterans
Veterans With Disabilities
Veteran Education Benefits
Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans
Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans
Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to obtain competitive employment through long-term contracts with government agencies and businesses. Offers vocational assessments, training and job coach support.
Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to obtain competitive employment through long-term contracts with government agencies and businesses. Offers vocational assessments, training and job coach support.
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Adults With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Supported Employment
Offers monthly 4 hour respite for children with disabilities and their siblings enrolled in program. Parents drop off their children, who are cared for by Director of LITLC, students from Lynbrook High School, and other communities. Program includes dinner, crafts, music, and playtime.
Offers monthly 4 hour respite for children with disabilities and their siblings enrolled in program. Parents drop off their children, who are cared for by Director of LITLC, students from Lynbrook High School, and other communities. Program includes dinner, crafts, music, and playtime.
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Siblings of People With Disabilities
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Provides referrals to the appropriate school districts Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.
Provides referrals to the appropriate school districts Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.
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Specialized Information and Referral
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Provides information and referral and advocacy services for health and related topics to families of children, from birth to 21 years of age who have, or are suspected of having a serious or chronic healthcare condition.
Provides information and referral and advocacy services for health and related topics to families of children, from birth to 21 years of age who have, or are suspected of having a serious or chronic healthcare condition.
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Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Specialized Information and Referral
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides referrals to the appropriate school districts Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.
Provides referrals to the appropriate school districts Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for evaluation to determine the needs of preschoolers with special needs. Offers information regarding services that may be available to children with disabilities who are age 3-5.
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Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers many support and peer groups for individuals with disabilities including social and recreational gatherings. The groups are facilitated by individuals. Call for specific information. Groups are available for youth and adults.
Offers many support and peer groups for individuals with disabilities including social and recreational gatherings. The groups are facilitated by individuals. Call for specific information. Groups are available for youth and adults.
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Visual Impairments
Families / Friends of People With Disabilities
Health / Disability Related Support Groups
Deafness
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Brain Disorders
Hard of Hearing
Adults With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Parents With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Provides a range of specialized assessments and evaluations of developmental, learning, neurologic and psychiatric issues in children, adolescents, and young adults. Serves any child ages preschool through young adult who is struggling academically and/or experiencing emotional or behavioral problems related to a neuropsychological deficit. Parent and professional education workshops are offered by North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center staff who have expertise in child development and neuropsychology. Offers school consultation to help educators work with children with neuropsychological deficits more effectively.
Provides a range of specialized assessments and evaluations of developmental, learning, neurologic and psychiatric issues in children, adolescents, and young adults. Serves any child ages preschool through young adult who is struggling academically and/or experiencing emotional or behavioral problems related to a neuropsychological deficit. Parent and professional education workshops are offered by North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center staff who have expertise in child development and neuropsychology. Offers school consultation to help educators work with children with neuropsychological deficits more effectively.
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Workshops / Symposiums
Clinical Psychiatric Evaluation
Neurological Impairments
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Psychological Assessment
Young Adults
Volunteer Opportunities
Offers adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to read for pleasure and socialize in the community on a weekly basis.
Offers adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to read for pleasure and socialize in the community on a weekly basis.
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Adults With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Literary Societies / Book Reading Clubs
Health / Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
Developmental Disabilities Social / Recreational Programs
Provides assistance to developmentally disabled parents with navigating the school system for their children. Call for further information.
Provides assistance to developmentally disabled parents with navigating the school system for their children. Call for further information.
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Parents With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Special Education Advocacy
UPSD is a source for information on all actions of government that affect individuals with disabilities and their families. UPSD is committed to alerting the community, the press, and congressmen before decisions are made that affect its members. Provides at no cost the Toys 'R' US Toy Guide For Differently-Abled Kids. Publishes a newsletter, The Voice, Our National Newsletter. Visit the website and the UPSD link for monthly national news updates and membership information.
UPSD is a source for information on all actions of government that affect individuals with disabilities and their families. UPSD is committed to alerting the community, the press, and congressmen before decisions are made that affect its members. Provides at no cost the Toys 'R' US Toy Guide For Differently-Abled Kids. Publishes a newsletter, The Voice, Our National Newsletter. Visit the website and the UPSD link for monthly national news updates and membership information.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Families / Friends of People With Disabilities
Offers a team approach (nurses, social workers, therapists and nutritionists) to provide patient/family centered asthma education and manage asthma care at home. Services include medication management, environmental and lifestyle assessment, emergency management and health monitoring through a telehealth program. Works collaboratively with patient's physician to follow treatment plans and manage asthma effectively. Communicates with school health staff and educators as needed to support children attending school.
Offers a team approach (nurses, social workers, therapists and nutritionists) to provide patient/family centered asthma education and manage asthma care at home. Services include medication management, environmental and lifestyle assessment, emergency management and health monitoring through a telehealth program. Works collaboratively with patient's physician to follow treatment plans and manage asthma effectively. Communicates with school health staff and educators as needed to support children attending school.
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Asthma
Home Telemedicine
Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Home Health Care