Provides a venue for older adults with social and recreational activities, transportation for shopping, and offers information and referrals for local resources and services in the community.

Offers advocacy to individuals and families with benefits applications, rent or eviction issues, find resources or services and refers people to appropriate agencies for the specific need.

Advocates for individuals with disabilities for specialized needs or other services, helps with complaints regarding ADA compliance, or discrimination, etc, and refer to agencies which specialize in specific areas of need.

Offers referral for support groups for victims of domestic violence and child support issues, conducts legal awareness seminars, and provides advocacy, information and referral, and assistance with entitlement.

Helps local residents with applications, advocacy, guidance and referrals for needed services.

Provides court advocacy services to victims of domestic and teen dating violence in Family, District, and IDV Courts. Court advocacy services available in arraignment part of District Court on weekends. Assistance with petitioning for and obtaining Orders of Protection. Advocates provide clients with support, information and referrals to services offered by LIADV and outside resources. Provides referrals to staff attorney for Family Court cases. Call for more information and to schedule an appointment.

* Provides supports to youth and families based on family preference and Level of Care determination. These include: Caregiver Family Advocacy and Support Services, and Planned Respite an Crisis Respite.

* Serves as a link between parents and school, keeping parents informed of school events and how they can become involved, along with assisting the parent with any concerns or questions they may have about the school, including but not limited to: Attendance. Bullying. Communication with the school.

* Offers crisis counseling for all victims of domestic violence. Hotlines for victims, concerned family, friends, and the general community in domestic violence situations or know someone who is. * Offers a shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children. No maximum number of children that may be brought into the shelter; if number exceeds beds available, other arrangements will be made. If no beds available, other arrangements can be made. Can provide services for male victims of domestic violence and their children. Collect calls accepted. * Provides advocacy for out-of-county emergency shelter support. * Offers support groups for victims of domestic violence. * Offers Court Advocacy: Court accompaniment with on-site advocate at family court. Help with securing orders of protection. Legal representation. * Personal advocacy to obtain needed services. * Emotional and Transitional Support Services. Information and counseling and support services. * Offers the Domestic Violence Prevention Education Program. For preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, and college students, community youth programs, parents, and businesses. * Provides transportation by police or some other form may be provided as appropriate. * Provides a hotline for Jewish women in domestic violence situations (Sara Line).

Provides free legal representation to clients who are denied or cut off from SSD or SSI benefits.

* Offers advocacy by court-appointed volunteers for children in the court system in cases of abuse and/or neglect. * Provides independent investigation of the children's environments, safety, health, education and visitation and others as needed. * Presents concerns to the court, attorney, and caseworker and others. * Advocates for permanent placement, monitors court action plans and reports progress to the court and all parties.

* Provides support to the Deaf community and to Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of hearing individuals, families and children who are or have been victims/survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual abuse. * Offers a safe and supportive environment of advocacy, empowerment, community education and training services.

Provides advocacy services for victims of domestic violence who are involved with CPS (Child Protective Services).

Provides information on resources and services within the community for older adults and issues they need help finding or understanding. Also will help with questions about medical care, benefits, or utility shut-offs, or any issue which could affect those who are frail or homebound and may need the assistance of someone to advocate for them.

Will offer referrals to needed services in the community, help with claims against employers who discriminate and/or do not pay, help file police reports if they are robbed or assaulted, etc.

Provides emergency food pantry, referrals, advocacy, and intake assessment. ##REENTRY##

Assistance is available, when funds exist, for food and hygiene products, typically in the form of food vouchers/gift cards. Provides financial assistance, budgeting, advocacy, and referral. Counseling offered for depression, stress and anxiety, grief and loss, communication issues, problem solving, family transitions, and parent/child conflicts. Offers grief support groups and Domestic Violence Victims weekly support groups. Confidential location of the Domestic Violence Victims group is shared with women when they call for information. Other support groups may be formed based on need or upon request.

Provides emergency assistance with food through food vouchers. Provides counseling services including adoption counseling, advocacy, death/grief counseling, family counseling, and individual counseling, including for teens. Offers domestic violence sessions for men who are mandated by the criminal justice system or an agent of the courts for 26/52 sessions. Day and evening sessions available. Community educational presentations, training, technical assistance, and consultation provided. During the holiday season, provides assistance with coats, food vouchers to purchase ingredients for holiday meals, and toys/gifts for families who are not receiving gifts from Toys for Tots or Salvation Army.

Provides individual and group counseling, crisis intervention to individual who have been victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. Others services include advocacy, support groups, along with counseling to significant others, family members, friends of those who have been victims.

Provides intensive, short term, home-based services to families in order to prevent the psychiatric hospitalization of a child or adolescent. The program is devoted to working with the entire family involved in a crisis situation.

Provides crime victim advocacy and support services for all victims of hate crimes as well as hate crime prevention programs for adult and mature teen audiences.

Provides support services for individuals diagnosed with AIDS, such as counseling, legal support, a food pantry, financial help for emergency situations,

Offers free legal advice and direct representation to veterans in civil (non-criminal)legal matters, such as housing issues, eviction, foreclosure prevention, denied benefits, consumer protection, child support assistance, etc.

Provides literature, advice, and consultation to low income Spanish speaking residents of Nassau County.