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WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY FOR YOUTH (WDAY) | MOUNT VERNON YOUTH BUREAU

Provides educational and employment services for eligible 16-24 year olds under the WIOA. Offers a comprehensive program to help youth transition into adulthood and gain economic self sufficiency through academic support, college/career exploration, mentoring and leadership opportunities.

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Leadership Development
Higher Education Awareness / Support Programs

BOYS GATEWAY ACADEMY | NEPPERHAN COMMUNITY CENTER

Offers a program that focuses on African American and Hispanic elementary school boys with emphasis on academic enrichment, cultural diversity, health and nutrition, conflict resolution training and fun recreational activities.

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Conflict Resolution Training
Tutoring Services
Nutrition Education
Recreational Activities / Sports
Diversity Awareness Training

ADULT SERVICES | GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY

Provides Reference, Information and Referral, Reader's Advisory and Live Librarian. Offers Defensive Driving and programs which may include book discussions, computer instruction, cultural appreciation and more.

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Public Libraries
Reference / Information
Library Services
Adult Literacy Programs
Recreational / Leisure / Arts Instruction
Personal Enrichment

ADULT EDUCATION | ADULT EDUCATION

Offers classes in money management, arts, crafts, stichery, dancing, computers, Internet, Spanish, Desktop Publishing, exercise, personal development, and writing. Course offerings vary each semester. Call for the most current classes.

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Adult Education
Personal Enrichment
Continuing Education

ADULT SERVICES | BRYANT LIBRARY

Provides Reference, Information and Referral, Reader's Advisory, Career Counseling, Live Librarian, and E-Books. Programs may include computer instruction, book discussions, and performances and films.

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Public Libraries
Leisure Activities / Recreation
Reference / Information
Personal Enrichment

ACE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER | ACE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Assists individuals in recognizing obstacles in their lives, developing personal goals and skills to achieve those goals. Provides opportunities for individuals to experience personal growth, manage conflicts between family and employment demands. Assists individuals to improve job skills, expand problem solving abilities, master budgeting and time management. Also operates food pantry.

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Personal Enrichment
Specialized Counseling Services
Families and Individuals Needing Support
Family Based Services
Volunteer Opportunities
Family Support Centers / Outreach
Food Pantries

LIFE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING | HAWTHORNE FOUNDATION-HAWTHORNE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

A program to prepare students for potential employment opportunities after graduation. Focus is placed on life skills training in domestic, travel and basic areas, and job skills for a variety of occupations.

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Vocational Education
Life Skills Education

GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE ACADEMY | NEPPERHAN COMMUNITY CENTER

Provides middle and high school students with academic enrichment and support services, personal relationship workshops, physical fitness and sports activities, music and the arts, and a college and career center.

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Life Skills Education
Academic Counseling

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

Provides a program designed for high school students which helps foster character, personal growth, leadership skills and encourage community service. Activities include a guidance center, Liberty Keystone Club Leadership program, Community service, Junior Keystone Leadership program, College Quest, Recognition programs, Computer lab, and Friday night events such as battle of the bands, open mic and more.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Leadership Development

WEEKEND COLLEGE | NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Offers adults the advantage and convenience of Weekend College to upgrade their skills, pursue a degree and enrich their lives. Students can take a class on a Friday night or a couple classes on Saturday and Sunday and before you know it, you will have earned an AA or AS degree. You will have access to more than 150 courses and many of the same degree programs we offer during weekdays and nights from liberal arts and accounting to business administration and criminal justice. Through Weekend College, a student may complete any of the following degree or certificate programs: AA or AS degree in Liberal Arts; AS degree in Accounting; AS degree in Business Administration; AS degree in Criminal Justice; Certificate in Paralegal Studies and HS Equivalency. Our Weekend College can also help you gain entrance into our exceptional nursing and allied health sciences programs or jump start your career in administrative business technology, interior or apparel design, or computer repair technology. You may also take distance education/online courses in nearly every subject. You may also accelerate your studies through our College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). If you receive qualifying scores on the CLEP test, you may earn college credit in the areas of business, composition and literature, foreign language, history and social sciences, and science and mathematics. Please call 516.572.7699 for more information. Call for more detailed information regarding all that the weekend college has to offer.

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Community Colleges
Adult Education
Alternative Education
Continuing Education
Public Colleges / Universities
Personal Enrichment
Professional Continuing Education

STRESS LESS AND SELF-ESTEEM BUILDING GROUPS | NORTH SHORE YOUTH COUNCIL

Using mindfulness and cognitive behavioral techniques, kids learn coping skills that will help them to prevent and solve future issues. The confidential and encouraging group atmosphere helps to normalize experiences and create healthy habits. Youth learn how to reduce stress and anxiety, manage emotions, improve social relationships, decrease school and test related anxiety, use positive self talk, understand triggers, and learn relaxation.

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Self Esteem Workshops
Youth Centers
Stress Management

SAY YES TO LIFE BASKETBALL PROGRAM | NEPPERHAN COMMUNITY CENTER

Offers a Summer basketball League that mandates daily participation, with development of life skill workshops and a two week boot camp.

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Social Responsibility Programs
Recreational Activities / Sports

RECESS PROGRAM | FAMILY SERVICE LEAGUE - BELLPORT

Provides a therapeutic recreation program including group therapeutic activities for children with a serious emotional disturbance. Fosters better socialization skills and offers arts and crafts, sports activities, and field trips.

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Families and Individuals Needing Support
Recreational Therapy
Children and Youth With Emotional Disturbance
Social Skills Training
Mental Illness / Emotional Disabilities

SENIOR SERVICES | LYNBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Services are designed to meet the needs and interests of older adults, caregivers and professionals working with the elderly.

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Public Libraries
Library Services
Personal Enrichment
Information and Referral

BROOKHAVEN LEARNING CENTER | BROOKHAVEN LEARNING CENTER

Offers a secondary school that empowers students to develop functional academic, personal, and pre-vocational skills. Our mission is to encourage independence and self-advocacy, and to prepare students to successfully transition from the school environment to post-school options. Skilled staff, in partnership with families, districts and the community, provides quality instruction and services to students. Diverse educational strategies, aligned with the Common Core Learning Standards, offer curriculum accessing real life settings, in conjunction with community-based education and work experiences. Together, these provide unique opportunities to enrich each student's education. The strength of the Brookhaven Learning Center lies in the integration of these dynamics which are designed to maximize opportunities so that each student can achieve his/her fullest potential. The Brookhaven Learning Center provides a continuum of services for students with moderate to severe developmental disabilities. Students participate in a modified New York State Curriculum with an emphasis on life skills. Serves students ages 12-21 in grades 7th-12th at the Middle School and Secondary Level. Classroom options are 8:1:1+4; 8:1:1+2; 8:1:1+3; 8:1:1 and .12:1:1. Students are classified as: Autism; Intellectual Disability; Traumatic Brain Injury; Multiple Disabilities and Other Health Impairment. Also offered is The Transition Services Program which provides a half or full day applied academics program, which emphasizes life and employability skills to students with mild to moderate developmental disabilities. By utilizing a variety of simulated and real-life settings students are prepared to transition from school to post-secondary outcomes. Included in the Transition Services Program is the Work Activities Center (WAC) for students sixteen to twenty-one, who meet established criteria, to have a volunteer work experience in the community under the direct supervision of a job coach. The Brookhaven Learning Center is offered at various locations.

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Special Education Classes / Centers
Special Education
Educational Support Services
Life Skills Education

CONTINUING EDUCATION | COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL

Providing opportunities and activities to promote lifelong learning. The Office of Continuing Education is dedicated to helping you connect and engage with the many people and programs available to you, and discover opportunities to grow-academically, personally, and professionally. We provide a service-centered environment designed to help you achieve your continuing education goals. Sample course offerings include: Fine Arts & Crafts; Sat Prep; Performing Arts; Computer Technology; Languages; Personal Enrichment; Health & Related Areas; Coaching Requirements and Physical Education. Call for detailed information.

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Recreational / Leisure / Arts Instruction
Personal Enrichment
Continuing Education
Adult Education

SENIOR SERVICES | BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Services are designed to meet the needs and interests of older adults, caregivers and professionals working with the elderly including Medicare/Medicaid counseling and AARP.

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Home Library Services
Leisure Activities / Recreation
Public Libraries
Reference / Information
Library Services
Recreational / Leisure / Arts Instruction
Personal Enrichment

TRUST CENTER | REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (RECAP)

A comprehensive program in a smoke-free facility, including individual & group counseling, 12 Step programs, DWI screening & assessments, day programs serving lunch, dual-focus treatment, probation & parole referrals, drug court assistance, health seminars, HIV testing, life skills development, crisis intervention services, and gender specific groups.

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Drug Use Disorder Counseling
Life Skills Education
Anger Management
Mental Health Information / Education
Relapse Prevention Programs
Comprehensive Outpatient Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
Nutrition Education
Comprehensive Outpatient Drug Use Disorder Treatment

COMMUNITY HABILITATION | LIFE'S WORK PROGRAM AND SERVICES

Offers at home support to children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism. Provides one-on-one trained staff to assist individuals with skill development in activities of daily living, community integration and travel training.

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In Home Assistance
In Home Developmental Disabilities Habilitation Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Life Skills Education

SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH BUREAU | SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH BUREAU

Provides programs and services that ensure the healthy development of the town's children and youth from birth to age 21. Current programs address after school care, adolescent mental health, youth employment, youth court, leadership development, alternative activities, information and referral, case management services, youth drop-in center, and Grandparents Raising Children support group. Provides a Speakers Bureau, Youth Advisory Committee and recreational activities. Call for further information.

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Leadership Development
Recreational Activities / Sports
Youth Development
Volunteer Opportunities
Support Groups

ADULT SERVICES | BAYVILLE FREE LIBRARY

Provides Reference, Information and Referral, Reader's Advisory and Live Librarian. Programs and services include E-books, Defensive Driving, and arts and crafts.

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Recreational / Leisure / Arts Instruction
Personal Enrichment
Leisure Activities / Recreation
Public Libraries
Library Services
Reference / Information

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT | OSBORNE ASSOCIATION

Provides support services to women who are affected by the incarceration of their spouse or significant other, and are caring for their children. These women can access peer support, receive counseling, and attend a unique weekend workshop, Loving Out Loud, which focuses on relationships with incarcerated men and solutions-based counseling.

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Conflict Resolution Training
Individual Counseling
Relationship Workshops
Peer to Peer Networking
Stress Management

OLD BETHPAGE LIFE'S LINKS DAY HABILITATION SERVICES | OLD BETHPAGE LIFE'S LINKS DAY HABILITATION SERVICES

Provides support to individuals, 18 years of age and older with developmental disabilities transitioning from school, in developing skills for independent living and employment. Offers a variety of programs including community integration, travel training, working at volunteer job sites, and computer and interviewing skills. Call for more information.

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Developmental Disabilities
Life Skills Education
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Families / Friends of People With Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities

SENIOR SERVICES | WEST ISLIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

Services are designed to meet the needs and interests of older adults. Programs and services include AARP, Blood Pressure Screening, Fitness and Friday Afternoons at the Movies.

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Library Services
Personal Enrichment
Home Library Services
Reference / Information
Public Libraries
Leisure Activities / Recreation

SENIOR SERVICES | COMMACK BUILDING

Services are designed to meet the needs and interests of older adults, caregivers and professionals working with the elderly. Programs and services include Health Insurance Counseling, AARP, Defensive Driving and Tax Preparation.

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Recreational Activities / Sports
Public Libraries
Home Library Services
Library Services
Personal Enrichment