Helps to develop, support and strengthen community voices to ensure a public response to bias crimes and discrimination on Long Island. Works in partnership with local, state, and federal officials to ensure that government funding and policies meet community needs. Call for more information.

* Provides legal services to individuals requiring help with a government body limiting constitutionally protected rights, first amendment rights, right to equal protection under the law, right to due process, right to privacy.

* Provides ongoing programs for LGBTQ+ and ally caregivers and older adults including: Care management. Personal safety advocacy and support. Support groups. Coffee hour for caregivers.

Work with people with disabilities, their families, and friends in areas of systems advocacy pertaining to educational, employment, voting, civil, housing, healthcare, accessibility, and transportation rights.

Provides free legal advice, counseling, advocacy and representation for low income individuals in civil (non-criminal) matters.

* Provide a safe place for individuals and families, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.* Offers individual and support groups:Assistance and supportive counseling to LGBTQ+ individuals and their loved ones.Support finding gender-affirming care and services.Assistance with DASA (Dignity for All Students Act) and discrimination.Educational services and presentations.Assistance with name changes.Domestic Violence support.YANA (You Are Not Alone) - a peer-ran support group for LGTBQ+ youth.Transgerd & Gender Expansive Coalition of the Finger Lakes.Haven; LGBTQ+-identifying adults, less formal format. Focus on finding community with each other.Square one.

Focuses on four key area: diminishing role of race in the criminal justice system. increasing fairness and African-American participation in all aspects of economic life. increasing equity in education and eliminating tolerance for schools that fail students. achieving full African-American civic engagement and participation in the democratic process.

From resolving medical debts to proving eligibility for public health insurance, obtaining services that should be covered by Medicaid, and helping with language or disability accommodations, helps to eliminate barriers to healthcare for people and families with low-income.

Allows families to sit down and talk things over with a trained volunteer mediator.

Directory of services for mid-life and older adults available in two formats: Printed booklet (call to obtain free copy) or online via Internet at Gobroomecounty.com/senior

Advocacy, education, outreach, community service and health care information for persons 50 and older and their families.

Serves as an umbrella policy and advocacy organization for about 200 member groups that advise immigrants and refugees on health care, housing, worker rights, legal issues and voter rights.

Offers individual counseling for Nassau County seniors who have been victims of financial exploitation and abuse. Provides community education to raise awareness and offer suggestions on how to recognize and avoid senior financial abuse.

Provide Health Homes and Ryan White care management services to persons living with various chronic illnesses (HIV, Mental Health, Asthma, Diabetes, Hepatitis C, etc.) in Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga and Tompkins Counties.

Provides support for families and friends of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals through a speakers bureau, educational workshops, advocacy and support. Check hotline for exact time, date, and location of meetings.

Permanent housing for homeless, homeless recourse center during the day that offers food, computer use, games, tv, and other resources, emergency housing for LGBTQ+ community,

Empowers families and informs and involves professionals and other individuals interested in healthy development and educational rights of children. SPAN's foremost commitment is to children with the greatest need due to disability, discrimination, and other special circumstances. Region 1 parent centers are located in: Niantic, Connecticut, Augusta, Maine, Sanford, Maine, Boston, Massachusetts, Concord, New Hampshire, Newark, New Jersey, Rochester, New York, New York City, New York, and Williston, Vermont. Call for more information.

Provides information and referrals to individuals seeking deaf or hearing impaired services. Also provides online resources, books and other publications on deafness/hearing loss and related issues, including information on various assistive equipment and technology.

YAP delivers individualized direct services to families involved in the child welfare system that focus on safety, permanency and well-being.

Helps groups or agencies looking for information about program planning, identifying and measuring outcomes, and/or program evaluation for activities for the youth in the county, also provides funding for youth programs.

Provides a protection and advocacy system for individuals and their families with chronic diseases or developmental and other disabilities. Offers legal assistance of issues including: disability, Medicaid and other insurance, permanency planning, and housing.