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Plans, coordinates and evaluates the activities of public, private and nonprofit agency services devoted to youth under age 21 within the town. To accomplish this, the Youth Bureau finds three community-based youth service agencies. They provide counseling, tutoring, mentoring, job readiness, after school program, leadership programs, volunteer activities, drop-in lounge, open gyms and summer day and evening programs. The Youth Bureau also oversees the Islip Town Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs. Room 312.
Plans, coordinates and evaluates the activities of public, private and nonprofit agency services devoted to youth under age 21 within the town. To accomplish this, the Youth Bureau finds three community-based youth service agencies. They provide counseling, tutoring, mentoring, job readiness, after school program, leadership programs, volunteer activities, drop-in lounge, open gyms and summer day and evening programs. The Youth Bureau also oversees the Islip Town Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs. Room 312.
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Children
Adolescents
Community Groups and Government / Administrative Offices
Families With Children
Volunteer Opportunities
Families With Adolescents
Youth Development
Youth
Parents
Provides a full service outpatient obstetrical and pediatric service. Offers services and counseling for mothers, teens and children. Services include: Prenatal Care, Routine Prenatal Care, High Risk Pregnancy Care, Nutritional Guidance, Medicaid/PCAP Certification, Social Services, WIC and FAN Referrals, HIV Counseling and Testing, Perinatal Consultation, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Screening, Gynecology, Routine Exams, Post Partum Follow Up, Endometrical Biopsies, Follow-up Care from the Emergency Department, Referrals for Mammography and Gynecology Oncology, Pediatric Services, Immunizations, General Health Physicals, Sick Visists, Hearing and Vision Screenings, Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Evaluation, Ongoing Cardiac Follow-up, Pediatric Asthma/Allergy, Allergy Testing, Pulmonary Function Testing, Nebulization and Patient Education, Neonatal High Risk, Infant Follow-up Care, Social Service Referrals, Synagis Immunizations, and Prophylactic Immunization for infants at risk for RSV. Call for more information.
Provides a full service outpatient obstetrical and pediatric service. Offers services and counseling for mothers, teens and children. Services include: Prenatal Care, Routine Prenatal Care, High Risk Pregnancy Care, Nutritional Guidance, Medicaid/PCAP Certification, Social Services, WIC and FAN Referrals, HIV Counseling and Testing, Perinatal Consultation, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Screening, Gynecology, Routine Exams, Post Partum Follow Up, Endometrical Biopsies, Follow-up Care from the Emergency Department, Referrals for Mammography and Gynecology Oncology, Pediatric Services, Immunizations, General Health Physicals, Sick Visists, Hearing and Vision Screenings, Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Evaluation, Ongoing Cardiac Follow-up, Pediatric Asthma/Allergy, Allergy Testing, Pulmonary Function Testing, Nebulization and Patient Education, Neonatal High Risk, Infant Follow-up Care, Social Service Referrals, Synagis Immunizations, and Prophylactic Immunization for infants at risk for RSV. Call for more information.
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Pediatric Cardiology
Immunizations
Prenatal Care
Pregnant Women
Neonatal Care
Obstetrics / Gynecology
Expectant / New Parent Assistance
Pediatrics
Postpartum Care
Assists adopted adults (over 18 yrs) who are searching for their original families. Membership includes adoptees (over 18 yrs), birth parents (whose children have reached 18 yrs of age), foster children (over 18 yrs) and adoptive parents. Offers registry databank search, workshops, advocates for the rights of adoptees.
Assists adopted adults (over 18 yrs) who are searching for their original families. Membership includes adoptees (over 18 yrs), birth parents (whose children have reached 18 yrs of age), foster children (over 18 yrs) and adoptive parents. Offers registry databank search, workshops, advocates for the rights of adoptees.
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Adopted Children
Adoption / Foster Care Issues
Adoptive Parent / Child Search
Adoptive Families
Birth Parents
Parenting / Family Support Groups
Provides information, resources and a support network for women who are considering becoming a single mother, are trying to adopt or conceive, or are already mothers.
Provides information, resources and a support network for women who are considering becoming a single mother, are trying to adopt or conceive, or are already mothers.
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Single Parent Families Headed by Mothers
Adoption / Foster Care Issues
Pregnant Single Women
Adoption Counseling and Support
Provides domestic violence and child abuse prevention, employment/education, counseling and referrals, case management services, relationship development program for couples and parenting program for fathers.
Provides domestic violence and child abuse prevention, employment/education, counseling and referrals, case management services, relationship development program for couples and parenting program for fathers.
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Case / Care Management
Domestic Violence Volunteer Opportunities
Child Abuse Prevention
Fathers
Spouse / Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Provides a six to eight week course in dealing with children and adolescents. Topics covered include roles in the family, personality development, encouragement, punishment, and rewards. Daytime and evening groups available. Support groups for parents who have completed the Parent Study Group are also available. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).
Provides a six to eight week course in dealing with children and adolescents. Topics covered include roles in the family, personality development, encouragement, punishment, and rewards. Daytime and evening groups available. Support groups for parents who have completed the Parent Study Group are also available. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).
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Parenting Skills Classes
Parent Counseling
Parents
Families / Friends of Individuals With a Drug Use Disorder
At Risk Families
Support Groups
Parenting Education
Families / Friends of Individuals With an Alcohol Use Disorder
Parenting / Family Support Groups
Designed to educate divorcing or separating parents on the impact of their breakup on their children. Teaches techniques to reduce the stress of family changes and protect children from the negative effects of ongoing conflict in order to foster and promote childrens healthy adjustment and development. Addresses four topics: Creating and Maintaining Supportive Parent-Child Relationships Providing a Stable, Supportive Home Environment Maintaining Healthy Parental Functioning and Psychological Well-Being and Protecting Children from Ongoing Conflict Between Parents. Call for schedule and further information.
Designed to educate divorcing or separating parents on the impact of their breakup on their children. Teaches techniques to reduce the stress of family changes and protect children from the negative effects of ongoing conflict in order to foster and promote childrens healthy adjustment and development. Addresses four topics: Creating and Maintaining Supportive Parent-Child Relationships Providing a Stable, Supportive Home Environment Maintaining Healthy Parental Functioning and Psychological Well-Being and Protecting Children from Ongoing Conflict Between Parents. Call for schedule and further information.
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Children
Crisis Intervention
Divorce Assistance
Court Community Service Referral Programs
Parent Counseling
Parents
Divorced / Divorcing Persons
Court Ordered Individuals
Child Protective Services seeks family members or close family friends to care for abused/neglected children temporarily until the issues that caused their removal can be addressed. Call for detailed information.
Child Protective Services seeks family members or close family friends to care for abused/neglected children temporarily until the issues that caused their removal can be addressed. Call for detailed information.
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Abused Children
Children in Informal Kinship Care
Families / Friends of Abused Children
Kinship Caregivers
Neglected Children
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
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Prenatal Care
Nutrition Related Public Assistance Programs
Pregnant Women
Formula / Baby Food
Mother and Infant Care
WIC
Provides counseling and affiliated services to pregnant unwed parents adoption services and placement for adoptive families and placing parents support and enrichment services to families including counseling for adoptees, adoptive families and birth parents community cultural and educational outreach services. Information provided upon telephone or written request.
Provides counseling and affiliated services to pregnant unwed parents adoption services and placement for adoptive families and placing parents support and enrichment services to families including counseling for adoptees, adoptive families and birth parents community cultural and educational outreach services. Information provided upon telephone or written request.
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Postadoption Counseling and Support
Adoption Services
Adoption and Foster / Kinship Care Support Groups
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoptive Parents
International Adoption
Pregnant Teens
Provides training and education programs to the community through workshops and seminars on human sexuality. Goals include strengthening parent-child communication skills, educating adolescents about sexual decision making and responsibility, and providing prevention education on a broad spectrum of health problems, including AIDS.
Provides training and education programs to the community through workshops and seminars on human sexuality. Goals include strengthening parent-child communication skills, educating adolescents about sexual decision making and responsibility, and providing prevention education on a broad spectrum of health problems, including AIDS.
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Parents
Health Education
Workshops / Symposiums
Sexuality / Reproductive Health Education
Public Awareness / Education
Education Research
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.
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
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
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WIC
Mother and Infant Care
Nutrition Related Public Assistance Programs
Prenatal Care
Pregnant Women
Formula / Baby Food
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
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Prenatal Care
WIC
Mother and Infant Care
Formula / Baby Food
Pregnant Women
Nutrition Related Public Assistance Programs
Places children who are currently in the custody of the Commissioner of Social Services into family foster homes, group homes, or licensed child care institutions and provides for room and board, clothing, medical care and other special needs.
Places children who are currently in the custody of the Commissioner of Social Services into family foster homes, group homes, or licensed child care institutions and provides for room and board, clothing, medical care and other special needs.
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Foster Parents
Group Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Parent / Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Offers a social and semi-support group for gay men who are parents. Meetings are hosted at members' homes. Call for further information.
Offers a social and semi-support group for gay men who are parents. Meetings are hosted at members' homes. Call for further information.
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Gay Men
Parenting / Family Support Groups
LGBTQ2+ Parents
Parent to Parent Networking
Provides an evidence-based, preventive, home visiting model that follows a nationally recognized maternal child health home visiting curriculum.The program helps first-time mothers have healthy pregnancies, become knowledgeable and nurturing parents, reach education and employment goals, and provide their children with the best possible start in life. Each woman is paired with a registered nurse who makes home visits from pregnancy and up to the child's second birthday.
Provides an evidence-based, preventive, home visiting model that follows a nationally recognized maternal child health home visiting curriculum.The program helps first-time mothers have healthy pregnancies, become knowledgeable and nurturing parents, reach education and employment goals, and provide their children with the best possible start in life. Each woman is paired with a registered nurse who makes home visits from pregnancy and up to the child's second birthday.
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Home Nursing
Pregnant Women
General Expectant / New Parent Assistance
Home Based Parenting Education
Home Health Care
Offers workshop for children ages 5-8 and 9-12 (parents included). This program provides education and support to families. Topics include building healthy friendships, communication skills, understanding and expressing feelings, dealing with teasing and bullies, and more. Discussion groups, creative arts, games and hands-on activities are utilized to increase understanding and strengthen social skills. The Parent Component offers support and guidance to parents, and provides practical skills for helping their child in a variety of situations. The Parent Component meets at the same time the children's program runs.
Offers workshop for children ages 5-8 and 9-12 (parents included). This program provides education and support to families. Topics include building healthy friendships, communication skills, understanding and expressing feelings, dealing with teasing and bullies, and more. Discussion groups, creative arts, games and hands-on activities are utilized to increase understanding and strengthen social skills. The Parent Component offers support and guidance to parents, and provides practical skills for helping their child in a variety of situations. The Parent Component meets at the same time the children's program runs.
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Self Esteem Workshops
Adolescents
Bullying Prevention
Social Skills Training
Students
Support Groups
Children
Social Development and Enrichment
Youth
Parents
Provides information for expectant mothers concerning breastfeeding. Discusses techniques, problems and continuing breastfeeding (after leaving the hospital). Classes are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 7-10pm. 1st Saturday of each month 9am-12pm. Please call for more information. P
Provides information for expectant mothers concerning breastfeeding. Discusses techniques, problems and continuing breastfeeding (after leaving the hospital). Classes are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 7-10pm. 1st Saturday of each month 9am-12pm. Please call for more information. P
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Pregnant Women
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Mother and Infant Care
Hospitals
Expectant / New Parent Assistance
New Parents
Provides Reference, Information and Referral, Readers Advisory and programs for children from birth through grade 6. Programs and services include Downloadable Books, Page Turners, arts and crafts, storytimes, and performances and films.
Provides Reference, Information and Referral, Readers Advisory and programs for children from birth through grade 6. Programs and services include Downloadable Books, Page Turners, arts and crafts, storytimes, and performances and films.
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Toddlers
Leisure Activities / Recreation
Children
Film Presentations
Performance Art
Book Downloads
Story Hour
Families With Infants / Toddlers
Public Libraries
Reference / Information
Infants
Parents
Parents of Preschool Aged Children
Preschool Age Children
Library Services
Children's Arts and Crafts
Families With Children
Children's Library Services
Information Services
Libraries
Families
Parents of Infants / Toddlers
Infants / Toddlers
Provides counseling for single and teenage parents. Information on foster care is also available. Call the social work department for further information.
Provides counseling for single and teenage parents. Information on foster care is also available. Call the social work department for further information.
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Specialized Information and Referral
Adolescents
Pregnant Teens
Adolescent / Youth Counseling
Hospitals
Teenage Parents
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
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Nutrition Related Public Assistance Programs
Prenatal Care
Pregnant Women
WIC
Mother and Infant Care
Formula / Baby Food
Offers classes for parents expecting their first child or those who have never attended childbirth classes before. The six weekly sessions are taught by registered nurses certified by the Council of Childbirth Education specialists. Topics reviewed include: signs of labor, labor process, possible medications, anesthesia, newborn care, breathing and relaxation techniques, bottle/breastfeeding, and post-partum care. A tour of the maternity area and films on labor and delivery are also included. Classes run throughout the entire year.
Offers classes for parents expecting their first child or those who have never attended childbirth classes before. The six weekly sessions are taught by registered nurses certified by the Council of Childbirth Education specialists. Topics reviewed include: signs of labor, labor process, possible medications, anesthesia, newborn care, breathing and relaxation techniques, bottle/breastfeeding, and post-partum care. A tour of the maternity area and films on labor and delivery are also included. Classes run throughout the entire year.
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Birth Orientation Programs
Childbirth Education
Pregnant Women
Expectant / New Parent Assistance
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
Serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing breastfeeding support, information on healthy eating, nutritious foods to supplement diets, and referrals to health care. SCDHS WIC clinics are co-located within Sun River Health Centers & Northwell Family Health Center. Call for detailed information regarding programs and services offered.
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Formula / Baby Food
Nutrition Related Public Assistance Programs
Prenatal Care
Pregnant Women
Mother and Infant Care
WIC
Provides a luncheon/lecture series for mothers with babies ages birth-12 months. Luncheons are held at Papa-Razzi Restaurant in Westbury from 11am-1pm. At each session there is a different informative guest speaker on a baby-related topic. Call or visit website for further information.
Provides a luncheon/lecture series for mothers with babies ages birth-12 months. Luncheons are held at Papa-Razzi Restaurant in Westbury from 11am-1pm. At each session there is a different informative guest speaker on a baby-related topic. Call or visit website for further information.
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Parents
Infants / Toddlers
Children
Families With Infants / Toddlers
Preschool Age Children
Parent / Child Activity Groups