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Provides supported employment for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities that are ready to work in paid community based jobs. Offers employability assessment, job finding and placement, travel training, interview/application assistance and support, on-the-job skills training and counseling, advocacy at the work place with management and co-workers and follow along services through job tenure. Re-training provided as necessary. Referral required, call for further information.

Provides financial assistance for cancer patients that have insurance, but the insurance does not cover co-payments or other cancer-related medical costs.

Makes decisions on school curriculum, decisions regarding discipline, school closures and other educational issues which affect the teachers and students. Parents/guardians wanting to gain information about these matters can call the administration office.

Multiple sites offer laboratory services, many sites conveniently located in St. Mary's Health Center.

The Outpatient Clinics offer primary care services for veterans.

Works to addresses the patient's rights issues for seniors when there are patient-right related problems, such as being denied admission to a hospital, an unsafe transfer, premature discharge from a hospital, poor discharge planning, poor quality of care, or lack of post-hospitalization care.

Provides a nine-day residential leadership development program for girls entering their sophomore or junior year of high school. During this program, girls from diverse cultures and backgrounds come together to engage in workshops and activities designed to fully awaken the leader within them, using the leadership model of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Child Care (Day Care) is a critical element for families who are trying to gain and/or maintain employment and self-sufficiency. Parents who would like to know if they qualify for child care assistance can call the child care application line at (845)615-5452 for a screening, answers to questions re: the child care application process/ program, and to have an application for child care mailed to them.

Offers a program that serves at risk pregnant women and their families in the Village of Hempstead. Health workers conduct outreach in the community, make home visits, and provide education, advocacy and coordination of services to women. Call for detailed information regarding all programs and services offered.

Provides mobile services to low and moderate income residents, residing in Northeast Dutchess, and helps them deal with one-time crisis or ongoing issues. Services include food and health services, medical prescriptions, heating assistance, emergency financial aid and more.

DBCH provides health education presentations that are age appropriate, culturally sensitive and tailored to meet specific needs, from preschool to seniors. Some presentations include information on Nutrition, Oral Health Care, Diabetes, Lead, Lyme Disease, and much much more.

Dominican College is an independent liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate programs including a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Dominican College offers traditional day time classes as well as flexible weekend and evening classes for the working adult.

Providers affordable health care, and sex education. Without insurance is available for medical service care.

A coalition to review services for older adults in the community for support group training and development, technical assistance and grandparent buddy program, resource development, advocacy, computer literacy and systems negotiation.

A support group for colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy patients. Meets in the Breast Center Conference Room at Benedictine Hospital.

Responsible for enforcing all laws and ordinances, preventing and investigating criminal activity, arresting suspects, presenting evidence, regulating traffic, and other activities that protect lives and property and preserve peace within the county.

Provides a laminated photo ID to eligible seniors, which entitles them to use nutrition and transportation services and other benefits available through the Office of the Aging.

Organize blood drives to collect needed blood types and/or help maintain blood supplies for local blood banks and hospitals.

Designed to inform the communities of Nassau County of the services that are available for our residents. The importance of having this information will greatly assist residents of Nassau County. Program staff from the department are available upon request to travel throughout Nassau County to conduct presentations and informational forums on the various programs offered by the department. Informational presentations are available for all services provided by the Nassau County Department of Social Services. Such services include: Adoption; Adult Services; AIDS Services; Child Protective Services; Child Support Enforcement; Day Care; Domestic Violence; Emergency Services; Employment for Temporary Assistance Clients; Food Stamps; Home Energy Assistance Program; Housing and Homeless Prevention; Medicaid; Medicaid Managed Care; Services to Children and Families; Temporary Assistance and Temporary Assistance Fraud. To have a representative from the Nassau County Department of Social Services speak at your meeting or event is a very simple process. Simply decide upon the topic that best suits the interest or concerns of your group or community, then call the Office of Community Outreach at 516-227-7132 or write to the Department of Social Services, Office of Community Outreach. All speakers are provided at no charge as a service to the residents of Nassau County.

Analyzes public policy issues and impending legislation and coordinates advocacy efforts by, and on behalf of persons with Alzheimer's disease and their families.

Provides services of consumer advocates to persons applying for various social assistance programs. All services are confidential. Customers can be referred to the Consumer Advocate for their area by calling 1 (800) 930-5003 or emailing [email protected]. Advocates cover both Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Offers a variety of fun activities for children and young adults which promote and make reading fun, including book clubs for adults.

Offers an assisted living and Adult Home program for older adults who need supervision, and can no longer take care of daily activities alone.

Provides a free public education to youth in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade within the school district boundary.

DDP provides backpacks and school supplies during school preparation seasons.