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Located on the grounds of Nassau County's Welwyn Preserve, the Center is a nonprofit educational organization, dedicated to educating students and the community about the atrocities of the Holocaust and the importance of tolerance and respect for all people. Our center serves as a valuable resource for school programs, lectures, training, and other educational opportunities. Our tours provide a powerful and emotional experience, allowing visitors to learn about the devastating impact of the Holocaust and the lessons that can be learned from it. The exhibit features seven galleries that take you on a journey through history, from life before the Holocaust to its aftermath and the valuable lessons we can learn from it. Call for detailed information.

Offers three pathways to earn an HSE Diploma: The GED® Program; The National External Diploma Program (NEDP) and Regents - HSE Examination Pathway’. THE GED® Program; Instruction is based on the content of the GED® exam, which includes Math, Reading, Writing Social Studies and Science. While you are attending the GED® program you will explore Adult Education career choices which you will be able to attend while you are earning your HSE diploma. All classes include Digital Literacy, job readiness training workshops on various topics such as business and finance, health literacy, debt management and financial literacy. Eastern Suffolk BOCES students have the opportunity to take the GED® exam at our Bellport location. The National External Diploma Program (NEDP); is an applied performance assessment system that evaluates reading, writing, math and workforce readiness skills of participants in life and work contexts. Students who successfully complete the program are awarded a local high school diploma. The NEDP :assesses high school-level skills, awarding a New York State High School Equivalency diploma so graduates can meet their academic and career goals; is designed for self-directed students with life and work experiences and a general familiarity with the computer; offers flexible scheduling and confidentiality; evaluates 70 competencies in ten content areas including Financial Literacy, Health Literacy, Civic Literacy, Geography, History, Science, and Twenty-First Century Workplace Skills and assesses competencies that are based on skills outlined in the Common Core College and Career Readiness standards. The Regents - HSE Examination Pathway; Students in our program who have passed NYS Regents examinations with a score of 65 or greater in Mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies and/or Science will have the opportunity to substitute those passing scores on a maximum of four of the five (5) corresponding GED® subtests (Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Social Studies and Science. For more information, please call 631-233-4425 or 631-369-7570 or visit the NYSED information site.

Provides a food pantry for individuals in need.

Promotes youth leadership and participation in fundraising events that are mutually beneficial to both patients and students in the metropolitan area. Program is facilitated by Retired Educators and provides volunteer opportunities to very young children through college years. Call for further information.

Provides both non-emergency and emergency transportation to and from vet appointments for the older adults and people with disabilities. Adoption and foster care information are also offered.

Provides individualized, community-based care coordination and case management for children with serious emotional disturbance, which threatens a family's ability to keep the child at home. MHA utilizes a strength-base model that promotes wellness, leading to success for the child and family, along with care coordinators who collaborate with the family, treatment providers, and other community-based support to identify a support team for the the family and advocates for needed and appropriate services that promote the successful care of the child in the home and community.

Provides legal assistance to low-income United States Military Veterans. Legal services include assistance with various issues including veteran's benefits and appeals, discharge upgrades, public benefits, landlord-tenant matters, consumer debt issues, select social security appeals, and family law matters.

Monitors new building conditions and construction and oversees the maintenance of older multi-family structures. Enforces the state and local building codes and housing standards and ordinances. Reviews applications for permits of new buildings, repairs, alterations, signs, and rooming houses. Accepts complaints from tenants about conditions the landlord fails to resolve.

Provides information and public awareness of West Nile Virus to the community, and educates residents to remove anything that might hold standing water, such as tires, wheelbarrows, buckets, etc, and report unremovable standing water which could create a mosquito breeding ground.

Provides information and support to women during and after pregnancy. Services during pregnancy include prenatal education which focus on fetal growth, stages of labor, breastfeeding, etc. After birth services offered are postpartum home visits, weight and length check, breastfeeding help, referrals for other specialized needs, nutritional consults and dental care, and much more. Support services are available by telephone or a home visit.

Provide home visiting services, virtual workshop to women ages 15-44 years old from preconception/inter-conception /pregnancy. This program service Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Greenburgh, and Yonkers.

HCR assist with emergency financial assistance in the form of first month's rent and one month's back rent.

As a Parish Outreach Center, provides a variety of concrete emergency services, such as limited financial aid or holiday assistance, to community members living within parish boundaries. Check with parish coordinator for details.

Provides case management and supportive counseling for people diagnosed with or chronic disease. Clients can access transportation to eligible services, integrates linkage, helps stay connected to care, and treatment adherence services into a continuum of HIV primary care Retention adherence Program (RAP) and Medical Case Management work along side each other to make sure clients have access to connection with services needed to stay healthy.

Provides specialized medical care, such as cardiology, pulmonary, oncology, opthomology, and more.

Provides emergency food and clothing. Volunteers welcome

Offer new or secondhand furniture, appliances, clothing, toys and other material goods at lower than retail prices, and which often use the proceeds from sales to support other services to the community. Programs that supply people who are in emergency situations with coupons that can be exchanged in designated thrift shops or nonprofit organizations for furniture, appliances, bedding, clothing and other household items.Accepts donations of good used or new items such as kitchen items, toys, electronic and computer equipment, sports equipment, furniture, etc.

Offers personal training, exercise group and socialization programs for individuals with all types of abilities, including individuals with physical disabilities and wounded veterans. Call for more information.

Offers group and individual counseling for children ages 5-12. Sessions deal with divorce, alcoholism, emotions and interpersonal relationships.

Provides programs for children 5 years old to young adults with special needs including learning disabilities, Aspergers Syndrome, speech and language delays and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). Offers a supportive environment to promote self growth, enhance self image and foster interpersonal relationlships and socialization. Appointment required. Call for more information.

Program includes treatment for prenatal/postpartum pain and dysfunction, post-gynecological surgery, incontinence/pelvic floor weakness and pelvic pain.

Offers job training and support services through the work center with an assessment and building practical job skills, and under supervision the participants work and get paid for a variety of services. There is also training in janitorial, greenhouse/horticultural or customer service.

Responsible for the upkeep of county-based campgrounds, parks, swimming pools, and recreations centers which offer many activities to county residents of all ages.

Provides programs and services that meet the needs of today's older adult and to assist older persons to remain independent and living in their own homes for as long as possible. A comprehensive and coordinated county wide network of senior centers has been established, which serve as a gathering place and community focal point for service delivery. All residents sixty years old and over are welcome to participate. No dues or fees are charged, you are offered the opportunity to contribute to the cost of the program and services. Senior Centers are located throughout Nassau County, Contact the Office of the Aging for locations and detailed information.

Provides an opportunity for individuals and organizations to give back by "adopting" a child or family and purchasing toys or clothing items for the holidays. Low income families in need must apply to be recipients of this program. Registration begins in October.