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Immigrant affairs service helping those regardless of immigration status with investigations of crimes, perpetrated against immigrants, helping immigrant victims navigate the criminal justice system, fraud prevention education, community outreach and referral services.

Provides free, anonymous and confidential counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS, and provides confidential partner notification assistance to providers for their HIV positive and AIDS diagnosed patients.

Habitat ReStores are home improvement stores that accept small and large donations of new or gently used furniture, appliances, housewares, building materials and more.

This Department is responsible for issuing all building permits and certificates of occupancy, conducting inspections and enforcing many aspects of the Town Code.

Provides a New York State approved, day school program serving toddlers, preschool, and elementary aged students with developmental disabilities or autism, and a wide range of intellectual ability and need. This program is committed to preparing children, whenever possible, to return to a less restrictive educational environment. As a child shows improved ability to function successfully they can participate in an integration program to provide experiences with more typical children or in a less restrictive educational setting. Also extends school for six weeks during the summer to provide year round comprehensive instruction and minimize student regression.

Brighter Tomorrows offers free legal advocacy services to survivors of domestic violence. Assistance is provided with filing for Orders of Protection, Child Support, and Child Custody in both Nassau and Suffolk County family courts. Referrals are provided for pro bono legal representation.

Offers day services at community sites to adults over the age of 21 who have a higher level of disability. Unique day service program is designed for young adults including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The focus of the program is community participation.

Provides free legal services to homeowners hoping to prevent foreclosure of their homes. Services include: legal representation at the various stages of the foreclosure process, including at mandatory court settlement conferences, drafting pleadings, and drafting and opposing motions. Also assist borrowers pursuing loss mitigation options, including loan modifications. Offers advice and counsel.

Offers alternative high school programs for students who are at risk of failing, dropping out, or struggling in a traditional school setting. Also available are programs for students with special needs that include other therapeutic services.

Provides dog (and/or wildlife in some cases) control services for the Town of Clermont.

Provides long-term nursing care for individuals who need supervised care due to age, illness, injury, or disability.

Provides a fellowship of people who are using the 12-step program to obtain relief from obsessions and compulsions. Call or check website for current meeting information.

Offers a number of asthma community outreach projects including: Partnership with Primary Care Sites, which involves on-site visits to pediatrician offices to provide asthma education and education to the staff regarding asthma delivery devices; Asthma Obesity Project (partnered with Fit Kids), which encourages healthy lifestyle including exercise and good dietary choices in obese asthma patients and Brentwood Asthma Empowerment Community Project, which provides asthma education resources to the community, with the goal of decreasing the asthma hospitalization rates of Brentwood, one of the highest in the county. With this initiative, Stony Brook has partnered with PRONTO, a Brentwood-based non-for-profit organization, community pediatricians and Medicaid HMOs. Call for detailed information regarding all programs offered.

Offers educational programming and career change counseling for mature adults, which focuses to a broad range of their learning needs, through courses, workshops and special events.

Volunteer opportunities for those individuals who would like to advocate for those with disabilities. Can range from helping an individual or working to change system-based disability issues.

Offers culinary courses that are designed to provide the best hands-on experience with our skilled chefs. Many of our classes have a seat limit of 12 to 16 students allowing for personalized instruction. Sample course offerings include: A Great Wine and Cheese Party and The Art of Hors d’oeuvers. Courses vary each semester and are offered at various locations.

A free public elementary school serving students from grade K to 5 living within district boundaries

Issues NYS handicap parking permits to qualifying individuals.

Provides information, support and guidance for families after the sudden and unexpected death of an infant due to SIDS or other causes. Coordinates bereavement support groups on Long Island and in other regions. Provides information and referral to other services. Offers educational programs for health care providers and other professionals, coordinates peer volunteers, and maintains offices in Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, New York City and Stony Brook.

A comprehensive year-round program serving 1,200 children and adults with special needs. Town residents five years of age and over with developmental disabilities may apply for admission to the ANCHOR program. Throughout the fall/winter/spring season, the Town of Hempstead ANCHOR Program presents an enriching and encompassing schedule of recreational activities on weeknights and Saturdays. Residents with special needs, five years of age and older, are eligible to participate. Specific times and locations of ANCHOR activities are announced in the participant calendar. Summer 6 week programs include weekday, weekend, and swim programs.

Provides testing, pre/post counseling, treatment, social services and nutritional services for anyone with AIDS/HIV.

Provides a variety of management and technical assistance services to small businesses and potential entrepreneurs. Includes assisting small businesses with financial, marketing, production, organization, engineering, technical problems and feasibility studies. Makes effort to reach minority members of socially and economically disadvantaged groups, veterans, women, and the disabled. Works cooperatively with the private sector, the educational community and Federal, State and local governments. See website for SBDC phone guide.

Provides formal instruction for students in 9th through 12th grades.

Provides assistance and care to families immediately in the event of natural and other disasters including home fires, flood, and power outages due to storms.

Open Doors is a specialized service to assist individuals living in a nursing home or Intermediate Care Facility in making decisions regarding home and community-based services.