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Helps resolve and prevent racial and ethnic violence and disorder, and to diffuse potentially explosive situations in schools and communities through mediation and conflict resolution. This regional office services New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and Virginia.

Provides comprehensive wellness services including fitness, health education programs, smoking cessation, disease and injury prevention, weight and stress management, and health and screening counseling.

Provides Reference, Information and Referral, Readers Advisory and Answers 24x7 . Offers Defensive Driving, Blood Pressure Screening and a wide range of programs which may include Knitting Club, Computer Instruction, Arts and Crafts, Book Discussions, Performances and Films, and Bus Trips.

Adventure Based Counseling (ABC) is a group oriented program that helps participants learn to increase self-awareness, accept responsibility for their choices, and connect with others. These outcomes offer a unique opportunity to help adolescents achieve positive therapeutic outcomes.

Provides opportunities for middle and junior high school students to participate in an Annual Youth Conference. Students create and develop marketing materials and have opportunities to interact with their peers and highlight each other.

Provides comprehensive psychiatric outpatient care to adults who request treatment and who suffer from a psychiatric disorder.

Provides reference, information and referral, Readers' Advisory, and Ask A Librarian. Offers Defensive Driving, Blood Pressure Screening, and programs which may include computer instruction, arts and crafts, and book discussions.

Provides reference, information, and referral, reader's advisory, and career guidance. Also offers a range of programs which may include book discussions, senior chess, performances and films, lunch 'n books and bus trips.

Provides Reference, Information and Services, Readers Advisory and Live Librarian. Offers GED, ESOL Classes, Defensive Driving and a wide range of programs which may include arts and crafts, book discussions, performances and films, computer instruction, fitness and bus trips.

Services are designed to meet the needs of older adults, caregivers and professionals working with the elderly. Offers AARP Defensive Driving and Senior Connections.

Provides reference, information and referral, reader's advisory and a range of programs.

Offers a school which is designed for students with moderate to severe developmental disabilities. The instructional program, which is aligned to the New York State Standards for Students with Severe Disabilities and the New York State Common Core Learning Standards, builds confidence and capabilities of students and focuses on developing communication skills and personal independence. Research-based methodologies, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), visual strategies, the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), augmentative communications systems, functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral supports are utilized in this program. The Rosemary Kennedy School consists of the elementary, middle and high school classes as well as district-based classes which provide mainstreaming opportunities for students. Community-based instruction is an essential part of the curriculum and compliments traditional classroom learning. Students participate in recreational activities (libraries, bowling), life skills (grocery shopping, restaurants), volunteer work sites (Mercy Hospital, Hofstra University) and vocational enclaves in the community (fast food restaurants, retail stores). Each student is educated by an interdisciplinary team comprised of the classroom teacher, teacher aides, psychologist, social worker, related service personnel, curriculum teachers and administrators. Parents are encouraged to participate in their child's education through daily communication notebooks, conferences, visits, parent training sessions and parent support groups. Transition planning for students from ages 12 to 21 is facilitated by vocational rehabilitation counselors and social workers in coordination with students and their families prior to graduation. Call for more detailed information.

Offers workshops, one-day seminars and support groups for children, teens and adults on understanding anger, and raises awareness of thoughts and feelings that are associated with anger and other emotions. Offers the opportunity to work one-on-one or as a family with a professional. Approved for court mandated clients. Available September to June.

Services are designed to meet the needs of older adults, caregivers and professionals working with the elderly. Offers AARP Defensive Driving and Senior Connections.

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 adult recreational and educational leisure time activities, which may include defensive driving classes, Mah Jong, museum adventures, and breast and ovarian cancer support groups.

Offers conflict resolution skills including, but not limited to, learning different conflict management styles, active listening skills, reflecting, dealing with emotions, and understanding other points of views. These skills are attained by mediator skills training, peer mediation training, family trainings, and group facilitation.

Provides a family resource center with a focus on women and girls that serves women of all ages through skill building, resource coordination and empowerment.

Provides Reference, Information and Referral, Readers Advisory and Tutor.com. Manages the collection of books, DVDs, Bluerays, video games, digital materials, online database resources and Museum Passes. Offers a wide range of programs which may include arts and crafts, book discussions, defensive driving, computer instruction, bus trips and performances and films.

A program for teenagers/young adults to meet and build skills in character/social development, life skills, education and career development, and get involved in entrepreneurial and community projects.

A program that works in collaboration with schools, which are workshops designed to build knowledge and skills of team work, communication, conflict resolution, self-esteem and diversity, so that their schools and communities are safer and more productive places for themselves and their peers. After 25-30 hours of intensive training youth develop strong relationships and a sense of community that they will carry with them for years to come. The program strives to allow young people to use their voices to express their concerns, fears and dreams within a safe environment.

Provides peer groups to improve self-esteem through education. Teenage groups deal with diverse subjects including peer/group pressure, problem solving, and improving social skills. Call for more information.

Provides life skills training for adolescents and young adults who are at risk or struggle with mental or emotional issues.

Works with students, teachers and staff by providing age-appropriate training in communication, conflict resolution, violence prevention, victim awareness and empathy, anger management and mediation. The programs address the basic communication problems shared by many youth, assisting them to develop fundamental life skills.

Offers an outpatient treatment-referral program designed to serve individuals between the ages of 12 and 35 who are at risk or who have been sexually exploited/human trafficked, at-risk of sexual exploitation/human trafficking, runaway or are homeless. Services provided include individual and family counseling, street outreach, GED classes, DSS advocacy, life skills education, housing assistance, and education and job placement and are tailored to meet all the needs of each individual utilizing services.