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The CAPTAIN Street Outreach Program carries out services related to helping homeless and troubled youth leave the streets and secure appropriate, safe living arrangements, and to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Street Outreach is also in the community to help any youth who are in, or run the risk of becoming involved in a crisis. Street Outreach engage youth in their environment offering basic survival needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, and access to emergency shelter as well as referrals, intervention, and exposure to positive adult role models. The purpose of Street Outreach is to aid youth in making positive decisions in their own lives to remain happy, healthy, and contributing members of society.

Drop-in center for homeless vets. Provides linkage with VA services and assistance with finding housing. Works with homeless and at-risk veterans to help them overcome the barriers that may prevent them from receiving or benefiting from health services. Veterans have access to a shower in the Drop-in Center. Also offers outreach to homeless veterans in shelters, soup kitchens, and on the streets. Outreach workers help establish eligibility for VA medical service and pension, develop appropriate treatment plans, and screen for community placement. Homeless veterans eligible for VA Healthcare may call for availability and screening for VA funded emergency shelter, transitional housing, and HUD section 8 voucher program. Primary care clinic available on Tuesday mornings by appointment. ##Veteran##

Provides Nassau County residents ages 18 and older, same day access to substance use services including health screening and assessment, case management, treatment planning, medication assisted treatment, suboxone and vivitrol inductions and telemedicine. Offers referral, peer support services, outreach, educational services and individual and family counseling.

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.

Provides intensive case management and housing support for homeless individuals with developmental disabilities.

Mental health mobile outreach team providing assistance in obtaining housing, case management, mental health counseling, psychiatric evaluations, and placement into Shelter Plus Care housing units. Provides services to individuals with both substance abuse and mental health disorders (MICA). Operates supported housing units for homeless individuals with psychiatric disorders.

Oversees the funding process for permanent housing programs that are for homeless households on Long Island. The Coalition is the central access point for housing on Long Island for persons that are homeless for the greatest lengths of time and/or have one or more disabling condition. The Coalition can assess all persons presenting as homeless in the region and refer to the best resource available. The Coalition has a homeless hotline to report street homeless persons in need of housing. Also, provides clothing, food and essentials when available. Call for further information.

Assist the unsheltered in Yonkers with community resources and entry point and a pathway to services. Accepts as donation socks, hats, gloves, scarves. No acceptance of clothing (i.e., pants, shirts, undergarments)

The CAPTAIN Street Outreach Program carries out services related to helping homeless and troubled youth leave the streets and secure appropriate, safe living arrangements, and to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Street Outreach is also in the community to help any youth who are in, or run the risk of becoming involved in a crisis. Street Outreach engage youth in their environment offering basic survival needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, and access to emergency shelter as well as referrals, intervention, and exposure to positive adult role models. The purpose of Street Outreach is to aid youth in making positive decisions in their own lives to remain happy, healthy, and contributing members of society.

Provides intensive case management and housing support for homeless individuals with developmental disabilities.

Reaches out to vulnerable runaway, homeless, and street involved youth and assist them in moving to safer environments, meeting basic needs and obtaining needed services. The Team has successfully brought homeless young people to safe emergency shelter and directly assisted them in meeting basic needs.

Provides an outreach program with peer support for individuals at high risk for homelessness. Assists clients in making the transition from living in the shelter or the street to living in the community.

All guest must be screened by Maureen's Haven in Riverhead. Their phone number is (631) 727-6831. Provides dinner, shelter for the night, showers, clothing, and breakfast the next day. No walk-ins.

Provides critical time intervention, providing resources, immediate needs, case management, advocacy, leading up to permanent housing. Trained members offer crisis intervention and referrals for essential services, including emergency housing. Team members also distribute kits with clothes, non-perishable foods, blankets, and toiletries to individuals living on the street. The team also works with local shelters, businesses, and houses of worship to assist with resources. Please call for more information.

Provides an outreach program with peer support for individuals at high risk for homelessness. Assists clients in making the transition from living in the shelter or the street to living in the community.

Provides information/literature on local support services and sexual exploitation issues to homeless youth, living on the streets of Westchester and Rockland counties.

The CAPTAIN Street Outreach Program carries out services related to helping homeless and troubled youth leave the streets and secure appropriate, safe living arrangements, and to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Street Outreach is also in the community to help any youth who are in, or run the risk of becoming involved in a crisis. Street Outreach engage youth in their environment offering basic survival needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, and access to emergency shelter as well as referrals, intervention, and exposure to positive adult role models. The purpose of Street Outreach is to aid youth in making positive decisions in their own lives to remain happy, healthy, and contributing members of society.

Access to all Emergency Housing for Homeless Persons Requires a Referral by a DSS office location/hotline operator. For Nassau County, please call (516)227-8519 or the evening/emergency number at (516)573-8626. For Suffolk County, please call (631)854-9517 or the evening/emergency number at (631)854-9100. If you are ineligible for DSS services, please call Long Island Coalition for the Homeless at (631)464-4314. All guest must be screened by Maureen's Haven in Riverhead. Their phone number is (631) 727-6831. Provides dinner, shelter for the night, showers, clothing, and breakfast the next day. No walk-ins.

Offers programs, support, and referrals to homeless individuals, including legal and medical clinics. Individuals are offered acute medical assistance, blankets, water, food, and transitional housing.

The CAPTAIN Street Outreach Program carries out services related to helping homeless and troubled youth leave the streets and secure appropriate, safe living arrangements, and to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Street Outreach is also in the community to help any youth who are in, or run the risk of becoming involved in a crisis. Street Outreach engage youth in their environment offering basic survival needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, and access to emergency shelter as well as referrals, intervention, and exposure to positive adult role models. The purpose of Street Outreach is to aid youth in making positive decisions in their own lives to remain happy, healthy, and contributing members of society.

Provides Nassau County residents ages 18 and older, same day access to substance use services including health screening and assessment, case management, treatment planning, medication assisted treatment, suboxone and vivitrol inductions and telemedicine. Offers referral, peer support services, outreach, educational services and individual and family counseling.

Assist the unsheltered in Yonkers with community resources, entry point in pathway to services,. Help by transporting them to Department of Social Services, where they can apply for food stamps and medical or mental health services. They accept donations such as socks, hats, gloves, scarves. No acceptance of clothing (i.e., pants, shirts, undergarments) at this time.

Provides information/literature on local support services and sexual exploitation issues to homeless youth, living on the streets of Westchester and Rockland counties.