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Provides training and resources to child welfare staff reponsible for promoting self-sufficiency among foster care youth statewide. Call for information.

Child Protective Services seeks family members or close family friends to care for abused/neglected children temporarily until the issues that caused their removal can be addressed. Call for detailed information.

Dedicated to improving the quality of life of children with cancer and to provide comfort and support to the families. Services include recreational and wish granting for patient and siblings, financial aid and support to the parents and disseminating information to the general public about children suffering from cancer. Operates in Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Winthrop, Columbia, Montefiore, Nassau University Medical Center and other area hospitals.

Child Protective Services seeks family members or close family friends to care for abused/neglected children temporarily until the issues that caused their removal can be addressed. Call for detailed information.

Provides training and resources to child welfare staff reponsible for promoting self-sufficiency among foster care youth statewide. Call for information.

Offers peer-led support groups for Nassau or Suffolk County residents considering or involved in the foster care or adoption process. Provides opportunities for teens, children and parents to voice their concerns, questions and successes. Offers a list of resources including counselors, adoption and foster care agencies, adoption attorneys and social workers. Call for meeting times and locations.

A comprehensive, non-residential program designed to prepare youths between the ages of 14-21 who are in foster care or discharged from foster care, to live and work independently in the community when they are no longer eligible for foster care. I

Assists adopted adults (over 18 yrs) who are searching for their original families. Membership includes adoptees (over 18 yrs), birth parents (whose children have reached 18 yrs of age), foster children (over 18 yrs) and adoptive parents. Offers registry databank search, workshops, advocates for the rights of adoptees.

Offers support services for grandparents or other relatives who are raising a grandchild(ren), or other related children.

Dedicated to improving the quality of life of children with cancer and to provide comfort and support to the families. Services include recreational and wish granting for patient and siblings, financial aid and support to the parents and disseminating information to the general public about children suffering from cancer. Operates in Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Winthrop, Columbia, Montefiore, Nassau University Medical Center and other area hospitals.

Provides specially trained volunteer advocates to assist children who are abused or neglected and usually in foster care or are at risk for foster care placement. CASA volunteer ensure that the child's medical care, mental health, and educational needs are met and help the court determine the best interest of the child. Volunteers typically work with one or two families, devoting time and energy to assist the court and child welfare system in making the best possible permanent plan for the child.

Offers peer-led support groups for Nassau or Suffolk County residents considering or involved in the foster care or adoption process. Provides opportunities for teens, children and parents to voice their concerns, questions and successes. Offers a list of resources including counselors, adoption and foster care agencies, adoption attorneys and social workers. Call for meeting times and locations.

Assists adopted adults (over 18 yrs) who are searching for their original families. Membership includes adoptees (over 18 yrs), birth parents (whose children have reached 18 yrs of age), foster children (over 18 yrs) and adoptive parents. Offers registry databank search, workshops, advocates for the rights of adoptees.

Provides a program for expectant parents with children 2 1/2 years or older. Includes a film about being a big brother or big sister and bring a baby home from the hospital a tour of the nursery and a room similar to Mom's Room and a question and answer session. Call for schedule of meetings.

Child Protective Services seeks family members or close family friends to care for abused/neglected children temporarily until the issues that caused their removal can be addressed. Call for detailed information.