Nassau County

KINSHIP CAREGIVER PROGRAMS

National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights: Long Island Kinship Connection
Hempstead
631-444-3160; 516-446-1539
Email: abcast@optonline.net
Email: sass4god@hotmail.com

Provides a toll-free phone line along with volunteer caregivers to serve Long Island kinship care families through case management, referral, legal information, support groups, counseling, and family group conferencing.

A New York State Office of Children and Family Services Kinship Caregiver Program.

AGING PROGRAMS

Nassau County Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs
60 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard
Uniondale, NY 11553-3653
(516) 227-8900
FAX: (516) 227-8972

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc.
925 Hempstead Turnpike
Franklin Square, NY 11010
516-358-9250
Email: bmontalbano@childcarenassau.org

The Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc. can assist you with finding child care (We maintain a database of over 1000 child care options including child care centers, family and group family child care homes, summer camps and other children’s programs.) and choosing child care (We offer information and counseling on evaluating and choosing child care) and provide workshops for parents. We also offr a Grandparents as Caregivers support group.

Nassau County Youth Board
60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Suite 220
Uniondale, NY 11553
(516) 227-7134
(516) 227-7107 (fax)
Email: geaorge.siberon@hhsnassaucountyny.us

LEGAL SERVICES

Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. (NSLS – Hempstead)
1 Helen Keller Way
Hempstead, NY 11550-3903
PHONE: (516) 292-8100
FAX: (516) 292-6529
www.nslawservices.org
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee Inc. or "Law Services" is a non-profit, community based poverty law program which provides legal assistance in civil (non-criminal) matters to low income people throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York State.

OTHER LOCAL SERVICES

National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights: Long Island Kinship Connection
School of Social Welfare, HSC
L2, Room 093
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231
631-444-3160; 516-446-1539
Email: abcast@optonline.net
Email: sass4god@hotmail.com

Provides a toll-free phone line along with volunteer caregivers to serve Long Island kinship care families through case management, referral, legal information, support groups, counseling, and family group conferencing.

Hour Children
36-11A 12th Street
Long Island City, NY 11106
(718) 433-4724
(718) 433-4728 (fax)
www.hourchildren.org/default.aspx

Hour Children’s community-based programs offer employment assistance, family reunification program, supportive housing, after school program, thrift shop, and furniture outlet.

SCO Family of Services
1 Alexander Place
Glen Cove, NY 11542
(516) 671-1253 or (718) 895-2555, x108
www.stchristopher-ottilie.org/default.htm
SCO offers the following program services: foster care and adoption, family enhancement services, programs for children and adults with special needs, adolescent services, preventive services, and educational programs. Family enhancement services include developmental play groups for caregivers and children and a home-based literacy program.