Suffolk County

KINSHIP CAREGIVER PROGRAMS

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.

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

AGING PROGRAMS

Suffolk County Office for the Aging
H. Lee Dennison Building, 3rd Floor
100 Veterans Memorial Highway
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099
(631) 853-8200
FAX: (631) 853-8225

Intergenerational Strategies, Inc.
75 Windwatch Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 232-1262
(631) 232-2423 (fax)
Email: igstrats@optonline.net
www.igstrats.org

The organization promotes intergenerational thinking and the civic engagement of older adults. It assists other organizations to create and expand intergenerational community-building activities through the provision of consulting and grant writing services. Workshops and conferences are periodically sponsored. Staff support is provided to the Suffolk County Commission on Creative Retirement. Funded by local foundations and fees-for-services. Organization works with many public/private organizations service and advocacy organizations.

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Hope for Youth
15 Ireland Place
Amityville, NY 11701
(631) 691-5100
(631) 691-5104 (fax)

Services Provided: Mental health and substance abuse services

Suffolk County Youth Bureau
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 853-8270
(631) 853-8271 (fax)
Email: lou.medina@suffolkcounty.gov

LEGAL SERVICES

Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. (NSLS – Islandia)
1757 Veterans Highway, Suite 50
Islandia, NY
PHONE: (631) 232-2400
FAX: (631) 232-2489
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.

Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. (NSLS – Riverhead)
313 West Main Street
Riverhead, NY
PHONE: (631) 369-1112
FAX: (631) 369-1612
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.

Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. (NSLS – Touro)
Touro College
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
300 Nassau Road
Huntington, NY 11743
FAX: (631) 421-2675
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.

Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. (NSLS - Central Islip)
Suffolk County Family Court
400 Carleton Avenue
Central Islip, NY 11722-9077
PHONE: (631) 853-7877
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.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Contact the New York State Office of Children and Family Services Kinship Caregiver Program listed above

COUNTY AGENCIES

Contact the New York State Office of Children and Family Services Kinship Caregiver Program listed above

STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES

Contact the New York State Office of Children and Family Services Kinship Caregiver Program listed above

OTHER LOCAL SERVICES

Support Group:
Grandparents Reaching Out
40-230 W. 4th St.
Patchogue, NY 11772
Contact: Mildred Horn
516-447-0062

Grandparents Parents Raising Children Support Group
Town of Southampton Dept. Of Human Services
116 Hampton Rd
Southampton, NY 11968
631-287-5734
email: Tkolsin@town.southampton.ny.us
http://www.town.southampton.ny.us

Services offered: Information and referral, help accessing financial aid, case management, recreation, services for grandchildren.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group

128 Springs Fireplace Road

East Hampton, NY 11937
631-324-4947
Email: TLawrence@town.east-hampton.ny.us

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is a support group for people who find themselves caring for young family members. Along with support for one another, the group will invite knowledgeable speakers to address parenting concerns about relevant issues such as bridging the gap, custodial rights, health insurance and financial compensation.

Monthly 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Childcare will be provided.

Open to residents of the Town of East Hampton

 

Intergenerational Strategies, Inc.
75 Windwatch Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 232-1262
(631) 232-2423 (fax)
Email: igstrats@optonline.net
www.igstrats.org

The organization promotes intergenerational thinking and the civic engagement of older adults. It assists other organizations to create and expand intergenerational community-building activities through the provision of consulting and grant writing services. Workshops and conferences are periodically sponsored. Staff support is provided to the Suffolk County Commission on Creative Retirement. Funded by local foundations and fees-for-services. Organization works with many public/private organizations service and advocacy organizations.

Stony Brook Child Care Services, Inc.
Stony Brook University South Drive
Stony Brook, NY
(631) 632-6930
(631) 632-4830 (fax)
www.stonybrook.edu/childcare

Stony Brook Child Care Services offers exemplary care in a new state-of-the-art facility specially designed for kids.

Bellport Hagerman East Patchogue Alliance, Inc.
1492 Montauk Highway
PO Box 121
Bellport, NY 11713
(631) 286-9236

The Bellport, Hagerman, East Patchogue Alliance, Inc. provides comprehensive housing counseling, which includes budgeting, landlord/tenant responsibilities, mortgage and rent default, utility assistance and reverse mortgage counseling for the elderly.

The Community Programs Center of Long Island, Inc.
2210 Smithtown Avenue
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
(631) 585-2020
Email: cpcli@aol.com

The Community Programs Center of Long Island, Inc. (CPC) helps families care for their young and aging dependents by providing quality day care services. We continuously seek to make child and elder care both accessible and affordable. As families strive to balance home and work responsibilities, our aim is to be a trusted and natural resource to support family life. CPC achieves its mission through: Superior quality, family-like day care programs for children and the elderly, including those with Alzheimer’s disease. Innovative intergenerational activities that bring children and elders together to share themselves and to use their strengths to their fullest. Public leadership and community education to encourage support for families, children and the elderly.