Capital Area Peer Service

Equinox, located in Albany, N.Y., is a community services agency providing a wide range of programs and services. Its services include youth, domestic violence, and counseling and medical exam night services. The agency also provides various adventure-based programs, and offers Equinox Thanksgiving Day community dinner every year. Equinox provides various programs sites, including community services center, youth shelter and independent living apartments, and domestic violence shelter. Its community services center offers various nonresidential services designed to assist individuals and families. The agency offers a full continuum of services, such as outreach and prevention, crisis intervention, treatment, follow-up, and reintegration into the community.

La Salle School, based in Albany, N.Y., has been serving children and families in the state since 1954. The school is a child care facility serving more than 200 boys and their families. It assists children in managing issues of substance abuse, child abuse and sexual violence through a range of programs. La Salle School offers a wide range of programs and services, including residential life and recreation program, day services, training and education, and establishment of community connections. The school also offers a variety of other services and programs, such as family preservation services, evening reporting centers, juvenile sexual victims and offender programs. Its range of programs include substance abuse treatment and prevention programs, and contacts and referral procedures.