Nassau Alternative Advocacy

Children's Aid and Family Services, based in Paramus, N.J., is a regional provider of human services and child welfare programs. Established in 1899, it serves the communities of northern New Jersey. Its experienced professionals include licensed clinical social workers, child psychiatrists, family life educators, licensed family counselors and early childhood educators. In conjunction with the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services, it has developed a program to supplement the agency's group homes in caring for disturbed children, adolescents and pregnant teenagers. They receive therapeutic care under the guidance of trained foster parents and live in their homes. It also offers counseling to birth parents to help them make an informed decision as to whether they wish to make an adoption plan for their child. In addition, it offers postadoption counseling services, providing individual, family and group counseling for the adoptive family, as well as the adoptees.

Hispanic Counseling Center is a bilingual, bicultural, nonprofit social services agency that has been serving for more than 25 years. The center is licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health, New York State Office of Substance Abuse and New York State Office of Children and Family Services. It provides treatment services in various areas, including mental health, substance abuse, alcoholism, and youth and family services. The agency offers treatment and prevention services for chemical dependency and domestic violence. Established in 1977, the center was founded by the Nassau County Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction. It additionally provides a variety of individual, group and family counseling, case management, support groups and after-school programs. The center also organizes educational workshops, family trips and summer camps.

Haitian Americans United For Progress is a community organization based in Hollis, NY, dedicated to serving the needs of the Haitian American population. They provide various programs and services aimed at promoting cultural awareness, education, and social empowerment within the community. Generated from their business information