Two-Generation Approach

Hosts an annual women's summit in Brooklyn, bringing together women from across New York City for workshops and discussions.

Implements community partnership programs in East Flatbush and Mott Haven to improve access to and coordination of resources for children and families, connecting residents to schools, health care, recreation, and community services through collaborative outreach.

Offers in-home, one-on-one tutoring and literacy training for parents through the Early Literacy program for youth in foster care.

Delivers in-home and community-based services using evidence-based models such as Functional Family Therapy, Child Parent Psychotherapy, and Solution-Based Case Work, as well as the holistic Helping Hands for Families model, to support families in crisis and promote child well-being.

Provides family peer support workers and youth peer advocates with lived experience to connect families to resources, accompany them to appointments, and mentor teens in developing coping skills and goal-setting. Offers planned respite services, one-on-one habilitation, and support with scheduling, prescriptions, housing, and benefits access.

Operates foster care programs placing over 800 youth in safe, nurturing homes in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and provides long-term foster care and support to up to 30 undocumented young adults through the Unaccompanied Minors Program. The organization runs 37 programs offering foster care, residential treatment, case management, education, and specialized services for child sexual abuse victims.

Hosts gala events that raise nearly $1 million to support youth in its care.

Provides expert, evidence-based mental health and child welfare services to over 17,000 children and families annually, including rapid assessment, crisis intervention, in-home therapy, and treatment to stabilize families in crisis and prevent foster care placement.

Operates an 8-week parent-child dyadic art therapy group for children aged 6–11 and their caregivers affected by family violence, providing case management support and demonstrating improvements in emotional regulation, caregiver stress reduction, and caregiver-child relationships.

Provides adaptive and assistive equipment such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, and communication devices, and implements accessibility modifications including wheelchair ramps and grab bars for children with special needs. Offers individualized support for children with mental health, developmental, or medical challenges, including care coordination and pre-vocational training.

Delivers targeted intervention and community outreach services to nearly 4,000 children and families in crisis annually, including counseling, advocacy, and support for youth ages 12–17 at risk of juvenile justice system involvement to prevent entry or re-entry.

Provides educational programming for families, including computer literacy, college preparation, and ESL classes, as part of a two-generation approach. Engages an initial cohort of 30 families referred through partnerships with four public schools.

Hosts over 800 volunteers annually on its Pleasantville campus.

Administers and awards the Andrew Fierstein Memorial Award as part of its organized mission programming, recognizing individuals or contributions aligned with its community health and well-being goals.

Operates Long Island's only diaper bank and provides diapers and period supplies free of charge to individuals in need; has distributed over 4 million diapers since 2020. This includes large-scale distribution events, such as one that provided 30,000 diapers.

Supports early childhood literacy initiatives to promote community well-being, integrating books and reading resources into its family support programs.

Delivers newborn support programming as part of its mission to improve community health and well-being, focusing on essential needs for infants and new families.

Provides comprehensive academic services including teaching, mentoring, academic advisement, and counseling through faculty across three schools and institutional support programs.