Roslyn Heights, NY - North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island's leading specialty children's mental health facility for more than half a century, will hold it's Community Unity Event benefitting the Guidance Center's Leeds Place - Serving Young People on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 6:30 PM at Westbury Manor. The event celebrates the Guidance Center's unique school-based collaboratives and honors outstanding community leaders. This year's honorees are prominent Nassau County educators Gloria Dingwall, Principal, Park Avenue School, Westbury; Marilyn M. Rodahan, Principal, Weber Middle School, Port Washington; and Brenda Triplett, Assistant Principal, Smith Street School, Uniondale.
The 2009 event is co-chaired by: Dr. Robert Hylton, A-1 Universal Care and Pedro A. Quintanilla, Hispanic Committee, St. Brigid.
The event benefits the Guidance Center's adolescent services center called The Leeds Place. This multi-service clinic specializes in helping youth and their families with mental health and substance abuse problems. This licensed clinic provides clinical treatment services as well as preventive programs and services to children, adolescents, and their families. Serving clients from across the county, The Leeds Place also offers community education, outreach, and workshops and activities which are held on site as well as in schools, the workplace, and civic venues.

For more information on the Community Unity Event or the programs and services of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center contact Amy Gordon, Director of Development, at: (516) 626-1971 Ext. 320.

Roslyn Heights, NY, -- North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island's leading specialty children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received a second year grant of $12,500 from the Levitt Foundation to help support the Guidance Center's Wilderness Program.
The Wilderness Program provides a unique opportunity for a group of adolescents to participate in wilderness activities and group meetings which act as a gateway to mastery of social skills, enhancement of self esteem and group communication, and individual maturity and growth. This weekend program schedules over full and half-day wilderness activities throughout the year.
The wilderness setting provides group members with countless challenges that they can successfully meet. The goal of the program is for the members to recognize their successes and growth, internalize those gains, and learn how to access these memories and feelings when they face challenges in their everyday lives, whether the challenges be physical, emotional, or social.
The special Levitt Foundation grant will enable the Wilderness Program to maintain it vigorous schedule of year-round weekend hikes and to continue to implement activities that improve or protect the environment. The group participates in beach clean-up days and works with park rangers clearing and re-routing trails in some of or county and state parks. Environmentalists, naturalists, and nutritionists join the group to share their knowledge and expertise about Long Island's natural resources and wildlife. Group members prepare photographic exhibits of their community service projects to be presented at their schools and for local civic groups.
Funded by the Nassau County Department of Mental Health along with special grants from foundations, corporations, and families, the Wilderness Program is an adjunct program for adolescents who are already receiving mental health treatment services. Adolescents are referred to the program by therapists, schools, case managers, intensive support programs, probation, and others.

For more information about the programs and services available at the Guidance Center contact Amy Gordon, Director of Development, at (516) 626-1971 Ext. 320.

Roslyn Heights, NY - North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island's leading specialty children's mental health facility for more than half a century, has received a generous $10,000 grant from Newday Charities to benefit the Guidance Center's Advantage After School program for adolescents at risk. This innovative program provides an array of activities for selected students at the Westbury High School during the after-school hours. This preventive program provides homework assistance, recreational activities, mentoring, and group discussion towards a more positive path in life. The program has proved tremendously effective in helping teens find constructive and productive ways to spend their after-school hours as well as to plan for their future. Based in the Guidance Center's Leeds Place - Serving Young People, the Advantage After School Program serves as a model for proactive prevention service.

For information about this program, contact Nellie Taylor-Walthrust at (516) 997-2926 Ext. 229.

 

Long Island, April 23, 2009 - North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center , the pre-eminent not-for-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, honored Janine Dion, Director of Sales and Marketing at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, and Founder and President of Pet Peeves, Inc., and the Long Island Women's Agenda at its 2009 Achievement Luncheon. Over 200 individuals attended the event that took place at the Glen Head Country Club and was emceed by Carolyn Gusoff, broadcast journalist.

Executive Director Andrew Malekoff spoke about the new NYS plan called Transforming New York's Mental Health System. This plan is a blueprint for the destruction of children's community-based outpatient mental health services in Nassau County and discriminates against the middle class, lower middle class and working poor children and families.

Malekoff encouraged all attendees to sign a petition to support the restoration and enhancement of local assistance funding for specialty outpatient children's

Photo (left to right): Jo-Ellen Hazan, President NSC&FGC; Regina Barros, Assistant Director NSC&FGC; Ann Dorman Adler, Luncheon Co-Chair; Jan Barbieri, Long Island Women's Agenda; Ellen Labita, Long Island Women's Agenda; Janine Dion, Pet Peeves; Janice Ashley, Luncheon Co-Chair; Amy Cantor, Luncheon Co-Chair; Andrew Malekoff, Executive Director NSC&FGC

For additional information about NSC&FGC, visit the website www.northshorechildguidance.org or phone (516) 626-1971.

"I didn't know I could talk so well," said Ibrahim (alias) a 13-year-old middle school student after being praised by others during a roundtable on immigration and youth held at North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center in Roslyn Heights, New York on May 22, 2009. Ibrahim had just gotten finished explaining how frustrating it is to be taunted by peers who call him a terrorist.

The idea for the roundtable came after a group of concerned citizens who shared a deep concern about the impact of immigration on children and youth joined together to form a "study group on youth and immigration" in 2007 under the auspices of North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center. The more recent murder of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcello Lucero in Suffolk County, Long Island in November 2008 further galvanized the group. He was allegedly killed after being stabbed by one member of a group of teenage boys who targeted Lucero for his ethnicity and immigrant status.

The study group created a survey that was completed by 614 Nassau County teenagers, from a range of communities, who are immigrants and children of immigrants. Students from Westbury, Herricks, Hempstead, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, Rockville Centre and Long Beach participated. The purpose of the study was to give voice to some of their needs and concerns. One of the implications of the study is that a segment of the children of immigrant families may be at risk for emotional problems and could benefit from preventive mental health screening and counseling. Identifying natural settings that can offer this level of support, such as schools, as well as referral sources for more serious emotional disturbances is essential.

The Intergenerational Roundtable offered an opportunity to deepen our understanding of young people whose emotional lives are subject to the realities of what it feels like to be invisible and voiceless. Dr. Orly Calderon from Long Island University, C.W. Post Department of Social Work presented the research results. Legislator David Mejias gave an inspirational talk on his experience growing up as a child of immigrant parents from Ecuador and Cuba and how with persistence and determination, hardships can be overcome and dreams realized. Everyone was moved by his stirring message.

According to the Guidance Center executive director Andrew Malekoff, "The survey and roundtable offered an opportunity to bring voice to these young people. Now it is our responsibility to listen, interact and respond."

For a full report of the study write to: executiveoffice@northshorechildgudiance.org.

Pictured in photo from left to right:

Andrew Malekoff, Jean Marie Posner, Regina Barros, Matilde Broder, Nathaly Rubio-Torio, Researcher, Dr. Orly Calderon, Roseline Felix, Adalcy Quintin, Jo-Ellen Hazan, Nassau County Legislator David Mejias

Roslyn, NY - North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island's pre-eminent not-for-profit children's specialty mental agency, has received grants from the Manhasset Women's Coalition Against Breast Cancer and Glen Cove C.A.R.E.S. to initiate a pilot program of
support groups for children whose parent(s) had or have breast cancer.

The program will start with two groups, one for pre-adolescents and another for adolescents. Initial outreach will be done in the communities of Manhasset and Glen Cove. Bruce Kaufstein, Director of Clinical Services at NSC&FGC, will oversee the program.
The Manhasset Women's Coalition Against Breast Cancer (MWCABC) is an all-volunteer, non-profit charitable organization founded in 1997 to unite the women of Manhasset, Long Island in the fight against breast cancer. MWCABC's mission is to fund innovative research, increase awareness through education and provide support services to those with breast cancer and related diseases. Its Outreach Program, which receives funding from the Long Island 2 Day Walk to Fight Breast Cancer, focuses on helping women who are coping with breast cancer; whether newly diagnosed, being tested, undergoing treatment, or experiencing a recurrence, by offering each woman referred to them information and emotional support, as well as relief from some of the day-to-day stresses and pressures of taking care of a family, including herself. The Outreach Program also offers community services, such as information programs and days of renewal and hope for cancer survivors.
Glen Cove C.A.R.E.S. is a local, volunteer, not-for-profit community organization dedicated to educating people about early detection and prevention of cancer and to providing support for people whose lives have been affected by cancer. Founded by Terry Petikas in 1996, Glen Cove C.A.R.E.S. sponsors educational seminars and support groups, pays for testing to screen potential bone marrow donors, provides coupons for groceries and transportation for patients undergoing treatment, donates funds for cancer research, and awards scholarships annually to two Glen Cove High School seniors.

For more information about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call
516 626-1971, ext. 320 or visit our website: www.northshorechildguidance.org

• To decrease substance abuse
• To provide drug and alcohol education to children and their families
• To heightened awareness about the impact of drug and alcohol addiction
• To change patterns of relating that impact addiction
• To strengthen positive relationships between the youth and their families
• To improve developmental functioning

In July 2003, the Greentree Foundation, founded by the late Mrs. John Hay Whitney of Manhasset, established the "Greentree Good Neighbor Fund" at the Manhasset Community Fund. This fund is allocated by the Manhasset Community Fund to local organizations addressing priority needs in the Town of North Hempstead.

To learn more about the Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Program, please contact the Leeds Place at 516 997-2926. For information about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call 516 626-1971 or visit our website at www.northshorechildguidance.org.

• To decrease substance abuse
• To provide drug and alcohol education to children and their families
• To heightened awareness about the impact of drug and alcohol addiction
• To change patterns of relating that impact addiction
• To strengthen positive relationships between the youth and their families
• To improve developmental functioning

In July 2003, the Greentree Foundation, founded by the late Mrs. John Hay Whitney of Manhasset, established the "Greentree Good Neighbor Fund" at the Manhasset Community Fund. This fund is allocated by the Manhasset Community Fund to local organizations addressing priority needs in the Town of North Hempstead.

To learn more about the Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Program, please contact the Leeds Place at 516 997-2926. For information about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call 516 626-1971 or visit our website at www.northshorechildguidance.org.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received a grant of $25,000 from the Bank of America to fund prevention services targeting at-youth risk. These services, operated out of the Guidance Center's Westbury location, The Leeds Place - Serving Young People, include the Advantage After-School Program, the Good Beginnings for Babies Program, and the Hispanic Family Life Program.

The Advantage After-School Program is a collaborative between the Westbury High School and the Guidance Center. The program provides a safe, supportive, drug-free environment with caring adult supervision during the hours when youth are most at risk for negative behavior.

The Good Beginnings for Babies Program is a comprehensive community-based program that provides an array of crucial services to pregnant and parenting teens. Throughout its twelve year history, GBB has assisted hundreds of young mothers and provided outreach to many more adolescents through community and school-based programs.

The Hispanic Family Life Program is a partnership between the Guidance Center, the Westbury School District, and the Nassau County Youth Board. The Program provides newly immigrated Westbury/New Cassel students and their families with assistance, support and concrete skills to help them adjust to their new way of life. Two primary components are the school based group (Help Each Other) and in-school workshops that are offered at both the Westbury High School and the Westbury Middle School in both English and Spanish.

For information on these programs, please contact The Leeds Place at 516 997-2926.

To learn more about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call 516 626-1971 or visit our website: www.northshorechildguidance.org

The Leeds Place of North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center worked closely with the Town of North Hempstead to host the 26th Annual National Night Out: America's Night Out Against Crime - a night of fun and festivities for the entire community.

The event was held on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the Martin-Bunky Reid Park in Westbury, New York. The theme for National Night Out 2009 (and 2010) in the New Cassel/Westbury community was "Progressive Partners: Crime Prevention and Mental Health."

National Night Out was founded by the National Association of Town Watch. The goals of National Night Out are to (1) heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; (2) generate support for anti-crime activities; (3) strengthen neighborhood spirit & police-community collaborations; and (4) to send out the message that neighborhoods are fighting crime.

The night included a parade, information booths, entertainment, sport games, recreation and refreshments. Three hundred students received identification badges from the Third Precinct and over 550 people participated. Information booths provided resources for community safety, health care service providers, health screenings, after-school and parenting programs, reentry services, educational services, community revitalization, environmental health and much more.

The primary national sponsor for the event was Target. The evening was underwritten by North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center and supported in part by Drs. Irene and Robert Hylton and Rosemarie and Mitchell Klipper.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Receives Grants from New York State

*North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received a grant of $250,000 grant from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York for capital enhancements and infrastructure upgrades. State Senator Craig Johnson, along with the support of State Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, was instrumental in securing this funding.

The Guidance Center has also received a multi-year grant of $75,000 per year from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to implement an Advantage After-School Program for the Westbury Middle School.

This new program will be modeled after the Advantage After-School Program, a ten-year collaboration between the Westbury High School and the Guidance Center. The Advantage Program provides a safe, supportive, drug-free environment with caring adult supervision during the hours when youth are most at risk for negative behavior.

For additional information, please call 516 626-1971 or visit our website: www.northshorechildguidance.org.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received a grant of $5,000 from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. The grant will help support the Guidance Center's Advantage After-School Program. State Assemblyman Chuck Lavine was instrumental in procuring this funding.

The Advantage After-School Program is a collaborative between the Westbury High School and the Guidance Center. The program provides a safe, supportive, drug-free environment with caring adult supervision during the hours when youth are most at risk for negative behavior.

For information about the Advantage After-School Program, please contact The Leeds Place at 516 997-2926. To learn more about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call 516 626-1971 or visit our website: www.northshorechildguidance.org

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received official written notification of a grant of $147,000 from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This funding will be used to support the Guidance Center's early childhood / maternal depression services. Congressman Peter King was instrumental in the awarding of the grant.

The early childhood/maternal depression services are housed at the Marks Family Right from the Start 0-3+ Center located in Manhasset. Right from the Start will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2010.

For information about these services, please contact Sandra Wolkoff, 516 484-3174, ext. 222.
To learn more about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call 516 626-1971 or visit the website: www.northshorechildguidance.org

Roslyn Heights, NY - North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island's leading specialty children's mental health agency, will honor Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi at the 2009 Snow Ball on December 12. The event co-chairs are Andrea and Michael Leeds and Arlene and Richard Sirlin.
The Snow Ball will be held at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Guests will be entertained by the Sounds of Swing and Sinatra. The evening will include dinner and dancing, raffles and auctions.
For complete event information, visit www.snowball09.org or call North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center (516) 626-1971 Ext. 310.

 

 

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received a grant of $75,000, renewable for up to three years, from the Town of North Hempstead for youth violence and delinquency prevention services in the community of Westbury/New Cassel.

The goals of this program are to prevent drug and alcohol abuse, juvenile delinquency, crime and school violence; enhance academic achievement; and to
develop skills and interests and aspirations for higher education as a means to
improving quality of life,

The Guidance Center has been providing mental health services and drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services in this community since the 1980's. The Westbury clinic, the Leeds Place - Serving Young People, is located at 999 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

For additional information about programs and services at the Leeds Place, please call 516 997-2926 or visit our website: www.northshorechildguidance.org.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received a grant of $15,000 from Newsday Charities, a fund of the McCormick Foundation, for general operating support for its Westbury clinic, The Leeds Place - Serving Young People.

The Leeds Place provides mental health and chemical dependency services as well as prevention services. The majority of clients are youth and families representing the multi-cultural low income communities of New Cassel/Westbury, Uniondale and Hempstead.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Guidance Center is dedicated to strengthening the emotional well-being of children and families, and leads the way in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, training, parent education, and advocacy.

The Guidance Center helps families to raise healthy children and work with kids (ages 0-24) who are troubled, in trouble, or causing trouble and parents who need help in these stressful times. Difficulties range from depression and anxiety, developmental delays and school failure, and substance abuse to family crises stemming from illness, death, trauma, and divorce.

In addition to providing thousands of client contacts per year through our core services, the Guidance Center offers training for parents, caregivers, student interns and professionals and advocates in public and governmental forums for improved mental health services for children.

To learn more about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call
516 626-1971 or visit our website at www.northshorechildguidance.org

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, will host its annual Achievement Luncheon on April 22 at the Royalton at Roslyn Country Club.

This year's luncheon will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Guidance Center's Marks Family Right from the Start 0-3+ Center. Honorees include Nancy A. Marks, Members of the Right from the Start Advisory Council of 2000, and State Bank. In addition, State Bank is the Reception Sponsor for the event.

The Achievement Luncheon celebrates individuals and organizations for their accomplishments either personally or professionally. Past honorees include Mary Tyler Moore, Gene Wilder, Roz Abrams, George Vecsey and Linda Fairstein.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Guidance Center is dedicated to strengthening the emotional well-being of children and families, and leads the way in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, training, parent education, and advocacy.

The Guidance Center helps families to raise healthy children and work with kids (ages 0-24) who are troubled, in trouble, or causing trouble and parents who need help in these stressful times. Difficulties range from depression and anxiety, developmental delays and school failure, and substance abuse to family crises stemming from illness, death, trauma, and divorce.

In addition to providing thousands of client contacts per year through our core services, the Guidance Center offers training for parents, caregivers, student interns and professionals and advocates in public and governmental forums for improved mental health services for children.

For information about Achievement 2010 or to purchase tickets, please call 516 626-1971, ext. 310.

To learn more about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call
516 626-1971 or visit our website at www.northshorechildguidance.org.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received two substantial grants from the Fay J. Lindner Foundation.

The first grant is for $250,000 over two years to support the Guidance Center's Triage, Emergency and High Risk Services. The second is a five year grant of $125,000 for capital improvements to the Center's headquarters in Roslyn Heights.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Guidance Center is dedicated to strengthening the emotional well-being of children and families, and leads the way in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, training, parent education, and advocacy.

The Guidance Center helps families to raise healthy children and work with kids (ages 0-24) who are troubled, in trouble, or causing trouble and parents who need help in these stressful times. Difficulties range from depression and anxiety, developmental delays and school failure, and substance abuse to family crises stemming from illness, death, trauma, and divorce.

In addition to providing thousands of client contacts per year through our core services, the Guidance Center offers training for parents, caregivers, student interns and professionals and advocatesin public and governmental forums for improved mental health services for children.

To learn more about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call
516 626-1971 or visit our website at www.northshorechildguidance.org.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received a grant of $10,000 from the New York Community Bank Foundation for general operating support.

The Guidance Center is dedicated to strengthening the emotional well-being of children and families, and leads the way in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, training, parent education, and advocacy.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center helps families to raise healthy children and work with kids (ages 0-24) who are troubled, in trouble, or causing trouble and parents who need help in these stressful times. Difficulties range from depression and anxiety, developmental delays and school failure, and substance abuse to family crises stemming from illness, death, trauma, and divorce.

In addition to providing thousands of client contacts per year through our core services, the Guidance Center offers training for parents, caregivers, student interns and professionals and advocates in public and governmental forums for improved mental health services for children.

The Roslyn Savings Foundation was organized in 1997, exclusively for charitable purposes. As of January of 2010, the foundation has changed its name to the New York Community Bank Foundation. New York Community Bank Foundation is still committed to providing grants designed to further community development, expand home ownership opportunities and provide access to affordable housing in the local community served by the Family of NY Community Banks. In addition, the Foundation supports local community organizations, such as those in the health, education as well as arts and culture categories, which contribute to the quality of life.

To learn more about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call 516 626-1971 or visit our website at www.northshorechildguidance.org.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading non-profit children's mental health agency on Long Island, has received a grant of $10,000 from the Manhasset Community Fund's Greentree Foundation "Good Neighbor" Fund.

This grant will be used to optimize the Guidance Center's emergency and crisis response to children, youth and their families in Nassau County through our Triage, Emergency, and High Risk Mental Health Services. As the only specialty community-based children's outpatient mental health agency on Long Island, the Guidance Center responds rapidly, within 24 to 48 hours, to crisis situations. The goals are to: strengthen, stabilize and support children, youths and their families that are experiencing emotional crises in an environment of diminishing resources.

In July 2003, the Greentree Foundation, founded by the late Mrs. John Hay Whitney of Manhasset, established the "Greentree Good Neighbor Fund" at the Manhasset Community Fund. This fund is allocated by the Manhasset Community Fund to local organizations addressing priority needs in the Town of North Hempstead.

For information about North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, please call 516 626-1971 or visit our website at www.northshorechildguidance.org.