In The Media
National Grid Helps Beautify North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Site, September 27, 2022
On Sept. 16, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center was thrilled to welcome 11 employees from National Grid to its Marks Family Right from the Start 0-3+ Center as part of the utility’s volunteer day of service, called Project C. The volunteers spent the entire day planting, painting, repairing and whole-heartedly doing whatever...
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Ladies Night Out At Equinox
Equinox Partners With Local Charity For Ladies Night Out
Roslyn Heights, NY, August 1, 2016 — North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center (NSC&FGC) held its 3rd Annual Ladies Night Out event Thursday evening. For the past three summers, NSC&FGC’s Business Advisory Council has partnered with Equinox, located at 90...
Manhasset Community Fund Supports Children’s Mental Health Services
Roslyn Heights, NY, July 13, 2016 — North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center (NSC&FGC) has received a $4,000 grant from the Manhasset Community Fund (MCF) to further its core children’s mental health programming. MCF has a proud history of supporting local...
When Are the Cartoons Gonna Come Back On?
July 2016 By Andrew Malekoff Violence—random, sudden, illogical, and lethal—has become a fact of life. Shootings and acts of terror, homegrown and imported, with or without racial or religious overtones, have become gruesome signposts along a seemingly endless path of...
The Adolescent Brain and A Grandmother’s Wisdom
By Andrew Malekoff Once upon a time there was widespread belief that the human brain was fully developed by the time a child reached five or six years old. We know, for example, that the amygdala, the part of the brain that is responsible for instinctual...
Helping A Girl Feel At Home
By Andrew Malekoff May 27, 2016, Long Island Weekly, an Anton Media Publication At North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the vast majority of our clients are from Nassau County communities, but we recently had the opportunity to work with a young girl who...
Protecting School-Aged Athletes from Concussions
"One person can ignite a fire that can light the entire forest" On March 30, 2016 I had the pleasure of meeting a true hero - Dr. Bennet Omalu. He was the keynoter at the Head Injury Association's Awareness Sports Forum at the Hyatt Regency Long Island. In 2002 Dr....
L.I. Families Can’t Afford to Wait for Mental Health Services
Access delayed is access denied. These are words that ring true for thousands of families across Long Island who have been unsuccessful in accessing timely and affordable mental health and addictions care through their health insurer. How do I know this? From the...
From the Hill, the national Congressional blog
Poisoned children in America By Andrew Malekoff The poisoning of an American city: Where is the outrage about the incomprehensible crime against the children and families of Flint? I have worked for the welfare of children for 45 years, starting as a big brother in...