The SUNY Downstate Community Service Program plans and develops a wide range of volunteer projects, health workshops and presentations, designed to give motivated students medical, graduate, health-related professional students and faculty/instructor, an opportunity to work with community based organizations, churches, synagogues, civic groups, and schools. The program seeks to introduce students to diverse populations, by drawing connections between community service, education, and their work experience. It strives to make a real difference in the lives of Brooklyn residents through projects which support and enhance the strength of communities.

 

 

 

 

 The Asthma Center at Long Island College Hospital is a multidisciplinary service providing state-of-the-art, systematic clinical care, education and prevention strategies for asthmatic patients and their families.  Our board certified physicians are regionally renowned in the areas of Allergy and Immunology, Pediatrics and Pulmonary Medicine. We offer comprehensive diagnostic services and treatment strategies for the asthmatic patient. The Asthma Center at LICH is equipped with centralized scheduling service that allows a single point of access for all patients, an asthma registry for the identification and tracking of medical histories. We concentrate on education for our patients and families. We are also available for group education events and health fairs.

   

 

 

 

Margert is s a nonprofit, charitable, community-based housing organization that provides assistance to low and moderate-income tenants and homeowners, the elderly and persons with disabilities. While our primary service area is Far Rockaway, Queens, we also provide vital housing services to all of Queens County and the entire NYC Metro Area. Margert is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency, provides homebuyer education workshops, and is the NYS DHCR Energy Services Bureau Weatherization Assistance Program sub-grantee for south Queens.

 

 

 

 HIV/AIDS services such as, Case Management, housing, acupuncture, support groups, prevention groups, substance abuse groups, recreational services, TB testing etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Child Health Plus/Family Health Plus/Medicaid Senior Services (Adult Day Care, Kosher Meals on Wheels, etc.) Early Childhood Programs - Day Care, Nursery, Universal Pre-K Day Camps & Camps for 'special needs' children English as Second Language Fitness Programs Aquatics Youth Services Physical Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Develop, coordinate, organize joint outreach for community base outreach workers in Brooklyn. General membership meeting are held at Family Services Network, at 1420 Bushwick Ave, on the third Wednesday of each month, from 2pm to 4pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English (ESOL)/civics classes Advocacy services Counseling services (with QCS) Support groups: parenting, youth, other Jewish community and holiday events Kosher weekend meals Multicultural events/committee story-sharing workshops/showcases; dance & music performances Work with many other agencies, networks and coalitions to offer services/programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We provide vision screening training and workshops on vision, preschool vision screenings and screenings for special needs children utilizing special technology, adult outreach, and facilitate free eye exams and glasses to children aged 18 and younger who qualify. Please call for more information on all the programs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTREACH is a certified agency specializing in the needs of the the orthodox Jewish and Russian immigrant population. As a certified agency we are able to serve Medicare and Medicaid as well as managed care insurances. Our caregivers are recruited from the very communities they are destined to serve thereby creating an optimum comfort level for the patient and family. We will help families access other services they are entitled but are uncertain of. Our caregivers and staff, whom are deeply committed to Bikkur Cholim, will be eager to assist all Bikkur Cholim activists and volunteers in their noble activities. REMEMBER!!! As soon as you become aware that a patient from your community is hospitalized, or is seriously ill at home, have the patient or the family contact us and we will make sure that the best and most compassionate home care services are available to the patient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Materials and resources and information for Jewish political advocacy, including Israel and International Affairs, Community Relations, Domestic Affairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Couple, family, group and individual psychotherapy, pastoral counseling. Have several sites throughout Northern Queens"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Variety of children's and family program including preschool, after school childcare, summer day camp, sports, recreation, senior center. Special services for developmentally disabled adults. Sunday Jewish Heritage for MRDD adults, Sunday recreation program for MRDD adults, senior center for MRDD adults during weekdays. Swimming pool, gym and fitness center. Indoor handball and paddleball courts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consultation by telephone or in person to Jewish families with a terminally ill member. We provide help and support to clarify options and develop a care plan. Links to resources are set into motion and contact is maintained until the plan is in place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Civil legal services for low income residents of the greater New York metropolitan area.  We do not handle landlord-tenant cases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Health Law Unit provides direct legal services to health care consumers and beneficiaries from all five boroughs of New York City. The Unit is staffed with four attorneys and three paralegals. We help clients with the following health issues: Medicaid Managed Care (Medicaid, CHPlus, FHPlus, Medicare, Commercial, Union, Self-Insured) Denials of Health Care Benefits and Services Access to Care for the Uninsured Low Income Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care Immigrant Access to Health Care and Services Access to Health Care for people who have Limited English Proficiency Disability Rights and Discrimination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Crown Heights Mediation Center is a safe, neutral place where young people and adults in Crown Heights can come to express concerns, settle disputes, and work together to achieve common goals. Mediation is a process in which people involved in a dispute sit down with an impartial third party trained in conflict resolution to help them identify issues, create options, and find mutually satisfactory solutions. Among the issues tackled by the Center's volunteer mediators are: breach of contract, consumer/merchant disputes, co-worker disputes, multi-cultural disputes, employer/employee conflicts, harassment, landlord/tenant disputes, noise complaints, and small claims. The Center also provides family mediation, which deals with issues like truancy, acting out in school, power struggles within the family, special education needs, youth employment and other parent/teen issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet, Broadband services, marketing, video production, television production, distribution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counseling, assistance with completion of necessary forms and advocacy for: 1) benefits and entitlements,2) assistance in obtaining funds for rent and utility arrears, 3) housing, 4) immigration, 5) obtaining furniture and food, and 6) low-cost or free prescription medications.  Concrete services provided include: 1) home-delivered meals to seniors living in the Grand Street, New York City Cooperative housing, 2) friendly visiting and telephone reassurance for seniors, 3) three congregate meal sites, 4) home visits to clients living in Manhattan up to 60th Street, 5) counseling and/or job placement and training referrals for individuals affected by 9/11, and 6) stress management workshops in the community. All services provided by United Jewish Council are free. We assist adults, families and seniors living in the 5 boroughs of New York City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Central Queens YM & YWHA is a non-profit Jewish community center offering recreational, educational, cultural and social services to enhance the quality of life in the central Queens community.  Our many services include a state of the art Health and Fitness Center, Early Childhood Program including a Nursery School and Parenting Center, Kid's Korner after school center, Day Camp Programs, Camp Edward Isaacs Sleep-away Camp, Etgar Hebrew School for children of Israelis, Teen Leadership Programs, Esther Grunblatt Service Center for Russian Immigrants, Creative & Cultural Arts Dept., Senior Adults Programming and more.   In addition, the 'Y' has a Fine Arts Gallery in the Lobby, and the Hevesi Jewish Heritage Library open free to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Outreach activities such as patient advocacy, resource guidance, bikkur cholim contacts for covering bills, home care referrals, health insurance coverage resource and anything pertaining to helping a person or family in need. We are affiliated with several Bikkur Cholim organizations and thereby are able to guide people in times of crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Jewish Community Center offering educational, recreational and social services to a population from pre-school through homebound elderly. Nursery school, After School programs, Senior Center, Emigre Services, Meals On Wheels, English As A Second Language classes, fitness center, full court gym, homecare, counseling, concert series. Some activities are fee for service; summer day camp some requiring membership fees. Senior Center and nutrition site under contract to the Department for the Aging (suggested donation for lunch, no fee for activities.)   Inquire about fee scales.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early intervention services for children with developmental delays ages birth to 5. Services and Evaluations include Speech Therapy, Physical therapy Occupational Therapy and Special Instruction.  Services are provided in the and in our center. All services and evaluation are free of charge. If you are concerned about your child's development please call us we will listen to you concerns and inform you about our services and how they can help your child.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnosis and treatment of all diseases and disorders of the eyes, ears, nose and throat. Laser vision correction. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Accredited teaching hospital with state-of-the-art surgical facilities, ambulatory care centers for outpatient treatment, and specialized emergency services in Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery. Established in 1820 and located on 14th Street & 2nd Avenue in Manhattan, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary is nation's oldest specialty hospital and one of the largest providers of all forms of eye and ear-nose-throat care in the nation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-located, comprehensive substance abuse and employment readiness program for women. Offer on-site treatment, parenting, mental health counseling and assessment, physical health assessment, domestic violence counseling and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ETC, Inc. provides transitional services to men and women returning home from prison. We are a safe haven. We assist with substance abuse prevention, anger management and peer support groups. We operate at no cost to the clients, nor are they required to have insurance. We offer a clothing closet, employment referrals and housing referrals.  We have certified HIV counselors available and provide breakfast, lunch and metro cards to those who need them.  We welcome anyone to our non for profit agency who needs assistance after their grueling, yet learned prison experience. Our hours of operation are from 9-2 Monday through Thursday. Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women's reproductive health services: family planning, birth control methods, prenatal care, HIV Counseling and Testing, STD Testing and Treatment, Pap Smears, etc. Please call for an appointment.