“My name is Thomas T. Mentoring to me is all about making a difference. When I was growing up in the 60s, the youngest of three, my brother was in Vietnam most of that time, and I really didn’t have anyone to look up to at home. I was bullied at school and wasn’t good at sports. I remember that feeling of feeling alone. This is why I believe in mentoring kids. I retired in 2013, and my kids are grown. I decided I wanted to mentor…”
During the past five years, EAC Network’s alternatives to incarceration program, Nassau TASC (Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities), has helped more than 1,200 individuals involved in the justice system who have a substance use disorder. Through services like outpatient treatment, monitoring, and self-help groups, local residents, such as recent graduate…
The narratives below highlight two young female participants, Cristina V. and Jennifer Q., who are enrolled in EAC Network’s Mission Employment program, which assists at-risk youth 18-24 towards a career path. Through determination and guidance, they both have improved the quality of their lives well as the lives of their…
Ruthie, one of our beloved clients at the Port Washington Senior Community Service Center, spoke to us about her service in the U.S. Army during WWII.
Angelo is a very special client of ours. We provide him with a companion through our In-Home Respite Services program, and in exchange we have the pleasure of knowing him. He is a WWII veteran who lives with his daughter Marianne in Nassau County.
Shanae had difficulty finding a job after completing two years at Nassau Community College and being a single parent to a two-year-old girl. She and her daughter live with her parents, who have helped support them. While Shanae is grateful for their help, she wanted to give her child a stable and comfortable future.
Bianca was in her 40s when she was charged with a felony drug sale. She had previously been diagnosed with co-occurring bipolar and cocaine abuse disorders, illnesses that, if left untreated, would continue to fuel her drug use and felonious behavior.
When I first started to use drugs, I never thought I would become the person I eventually did. I swore I would never do certain things, that I had limits to my use. But with time I stretched those limits and finally, in the end, I did not have any.
O.J. is just like you. He is a hard-working father of three who recently went through a tough time. Our Nassau Supervised Visitation program was able to reunite O.J. with his children. Listen to a special message from O.J. about his experience.
I would do anything for my children. They are my world. I have three young daughters, who, as you can probably imagine, can be quite a handful sometimes. However, I wouldn’t trade them for anything, because I know what it’s like to live without them.
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