Family and Community Services

Alternatives for Youth (AFY) diverts PINS youth from the juvenile justice system and improves family functioning by providing home-based crisis intervention and community resources.

Education, Rehabilitation, and Support Enforcement (ERASE) and Project Support are Early Intervention Programs (EIP) that enforce child support collections by educating non-compliant, non-custodial parents and monitoring their payments.

EAC Network’s intensive community Home Base Program is an in-home program that works with 10 to 18-year-old youths who are referred by the Suffolk County Probation Department.

The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and Weatherization Referral and Packaging program (WRAP) provide low-income households with weatherization services to make homes more energy efficient and reduce heating costs, as well as offer financial assistance to eligible Nassau County families who need help with their heating and utility bills during the winter months.

Long Island Dispute Resolution Centers (LIDRC) provide conflict resolution interventions that help individuals, families, businesses, and the community at large to resolve a wide range of disputes.

The Long Island Parenting Institute (LIPI) enhances outcomes for children by strengthening families and empowering mothers and fathers to become confident and effective parents.

Nutrition Education & Food Services improves the lives of individuals living with HIV/AIDS with nutrition education and healthy food.

Sanctions Intervention evaluates needs, identifies barriers, and helps sanctioned public assistance recipients come into compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requirements so they can maintain their benefits.

Second Chances in Occupant Protection for Everyone (SCOPE) educates defendants on distracted driving, occupant protection, aggressive driving, and DWI/DWAI.

Teen Driving Equation cultivates and enforces positive driving skills and responsibilities among teens so they develop safe driving habits.