FCA's integrated network of programs & services encounter success stories, new initiatives, challenges and tremendous community support each and every day. Consider taking a moment to learn how FCA impacted the lives of Long Island families this past month.
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Addiction Prevention, Treatment & Recovery
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Maria engaged with FCA’s HERTURN program desperate and clueless with how to move forward in her life. HERTURN’s professional case managers warmly welcomed her into the program and began advocating for her immediately.
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When Laura first engaged with substance use treatment, she was resistant and had difficulty connecting with peers and staff. Group sessions seemed to fit her schedule to be able to maintain consistent attendance with the program, yet, after a handful of group sessions...
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Prevention Team in the Community
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FCA’s Prevention Team collaborated with the Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth (RCCY) to address several community needs.
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THRIVE Recovery Center has been gaining attention from all corners of Long Island, welcoming people to attend a host of events and support groups. Consider joining our growing team by becoming a volunteer!
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Initially, Arjun struggled with accepting responsibility and accountability for the actions that led to his arrest. He minimized the gravity of the situation and would often become argumentative and defensive when challenged on his reality and ideologies.
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Samantha, 43, referred herself to FCA’s Hicksville Family Treatment & Recovery Center (FT&RC) for after-care treatment following 30-day rehabilitation at Nassau University Medical Center. Samantha described herself as a ‘full-blown alcoholic” to her counselor at the time of intake...
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Family Education & Support
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15 families from FCA's Family Support program were adopted over the holidays. 11 families celebrated at the Henry Schein Christmas event. Henry Schein is a longtime supporter of FCA's Adopt-a-Family program.
FCA's Family Support worker shared one of her client's first experience with FCA's Adopt-a-Family program.
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Project Independence
FCA's foster youth living skills program kept youth well-entertained these past few months through FCA's
Learning Center, which is supported by a
Newsday Charities grant, by providing a host of events and workshops ranging from healthy eating, college admission prep and communication etiquette. Youth were treated to a holiday party at Dave & Busters!
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Parents & Children Together (PACT)
PACT ended the year meeting program outcomes with 97% of clients having delayed subsequent pregnancies and 97% of eligible clients were assessed using the Ages and Stages survey to gauge developmental progress and determine meaningful next steps of services.
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Shooting Incidents Decrease
FCA's Gun Violence Reduction program, SNUG, ended 2017 reporting a significant decrease of shooting incidents in Hempstead, from 23 in 2016 to 11 in 2017. SNUG also ended the year completing 33 conflict mediation sessions in high risk zones.
SNUG's Informational Session engaged 3 high risk individuals who visited the SNUG office, met with SNUG's outreach supervisor to learn more and discuss potential enrollment into the program.
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Youth Advisory Council (YAC)
Nine new YAC members were enrolled in December, ending 2017 with 29 active participants!
YAC participated in the annual holiday giving event at Turtle Hook Middle School, ABBA Christmas Celebration. Youth gift-wrapped and distributed toys and food to families in the Hempstead community.
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Home-Based Community Service (HCBS) Client
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“I enjoyed being in the program. All the activities I have done have helped me with anxiety. I had a large amount of help. There is nothing I would change. I felt like I’ve made progress talking to and getting advice from my caseworker. My respite worker was great. It was nice to distract myself. I enjoyed every moment. The program has helped me in various ways.”
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FCA's Family Center programs in Nassau and Suffolk offer family engagement events where new friendships are made, parents feel supported and families grow as a community.
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Children's Care Coordination
FCA's offers comprehensive care coordination for children, teens and young adults in Nassau County ages 5-21 with a serious emotional disturbance (SED) diagnosis.
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Senior Financial Counseling
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Long Island seniors are falling victim to scams at an alarming rate. Learn more about the free services we offer and how we can help protect you and your family.
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Ombudservice Calls for Volunteers to Protect Seniors
"After witnessing issues that arose with his father-in-law’s own nursing home care 13 years ago, Bill was inspired to make a difference for seniors on Long Island."
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"While not used to asking for help, as a senior herself experiencing health issues, Alice has come to understand that she can no longer manage the physical care of her husband on her own. She now relies on an aid and the help of her children. Such an adjustment has naturally taken an emotional toll on Alice."
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FCA's Friendly Visiting program experienced a great volunteer match with new volunteer Al S., a former FCA client with the Walkabout program over 30 years ago. Al shared that he wanted to give back to the community and had taken care of his late father in his final days. Al was matched with a senior who came referred from FCA's financial counseling program. Welcome back, Al!
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Alzheimer's Caregiver Program
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FCA's Alzheimer's Caregiver Program is uniquely situated among the community caregiver programs as the only program that provides comprehensive assessment, ongoing support and counseling, linking to resources
in the caregiver’s home. Initially, caregivers are often too overwhelmed to connect with resources and group support. They benefit from short term in-home counseling to be able to move forward and get the assistance they need.
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Daughter's Caregiver Group
A new daughter’s caregiver group will start this month. This group naturally formed as we are receiving many referrals and interest from daughters taking care of their parents. We changed the location of the group from the Hempstead Library to 100 East Old Country Road. Very exciting to hold our first support group at our facility.
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Teen Thrives at Walkabout
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"As a teenager in a foreign country with no family she often felt isolated and longed for the comforts of home and family..."
"...she has made such an impact that a local bakery has offered to buy her lunch on the days that she is there."
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Nassau Haven: 24/7 Emergency Youth Shelter
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Walkabout: Transitional Residence for Young Adults
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Read more success stories from our transitional and independent living home for homeless young adults.
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Have questions about our 24 hour emergency runaway/homeless youth shelter? Take a moment to
review our most frequently asked questions.
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January 2018
Angela Susan Anton
Editor & Publisher, Anton Media
Photo (L to R): Marc Fernandez, Marketing/Communications, FCA; Angela Susan Anton, Editor & Publisher, Anton Media; Marisa Paladino, Special Event s Coordinator, FCA
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FCA and LICADD recently launched Long Island's newest professional development and training initiative called ALPHA. Our low cost, high quality workshops provide continuing education credits through a host of innovative and engaging workshops.
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Swim, Bike, Run with TeamFCA
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Join TeamFCA on April 22nd by swimming, biking, running or bringing your best relay team to the EventPower Mini Mighty Man Triathlon! Sign up for your own personalized TeamFCA fundraising page to support FCA's youth programs and share with your family and friends.
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We're proud to call Long Island our home and we know you are too. Consider becoming a sustaining monthly donor and join the FCA family in protecting and strengthening Long Island's most vulnerable families.
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The mission of Family & Children's Association is to protect and strengthen Long Island's most vulnerable children, seniors, families and communities. Through an integrated network of services and counseling, Family and Children’s Association provides help and hope to under served and disadvantaged individuals struggling to build better lives.
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