Hempstead High Health Center
201 President Street
Linda Harris, Nurse Practitioner
292-7031
Offers comprehensive healthcare services to students enrolled in Hempstead High School including: primary & acute care, physical exams, immunizations, pregnancy screening, STD testing & treatment, HIV testing & referral, as well as counseling and health education. Services are free to the student and/or their family. Services provided by nurse practitioners, nurses, health aides, physicians, social workers and health educators.
Hempstead Hispanic Civic Association
236 Main Street
George Siberon, Executive Director
292-0007
Bilingual tutoring for elementary school children by high school Hispanic students; parent leadership training and family counseling; guest speakers, recreational activities and instructional programs; counseling and advocacy for housing development
Home & Community Based Services (Family and Children’s Association)
31 Main Street
Christine Miller, LMSW
485-5976; Fax 565-6095
Finding community alternatives for children who might otherwise require residential mental health treatment
Leadership Training Institute / LTI
50 Clinton Street, Suite 607-610
Mel Jackson, Executive Director
483-3400
see also Hempstead EOC, pg 13Educational Tutorial Center; adolescent parent services program; community leadership and employment training program; comprehensive services such as tutoring, employment readiness, job development and placement, diagnostic testing and evaluation, preparation for Regents, GED and SAT; Committee on the Handicapped representation and advocacy; residential services by referral through police and family court
Little League of Hempstead—American League
William Robinson, President
For boys and girls: ages 5 to 8 T-ball; ages 8 to 10 minor league; ages 11 and 12 major league
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Percy Jackson Memorial Youth Center, Inc.
436 South Franklin Street
Andre Huff, Director
486-3661
Job placement; health and hygiene courses are available; arts and crafts programs; senior program in the mornings
Police Athletic League / PAL
Village of Hempstead
Detective Jackie Jones-Ford, Director
485-2180
For boys and girls ages 7 through 16; baseball, basketball, lacrosse, karate, judo, flag football, step dancing, and other activities
Project Independence, Nassau (Family and Children’s Association)
124 Greenwich Street (Annex)
Joan Saade, Director
565-5512
Prepares 14 to 21 year olds, living in foster homes, for independent living; participants work on an individual basis or in small groups to learn skills necessary to live independently in the community
Salvation Army Community Center
65 Atlantic Avenue
Major and Mrs. Steven Ditmer, Corps Commander
485-4900
For youth ages 6 through 25; basketball, volleyball, table games, and tutorial service; dance classes; computer instruction classes; tutorial sessions for GED preparation for adults
STRONG Youth, Inc.
21 W. Columbia Street
Sergio Argueta, Executive Director
408-3798
Gang prevention presentations, job development, placement
Treatment Alternative to Street Crime / TASC (Education and Assistance Corp.)
175 Fulton Avenue, Room 405
486-8944
Coordinates treatment services with criminal justice system, for persons having committed crimes because of substance abuse; provides treatment for offenders in need of mental health services |
