Hannon Kemp Senator Community Services

The Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service is a nonprofit organization that has been serving children, adult and families for more than 140 years. The organization serves individuals suffering from neglect, substance abuse, depression, inadequate parenting skills and physical conflicts. It provides foster care prevention, homemaker and emergency services. The Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service operates educational day care centers that serve more than 450 children between the ages of 2 and 11. The organization also offers adolescent education and employment programs. With a location in Brooklyn, N.Y., it provides job training programs in various trades, including customer service, electrical maintenance, carpentry and plumbing.

Established in 1935, Chatham Emergency Squad is a nonprofit agency that offers a range of medical emergency, paramedic support and ambulance calling services. It provides basic life support and transportation assistance in various areas that include moving helpless, sick, injured and senior citizens from automobiles and upper floors of homes. The agency also participates in several emergency disaster works through its emergency management teams. Additionally, Chatham Emergency Squad s ambulances carry a variety of gear, such as equipment for moving patients, blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, portable radios, cell phones, bedclothes, protective clothing, and obstetrics and trauma kits. The agency maintains a presence in Chatham, N.J.

Hispanic Counseling Center is a bilingual, bicultural, nonprofit social services agency that has been serving for more than 25 years. The center is licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health, New York State Office of Substance Abuse and New York State Office of Children and Family Services. It provides treatment services in various areas, including mental health, substance abuse, alcoholism, and youth and family services. The agency offers treatment and prevention services for chemical dependency and domestic violence. Established in 1977, the center was founded by the Nassau County Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction. It additionally provides a variety of individual, group and family counseling, case management, support groups and after-school programs. The center also organizes educational workshops, family trips and summer camps.