Hope For Youth

Regarding Hope For Youth

Hope For Youth is the leading provider of integrated, complex care for cross system children, youth and families on Long Island. With programs that span both Nassau and Suffolk County New York, Hope For Youth holds New York State licensing from the Office of Children & Family Services, Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, Office of Mental Health and the New York State Department of Health. Hope For Youth Residential Services are Accredited by the Council on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Our mission is to facilitate positive change in the lives of children, youth and families. We accomplish this through programs that educate, motivate, and empower individuals toward self-sufficiency. Hope For Youth programs impact the lives of over 14,000 local children, youth and families annually.

Hope For Youth Current Contracts:

  • United State Department of Health & Human Services, Administration For Children & Families
  • New York State Office of Court Administration
  • New York State Office of Children & Family Services
  • Nassau County Department of Social Services
  • Suffolk County Department of Social Services
  • Suffolk County Department of Probation
  • Suffolk County Youth Bureau
  • Suffolk County Department Health, Division of Mental Hygiene
  • Over 50 Long Island School Districts
  • Leading Health Insurance and Managed Care Organizations

Hope For Youth Programs & Services:

  • Child Parent Psychotherapy for the Suffolk County Family Treatment Court
  • Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy for the Suffolk County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court
  • Restorative Justice Services for the Suffolk County Probation Department
  • Runaway and Homeless Youth Case Management and Shelter Services (7 beds, co-ed)
  • Adolescent Diagnostic and Respite Services (12 beds, co-ed)
  • Child Diagnostic and Respite Services (12 beds, co-ed)
  • Non-Secure Detention serving the Suffolk County Probation Department (12 beds, co-ed)
  • Adolescent Boys Group Home serving Hard To Place Youth (7 beds)
  • Sibling Reunification Group Home facilitating reunification for children and families (9 beds, co-ed)
  • Therapeutic Foster Care for children with special needs
  • Chemical Dependency Treatment
  • Intensive Case Management for CPS involved families
  • Juvenile Justice Diversion and Treatment Services for Nassau County
  • Children’s Mental Health Rehabilitation Program
  • Respite Services for Sexually Trafficked Youth

Hope For Youth Funding for Special Projects Awarded by the following Donors:

  • Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
  • Island Outreach Foundation
  • Dormitory Authority of New York State
  • Redlich Horwitz Foundation
  • Long Island Community Foundation
  • Capitol One Bank
  • Newsday Charitable Foundation
  • New York State Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene
  • Dave Thomas Foundation