NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Offered in thousands of communities across America through our NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, our education programs ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals and educators get the support and information they need. NAMI shapes the national public policy landscape for people with mental illness and their families and [Read More]

The Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives (DPCA) funds and oversees a variety of pretrial services and correctional alternative programs throughout New York State, often referred to as Alternative to Incarceration or ATI programs. These programs may fall under the authority of governmental or non-profit agencies. They operate in conjunction with the criminal justice system in all New York State counties and the City of New York. Currently, DPCA funds approximately 165 ATI programs designed to reduce reliance on pretrial detention and/or incarceration [Read More]

now may be referral only The agency incorporated in 1986 using the business name AIDS-Related Community Services, Inc. and was widely known as “ARCS” for much of its history. ARCS pioneered HIV prevention education among New York State inmates and piloted the Prisoners’ AIDS Counseling and Education (PACE) program in 1991. The agency started AIDS education in methadone clinics as early as 1987 and had to do just as much education among clinic staff as among patients. ARCS also [Read More]

Not active in WC Exodus is a grassroots organization “built on the notion that individuals released from prison cannot successfully re-enter mainstream society without resources to support their transition.” 917-492-0990 Visit site The Wellness Center- East Harlem: The Wellness Center is an extension of Exodus, licensed by the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). We provide compassionate and client-focused approaches in substance use, outpatient treatment programs to individuals 18 years of age or older. East [Read More]

CLUSTER provides services and programs that assist residents in Yonkers and Westchester and Rockland County to build a better future for themselves and their communities.  Programs include: Housing.  Contact 914-963-6440, ext. 230  Via the Housing Resource Center, CLUSTER assists over 1,000 households annually with a wide range of services, including: legal assistance to prevent evictions, code enforcement for improved housing conditions, emergency assistance for displaced families, telephone “hotline” counseling to resolve housing crises, tenant education and training, and short-term financial assistance with intensive case [Read More]