Children & Youth

Youth Organizations

County Executive's Youth Council
 Nassau County Youth Board
The Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC)  

Children's Advocacy & Support

Adoption Services - Adoptive Coordinator
Department of Social Services Phone Directory  
Child Protective Services & Advocacy Programs  
Services to Children & Families from the Nassau County DSS  
- Preventative Services  
- Teen Parenting Services
- Family Reunification
- Emergency Services  
- Child Placement/Foster Care  
Administration for Children & Families  
US Dept. of Health & Human Services  
Foster Care Services  
Child Support Services & Enforcement  
NY State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance - Child Support Service  
Day Care 

Children's Health Services  

Nassau County Office of Mental Health (516) 571-3355

Department of Health Mental Child Health Programs Telephone Numbers  

Child Find Information (516) 227-8685; Referrals (516) 227-8661
Early Intervention Program (516) 227-8661
Community Health Worker Program (516) 572-0953
Perinatal Network (516) 227-9456
Physically Handicapped Children's Program (516) 227-8665
Children with Special Health Care Needs (516) 227-8665
Women, Infants and Children Program (516) 227-9453

Children's Protective Services  

Abandoned Infant Protection  
New York State law to aid parents, guardians, or other legally responsible persons who have decided that they  cannot care for their newborn infants
Child Protective Services & Advocacy