MISSION:
The mission of the Department and its divisions is to
administer, develop, manage, coordinate and deliver the Town's "Human
Services" programs in an effort to meet the needs of area residents.
Through its various divisions, Human Services offers programs,
information, support and advocacy for Senior Citizens, Veterans, Persons with
Disabilities and Women.
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OPERATING ENVIRONMENT:
The Department of Human Services is made up of the
following divisions: (Click on division title for more
information about programs.)
Senior Citizens Division
See separate site - Human Services - Seniors
Handicap Services
See separate site - Human Services - Handicap
Services
Minority Affairs
See separate site - Human Services - Minority Affairs
Women's Program
See separate site - Human Services - Women's Program
Veterans' Affairs
See separate site - Human Services - Veterans'
Affairs
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Questions:
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Highlights:
Some of the programs of the different
divisions include but are not limited to: (For more information about any program,
click on the division indicated)
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Nutrition, Day Care and Homebound Meals for Senior
Citizens. (Senior Citizens)
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Black History, Hispanic Heritage and Haitian Heritage
Programs. (Minority Affairs)
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St. John's Camp, Project Play and Summer Camp Scholarships
Program. (Minority Affairs)
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Women's Advisory Council and the annual Women's
Networking Program (Women's Programs)
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Miscellaneous programs, such as blood drives. (Contact Human Services)
ADVISORY BOARDS
Anti-Bias Task
Force - Purpose -
preventing, monitoring and lessening the effects of bias crimes and hate-related
harassment. The Task Force is committed to advocating fair and effective public
policy.
Hispanic Task
Force - to advise the Supervisor of plans to
strengthen Latino participation in Huntington business and community affairs, to
aid in the implementation of these plans, and to address the specific needs of
our culturally diverse community.
Senior Citizen Beach House
Committee - Meets
approximately eight times a year. It consists of the Beach House Manager and
senior volunteers who are especially interested in Beach House activities. The
committee discusses and makes decisions on the ongoing and special programs that
take place at the Beach House.
Huntington Nutrition Site Council and
Huntington Nutrition Satellite Site Council : Meet once a month with senior volunteers and staff from the
senior division. Together they make decisions on on-going programs, fundraisers,
entertainment and other concerns pertinent to the center.
Huntington Senior Citizen
Association: consists of
representatives from each of the Town's sixteen units and senior division staff
members who meet once a month to oversee and assist senior activities pertaining
to the clubs and town senior programs and trips. Any senior concerns and
information are filtered through this organization to all the
clubs.
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Goals:
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Additional Information:
The Department of Human Services is also the umbrella organization that
administers funds for contract agencies with the Town of Huntington such
as:
Pedersen-Kreg Clinic: To provide mental health and related services to
the Town of Huntington.
Huntington Station Enrichment Center: To provide a community job action
program for the community.
Literacy Suffolk, Inc.
Create an advisory board from community residents for program oversight
Recruit and train tutors and volunteers
Train twenty new tutors and tutor a minimum of 50 new learners
Provide public awareness of the program through personal presentations and
written material
Work Programs
Foster Grandparents Program (Federation of Organizations, Inc.)
To provide volunteer recruitment.
Maintain presence in the Town of Huntington.
To provide publicity and awareness of programs.
To provide services in as many areas of Huntington as
possible.
Child Care Enhancement (Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc.)
·Contact each licensed child care center and group family provider and
registered family provider in the Town of Huntington to determine interest.
·Visit a minimum of 10 programs to help them assess their needs to improve
quality and get their input for training projects and topics.
·Plan, develop and deliver a series of 6 workshops built upon issues
affecting quality of care, i.e. importance of relationships, use of language to
enhance cognitive development, implementing curriculum based on development
stages, etc.
·Offer a competency-based workshop giving basic information regarding proper
hand washing, diaper changing, and universal health precautions.
·Offer scholarships to caregivers not eligible for EIP who wish to enroll in
college early childhood courses.
·Offer on-site, in-depth technical assistance to a minimum of 5 programs
using the Harms Clifford Scale.
·Award certificates of completion to those attending workshops or receiving
on-site technical assistance.
Parent Leadership Initiative (Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc.)
·Support the Parent Leadership Initiative.
·Teach parents to be advocates for their children.
·Generate program volunteers and participants.
·Impart the skills of community organizing to
participants.
Work Plus Program (Family Service League)
·To assist Family Service League's priority programs, i.e. Work Plus.
·Work Plus assists families through transition from welfare to
work.
·Provide assistance through a multi-service employment center to help lower
income Huntington residents through vocational training, job readiness training,
referrals and placements, onsite job fairs, ongoing job support, subsidized
transportation, referrals for child care, social services, bilingual services
and computer labs.
·Work Plus will be available five days a week at the Huntington Station
Family Center, 5 Lowndes Ave, Huntington Station. Also, limited services
are provided at the HSFC at Manor Field.
Emergency Housing Relocation (Family Service League)
·Provide outreach and education
·Provide temporary placement including emergency payments for food and
first month's rent
·Intake minimum - 25 families
Elderlink (Family Service League)
·Elderlink is a collaborative project of service organizations and religious
institutions with Family Service League and St. Hugh of Lincoln Parish Outreach
as lead agencies to provide the following:
·The Elderlink Program identifies, outreaches and assists frail, isolated
elderly persons to secure the services and support they need to maintain their
well-being and live in the community.
·Provide case management in the homes of elder clients to identify needs
(health, household, daily living, social, emotional, etc.)
·Provide periodic follow-up and interventions as
needed.
SeniorNet (Family Service League)
·SeniorNet is a volunteer based non-profit program through Family Service
League that provides computer training for seniors.
·Provide funding for the purchase and upgrade of computers for the SeniorNet
Program. The goal is to teach seniors the basic operation of a computer, a skill
that may have eluded them during their work life.
·Connect seniors more closely with their children, and especially their
grandchildren, by learning how to use the Internet and
E-mail.
Violence Against Women (Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk, Inc.)
·Outreach and preventive education to community groups and school districts
within the Town of Huntington.
·Group counseling to victims of domestic violence.
Huntington Freedom Center
·Provide a limited number of scholarships by the Huntington Freedom Center
Child Day Care program.
·Provide family support services and education to working families within the
community.
·Huntington Breast Cancer (Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition,
Inc.)
·Support the Lend-A-Helping Hand Program.
·Provide outreach programs to distribute printed material.
·Provide one-on-one through referrals and offer information on appropriate
services.
·Provide a resource guide and provide mailing and processing costs and
distribution costs.
·Provide support services to breast cancer patients undergoing treatment,
such as transportation to and from treatment, housecleaning, food cost
assistance and emergency medical supplies.
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