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Manhattan Directory of Youth Services a Resource Guide for Locating Youth Services in Your Community Manhattan Directory of Youth Services A Resource Guide for Locating Youth Services in Your Community June 2009 How to Use this Directory • What is this directory for? The purpose of this directory is to help youth and their families who have been involved with the family court system find services for youth in their communities. Case managers can use this directory to guide their clients in finding service providers in or near their neighborhoods. • This directory contains information about: Youth Service Providers (YSP) – Organizations with after-school, recreational, cultural, job/skills training and other programs. Mental Health Providers (MHP) – Organizations that offer different types of mental health treatment, including individual counseling, family counseling, case management and substance abuse. Teen Health Free Clinics (THFC) – Health clinics that provide free health care for teens such as STD and HIV testing, birth control, pregnancy tests, and gynecological services. Parent Resource Center – Center that provides parents of youth with family support services. There is only o one center per borough (not mapped). • How is the directory organized? The directory contains a map and a listing of services for each community district within this borough. The neighborhoods that are located within each community district are identified in the Index of Maps, the left top corner of the maps, and the right top corner of the listings page. • To find a service provider near the youth’s home: Find out the neighborhood where the youth resides and find the map(s) that include that neighborhood. o Look at the map with the youth and/or parent/guardian and find their home address in the map. o Discuss the needs of the youth and identify fitting service providers. Sometimes more than one provider is o located at the same address. Circle service providers in the handout, and include with plan. o If youth stays less than 11 days, send the map with instructions to the parent/guardian. o The map also has subway lines and stations. The listings include information about the nearest stations and o bus stops to the service provider. There may be other organizations available that are not listed here. Index of Maps Map 1 (Manhattan CD # 101) Map 4 (Manhattan CD # 104) Map 8 (Manhattan CD # 108) Civic Center Chelsea Upper East Side Wall Street Clinton Lenox Hill Governors Island Yorkville Map 5 (Manhattan CD # 105) Liberty Island Roosevelt Island Midtown Ellis Island Times Square Map 9 (Manhattan CD # 109) Tribeca Herald Square West Harlem Map 2 (Manhattan CD # 102) Midtown South Morningside Heights Greenwich Village Manhattanville Map 6 (Manhattan CD # 106) Noho Hamilton Heights Murray Hill Soho East Midtown Map 10 (Manhattan CD # 110) Little Italy Stuyvesant Town Central Harlem Map 3 (Manhattan CD # 103) Map 7 (Manhattan CD # 107) Map 11 (Manhattan CD # 111) Lower East Side Lincoln Square East Harlem Chinatown Upper West Side Two Bridges Map 12 (Manhattan CD # 112) Washington Heights Inwood Civic Center, Wall Street, Governors Island, Liberty Island, Ellis Island, Tribeca (Manhattan CD # 101) MAP 1 YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDERS MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment No mental health providers were verified in this community Services (CASES) (YSP-1) district. Primary Service: Alternative Solutions, Supervision, Reintegration/Transitional Services Fee: Free of Charge TEEN HEALTH FREE CLINICS Address: 346 Broadway, 10013 Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: 4/5/6 trains (Brooklyn Bridge/ No teen health free clinics were verified in this community City Hall), N/R/Q/W trains (Canal St), 1/9 trains (Franklin St), district. 2/3 trains (Chambers St), A/C/E trains (Chambers St) (212) 533-6650 www.cases.org Urban Justice – Peter Cicchino Youth Project (YSP-2) PARENT RESOURCE CENTER (Not on Map) Primary Service: Free legal services for LGBT community Ages: 13-24 Manhattan Parent Resource Center Fee: Free of Charge Address: 4 West 125th Street, 10027 Address: 123 William Street, 10038 (212) 410-1798, (212) 410-1820 Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: 2/3/4/5/A/C/J/M trains (Broadway Nassau) (646) 602-5633 www.urbanjustice.org/ujc/projects/peter. html Monday-Friday, 10-6 Greenwich Village, Noho, Soho, Little Italy (Manhattan CD # 102) MAP 2 YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDERS MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS The Door – A Center of Alternatives (YSP-1) No mental health providers were verified in this community Primary Service: Education, Legal, Career Development, district. Health and Counseling Services Ages: 12-21 Fee: Free of Charge TEEN HEALTH FREE CLINICS Address: 121 6th Avenue, 10013 Entrance at 555 Brome Street Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: C/E train (Spring St); M21 Bus The Door (THFC-1) (212) 941-9090, (212) 453-0233 www.door.org Services: Pregnancy Test, Birth Control, STD and HIV Monday-Friday, 2-8 (New Enrollment Monday-Friday, Services, Emergency Contraception, GYN Services, 2-5) Counseling/Social Work Services Address: 121 6th Avenue, 11013 Entrance at 555 Brome Street The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: C/E train (Spring St); M5, M5L, Community Center (YSP-2) M6, B51 Buses Primary Service: Youth Enrichment, Short-term Counseling, (212) 941-9090 Activities, Men’s and Women’s Groups, Health Services Ages: 13-21 Planned Parenthood of New York City (THFC-2) Fee: Free of Charge Services: Pregnancy Test, Birth Control, STD and HIV Address: 208 West 13th Street, 10011 Services, Emergency Contraception, GYN Services, Abortion Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: 1/2/3 trains (14th St/7th Ave), Services A/C/E/L trains (14th St/8th Ave) Address: 26 Bleecker Street, 10012 (212) 620-7310 www.gaycenter.org Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: 6 Train (Bleecker St), B, D, F, V Monday-Friday, 9-8:30; Saturday, 12-5 Trains (Broadway/Lafayette), N, R Trains (Prince St); M1, M6, M101L, M103 Buses The Philip Coltoff Center at Greenwich Village – The (212) 965-7000; (800) 230-PLAN Children’s Aid Society (YSP-3) Primary Service: After school arts and theater classes and programs – pottery, photography, dance, woodshop, visual arts, sewing, etc PARENT RESOURCE CENTER (Not on Map) Ages: 2-17 Fee: Varies per class Manhattan Parent Resource Center Address: 219 Sullivan Street, 10012 Address: 4 West 125th Street, 10027 Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: A train (W4 St) (212) 410-1798, (212) 410-1820 (212) 254-3074 www.childrensaidsociety.org Monday-Friday, 3:30-9 Planned Parenthood of NYC (YSP-4) Primary Service: Clinic & Educational Services, Teen programs, Sex/relationship health Ages: 11-25 Fee: Educational Services Free of Charge; Fee for Clinic Address: 26 Bleecker Street, 10012 Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: 6 train (Bleeker) (212) 965-7000 www.plannedparenthood.org/nyc Monday-Friday, 8-4 Lower East Side, Chinatown, Two Bridges (Manhattan CD # 103) MAP 3 YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDERS Loisaida, Inc (YSP-7) Primary Service: Summer Internships, Young Fathers, APPLES Immigrant Social Services, Inc (YSP-1) Ages: 14-19 Primary Service: Afterschool, Academic Help, Counseling Fee: Free of Charge Ages: 5-11 Address: 12 Avenue D, 10009 nd Fee: Free of Charge Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: F train (2 Ave/Lower East Side) Address: 137 Henry Street, 10002 (212) 353-0272 www.loisaidainc.org Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: F train (E. Broadway); M9, M19 Monday-Friday, 9-6 (212) 571-1840 www.issnyonline.org Monday-Friday, 10-6 MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS Grant Street Settlement – Main Community Center (YSP-2) Primary Service: Afterschool, ASHEY, Girls Initiative, Computer Clubhouse, Teen Action Program, College Prep Chinatown Family Consultation Center (MHP-1) Ages: All Services: Outpatient Clinic, Individual Counseling, Psychotherapy Fee: Free of Charge Ages: Children, Adolescents, Adults Address: 80 Pitt Street, 10002 Insurance: Most Forms Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: F train (Delancy St) Address: 235 South Street, 10002 (212) 674-1740 www.grandstreet.org/html/community.html (212) 720-4540 Monday-Friday, 8-8 Gouverneur Hospital Mental Health Clinic (MHP-2) Services: Outpatient Clinic, Individual and Family Counseling Grand Street Settlement – Beacon Center (YSP-3) Ages: Children, Adolescents, Adults Primary Service: Afterschool, Tutoring, Leadership Insurance: Most Forms Ages: 5-50 Address: 277 Madison Street, 10002 Fee: Free of Charge (212) 238-7327 Address: 145 Stanton Street, 10002 Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: F train (Delancy St) (212) 505-6338 www.grandstreet.org/html/beacon.html Puerto Rican Family Adolescent Day Treatment Program Monday-Friday, 3-7 (MHP-3) Services: Outpatient Day, Individual and Family Counseling Ages: Adolescents Edgies Teen Center (YSP-4) Insurance: Medicaid Primary Service: Safe Space, Education, Recreation Address: 422 E Houston Street, 10002 Ages: 13-18 (212) 255-4360 Fee: Free of Charge Address: 197 East Broadway, 10002 Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: F train (East Broadway) Victory Guild Psychiatric Consultation Center (MHP-4) (212) 780-2300 www.edalliance.org Services: Outpatient Individual, Family, and Trauma Counseling Monday-Friday, 3-6; Saturday, 11-3 Ages: Children, Adolescents, Adults Insurance: Medicaid Address: 184 Eldridge Street, 10002 Greenwich Village Youth Council – Joy Center (YSP-5) (212) 674-9120 Primary Service: After school, Mentoring, Counseling Ages: 3-17 Fee: Free of Charge Address: 213 Eldridge Street, 10002 TEEN HEALTH FREE CLINICS Nearest Subway/ Bus Stop: F/V train (2nd St) (212) 979-2442 www.greenwichvillageyouthcouncil.net No teen health free clinics were verified in this community district. Monday-Thursday, 3:30-8 Henry Street Settlement (YSP-6) Primary Service:
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