Freeport Pride Inc

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CALL H.E.L.P. SERVICESSubstance Use Treatment and Youth Programs Since 1970

The mission of the organization is to provide youth, family and substance abuse services, including treatment services to individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders in order to enhance the quality of life in our community.

Who We AreH.E.L.P. Services, Inc. (Healing, Empowerment, Learning, and Prevention Services Incorporated) is a New York State Licensed organization that provides a myriad of human services offered in both English and Spanish. The services are offered at our two Freeport, Long Island locations: 33 Guy Lombardo Avenue (Substance Use Treatment Program), and 46 Pine Street (Youth Programs).

Our growing list of services include effective: drug treatment counseling, drug prevention counseling, youth counseling, homework help/tutoring services, creative arts therapy, dance workshops, electronic music production workshops, video production workshops, various trips/activities and summer programming.

Recently the services have evolved to include the use of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) interventions in the substance abuse and youth counseling programs. EBP interventions have scientific research to support their effectiveness.

HistoryH.E.L.P. Services, Inc. was formerly named Freeport Pride, Inc. The organization has been providing substance use treatment and youth programs since 1970.

Financial InformationH.E.L.P. Services, Inc. has received support and funding from a variety of sources: the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, the Nassau County Office of Youth Services, the Village of Freeport, Freeport Union Free School District, Amazon.com, the American Red Cross of Long Island, the United Way of Long Island, The Nassau County Bar Association – We Care, The Hagedorn Foundation, Newsday, and various other institutions/federal and local grants/corporate and private donations/client fees, and fundraising events.

The filing includes the Charities Bureau’s Form CHAR500 and the following attachments: IRS Form 990 and the Annual Audit of the organization.  The public may view the most recent available copy of our IRS Form 990 and Charities Bureau’s Form CHAR500 at GuideStar:

Licensure, Sponsors, and Affiliations

Executive Director – Lee Stone, LMSW       

Deputy Director – Derrick Dingle                                 

Program Coordinator – Stephanie Peña, MSW           

Clinical Director – Teresa Kelly, LCSW-R              

Fiscal Manager – Brandon Freeman 

Board President – Willie J. Walker, Jr.

Second Vice President – Janice Patterson

H.E.L.P. Services, Inc. Substance Use Treatment Program provides adults and adolescents with individual/group short and long-term outpatient treatment to adult and adolescent substance users. The program also provides support for co-occurring disorders, psychotropic medication prescription administration/management, and Suboxone® prescriptions. The treatment program is structured and includes vocational services and educational groups that cover a myriad of topics: anger management, domestic violence, tobacco smoking cessation, HIV/AIDS, relapse prevention, gambling, and others. We encourage family member participation in the treatment process whenever possible. Our Treatment program is in walking distance from the Long Island Railroad Freeport Station; there is also ample street and lot parking in the area. The entrance to our treatment program offices is discreet—this allows for strict confidentiality as clients enter and exit the building.

H.E.L.P. Services, Inc. Youth Programs cover an array of individual/group/family counseling and youth development services. These services include youth counseling, drug and violence prevention counseling, academic services (homework help/tutoring), in-school mediation/conflict resolution, parent counseling, creative arts programming, internet counseling, yoga/holistic behavior modification methods, summer programming, and we also host various trips/activities throughout the calendar year.

Adult and Adolescent Substance Use Treatment Program33 Guy Lombardo Avenue   Freeport, NY 11520Tel. (516) 546-2822   Fax (516) 546-5051

Youth Program46 Pine Street   Freeport, NY 11520Tel. (516) 378-1111   Fax (516) 378-1114

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Accepts clients on opioid medication

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

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Language Services

• Spanish

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adolescents

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Ancillary Services

• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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