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SDff1EKILD TOWN BOARD
Scott L. Harris, Supervisor
Justice Raymond Edwards, Councilman George L. Penny IV, Councilman
Alice J. Hussie, Councilwoman Thomas H. Wickham, Councilman
Dr. Joseph J. Lizewski, Councilman
A Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Southold Town Youth Bureau
Submitted by the Southold Town Youth Board Needs Assessment Coii¢nittee
SODTBDLD TOM YOUM BOARD
Mary Ann Fleischman, MSW, CSW, Chairperson
YOUTH BOARD MEMBERS & NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
Harvey Arnoff, Esq. Cynthia Goldsmiths Henry Santacroce
Karen Diffley Isaac Kaplan Ryan Springer
Mark Gagen Bonnie Mazzaferro Det. Beth Wilson
James Martinsdn
YOUTH BOARD MEMBERS
Amanda Barney Damon Rallis Marie Tillistrand
Jim McMahon Ken Reeves
TOM BOAS LIAISON HERS
Ellen Latson, Councilwoman, 1991
Ruth Oliva, Councilwoman, 1991
Dr. Joseph Lizewski, 1992
Prepared by Mary Ann Fleischman, MSW, CSW
September 1992
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Town of Southold Youth Board Member List ............................................ iOY
Summary And Recommendations.........................................................1
Introduction............................................. ..........................6
SECTION I OVERVIEW OF YOUTH NEEDS..................................................9
YouthSurvey........................................................................9
ProfessionalInterviews............................................................19
SECTION II SOCIAL & DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUTHOLD TOWN..................25
PopulationData ............................................
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SchoolDistrict Enrollments........................................................29
Drop -Out Rates................................................,.....................30
Income......................
PovertyLevel Comparisons..........................................................31
PublicAssistance AFDC.............................................................32
Southold Town Juvenile Behavior Activity Trends......................................33
Southold Town Juvenile Behavior Trend Comparison.........................,,.........33
Criminal Investigations.............................................................34
Non -Criminal Investigations.........................................................35
Southold Town Child Abuse Incident Report..........................................36
Health& Sexuality.................................................................37
NYS DAAA Alcohol Facts: Young People...............................................41
Alcoholism on Families.............................................................42
Southold Town Indicators of Need SC Youth Bureau .......................... ,......... 43
Employment/Unemployment............................................................44
SECTION III OVERVIEW OF SERVICE OFFERINGS..........................................45
Appendix............................................................................64
YouthNeeds Survey......,...........................................................65
InterviewGuide....................................................................70
Service Inventory Guide.............................................................74
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1. Alcohol usage among our youth is reaching alareing Proportions and the youth
of Southold Totm are not excluded.
Information gathered from a survey distributed town -wide to more than 300
youth between the ages of 12 and 20 indicates only 39.39% have never been drunk.
When asked how often they have been drunk during the past year, 16.88% responded
every month; 12.12% responded every week; and 1.52% responded every day.
The use of alcohol among the youth in Southold Town is alarmingly excessive and
consistent with State and national percentages. Long term ramifications pose serious
implications considering the fact that the younger a person is "when they start
drinking, the more likely they are to be heavier drinkers throughout their lives.
For all age groups, persons who began drinking before age 17 have roughly two to five
times the rates of heavy drinking as do peers who began drinking after 21." (FOCUS
1992/ALCOHOL USE, Barnes and Welte, Alcohol Use And Abuse By Adults In New York
State, NYS Division AAA, Buffalo, NY: Research Institute on Alcoholism, 1988)
"Alcohol is the No. 1 problem among young people. A statewide survey of New
York students in grades 7-12 confirms that alcohol is the drug of choice for youths:
"- Eight out of ten secondary school students have tried alcohol.
"- Nearly half of these students are regular drinkers.
"- Alcohol is a "gateway drug", along with tobacco.
In New York State, some 230,000 students in grades 7-12 (or 15 percent
of all such students) are heavy users of both alcohol and other drugs.
"- Nearly four percent of America's high school seniors are daily drinkers."
(FOCUS Vol.7, No. 1 March 1992, NYS Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Division
of Substance. Abuse Services)
2. When asked to provide their assessment to specific community problems, more
than 56% of the youth respondents indicated that poor recreation facilities were a
serious/very serious problem. In response to their interpretation of needs in the
community, 68.83% of the youth indicated a need for a drop-in lounge/teen center.
In addition to surveying the youth of Southold Town, a second method was
used to identify the needs of youth town -wide. This method involved interviewing
professionals who work directly with the youth in the community. When asked to
discuss their perspective of areas of need, the information provided correlated
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closely to the youth surveyed. Their responses frequently indicated a similar need
for a community center for youth to congregate in a relaxed, supervised setting. The
expressed need for a youth center was not limited to structured recreational
activities, rather a setting to provide an opportunity for youth to gather informally
and develop positive relationships with adult role models, something which several
respondents observed as missing in the lives of too many youth in our community.
3. The number of juveniles involved in the Juvenile Aid Bureau system is
increasing at an alarming rate. Comparison rates between 1982 and 1991 indicate an
increase in excess of 300/ in the total number of juveniles registered in the J.A.B.
annual reports and a 280% increase in the total number of cases investigated
involving juveniles. Comparative rates for juvenile arrests were unavailable,
however considering the dramatic increase in juvenile behavior activity requiring
J.A.B. intervention, there is a great need for both prevention as well as
,intervention programs for the high-risk troubled youth in our community.
4. The geographic make-up of Southold Town appears to present difficulty with
transportation for the youth population. When asked to respond to the question "Is
transportation a problem?", only 30% youth responded never, 290% responded sometimes,
6% often and the remaining 279.1 did not respond at all.
5. The youth of Southold Town, as well as many professional youth workers
working in the Town, appear to have limited knowledge of existing services available
for the youth to utilize. A survey question listed a wide range of program services
and asked the youth to indicate whether the service exists in our community.
Response options were yes/no/don't know. Service categories ranged from child
abuse/neglect, job placement, drug/alcohol counseling, recreation and sex/health
education. Overall, the highest percentage of responses were "don't know", followed
by "no". (specific data results provided in SECTION I OVERVIEW OF YOUTH NEEDS,
Youth Survey)
Responses from the professional interviews indicate a similar limited
awareness of available service options for the youth population in Southold Town.
(see SECTION I OVERVIEW OF YOUTH NEEDS, Professional Interviews)
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6. Not only is there a limited awareness of current operating services in the
community for youth, the fact is, there is a limited number of programs i_nL operation_
The Youth Board established an inventory of program services available for, community
youth. Programs were organized in two categories: 1. formal - agency structures,
paid staff, government/private funding; and 2. informal - volunteer/church operated
activities, sports clubs, etc.
The number of formal service providers in the community are significantly
low and appear not to be meeting the needs which have been identified. School
districts are providing services for the student population. However in the current
difficult financial times when State Education funding is dramatically being reduced,
the extent to which districts are able to meet the needs of youth is limited.
The school districts in Southold Town do not staff professional social
workers, specially trained to address the problems of substance abuse, sexuality,
3uvenile behavior activity, etc. Limited financial resources result in limited
.access to appropriately trained professionals to assist high risk youth.. Referral
agency resources are limited in the community, increasing the burden on the school
districts to address the complex issues of high risk youth.
Several of the formal agency listings are located outside of Southold Town
geographic boundaries, increasing the problem of transportation access to services -
for youth.
7. When asked to respond to the question "Where do you turn to for help?",
response options included Parents, Brother/Sister, Extended Family Member, Friends,
School Personnel, Community People, Professionals and Religious Leader. Always/Often
highest response was Friends at 60%; followed by Parents at 36%. School Personnel
drew 6% of Always/Often.
A separate question inquired whether they discuss their problems with their
parents. 26% responded never and 47% responded sometimes.
The adolescent developmental stage is defined as the child breaking away from
his/her parent/s. Relationship development between peers is most significant during
this developmental stage. Survey response interpretation indicates an appropriate
bonding between the youth and separation from their parents. Relationship
development with school personnel appears to be decreasing as well. Combining this
interpretation with responses from professional youth worker interview remarks,
whereby several people identified a need for positive adult sole models, the
implications are significant.
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Statewide initiatives have developed in recent years promoting mentoring
programs for youth. Studies indicate long term benefits contributing to positive
youth development when they have an opportunity to establish constructive
relationships with adult role models. Establishing a mentoring program is a
productive preventive and treatment tool.
8. There is a great need. for comprehensive planning for youth services as
well as a great need for coordination of e3dsting services. Existing services are
limited. As indicated in responses from the professionals interviewed, coordination
would increase efficiency and effectiveness both programatically and financially_
This can best be accomplished by a Town -wide planning agency.
9. It is recommended that Southold Tovn.establish a Youth Bureau and continue
to support the Youth Board for the purpose of planning and coordinating youth
services.
As per definitions provided by the New York State Division for Youth, a Youth
Bureau is an agency created by a Town "for the purpose of planning, coordinating and
supplementing the activities of public, private and religious agencies devoted to in
whole or in part the welfare and protection of youth." A Youth Board "may be either
policy -maker or advisory at the discretion of the Chief Executive." (GUIDE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A YOUTH BUREAU, NYS Division For Youth 6/78)
It is recommended that the Youth Board continue to operate as the policy making
body of the Youth Bureau.
10. It is recommended that the initial goals of the Youth Bureau include:
a. Continued development of a comprehensive plan for youth services to
include continued gathering of information by, and about, youth; evaluating existing
services and formulating priorities for youth services in the Town.
b. Pursue New York State approval for Youth Bureau status. Availability of
matching funds to operate a Youth Bureau would greatly assist the Town of Southold as
they initiate the task to meet identified needs of community youth.
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c. Develop linkages with available finding resources to include Federal,
State and Count levels of
Y government; and pursue varied departmental levels of
funding to include substance abuse, health, education and law enforcement. Pursuit
of private foundation funding is also recommended, as well as, setting up a
not-for-profit organization sanctioned for private donations.
d. Establish relationships with existing agencies and organizations offering
services to youth, and organize a coordinated network of youth service providers.
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e. Oversee the implementation of the Youth Activity Calendar, initiated by
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the Youth Board subcommittee (4/92) and establish priority for increasing awareness
of youth service program activity in the community. i
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p p py of the Southold Town Youth
Bureau/Youth Board align with the sentiments provided by the New York State Division
For Youth: '
"The philosophy of such an agency is seen as based upon the recognition of
the high values that our society places upon its children and youth. There is
implied an understanding that in a complex modern world the problems and needs of
children and youth are being met only with the greatest difficulty by current
existing institutions of the family, the school, the church and leisure -time
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activities.. There is implied a philosophy of local governement responsibility for
supplementing and strengthening the above-named institutions so that they can be
aided in their tasks of fulfilling the basic needs of children and youth. It does
not imply supplanting or overriding the responsibilities of these other institutions,
since they are considered as the basic and normal avenues for meeting human needs."
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The issues confronting today's society are much more complex_ than just a few
short ,years ago. The impact on our youth contributes added-stressors to the already
-difficult transition period of becoming an adult..
HIV infection, drug and alcohol abuse, increased incidence of violence and a
grim economic forecast are but a few of the toxic issues confronting the everyday
lives of our youth. Resources are becoming more and more limited and support systems
are not as visible or viable as they once may have been.
The traditional family where the father is outside the home working and the
mother is-at home being the nurturer is found in less than 66 of the families in the
United States. The divorce rate is estimated at 50% to 52°a and in second! marriages
the divorce rate is approximately 621%. One of the transitions taking place today
with the increase in the number of divorces is the emergence of "blended" families,
also referred to as reconstituted families. The number of singleparent families,has
also doubled in the last ten years; as has the number of latchkey children. (Cohen,
MSW, Norma, CHANGING FAMILY ROLES AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, South
Oaks Mental Health Center, January 1992)
The breakdown of the family over the past several decades has precipitated the
dissolution of the most 'significant support systems for our youth. The increase in
the number of divorces has altered the nuclear family structure. Single parent
households are more vacant as the provider needs to pursue employment opportunities
for survival. Economic times are such that even in two parent households both
parents need to secure'employment to make ends meet.
Economic factors have contributed to a change in the extended family network as
well. Recent situations are producing what is-known as the "sandwich generation",
whereby children in their 40's and 50's are caring for their elderly parents at the
same time grown children remain living in their parents home due to inability to
financially set up separate households.
In days .past, the norm was to live your life near extended family members, live
and die in close proximity 'to where you were born. Today's norm reveals movement to
varied parts of 'the world, lost or lessened contact with family of origin members.
Changes in family structure composition has decreased the available support
networks of the youth population. Alternative support networks are created, most
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often in the younger generation as they gravitate to each other. Formalited support
networks have heretofore been limited at the Town level within the Town of;Southold.
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Elected officials are becoming increasingly aware of the problems confronting
the young people within the Town. Increased incidents and/or accidents, which are
found to be drug/alcohol related, indicate increased usage by the youth or by the
adults. The fall -out of alcohol abuse by the adult/parent negatively affects the
children. The increase in domestic violence incidents, prompting the Town Board'to
enact a pro -arrest policy in the Town .Police Department, is sending the message of
acknowledgment of the problem and intolerance of acceptance. Understanding the stress
placed on the children and the negative long term impact on the children... These were
some of the precipitating factors leading to the 1990 Town Board establishment of the
Southold Town Youth Board for the purpose of undertaking an investigative study of
the needs of youth Town -wide.
Since February 1991 the: Southold Town Youth Board (STYB) has worked toward the
creation of this document, the SOUTHOLD TOWN YOUTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. The following
report details the work of STYB over the past 15 months. The report is divided into
three sections:
SECTION I.OVERVIEK OF YOUM MMS
Needs were identified by the use of two methods. Surveying the youth
directly and interviewing professional members in the community who work- with the
youth population.
A subcommittee of STYB was organized to develop a survey instrument
which in turn was distributed to highschool students in the Town (APPENDIX I).
Questions were developed to elicit information from the youth about their perspective
of problems. in their community, their identification of needs and their general
behavior activity trends. Results of the survey were tabulated and are provided.
Another STYB subcommittee was formed to gather information from
professional youth workers in the Town. The dommittee developed an interview guide
instrument in order to collect information from the community workers in a consistent
format (APPENDIX II). Answers are provided in this section as they were expressed to
the STYB members during the interviews. At the end of the interview, each
professional worker was given a form -question to complete requesting allocation of
funding monies according to their opinion of needs of youth in the Town. This method
of gathering information is formally termed the- "key informant" strategy and although
it is subjective in nature the information remains significant and helpful in
determining needs within the youth population.
SECTION II SOCIAL, & DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF QLD TOWN
Provides statistical data concerning the behavior trends of the youth
of Southold Town
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SECTION III SOUTHOLD TOWN SERVICE OF IMIM OVERVIEW
Provides listings of service programs available to the youth of
Southold Town. A subcommittee of STYB was formed to collect information about the
formal and informal services operating in the Town of Southold. Continued update of
available service programs is necessary. It was indicated from survey responses, as
well as remarks from the professional workers who were interviewed, that awareness of
available services is limited. Service programs may be in operation but awareness of
the service is not known throughout the community. I
A vital reason for the recommended formation of a Southold Town Youth Bureau is
to provide the function of an information clearinghouse of available program
opportunities for the youth population and for those working in the community with
the youth who often are restricted in their referral information network. The Youth
Bureau oversees service activity within the Town and provides readily; available
information of these services increasing the efficiency of the working network.
Services cannot be meeting needs if awareness of the service is unknown within the
population to be served. In addition, the Youth Bureau retains the ability to
maintain current information of changes in services offerings as the continued
mission is to identify needs and gaps in services, assisting organizations/programs
in guidance to meet the needs of youth.
OVERVIM OF YOUM NEEDS
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Identification of the needs of youth in Southold !'Town was gathered by two
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methods. 1. A survey of youth from grades nine through twelve; and 2! interview
community professionals who work directly with the youth population. An'overview of r
the information gathered is presented below.
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YOOTH SUREVY
462 youth were surveyed who live in the Town of Southold. Basic demographic
information of the surveyed population is listed on the following page to include
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percentages of their age, sex, grade, School District, grade average, and parents
marital status. A copy of the survey instrument that was distributed is ;listed in
APPENDIX I.
Question number, 3 asked the youth to provide their assessment of listed
community wide problems and' to rate them between "VERY SERIOUS" through
NON-EXISTENT". Seven problems received, more than 50% responses as "VERY SERIOUS/ "
SERIOUS". The areas identified are Alcohol Abuse; Drug Abuse; Death of! a Family
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Member; Death of a Friend or Family Member; Poor Recreation Facilities; Peer Pressure
and Teen Pregnancy. Table 3 outlines question # 3 responses.
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Question number 4 tries to determine what type of activities the youth are
involved in and Table 4 outlines the responses. As indicated, more than 65% of the
youth respondents participate in an Athletic Team.
Question number 5 inquires whether they believe that school is preparing them
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for Employment, College, etc. Table 5 outlines high percentage responses to
Employment and College as "YES"; but more than 41% respond "NO" to the category "To
Be A Happy Adult".
Table number 6 provides information regarding transportation, (question number 6
on the survey).
Question number 7, Table 7 provides the responses to inquiry about specific
services available to them in the community. As indicated, the most frequent
response for all categories is "DON'T KNOW".
When asked where they go with friends on a weekend, the highest activity to
receive responses was "Hang -Out". Table 8 outlines responses to question ;number- 8.
Table 9 listing responses to question 9 indicates that the youth turn to their
friends most frequently in times of need.
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Question number 10, Table 10, asked the youth to identify where needs are in the
community. In terms of support groups, Al-A-Teen/Children of Alcoholics received the
highest percentage of responses for "EXTREME: NEED", followed by Teen Pregnancy and
Personal Addictions. "Dealing with Loss" received more than 59/ identified as
"NEED"
In terms of activities, more than 26% identified an "EXTREME NEED" for a Drop -In
Lounge/Teen Center, and more than 52/ cited "NEED" for Dances.
Table 11 outlines response for question number 11 regarding their viewpoint of
seriousness of behavior activity.
Table 12, response from question 12 reviews their perception of Employment.
Question number 13, Table 13, provides information regarding their behavior
activity pertaining to drug use and sexual activity.
The last question, number 14, Table 14, seeks to identify relations between the
youth and their parent(s).
Major conclusions drawn from the survey information are 1. the use of alcohol is
significant among the youth surveyed; 2. the issue of loss is prominent; 3. sexual
activity/teen pregnancy is identified as a concern; 4. awareness of service programs
available is limited; and 5. the need for a teen center is strongly expressed.
Southold Town Youth Board - Survey Results
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25.76%
16.88%
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9.52%
15.15%
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17.75%
58.01%1
25.54% 1
16.45%
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Always
No Resp
39.61%
18.18%
14.72%
16.02%
11.47%
11.26%
33.33%
33.98% -
13.64%
7.79%
10.82%
37.88%
32.90%
6.71%
11.69%
18.18%
41.34%
25.54%
7.36%
7.58%
20.13%
47.62%
17.97%
4.76%
9.52%
77.71%
8.87%
2.38%
2.16%
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29.22%
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77.92%
4.76%
19.26%
9.31%
66.45%
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3.90%
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46.32%
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4.33%
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4.76%
67.32%
9.09%
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83.12%
1.95%
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4.11%
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13.64%
46.75%
26.62%
9.52%
11.04%
46.54%
39.39%
3.03%
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36.15%
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4.76%
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27.49%
27.49%
3.68%
26.84%
45.02%
4.76%
24.03%
4.11%
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7.58%
67.32%
9.31%
20.56%
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12.34%
62.99%
77.49%
19.70%
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19.91%
61.26%
14.07%
4,76%
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2.38%
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4.33%
19.26%
24.46%
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10.82%
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42.640%
41.13%
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4.76%
5.19%
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13.64%
46.75%
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9.52%
3.46%
29.65%
35.93%
22.51%
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42.64%
35.28%
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8.01%
28.57%
32.03%
27.49%
3.90%
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67.32%
20.78%
4.76%
1.30%
5.84%
84.41%
9.31%
0.87%
0.22%
5.19%
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77.49%
13.42%
3.68%
0.22%
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9.96%
2.81%
0.65%
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2.38%
0.65%
2.38%
7814%
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24.03%
19.26%
6.28%
3.68%
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17.100
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38.53%
3.90%
24.24%
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34.42%
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0.65%
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8.23%
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0.43%
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7.36%
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1.08%
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41.77%
9.52%
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48.70%
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10.39%
9.09%
19
Eleven people who work with youth in the Town of Southold were chosen to be
interviewed in order to provide information from service providers depicting their
perspective of needs for youth Town -wide. In order to gather a wider range of
perspective, professionals were drawn from varied fields of youth work to include: 1.
Public Health Nurse; 2. Pastor/Rector; 3. Counseling Service Agency; 4. Recreation
Director; 5. Youth Minister; 6. Health Service Agency; 7. Juvenile Aid Bureau; 8.
Multi -Social Service Agency; 9. Youth Service Agency; 10. School-based Substance
Abuse Counselor; and 11. School-based Registered Nurse.
An interview guide was developed and used by the Southold Town Youth Board
members as they interviewed the working professionals in order to provide consistency
of questions. A copy of the Interview Guide is provided in APPENDIX II. The next
several pages list direct responses to questions by the professionals who were
interviewed.
20
Tiat type of problems do you see confronting young people on the East Had?
"Drug Abuse, Domestid'Violence, High School Drop -outs, Lack of role models to provide
goals, Teenage pregnancy, Lack of parental control, Single parenting."
"Employment, Limited Housing - affordable housing, Economy."
"Low Self -Esteem, Problems at Home, Boyfriend/girlfriend problems, Peer pressure to
drink & stay out late, Transportation &,recreational activities."
"Youth need more facilities, Peer pressure to drink and do drugs."
"--'Nothing for them to do' - no recreation, lack of role models, kids have no one to
talk to, Peer Pressure."
"Lack of involvement sensitivity by adults, lack of adult role -models, recreational
facilities."
"...problems with drugs, alcohol, sex, abuse, etc., etc."
"Drugs, Substance Abuse, Denial"
"Dysfunctional families, substance abuse, general lack of direction, lack of
motivation, insufficient number of responses to the problems."
"Learning responsibilities & functional ways to live their life as parent/family/home
life is extremely dysfunctional - no supervision, no guidance, no example set, etc. "
"Alcohol, drug abuse, pregnancy, dysfunctional families, behavior problems & family
problems, suicidal tendencies."
21
In your opinion, -what are the needs of Fast Ead youth?
"Place for kids to congregate with supervision, More parental involvement, lack of
family planning, poor self esteem, lack of activities, transportation."
"Educational programs, recreational facilities/programs."
"Increased counseling & recreation services, develop alternatives to' drinking
programs."
"Kids say recreation. They need role models, structured service & recreation, also
there is a lack of supervision."
"..Need for youth is Parent Involvement, public service opportunities which provide:
a good cause, fellowship, sense of achievement and social activity."
"Interaction between youth of different Towns, transportation, job training."
"Transportation, Recreation."
"More facilities need to be available, activities should be offered in different
locations."
"They need opportunity to come together and reaffirm each others goodness. They need
to know their personal problems are common to alot of kids and they can ,help each
other."
"To be able to get together in a non -threatening social environment to share ideas &
concerns to avoid drinking and driving."
"Parental Guidance, Jobs, Supervised recreation."
22'
In your opinion, are the needs being met with current available services?
"No - lack of supervised recreational activities, lack of parenting workshops"
"Don't know much about available services; suggest a document that encompasses
referral services and programs would be great resource for parents and youth."
"I don't really know what else is going on out there. Since the need is there it can
all be being taken care of."
"Dept. is making every effort to offer what teens want..."
"No, they're not anywhere."
"N0, more resources are being restricted (eg. libraries, beaches, parks)."
HKOM
"No Transportation can be a problem, location, just getting there."
am
"Not with recreational facilities/programs."
"No GYN school based clinic would provide family planning service more readily
accessible - would have to be state approved - Parents would have to admit a
problem."
23
Do you believe there is a good work ng relationship among youth service providers on
the East Ind?
"We're aware of what Is out there - but there's little interaction between agencies -
Aware of services because of amount of time in the field."
"In talking with others - I guess so. As said in the meeting, some feel there
"territory" (ie. job) may he in jeopardy - particularly in these economic times
some feel they can "do it all"."
"There are no Youth Service providers on the East End."
"Within the health care network, there does seem to be a good working relationship.
There is a full time social worker who is aware of almost all available services."
"Don't know."
"Yes, East End SCIACC (Suffolk County Inter -Agency Community Council) meets
once/month."
"There is no working relationship now, Youth Board can be the "resource conduit"
(network), regular meetings of providers to share info."
"Communications should be established between school libraries and other agencies to
prevent overlapping. Interagency mailing lists should be established."
"I'm not aware of other services and it could be improved by making each other aware
of what is available."
"Yes but resources are stretched so thin they only address "crisis situations", so
can't effectively provide prevention."
"Yes, but there are few. There is good cooperation. But there is lack of
communication between recreation depts. ex.: maybe a committee."
24
Each interviewee was handed a.form which listed
service program categories.
They were "given" $50,000.
to "spend" in any way they
preferred, according to their
opinion of where the money was most needed for program service to youth in the Town
of Southold. Listed below
is combined total money
allocation placed per service
category by the professional
youth workers:
CATEGORY
$ AMOURr
PF92['F71TPAM
DESIGNATED
OF TOTAL
EDUCATION
$ 97,000.
17.6%
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
$ 90,000.
16.4%
RECREATION
$ 79,500.
14.5%
COUNSELING SERVICES
$ 71,500.
13.0%
PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
$ 58,000.
10.59.6
PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
$ 53,500.
9.7%
TRANSPORTATION
$ 40,000.
7.3%
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
$ 33,000.
6.0%
HEALTH CARE
$- 27,500.
5.0%
OTHER
0
0.
TOTAL
-$ 550,000.
100.00/0
General themes drawn from the professional responses are 1. substance abuse is a
problem in the youth population; 2. dysfunctional families are a problem, there is a
lack of parental guidance and lack of discipline/structure provided to youth; 3.
there are lack of positive role models for our youth to learn from;•4,. our youth have
low self-esteem; 5. there is a need for a teen center in the Town; and 6. there is a
need for coordination of services for the youth population Town -wide.
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1
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1
n\
YI
Ct
ml
1
1
1
l
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' n,
LONG ISLAND SOUND P u-tand
ani East Mari `g
\
GREENPORT 0. Q o
r
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0
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DERING 80
c Southold=
Shelter Island,
I
o ,
Southold Bs H
LLL hfS s� o r Co..m.Inlet
Boy
Lil
eP conic -'vim, n Shelter Island
SH TER IS
�Cutchogile % `
Mattituck Hoy Neck say IANp
Little
Peconic
� eW gay
uH /
j cutchayue %
Harbor
Laural NEVI YORK ^ G;a
Flahers Island Sound Uo-
D Robin:
Island
----------------------- ----------------
Great i Fishersnd .0,- - - - — - - - -- -
Peconic % o A
Say Block island Sound
26
/ ;#V1 ';u 1
FAMILIES 5,706
HOUSEHOLDS 8,125
Source: NYS Data Center, Department of Economic Development
Apr 1, 1980
Apr 1, 1990
Incorporated Village
Greenport v
2,273
2,070
Census Designated Places (Hamlets)
Cutchogue
2,404
,2,627
East Marion
658
717
Fishers Island
318
329
Greenport
1,571
1,614
Laurel
962
1,094
Mattituck
3,923
3,902
New Suffolk
384
374
Orient
853
817
Peconic
1,056
11100
Southold
4,770
5,192
Total Designated Places
16,899
17,766
Total Torah of Southold
19,172
19,836
FAMILIES 5,706
HOUSEHOLDS 8,125
Source: NYS Data Center, Department of Economic Development
27
SOUTHOLD TOWN 1990 CENSUS
PEEMM BY AGE AND SEX
UNDER 1
158
85
1 AND 2
437
223
3 AND 4
435
222
5
217
107
6
210
111
7 TO 9
647
326
10 TO 14
1,228
611
15 TO 17
682
341
18 AND 19
409
213
20
190
103
- 21
207
104
22 TO 24
572
271
25 TO 29
1,054
527
30 TO 34
1,201
560
35 TO 39
1,404
684
40 TO 44
1,400
685
45 TO 49
11190
567
50 TO 54
949
466
55 TO 59
1,083
491
60 AND 61
484
222
62 TO 64
819
383
65 TO 69
1,410
640
70 TO 74
1,172
534
75 TO 79
1,014
417
80 TO 84
727
261
85+
-537
155
TOTAL
19,836
9,309
YQUTH POPULATION OVERVIEW
TOTAL BALE
21 AND UMER 4,820 2,446
FEMALE
73
214
213
110
99
321
617
341
196
87
.103
301
527
641
720
715
623
483
592
262
436
770
638
597
466
382
10,527
FEMALE
2,374
28
SOUTHOLD TOWN 1990 CENSUS
RACE
F%l4ILY
MARRIED COUPLE
MALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO WIFE PRESENT
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO HUSBAND PRESENT
NON FANIELY HOUSERCLDS
MALE HOUSEHOLDS
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDS
N D1 011 D1 D11
Did :11_
1,700 3,102
83 137
348 336
871
1,548
Source: 1990 Census of Population & Housing, NYS Data Center,
Department of Economic Development
NON-ffiSPANIC
ffiSPANIEC
HISPANIC ORIGIN: *
WHITE
18,670
294
MEXICAN
37
BLACK
668
34
PUERTO RICAN
173
NATIVE AMERICAN
20
9
CUBAN
8
CHINESE
25
OTHER HISPANIC
162
FILIPINO
8
TOTAL
380
JAPANESE
5
ASIAN INDIAN
12
KOREAN
22
VIETNAMESE
9
OTHER ASIAN
6
SAMOAN
1
TONGAN
1
OTHER RACE
9
43
TOTAL
19,456
380
F%l4ILY
MARRIED COUPLE
MALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO WIFE PRESENT
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO HUSBAND PRESENT
NON FANIELY HOUSERCLDS
MALE HOUSEHOLDS
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDS
N D1 011 D1 D11
Did :11_
1,700 3,102
83 137
348 336
871
1,548
Source: 1990 Census of Population & Housing, NYS Data Center,
Department of Economic Development
29
SCS. DISTRICT DATA
I
IINROIX24ENr
SCHOOL 91-92 ENROLT24ERr 92=93. PROJB=
Fishers Island 63 61
i
Greenport School District 574 592
Matt/Cut. School District 1,237 NA
North Fork Catholic School 184 149
Oysterponds 111 108 j
Pilgrim/Church of Open Door 50 NA
Southold School District 758 745
. I
NA: Not Available
i
Source: School District Administration
I
I
I
F
DISMC`r
1988-89
1989-90
TOTAL
TOTAL #
*
TOTAL
TOTAL #
ENROLLMENT DROP-OUT
RATE *
ENROLLMENT DROP-OUT
RATE
GREENPORT
199
9
4.5% *
195
3
1.5%
MATT/CUT.
452
8
1.8% *
438
6
1.4%
SOUTHOLD
265
4
1.5% *
246
2
0.8°%
Source: BOCES I Suffolk
30'
YEAR
Total
Drop -Out
*
Total
Drop -Out
* Total
Drop -Out
Enroll. Total
%
*
Enroll.
Total
%
* Enroll.,
Total
%
1986-87
553
13
2.4%
*
1,247
NA
%
* 717
2
0.3%
1987-88
589
10
1.7%
*
1,288
NA
%
* 714
1
0.1%
1988-89
589
6
1.0%
*
1,254
NA
%
* 725
2
0.3%
1989-90
589
6
1.0%
*
1,224
NA
%
* 716
0
0.0%
1990-91
559
4
0.7%
*
1,212
NA
%
* 735
2
0.3%
NA: Not
Available
Source:
School
District Administration
Source: BOCES I Suffolk
►mxNME/CCUNTY DROP --0 RATES
t
YEAR
# EBIItOLL-Fn
# DROP--0UIS
DROP -Mr %
BOCES I
1988-89
5,309
160
3.0°%
SUFFOLK
1989-90
5,068
120
2.4%
SUFFOLK
1988-89
72,782
1,888
2.6%
COUNTY
1989-90
68,649
1,665-
2.4%
STATE EXC.
1988-89
492,265
16,384
3.3%
N.Y.C.
1989-90
472,628
14,630
3.1%
ENTIRE.
1988-89
777,510
41,219
5.3%
STATE
1989-90
751,611
36,471
4.9°%
Source: BOCES I Suffolk
31
Suffolk County
1979 $ 24,195.
1991 $ 47,500.
Source: Long Island Regional Planning Board
Southold Town
$ 21,013.
$ 41,000.
POVERTY LEVEL CCHPART_SM
Suffolk County
# Families with 1990 Income
below poverty level 17,181
% of all families 5.30%
# of Persons with 1990 Income
below poverty level 82,087
% of all people 6.60%
# of Persons below 1.25 of
poverty level 117,859
% of all persons 9.40%
Source: Long Island Regional Planning Board
Southold Town
237
4.27/
1,212
6.40%
1,742
9.20°,0
32
SUFFaL K COUNTY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHIIXRFN
1992*
1991
1990
1989
# of
Families
13,108
12,365
10,651
9,437
# of
People
37,868
35,443
30,589
27,516
1992*
HOME PJMIE
1991
1990
1989
# of
Families
4,684
4,603
4,139
3,565
# of
People
5,460
5,415
4,922
4,220
1992*
FOSTER CARE
1991
1990
1989
# of
Families
341
330
308
291
# of
People
636
620
573
499
ADC—FOSTER CARE
1992*
1991
1990
1989
# of
Families
881
867
852
770
# of
People
881
867
852
770
* Recorded 1/31/92
Source: Suffolk
County Department of Social
Services
33
QLD TOM JUVENILE BEHAVIOR ACPIVrfY TRENDS
Total #
Total Cases
Missing
Juvenile
I
Total #
Juveniles
Investigated
Persons
Investigations
I
Juvenile Arrests
1982
80
46
5
8
NA
1983
55
44
6
5
NA
1984
78
72
14
10
NA
1985
76
70
10
9
NA
1986
53
53
7
6
NA
1987
114
82
21
18
NA
1988
151
102
13
8
NA -
1989
150
90
11
5
NA
1990
127
76
8
8
NA
1991
'
247
130
18
- 4
45
I
Source: Southold
Town Juvenile
Aid Bureau
i
JUVENILE BEHAVIOR TREND COMPARISON
1982-1991
Total #
Total Cases
Missing
Juvenile
Total #
Juveniles
Investigated
Persons
Investigations
Juvenile Arrests
1982
80
46
-
5"
8
I
NA
1991
247
130
18
4
45
+308.75/ +282.60.0
+360.000% -50.00%
-
i
* +
indicates
percentage increase in
behavior activity
-
indicates
percentage decrease in
behavior activity '
GIs
# of # of Youth # of Youth
Crime Cases Involved Arrested
Aggravated Harassment 2nd
2
2 -
Assault 3rd
3
5 5
Burglary 2nd
3
3 3
Burglary 3rd
3
12 5
Criminal Mischief 3rd
1
9 4
Criminal Mischief 4th
10
23 9
Criminal Possession of
Stolen Property 5th
1
1 1
Criminal Tampering 3rd
1
1 -
Criminal Trespass 2nd
1
3 -
Criminal Trespass 3rd
7
21 9
Falsely Reporting an Incident
1
1 1
Menacing
2
2 2
Petit Larceny
6
14 4
Possession of Weapon by
Person Under 16
4
8 1
Public Lewdness
1
1 -
Sodomy 1st
1
1 -
Unauthorized Use of
Motor Vehicle 3rd
2
2 1
Family Court Warrant Arrest
1
1 1
TOTAL 48 110 45
Source: Southold Toim Juvenile Aid Bureau
35
# of # of Youth
Investiaation Cases Involved
Police Information
9
19
Police Investigation
14
29
Juvenile Investigation
4
7
Fire Investigation
3
7
Confidential Investigation
2
3
C.P.S. Investigation
7
9
C.P.S. Referral
5
9
Missing Person
18
18
Harassment
10
14
Disorderly Conduct
1
2
Disturbance - Youths
3
12
Disturbance - Family
1
2
Disturbance - Unwanted Person
1
1
Disturbance - ATV
4
5
TOTAL 82 137
36
YEAR NUMBER OF CASES ! REPORTED*
1991 93
1990
82
1989
58
1988
50
* Numbers reflect total cases, not individual children within
* Breakdown of type not available ie. Physical/Sexual/Emotional
Source: Child Abuse Prevention Service
Child Protective Services
37'
suFFcLK
PREGWANCY TRENDS
COUNTY & 9 cwN OF souln o
1985-1989
1985 1986
1987
1988
1989
PREGNANCIES
TOTAL
SUFFOLK COUNTY
30,309 31,327
•31,848
32,463
34,035
SOUTHOLD TOWN
272 322
293
294
281
UNDER 19
SUFFOLK COUNTY
4,179 4,296
4,140
4,131
4,071
SOUTHOLD TOWN
42 44
43
34
39
IlNDOICED ABORTIONS
TOTAL
SUFFOLK COUNTY
11,087 11,942
11,432
11,033
11,349
SOUTHOLD TOWN
87 114
92-
86
66
UNDER 19
SUFFOLK COUNTY
unavailable
3,069
2,924
2,857
SOUTHOLD TOWN
unavailable
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
SUFFOLK COUNTY
17,620 17,881
18,735
19,904
20,992
SOUTHOLD TOWN
185 199
176
197
208
UNDER 19
SUFFOLK COUNTY
unavailable
1,056
1,114
1,104
SoUTHOLD TOWN
unavailable
OUT OF WE LOCK BIRTHS
TOTAL
SUFFOLK COUNTY
2,397 2,552
2,745
2,967
3,283
SoUTHOLD TOWN
unavailable
UNDER 19
SUFFOLK COUNTY
unavailable
758
805
816
SOUTHOLD TOWN
unavailable
FE %L DEMS
j
TOTAL
SUFFOLK COUNTY
1,602 1,504
y
1,681
1,526
1,694
SOUTHOLD TOWN
5 9
25
11
7
UNDER 19
unavailable
Source: NYS Dept. of Health, Bureau of Reproductive Health;
Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services
W-1
Planned Parenthood of Suffolk County 1990 Annual Report cites a growth
of 18% increase in individuals served when compared with 1989 totals.
11,300 men and women were served in a total of 22,500 visits, 3,086 were
teens. Information regarding teenage sexuality provided by Planned
Parenthood is listed below:
* Girls experience their first sexual experience at 16.2 years and boys at
15.7 years.
* 29% teens come to Planned Parenthood for pregnancy testing.
* 6% teens already have one child on their first visit to Planned
Parenthood.
* 56% teens are using some method of birth control.
* 1% teens use a diaphram.
* 20°% of teens use a condom.
* 21% of teens use no method of birth control.
* 17% of teens plan their pregnancy.
39
ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY,,.:
The Facts
�o PREGNANCY AND
PARENTHOOD a.
The United States bears the unfortunate distinction of having the highest adolescent <
pregnancy, abortion and birth rates in the developed world. According to recent
estimates, 43 percent of all adolescent girls will experience at least one pregnancy before
they reach age. twenty.' Too—early childbearing exposes an adolescent and her baby to
health risks, truncated education, and poverty. Teenage childbearing is also expensive. In
1988 alone, U.S. taxpayers spent almost $20 billion to support families started when the
mother was a teenager. ,
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'N(915, NSFG, 1992 and 1999
'L.S. 7.nhio and S.D. Clark, Jr.. "insti-
intercourse.
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■ 75 percent of all unintended teenage pregnancies occur to adolescents who do not use
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1an/Feh 1983.
'L.S. Z,ahin, JT Kanincr, and M. 7.clnik,
■ While latex condoots used consistently and correctly are not 100 percent effective in
"tic Risk of Adolescent Pregnancy in the
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using condoms more often than any other method of
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active teenagers report
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�
1999,
"Louis Harris Rr Assoeiales, American
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Pregnancies Each Year
Henshaw and
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f3irth and Pregnancy Statistics: An
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Update." FPP, Mir/Apr r 1989
pt r
"The Guumacher Institute W l),
■ ,
That's one out of every ten girls under the,age of 20."
.Alan
Ternage Prcenmrcy in dee United .Stairs:
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probably
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Center for Population Options
1025 Vermont Ave., NW
Suite 210
Washington, DC 20005
(202)347-5700
nCcntcr for Population OPtians
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40
. There were 472,623 births to teenagers iii- 1987. 'Two percent of these were to teens
ages 14 and younger, 37 percent were to 15- to 17-year-olds, and 61 percent were to 18-
to 19-year-olds.14
■ Approximately 13 percent of all teenage pregnancies end in miscarriages or stillbirths.ls
. 42 percent of pregnancies to both white and non-white 15- to 19 -year-olds end in
abortion, as do 46 percent of pregnancies to teens 14 and younger. 12 Teenagers account
for about one-quarter of the total number of abortions performed in the U.S.16
. Only 4 percent of unmarried teen mothers put their babies up for adoption .17
■ 30 percent of teenagers who first give birth at age 16 or younger have a second child within
2 years, compared with 14 percent of women who wait at least until age 22 to have their
first chi Id.'R
■ l8 percent of teenagers who gave birth in 1987 gave birth to their second child; 3_ ;
percent gave birth to their third.1'
■ Other developed countries have lower teen pregnancy, birth and abortion rates than the
U.S. In 1981, the U.S. pregnancy rate was 96 per thousand girls ages 15 to 19. The -
comparable rates were 45 in England and Vales, 43 in France, 44 in Canada, 35 in
Sweden, and 14 in the Netherlands. In the United States, the teenage abortion rate
alone is as high as, or higher than, the teenage pregnancy rate in any of these
countries.10
Pregnant and Parenting Teens Face Health Risks,
Academic Failure, and Poverty
■ Daring pregnancy, teenagers are at a much higher risk of suffering from serious medical
complications, including anemia, pregnancy—induced hypertension (toxemia), cervical
trauma, and premature delivery, than older women.")
■ The maternal mortality rate for mothers under age 15 is 60 percent greater than for
women in their 20's.2"
■ Although prenatal care would help teens to have pregnancy outcomes comparable to
those of women in their 20's, teens delay seeking prenatal care, if they seek it at all."
46 percent of teenage mothers do not receive prenatal care during their first trimester,
9 percent do not receive care until their third trimester, and 4 percent do not receive
prenatal care at all.'"
■ lnfants whose mothers received no prenatal care are 40 times more likely a die during
the neonatal stage than infants born to women who received adequate prenatal care.22
■ Teellage girls who give birth are less likely to ever complete a high school education
than their non -parenting peers. At least 40,000 teenage girls drop out of school each
year because of pregnancy.21 -
■ Only 39 percent of tear fathers receive high school certification by age 20, compared
with 96 percent of males who postpone parenting. 24
■ 64 percent of births to teenagers in 1947 were to unmarried teens.14 Among all 'women,
only I g percent of unnlnrried mothers have court orders to -receive child support from
their children's fathers compared with 74 percent of mothers who have been married?
■ At least 60 percent of teenage marriages end in divorce within the first five years. 26 •
■ Teenage mothers earn about half the lifetime income of women who first give birth in
their 20's."
. 70 percent of families maintained by women under age 25 were living below the poverty
level in 1997.27
. In 1989 alone. the U.S. spent $19 83 billion on Aid to Families with Dependent Children
(AFDC'). (Medicaid and Food Stilnp payments to families started when the mother was
a teenager.'" Ovcr half elf AT DC payments go to support families begun when the
mother was a teelloger.?,)
(.'ontlrrlyd /w 1,Ii-alwth,lntrstrnn� am/;
41
New York State Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
ALCOHOL FACTS: YOUNG PEOPLE
® Alcohol is the No. 1 drug problem among young people. A statewide survey of New
York students in grades 7-12 confirms that alcohol is the drug of choice for youths
60%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Regular Users in Grades 7-12 Alcohol Use Remains High
Percent Using in Pest Month Percent Who Used In Lifetime
Alcohol Tobacco Marijuana Cocaine
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Alcohol Marijuana docalne
1983 L9881
® Eight out of ten secondary school students have tried alcohol.
® Nearly half of these students are regular drinkers.
® Illicit drug use dropped roughly by half between 1983 and 1988. (Kandel)
® Alcohol is a "gateway drug," along with tobacco. Students who use cocaine/crack begin
drinking and smoking about one year earlier than students who don't use cocaine, and
start using marijuana nearly two years before the latter group. (Kandcl)
i In New York State, some 230,000 students in grades 7-12 (or 15 percent of all such
students) are heavy users of both alcohol and other drugs. Among juniors and
seniors, more than one in five (22%) are heavy users of both. (Double Danger)
® Among young people who have used illicit drugs, 80 percent are heavy drinkers. (Double
Danger)
® Nearly four percent of America's high school seniors are daily drinkers. (NIDA)
® In the past 15 years, alcohol use has remained much higher than other drugs. In
1975, 68 percent of America's high school seniors had used alcohol in the past month;
in 1990, 57 percent had. By 1990, recent cocaine use was under two percent after
peaking in 1985, while marijuana use dropped from 27 to 14 percent. (NIDA)
New York State Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
194 Washington Avenue ° Albany ° New York 1 12210
Study Shows Growing Impact ®f
.Alcoholism ®n Families
More than four out of every ten
adults in the United States grew
up with alcoholics in their families,
according to a new survey by the
National Center for Health Statis-
tics (NCHS) and the National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA).
The findings indicate that more
Americans -43 percent or 76
million adults—have been touched
by alcoholism than ever recorded
before and that the problem has
grown more prevalent in recent
generations.
"It is clear from this study that
statistics on the number of alco-
holics in this country -10.5 mil-
lion—greatly underestimate the
total number of people affected by
the disease of alcoholism," Secre-
tary of Heath and Human Services
(HHS) Louis W. Sullivan said in
releasing the study.
The survey also suggests alco-
holism is a major factor in divorces
nationwide: separated and di-
vorced men and women were three
times more likely than married
men and women to say they had
been married to an alcoholic or
problem drinker. Nearly two-
thirds of separated and divorced
women and almost half of sepa-
rated and divorced men younger
than 45 said there had been
alcoholics in their family.
"One real victim of alcoholism is
the family," said Assistant Secre-
tary for Health Dr. James O.
Mason, who heads the Public
Health Service and directs the
nation's alcohol research and
prevention program. "Our strate-
gies to prevent and treat alcohol
abuse must consider the needs of
the family as well as the alcoholic,"
he said.
Children of Alcoholics Founda-
tion President Migs Woodside
agreed that alcoholism has a very
damaging ripple effect on the
family, stressing that "families of
alcoholics need to seek counseling
as much as alcoholic persons
themselves."
The researchers also found:
♦ Nearly 10 percent of adults
have been married to or had a
marriage -like relationship
with an alcoholic or problem
drinker.
♦ More women (46 percent)
have lived with alcoholics in
their families than men (36
percent).
♦ Children's exposure to alco-
holism in their families has
become more prevalent in
recent generations.
The study points to the fact that
not only are family members of
alcoholics more vulnerable to
developing alcoholism themselves,
they also are often subjected to
many adverse conditions associ-
ated with alcoholism—conditions
ranging from economic hardship to
physical abuse in some cases.
The findings are expected to be
used by proponents of mandatory
health and safety warnings to be
included in all alcohol advertising
in their legislative battle on Capitol
Hill. These findings may also
influence whether or not alcohol-
ism should be included as one of
the diseases covered under univer-
sal health coverage proposals.
Reprinted and edited with permis-
sion from Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Weekly, October 9, 1991, published by
Manisses Communications Group, Inc.,
205 Governor Street, Providence, RI,
02906.
_ Johnson Institute has a variety of
ACOA materials, including the videos
The Mirror of a Child and Co -depen-
dence: The Joy of Recovery. Also
available for professionals, Evaluating
and Treating Adult Children of Alco-
holics, volumes 1 and 2, by Dr.
Timmen Cermak. For more information
about these and other materials, please
call our toll free number on page 4.
SOUTHOLD TOWN
- INDICATORS
OF NEED BY
IiAMLET
1 - 1 - 4
to
REPORTED CASES
Peconic
6
3 - - - ,�,
w
CHILD ABUSE
Robins Island
-
--
AND
JUVENILE
JD CASES ON
PINS CASES ON
TEENAGE
ADC CASES
MALTREATMENT
OFFENSES
PROBATION
PROBATION
PREGNANCIES
HAMLET As
of March 1991
1990
1989
1990
1990
1987
SOURCES: Suffolk
County
'
Dept. of Social Services, Suffolk County Police Department,
Suffolk
County
Probation Department Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services.
Cutchogue
13
14
-
-
-
3
PEast
Marion
5
9
-
-
-
-
x
0
Greenport
71
25
-
-
1
13
Mattituck
18
10
-
-
-
7
0
New Suffolk
2
-
-
-
-
1
Or ient
1
1 - 1 - 4
to
-
Peconic
6
3 - - - ,�,
w
Robins Island
-
--
N
Southold
22
19 - - - 10
C)
TOTAL
138
81 1 1 1 38
0
c
SOURCES: Suffolk
County
'
Dept. of Social Services, Suffolk County Police Department,
Suffolk
County
Probation Department Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services.
TOTAL
EMPLOYED
BLACK
UNIIMPIAYED
HISPANIC
DNIIMPIAYM
RATE OF
RP
6.5
YOUTH
2/92
1/92
2/91
2/92
1/92
2/91
2/92
1/92
2/92
BI-COUNPY 1,210.8
1,225.3
1,289.2
100.8
100.6
69.7
7.7
7.6
5.1
NA.SSA17 691.3
648.9
652.8
44.0
44.0
29.9
6.4
6.4
4.2
SUFFOLK 56.9
576.4
606.4
56.8
56.6
39.8
9.1
8.9
6.6
NY SPATE 7,631.0
7,665.0
7,986.0
' 781.0
768.0
567.0
9.3-
9.1
6.6
Source: Long Island
Regional
Office
of New York State Dept.
of Labor
TOTAL
BLACK
2/92
HISPANIC
MEN
7.3
WOMEN
6.5
YOUTH
(Total)
BLACK
YOUTH
OLDER
(55 and Older)
TOTAL
NUMBER UNEMPLOYED
6.3
(National)
NATIONAL
FIGURES
2/92
1/92
2/91
7.3
7.1
6.5
13.8
13.7
11.8
11.6
11.3
9.5
7.8
7.5
6.3
6.7
6.6
5.4
20.0
18.3
6.5
38.4
34.9
35.4
unknown
5.0
3.8
7.3
7.1
6.5
Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
io
45
Service Agencies
YOUTH ORIENTED SERVICES
05/28/92 - REV. A
A listing of both Formal And Infor-
mal Service Agencies available to
the Youth of Southold Town. List-
ing is sorted by Agency Type, and
Agency Name. 'Survey was origi-
nally compiled on 05/30/91.
SOUTHOLD TOWN YOUTH BOARD
SOUTHOLD TOWN HALL
SOUTHOLD N.Y. 11971
46
Agency Directory
i
American Diabetes Association of LI
Formal
i
Page
1
Boy Scouts - All Areas
Informal
Page
10
Cancer Care
Formal
Page
1
Church Of The Open Door
Informal
Page
10
Community Action Of Southold Town
Formal
Page
2
Community Mediation Center
Formal
Page
2
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Formal
Page
3
Epilepsy Foundation Of L.I.
Formal
Page
3
Family Service League
Formal
Page
4
Family Service League (NF Counsel)
Formal
Page
4
Girl Scouts - Suffolk County
Informal
Page
11
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Informal
Page
11
Hugs
Formal
Page
5
Junior High Fellowship
Informal
Page
12
L.I. Assoc. For AIDS Care (LIAAC).
Formal
Page
5
Lighthouse Counseling Center
Formal
Page
6
Little League Baseball -Matt & Cutch
Informal
Page
12
Little League Baseball -Southold
Informal
Page
13
Mattituck Presbyterian Church
Informal
Page
13
New Directions Resource Center
Formal
Page
6
North Fork Early Learning Center
Formal
Page
7
North Fork Majorettes
Informal
Page
14
North Fork Youth Community
Informal
Page
14
Northeast Stage
Informal
Page
15
Peg Murrays Theatre Classes
Informal
Page
15
Planned Parenthood Of Suffolk Co.
Formal
Page
7
Riverhead Health Center
Formal
Page
8
Seafield Pines Hospital
Formal
Page
8
Southold School of Dance
Informal
Page
16
Southold Yacht Club
Informal
Page
16
Suffolk -Probation Office
Formal
Page
9
Tennis Instruction
Informal
Page
17
Timothy Hill Children's Ranch
Formal
Page
9
47
Youth Service Agencies
Formal Page:
American Diabetes Association of LI
MOTOR PARKWAY Hauppauge NY 11788
r—RGARET DAVIS 516-752-1752 9-5
Fee: DUES; FREE; FIXED FEE
Eligib: Residential Camp Program; Ages 6-15, Parent Application Counselors
In Training; Ages 16-18, Parent Application Diabetes Clubs; Ages 4
thru 18 (H.S. Senior)
Proced: Call; Interview for Camp
Service: COUNSELING: Individual; Family, Group EDUCATION: Workshops,
Classrooms HEALTH CARE: Information
Remarks: N/A
f
k
dancer care
EAST HAMPTON SENIOR CENTER East Hampton NY
PATRICIA SPICER 516-324-4947 FRIDAYS
Fee: FREE; DONATIONS; INCOME RESTRICTIONS
Eligib: Services for cancer patients and their families, groups for
adolescents, financial assistance within agency guidelines for home
care and transportation.
Proced: Referral Required
Service: COUNSELING: Individual, Couple, Family, Group EDUCATION: Workshops
TRANSPORTATION: Health Care FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Other HEALTH
CARE: Information, Other
Remarks: Transportation to medical treatment and for childcare, housekeeping
and patient care
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4
Youth Service Agencies
Formal Page:
^nmmunity Action Of Southold Town
I.S.T. 110 SOUTH STREET Greenport NY 11944 j
�,_AN KENYON WOODS 516-477-1510 9 TO 5
i
Fee: FREE
Eligib: Target group is "at -risk" youth ages K-21, low to moderate income.
Most activities are in -site. Any off-site activities require
parental consent.
Proced: WALK-IN; CALL; SCHOOL or COMMUNITY REFERRAL.
Service: COUNSELING: Individual, Couple, Family, Peer, Self-help
EMPLOYMENT:Information, Job Search LEGAL SERVICES: PINS/PINS
Diversion, Legal Info, Counseling SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Counseling,
Individual, Group, Information/Referral EDUCATION: Workshops,
Classroom, Tuition Assistance HOUSING: Affordable Housing,FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE: Emergency fuel, Food Stamps, Food Pantry HEALTH CARE:
Information DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Counseling, Support Groups
Remarks: Summer Youth Employment; Financial Counseling
Community Mediation Center
356 Middle Country Road Coram NY 11727
Winit S. Schwadron 516-735-2626 9Am to 9PM
Fee: Free
Eligib: Parents Must be present during mediation. We are funded by the NY
State Courts System; Each County has a mediation Center.
i
Proced: N/A `
Service-: LEGAL SERVICES: Pins/Pins Diversion
- t
Remarks: The Center is qualified to collect settlements to the amount of
$2500.00. We do Pte -Pins diversion. Housing disputes - We"do
conflict resolution for any and all who have a conflict. j
2
49
Youth Service Agencies
Formal Page: 3
r--rnell Cooperative Extension
j GRIFFING AVE. Riverhead NY 11901
DANIEL E. HANKS III 516-727-7850 8:30 -4:30
Fee: N/A
Eligib: Contracts with agencies to conduct specific topic related
presentations.
Proced: N/A
Service: N/A
Remarks: N/A
{
Epilepsy Foundation Of L.I.
2100 MIDDLE COUNTRY ROAD Centereach NY 11720
JO ANN ROLLNER MA MSW 516-467-3989 (SEE FILE)
Fee: FREE
Eligib: NONE. Open to any person suffering from a seizure disorder, their
families and/or friends.
Proced: Appointment; Call
Service: COUNSELING: Individual, Couple, Family, Group DAY CARE SERVICES:
Drop off Child Care EMPLOYMENT: Information, Job Search, Other,
(Available by Referral) HOUSING: Other, (Group Homes)
Remarks: This office provides a link to services at main office in Garden
City, which offers a wider variety of services including:
Counseling, Teen and Adult groups, Day Treatment Program, Employment
Assistance, Housing, etc.
50
Youth Service Agencies
Formal Page: 4
--mily Service League
sthold, Greenport, Mattituck Mattituck NY 11952
``rkRY ANN LIEBERMAN 516-369-0104 9-5
Fee: Free
Eligib: Anyone living in the Town of Southold
Proced: Referral Required; Appointment Recquired; Call
Service: COUNSELING:
Individual,Couple,Family,Divorce/Separation,Step-Families, LEGAL
SERVICES: PINS/PINS Diversion SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Information/Referral
EDUCATION: Classroom FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Emergency Fuel, Food
Pantry (Referral) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Spouse Abuse, Child Abuse,
Sexual Abuse, Counseling
Remarks: N/A
Family Service League (NF Counsel)
7555 Main Road Mattituck NY 11952
Dr. Karen Malcomson 516-298-8642 (SEE FILE)
Fee: Sliding Scale; Medicaid; Private Ins.
Eligib: Serious mental illness, previous psychiatric hospitalization, on
psychiatric medications, suicidal feelings or victims of child abuse.
Proced: Appointment; Call
Service: COUNSELING: Individual, Couple, Family, Divorce/Separation,
Step -Families, Group SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Information/Referral
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Emergency Fuel, Food Pantry (Referral) HEALTH
CARE: Information DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Spouse Abuse, Child Abuse,
Sexual Abuse, Counseling
Remarks: N/A
u,tgs
3 ). BOX 656
I,�-JLIN CAMPBELL
51
Youth Service Agencies
Formal
Laurel NY 11948
516-298-5305 9:30 - 4:30
Fee: DUES, FIXED FEE, DONATION
Page: 5
Eligib: SUFFOLK AND NASSAU COUNTIES; H.S. STUDENTS "NOT KNOWN TO BE IN
TREATMENT, WHO DEMONSTARTE MATURITY AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES";
SELECTED BY THE SCHOOLS; PARENTAL CONSENT IN ADVANCE
Proced: REFERRAL; APPOINTMENT; SCHOOL OR GROUP APPROVAL REQUIRED
Service: EDUCATION: Workshops; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;
Remarks: Hugs holds a series of intensive inresidence 3 day educational
seminars for teens. covering subjects that includes substance abuse,
dysfunctional families, sexuality, abuse, spirituality, humor,
relationships, communication skills, helping skilss, and others.
f
L.I. Assoc. For AIDS Care (LIAAC)
BOX 2859 Huntington NY 11746
JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS 516 -385 -AIDS 9-9
Fee: FREE
Eligib: N/A
Proced: CALL
Service: EDUCATION: Workshops LEGAL SERVICES: COUNSELING: Group HEALTH
CARE: Information
Remarks: Buisness Phone: 516-385-2451
52
Youth Service -Agencies
Formal
•_-!ghthouse Counseling Center
;. Main Street Riverhead NY 11901
1�11areelle Walsh CSW 516-727-1177 - (SEE FILE)
.
i
Fee: Sliding Scale; Admission; Medicaid;
Eligib: Private Insurance and Discounts for Youth. We serve Riverhead town
and both the North & South Forks. We also hold the contract for the
EAP for the Town of Southo'ld employees. No age limits.
Proced: Appointment; Walk -In (Crisis Intervention; Call
i
Service: COUNSELING: Individival, Couple, Family, Divorce/Separation,
Step -Families, Group, Peer, Self -Help SUBSTANCE ABUSE: --Counseling,
Individual, Group, Rehabilitation (Outpatient), Other (Education),
Information/Referral EDUCATION: Workshops DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Spouse
Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Counseling, Court Advoac,y, Support
Groups
Remarks. N/A
I •
New Directions Resource Center
312 Roanoke Ave. Riverhead' NY 11901
Maryellen Jilnicki 516-727-8840 M,W,F 10-4
I
Fee: Free, Donations
Eligib: We are an agency dedicated to -serving the needs of women alnd
children living on the East End of Long Island. i
C
Proced: Walk -In; Call
Service: COUNSELING: Divorce/Seperation, Peer, Self -Help -EMPLOYMENT:
Information LEGAL SERVICES: Separation/Divorce Focus EDUCATION:
Workshops" HOUSING: -Other FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Other HEALTH CARE:
Information DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Other
Remarks: N/A
i
53
Youth Service Agencies
Formal Page: 7
firth Fork Early Learning Center
r- ) WICKHAM AVE. Mattituck NY 11952
`��ENN MILLER 516-298-9573 8-5
Fee: Fixed Fee with subsidies based on inc.
Eligib: Serving ages 2 yrs 9 mon - Kindergarten. Suffolk County Tuition
subsidies available based on income.
Proced: Appointment; Walk -In; Call; Apply by Mail
Service: DAY CARE SERVICES: Other - Winter (by semester), Summer 2 wk
sessions EDUCATION: Classroom
Remarks: Fixed schedule recquired. Flexible from 3 1/2 days to 5 full days
per week. After kindergarten session available.
Planned Parenthood Of Suffolk Co.
540 East Main Strret Riverhead NY 11901
Lisa Swanson. 516-369-0230 M -Sat Vary
Fee: Free; Medicaid; Donations; Discounts
Eligib: Services are available county wide without age, income, or other
requirements. All services are completely confidential and parental
or other consent is never required. Medicaid accepted; Sliding Scale
Fee; No one ever turned away for inability to pay.
Proced: Appointment required; Call; Walk -In for some services
Service: COUNSELING: Individual, Couple, Family, Self -Help,
Pregnant/parenting teens SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Information/referral
EDUCATION: Workshops, Classroom HEALTH CARE: Clinic, Information
Remarks: Confidential reproductive health care.including contraception,
pregnancy testing and counseling, sexually transmitted disease
(including HIV) testing and treatment. Referral for abortion,
adoption, prenatal care, sterilization and infertility case
management for pregnant and parenting teens. Education on all aspects
54
Youth Service Agencies
Formal
f
Page: 8
D�.verhead Health Center
k inty Center Bldg. Riverhead NY 11901 ;
YtiT MURPHY 516-852-1800 8:30 - 4:30
Fee: Sliding Scale; Medicaid; Private Ins.
i
Eligib: Children 18 yrs and younger need parental consent for Health
Services unless it is for sexually transmitted diseases.
Proced: Appointment Required; Walk -In; Call
Service: COUNSELING: Indivdual TRANSPORTATION: Health Care HOUSING: Teen
Pregancy HEALTH CARE: Clinic, Information
I
Remarks: Due to a lack of Community Resources and interest, the Riverhead
Health Center no longer has Pre -Natal Services which served teen and
young women in our community.
Seafield Pines Hospital
Route 9 Keene NH 03431' 4
Nancy J. Beckett 603-357-2308 24 Hrs
Fee: Private Insurance
i
Eligib: Ages 12 to 22; Alcohol/Substance Abuse/Addiction; Parental consent -
needed for persons under the age of 18. HOTLINE #: 800-448;-4808
Proced: Walk-in; Assessment and Evaluation needed upon Admissions.)
Service: COUNSELING: Individual, Family, Group, Peer, Self Help SUBSTANCE
ABUSE: De-Tox Facility, Counseling, Individual, Group,
Rehabilitation, Information/Referral EDUCATION: Workshops',
Classroom, Other TRANSPORTATION: Health Care, Other HOUSING: Other
HEALTH CARE: Information, Other DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Child Abuse,
Sexual Abuse, Counseling
�I
Remarks: We are an inpatient facility for addicted -adolescents ages'12-2*2.
JCAHO Accreditation. Lenth of stay 30-45 days. Licensed Speciality
Hospital. State of New Hampshire.
55
Youth Service Agencies
Formal Page: 9
c,ffolk Probation Office
JNTY CENTER Riverhead NY 11901
u.LANE TABAK 516-852-1924 9-5
Fee: FREE
Eligib: Any child before age 16 who lives east of Patchogue/Port Jefferson
Proced: Normal PINS procedure or thru Appearance Tickets in JD matters
Service: COUNSELING: Individual, Couple, Family, Divorce/Separation,
Step -Families, Peer, Self Help. EMPLOYMENT: Information LEGAL
SERVICES: PINS/PINS Diversion, Legal Info, Counseling SUBSTANCE
ABUSE: Hotline, Counseling, Individual DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Spouse
Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Counseling, Court Advocacy,
Support Groups
Remarks: N/A
Timothy Hill Children's Ranch
P.O. Box 284 Riverhead NY 11901
Michael Gerrard 516-369-1190 ADMIN 9-5
Fee: N/A
Eligib: Most residents come to us through Suffolk or Nassau County
Department of Social Services or the Probation Department. They must
be between the ages of 10 to 16 to enter the program. The program
itself is limited to teenage boys only. No outpatients.
Proced: Referral Required
Service: COUNSELING: Individual, Family EMPLOYMENT: Information, Job Search
TRANSPORTATION: Shopping, Health Care, Other HEALTH CARE: Other
Remarks: Residents are with us 24 Hours per Day.
i
56
Youth Service Agencies
Informal Page: 10
-y Scouts - All Areas
)0 Old North Road Southold NY 11971
.ychard G. Ward 516-563-4800 Varied
Fee: Dues, Donation, Private Insurance
Eligib: Parental Consent, Tiger Cubs: 7 Years, Cub Scouts: 8-10 Yrs, Boy
Scouts: 11-17 Yrs.
Proced: Registration Recquired
Service: N/A
i
Remarks: Activities include: Camping, Outdoor Activities, Citizenship
Training, Personal Fitness and Leadership Training.
Church Of The Open Door
PO Box 1455 1850 Bayview Road Southold -NY 11971
Julia Benjamin 516-765-4137 9-5
Fee: Donation
I
Eligib: Youth Group must be entering 4th grade or up; Emergency ReIlease Form
required. Permission Slip for Field Trips is required.
I
Proced: Walk -In
i
Service: Education: Classroom
Remarks: N/A
fl
i
• 57
Youth Service Agencies
Informal - Page:
1".'rl Scouts - Suffolk County
tt ) E. MAIN STREET Riverhead NY 11901
`L -LMA TULLY 516-269-9757 9 - 5
Fee: Dues; Fixed Fee; Donation; Discounts
Eligib: Acceptance/beleif in Girl Scout Promise and Law. Must live in
Suffolk County. Girls must be 5-17 years old and have parental
consent. Adults - No age limitation. Welcomes all ethnic, religious
and socio-economic groups.
Proced: Walk -In; Call; Appt req for adult volunteer positions only
Service: EDUCATION: Workshops FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Other (Camperships for
Girl Scout Camp)
Remarks: Girl Scouting is focused to meet the needs and interests of girls
5-17 years old. The Programs and activities are all designed around
five areas: Art, The World of Peop'le, Sports, Recreation, and
Science.
I
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
768 Main Street Greenport NY 11944
Rev. J. Walker 516-477-0855 8-5 Pm
Fee: Admisiion Fee
Eligib: No eligibility recquirements
Proced: Walk -In or Call
Service: N/A
Remarks: Church -School; Youth Group Activities; Choir; Serving on the Altar;
Altar Guard membership; Summer Work Programs; Food Pantry
t
11
58
Youth Service Agencies
Informal Page: 12
:T9inior High Fellowship
f` )0 Gin Lane Southold NY 11971
betty Kiernan 516-765-1599 Sun 4-5:30
Fee: Free
Eligib: Grades 6 -8th, any religion
Proced: Walk -In or Call
Service: N/A
Remarks: A chance for teenage youth to get together for fellowship, small
group activities, recreation, trips and retreats, and the sharing of
ideas and concerns.
Little League Baseball -Matt & Cutch
5980 Sound Ave. Mattituck NY 11952
Pete Sabat 516-298-8163 Various
Fee: Admission fee and Donations
Eligib: Must live in Mattituck or Cutchogue Fire Distiricts; Age 6 to 15
Proced: Walk -In
Service:
Remarks: Baseball and Softball
59
Youth Service Agencies
Informal Page: 13
Little League Baseball -Southold
Yennecott Drive Southold NY 11971
\.uul Kraehling 516-765-1876 Various
Fee: Fixed Fee
Eligib: Parental Consent, ages 6-13, must be a Southold Town resident.
Proced: Walk -In.
Service:
Remarks: Baseball - See File Copy for ages and team breakdowns.
Mattituck Presbyterian Church
Main Road
Rev. George Gaffga
Fee: Donations
Mattituck' NY 11952
516-298-4145 Sun evn. Wed
Eligib: No eligibility recquirements.
Proced: Walk -In
Service: N/A
Remarks: Sunday school thru 12th grade; Youth Fellowship 7 -12th grade
Wednesday afternoons; Youth Club grades 3 -6th; Retreats for 7 -12th
grade.
t'
,,rth Fork Majorettes
). Box 1283
aura Carlisle
60
Youth Service Agencies
Informal
Mattituck NY 11952
516-298-3216 Various
Fee: Free; Cost for uniform
Eligib: 5-14 yrs; must reside in Southold Town; High School students
eligible.
Page: 14
Proced: Registration via Southold Dept. of Recreation: Summer, Fall, or
Winter
Service: N/A
Remarks: Non-profit youth organizations sponsored by the Southold Town
Department of Recreation under the direction of Laura Carlisle. This
award winning group consistently performs trophy winning ,
entertainment at numerous community events, including local fire
department parades and the Matt. Lions Strawberry Festival.
North Fork Youth Community
c/o St. Patricks Church, Main Road Southold NY 11971
Mark Gagen 516-765-2126 Varied
Fee: None
Eligib: Any High School Student in Southold Town
Proced: Walk -In
Service: N/A
Remarks: Weekly meetings, 1/2hr social, 1Hr open Discussion; Weekend and
overnite retreats; Annual Ski Trip; Trips to other churchs'
activities; Christian plays and concerts; Rock Concerts, and Fun
trips; Possible fund raising activities. '
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Youth Service Agencies
Informal
••nrtheast Stage
jhthouse Road
.:g Murray
Fee: Admission Fee for the play
Eligib: None
Southold NY 11971
Various
Proced: Various; Referal, Call, Walk -In, Newspaper Ads
Service: N/A
Page: 15
Remarks: Also Contact Amie Lieblin Sponza, Wiggins Street, Greenport N.Y.
11944 516-477-2972 Tries to include as wide of range of people in
the community as possible for the theatre productions. All ages,
colors, religions, etc. are welcome for tryouts.
Peg Murrays Theatre Classes
Lighthouse Road Southold NY 11971
Peg Murray Various
Fee: 2.50 an hour
Eligib: None
Proced: Various; Referral, Call, Walk -In, Newspaper Ads
Service:
Remarks: Theatre classes are not just for acting skilss, but theatre
appreciation, its literature, discussion of TV programs, etc. Also
work on improvisation and prepared scenes.
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Youth Service Agencies
Informal
-luthold School of Dance
9 Spring Street Apt# 1 New York NY 10012
z.:ggy Peloquin 212-966-1907 Monday 2-9
Fee: Fixed and Admission; Discount for Youth
Eligib: Boys and girls ages 4-17
Proced: Appointment required; Mail or Call
Service: N/A
Page: 16
Remarks: Modern Dance instruction using movement as a creative expression.
Ballet and Modern techniques, Improvisation, and Composition are
taught. Movement as a creative expression builds self image, self
awareness, and self direction.
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Southold Yacht Club
17815 Soundview Avenue Southold NY 11971
Gayle Kaplan. 516-765-9877 7 Days Wk
Fee: Dues
Eligib: Must have a single adult or family membership. Application must be
approved by existing members.
Proced: Referral required
Service: N/A
Remarks: July and August only. Sailing instruction availble for children
8-18. Children participate in local sunfish regattas. There is also
a Jr. Yacht Club which sponsors dances, sports and other social
activities. It is supervised by adult members of the Yacht Club. The
ti-- clubhouse is open to members. An adult is on premises at all times.
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Youth Service Agencies
Informal Page: 17
--nnis Instruction
D. Box 1639 Southold NY 11971
-5nirley Darling 516-765-1469 Everyday
Fee: Lesson rates according to # or students
Eligib: None
Proced:
Service: Appt recquired; Call
Remarks: Tennis Lessons thru appointment. Also teaches the Junior Tennis
Program thru the Southold Town Recreation Dept. Contact the Rec
Department for info.
*** End of Report ***
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YOUTH NEEDS SURVEY
The following survey is to be distributed to students in grade 9-12 in order to assist the
Town in identification of the needs of the youth population Town -wide. Please help us by
answering the questions as honestly as possible. The information that you provide is completely
confidential, there is no way anyone will be able to trace your responses- By answering the
questions honestly you will be able to provide information which will help to;develop services
where needed in the Town for you and your friends. Your input is necessary and we appreciate
your serious approach to this survey. Please note within this survey when OTHER: is,
printed, you are requested to fill in the appropriate response... please write or print clearly.
Thank you.
1. Please check the most appropriate items which represents yourself:
* How old * What is * What grade
are you? your sex? are you in?
( ) 13 ( ) Female ( ) 9th grade
( } 14 ( ) Male ( )10th grade
( ) 15 ( )11th grade
( ) 16 ( )12th grade
( ) 17
( ) 18
( ) 19
( ) 20
* Generally your grade
average is?
( ) mostly 90/100's
( ) mostly 80's
( ) mostly 70's
( ) mostly 60's
( ) mostly below 60
* Your parent's
marital status is?
( ) Married
( ) Separated
( ) Divorced
( ) Widow/er
* Which Hamlet/Location do you live in?
( ) Laurel ( ) Mattituck
( ) Cutchogue
( ) Greenport
( ) Fishers Island
( ) Peconic
* What is your
school district?
( ) Greenport
( ) Mattituck
( ) Southold
( ) Fishers Island
( ) Shelter Island
* Is your mother remarried?
( ) Yes ( ) No
* Is your father remarried?
( ) Yes ( ) No
( ) East Marion
( ) Shelter Island
* Who do you
live with?
( ) Mother
( ) Father
( ) Both Parents
( ) One Parent &
Step -Parent
( ) Other:
( ) New Suffolk
( ) Southold
( ) Orient
( ) Other:
2- Please check the ONE, best wayinform
to you of a program, activity or up -coming event.
( ) Radio (List Station/s: )
( ) School Speaker System
( ) School Bulletin Board
( ) Word of Mouth - Friend
Word of Mouth - Professional YouthWorker
( ) Ticker -Tape at School
( ) School Newspaper
( ) Flyer/Poster
( ) Community Newspaper (List Name: )
( ) TV (List Channel: )
Other: )
3. Please check off your assessment of the following community wide youth problems/situations:
SF
VERY NOT NON-
SERIOUS SERIOUS SERIOUS EXISTENT
Vandalism
D;-'" -rce
Si al Abuse
Death of a Friend or Family Member
Death of Family Member
Drug Abuse
Alcohol Abuse
Family Violence
Sexist Behavior
Fighting
Parent Neglect
Suicide
Racism
Youth Unemployment
Sexual Diseases
Teen Pregnancy
Poor Recreation Facilities
Child Abuse
Transportation
Lack of Available Counseling
Crime/Delinquency
Depression
Peer Pressure
Low Self -Esteem
Lack of Respect for Authority
Step -Parents
Other: I I 1 1
4_ During the past year, did you participate in any g. Do you feel that school is
of the following activities? preparing you for the following:
YES NO YES NO'
Athletic Teams ( ) ( ) Employment ( ) ( )
Cheer Leaders ( ) ( ) College ( ) ( )
Clubs ( ) ( ) Good Citizenship ( ) ( )
H.U.G.S. Club ( ) ( } To Be A Successful Adult
Newspaper/Yearbook ( ) ( ) To Be A Happy Adult ( ) ( )
S.A.D.D. ( ) ( )
Rock'Band Group ( ) ( )
Student Government ( ) ( )
Honor Society ( ) ( )
Peer Leadership Program ( ) ( )
Drama Club/School Musical ( ) ( )
Band/Chorus ( ) ( )
R.O.T.C. ( ) ( )
Scouts ( ) ( )
Other:
Other:
Other:
g. How do you get around?
NEVER
Car:
_ Self Drive
Parent Drive
Friend Drive
Bicycle
Walking
Hitchina
Public Transportation
SOMETIMES I OFTEN I ALWAYS
'7- With regard to the listed services, please answer the following questions:
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Does the Service ExistHave You or a Friend
In Your Community? Used the Service?
YES NO DON'T YES NO
KNOW
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If You Have Used th
Service, Please Rat
GREAT OKAY POOR
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1 vidual Counselin
Educational Counseling( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Employment Counseling
Job Placement
Alcohol Abuse Counselin ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Drug Abuse Counseling( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Advocacy Services ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Outreach Services
Child Care ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Information/Referral
Sex Education ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Health Education ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Crisis Intervention ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Child Abuse/Neglect ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Transportation ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Athletics ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Recreation Programs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Other:
other:
8- Where do you go,with your -friends on a_weekend night and/or school vacation? j
NEVER SOMETIMES OFTEN
Friend's House: Supervised
Friend's House: Un -Supervised
Mattituck A & P
7-11
Movies
Recreation Centers
Bowling
Hang -Out
Activities (Dances, etc.)
Drive Around
School Sports Programs
Other School Activities
Pool Hall
Stay Home
Beaches
Other:
Other: i
Other: L
g- In general, where do you turn for help?
1�dEVER SOMETIMES OFTEN; ALWAYS
Parents
Brother/Sister
Er}ended Family Member
t nds
School Personnel
Community People
Professionals
Religious Leader
Other:
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10. of the following listed programs/activities/topics, which do you,.feel there is a need for
more to be offered in your community: 68
E%TREME NO NEED
NEED NEED AT ALL
Supports Groups For:
Dealing With Loss
Dysfunctional Families
Adopted Children
Children Of Divorce
Teen Pregnancy
Al-A-Teen/Children of Alcoholics
Personal Addictions
Life Transitions
Other:
Sports/Recreation Activities
Field Trips
General Activities:
Theatre Arts Programs_
Dances
Arts & Craft/Potter
Community Service Projects
Drop -In Lounge/Teen Center
Open School Rec Nights
Movie Theatre
Bowling
Roller Skate Rinks,
Video Arcades
Open Library Nights
Other:
Other:
Other:
11- What is your opinion of the seriousness of the following behaviors:
cutting Class
Destroying a Neighbor's Mailbox
stealing a Tape Worth $10.
Getting Drunk
Smoking Marijuana
Using Cocaine
Intentionall PhysicallyPhy;ically Injuring Someone
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs'
Using Steroids
Unsafe Sex
Sexual Activit
Not Sexually Active
11, With regard to Employment...:
Do you have a job?
Have you looked for work,
but find no. jobs -available?
Do you feel your age has pre-
vented you from finding work?
YES
VERY
SERIOUS
NO
SERIOUS
NOT
SERIOUS
13. With regard to .:the -listed
items, Alease
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answer the following questions:
'. During the past year about how often
:have you:
NEVER, 1-2 EVERY EVERY EVERY
TIMES MONTH WEEK DAY
P.le'ase write the age you
first tried each activity
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Been Drunk
OFTEN
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Used Marijuana
( )
Used Cocaine
( )
Used Crack
( )
Used Speed/Uppers
( )
Used Qualudes
( )
Used PCP
( )
Used Barbiturates
( )
Used LSD
( )
Used Steroids
( )
Abusive Prescription Dru s
( )
Used Diet Pills
( )
Used Heroin
(; )
Smoke Cigarettes
(, )
Chew Tobacco
( )
Use Birth Control
( )
Steal Mone
(; )
Steal Merchandise
(i )
Engage in Heavy
Petting/Necking(j
)
Engage in Sexual
Intercourse
(� )
14. Please respond to the following questions:
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey. Your input will help identify youth
needs in the Town of Southold and assist in program planning.
NEVER
SOMETIMES
OFTEN
i
ALWAYS
Does Your Family
Spend Time Together?
When You're With Your
i
Family, Do You Feel Good?
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Do You Discuss Your Personal
j
Problems With Your Parents?
Do Your Parents
Trust You?
i
Do Your Parents
Hassle You?
Do Your Parents Discuss
Family Problems With You?
Do Your Parents Discuss Their
Personal Problems With You?
If You Break a Rule,
Are You Punished?
Do You Think Your
Punishment Is Fair?
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Do You Trust
Your Parents?
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey. Your input will help identify youth
needs in the Town of Southold and assist in program planning.
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NAME: CREDENTIALS:
# YEARS WORKING WITH EAST END YOUTH: # OF YEARS IN THE FIELD:
AGENCY NAME: TELEPHONE #:
AGENCY ADDRESS: - '
YOUR TITLE:
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YEARS EMPLOYED @ AGENCY:
AGENCY FEE STRUCTURE - FLEXIBILITY FOR "HARDSHIP" CLIENTS? PLEASE EXPLAIN;
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BRIEFLY DESCRIBE AGENCY SERVICES - INCLUDE TARGETED AGE GROUPS:
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WHAT IS YOUR REFERRAL PROCESS? (HOW DO KIDS GET TO YOU?) PLEASE EXPLAIN:
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WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME BETWEEN INITIAL CLIENT REQUEST FOR SERVICE AND FIRST
CLIENT CONTACT? DO YOU HAVE A WAITING LIST? AVERAGE WAITING TIME FRAME?: i,
OF THE "REQUEST FOR SERVICE" FROM YOUTH THAT YOUR AGENCY CANNOT PROVIDE, WHERE DO
YOU REFER THEM? WHAT ARE YOUR AGENCY LIMITATIONS? PLEASE ELABORATE:
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HOW IS A SERVICE/PROGRAM ACTIVITY DEVELOPED AT YOUR AGENCY? (WHAT IS THE
PROCESS?):
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS? PLEASE EXPLAIN:
WHAT TYPE OF PROBLEMS DO YOU ENCOUNTER WITH YOUTH CLIENTS? PLEASE ELABORATE:
WHAT TYPE OF PROBLEMS DO YOU SEE CONFRONTING YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE EAST END?
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF EAST END YOUTH?
IN YOUR OPINION, ARE THE NEEDS BEING MET WITH CURRENT AVAILABLE SERVICES? PLEASE
EXPLAIN:
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DO YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP AMONG YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDERS
ON THE EAST END? DO YOU THINK IT COULD BE CHANGED/IMPROVED? PLEASE EXPLAIN:
DO YOU EXPERIENCE A SEASONAL DEMAND WITHIN YOUR AGENCY FOR SERVICE REQUESTS FROM
THE YOUTH POPULATION? PLEASE EXPLAIN:
ARE THERE ANY PROJECTED LONG TERM PLANS IN YOUR AGENCY FOR PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY
FOR THE YOUTH POPULATION? WHAT RESOURCES ARE NEEDED FOR "NEW PROGRAM"
REALIZATION? PLEASE EXPLAIN:
DO YOU KNOW OF ANY NEW PROGRAMS BEING DEVELOPED WITHIN THE TOWN, SPECIFICALLY FOR
YOUTH? PLEASE ELABORATE:
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YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN $50,000. TO ALLOCATE'FOR YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAMS ACCORDING TO
THE MOST NEED ... PLEASE ALLOCATE THE MONIES ACCORDING TO YOUR OPINION OF PRIORITY
NEED:
TYPE OF SERVICE SNP OF MCNEY
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
EDUCATION
TRANSPORTATION
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
RECREATION PROGRAMS
HEALTH CARE
COUNSELING SERVICES
PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
OTHER:
OTHER:
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS:
Thank you for taking the time to be interviewed. Your input is greatly
appreciated and will further assist the Town in identifying the needs of the
youth population.
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COUNCILMEN
Raymond W. Edwards
George L. Penny IV
Ruth D. Oliva COUNCILMEN
Ellen M. Larsen TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
Thomas H. Wickham
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Dear Community Service Provider:
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
FAX (516) 765 - 1823
TELEPHONE (516) 765 - 1891
In January 1991, the Southold Town Board passed resolution to
establish the Southold Town Youth Board. The initial objective of
the Youth Board is to undertake an investigative study to ascertain
the needs of the Town's youth population.
One of the major tasks of the needs assessment is to identify
existing services available in the community for youth and families.
The Youth Board is gathering information from program services
currently in operation.
The information will be listed in the Southold Town Service
Inventory Directory. The directory will be a central information
network readily available for community residents in need of service
referrals. In addition, the Youth Board will be able to identify
gaps in service areas; vital to program planning strategies,
coordinating efforts of service providers and assuring
non -duplication of services.
Enclosed is a PROGRAM INVENTORY guide we are sending in
anticipation of your approval to include your service program in the
Southold Town Service Inventory Directory. Please take a few minutes
to fill in the requested information. A stamped return envelope has
been included for your convenience.
If you have any questions, please call Mary Ann at 765-4179 or
744-0207. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Elle Latson
To Coun, i1pochaY�
1iMSW, CSW
Ch 'rp r o
So u tlictrid Towyl TowYouth Board
ENC.
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YOUTH SERVICE DIRECTORY
FORMAL AGENCY PROGRAM INVENTORY
1. CONTACT PERSON NAME:
3_ AGENCY ADDRESS:
6. FUNDING SOURCE:
YES NO
Public: Federal
State —
County —
Town
Private —
.Other: —
8. What is the average # of youth participants
in your agency? (under age 21)
2. AGENCY NAME:
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4. TELEPHONE CONTACT NUMBER:
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5_ AGENCY OPERATING HOURS:
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7_ PARTICIPANT FEE:
YES NO
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Dues I _
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Free
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Fixed Fee —
Admission Fee
—
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Medicaid —
Private Insurance —
Donation —
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Any Income
restrictions? —
Discounts for
Youth
9. Eligibility Requirements: Are there any parameters on geographic location,
target group, age or income level, and/or pa -rental consent requirements; etc...
please list:
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10. What is your participation application procedure?
YES NO
Referral Required
_
Appointment Required
( ) ( ) Spouse Abuse
Walk In
( ) ( ) Child Abuse
Call
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Other:
( ) ( ) Counseling
11. What type of Services are
offered at your agency/program?
COUNSELING:
YES NO EDUCATION:
Individual
( ) ( ) Workshops
Couple
( ) ( ) Classroom
Family
( ) ( ) Other
Divorce/Separation
( ) ( )
Step -Families
( ) ( ) TRANSPORTATION
Group
( ) ( ) Provided For:
Peer
( ) ( ) Shopping
Self Help
( ) ( ) Health Care
Other
( ) ( ) Other
DAY CARE SERVICES
HOUSING
Drop off Child Care
( ) ( ) Teen Pregnancy
Other
( ) ( ) Emergency Housing
Affordable Housing
EMPLOYMENT
Other
Information
( ) ( )
Job Search
( ) ( ) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Other
( ) ( ) Emergency Fuel
Food Stamps
LEGAL SERVICES
Food Pantry
Separation/Divorce Focus
( ) ( ) Other
PINS/PINS Diversion
( ) ( )
Legal Info
( ) ( ) HEALTH CARE
Court Advocacy
( ) ( ) Clinic
Counseling
( ) ( ) Information
Other
( ) ( ) Other
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Hotline
( ) ( ) Spouse Abuse
De-Tox Facility
( ) ( ) Child Abuse
Counseling
( ) ( ) Sexual Abuse
Individual
( ) ( ) Counseling
Group
( ) ( ) Court Advocacy
Rehabilitation
( ) ( ) Support Groups
Other
( ) ( ) Other
INFORMATION/REFERRAL
Please List Other:
YES NO
I. CONTACT PERSON NAME:
3. ADDRESS:
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YOUTH SERVICE DIRECTORY ;
INFORMAL PROGRAM INVENTORY
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2_ ACTIVITY NAME:
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6_ FUNDING SOURCE:
YES NO
Public: Federal
State —
County
Town —
Private
Other: —
4_ TELEPHONE CONTACT NUMBER:
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5_ ACTIVITY OPERATING HOURS:
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7_ PARTICIPANT FEE:
YES NO
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Dues
Free
Fixed Fee I
Admission Fee
Medicaid —
Private Insurance
Donation
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8. What is the average # of youth participants Any Income
in your program? (under age 21) restrictions? I _
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Discounts for
Youth _
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9. Eligibility Requirements: Are there any parameters on geographic location,
target group, age or income level, and/or parental consent requirements, ;etc...
please list:
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10. What is your participation
Referral Required
Appointment Required
Walk In
Call
Other:
11. What type of youth
Please explain:
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application procedure?
YES NO
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(under age 21) activity do you offer?'