Commonpoint Queens

The agency's youth development programs provide a multifaceted and integrated approach to creating positive outcomes and promoting resiliency for individuals between the ages of six and 21 having varied developmental abilities and needs. The programs and services, located within our community centers as well as at many school and community-based sites, maintain an inclusive focus and target all youth within our community including neuro-typical youth, youth with disabilities as well as at-risk youth. Components include relationship and social skills building, physical education and recreation, academic support, community service, leadership development, pre-vocational training, youth employment, drop-out prevention services, afterschool, evening and weekend programming.

The Samuel Field y is deeply committed to serving the evolving needs of the many and increasing number of individuals over the age of 60. Through the procurement of government grants, philanthropic funding and foundation support, our agency has created a pervasive, comprehensive, multi-sited array of programs and services that support the well-being, independence and integrity of over 10,000 older adults who reside in our communities. The agency programs include: a geriatric mental health clinic that provides office based and home based services, senior transportation services, a well senior center, alzheimer family respite and early stage services, three community-based norc supportive services programs, trips, health and wellness activities, bereavement groups, entitlement counseling and advocacy.

Summer camps of the Samuel Field y engage children from the toddler years through age 21 through a comprehensive array of day and residential camping options for neuro-typical children as well as children and youth with developmental, emotional and physical disabilities as well as for children having autistic spectrum disorders. Summer camp experiences provide young people with a wonderful opportunity to grow as individuals, develop life enhancing competencies, self esteem and relationship building skills. Each young person is carefully monitored and supervised by our highly trained camp professional staff to achieve the optimum benefit and potential from their summer experiences. Through ongoing fundraising activities, scholarship is made available for families in need.

The agency also offers a comprehensive range of early childhood programs serving children from age 18 months through 5 years of age: full day childcare, nursery school, universal pre-kindergarten and extended day options as well as parenting center programs for toddlers. Other programs and services include services for victims of family violence, the partner abuse counseling program; health and wellness activities including sports leagues for people of all ages; two summer family park and pool clubs; adult programs including volunteer opportunities and employment counseling as well as community-wide celebrations.