Program areas at HHM
Community Services - Community House - Since its founding in 1980 with 10 beds it has grown to a 30 bed house that provides a compassionate approach to crisis intervention and a residual community for homeless young people in need. The program serves primarily youth between the ages of 16 and 21 years. It offers a creative living space where a young person can grow and develop. St. Francis House/Hope Academy - A long-term non-traditional residential treatment program for addiction and additional residential support for the Community House. St Louis de Montfort Academy - An alternative junior/senior high school providing individualized instruction and private tutoring staffed by a principal and volunteer teachers. Wisdom House - A residence for long-term needs of both men and women, 21 years and older in a crisis situation or homelessness in a semi-structured living environment. Siena House- A home for women and children who have suffered from domestic violence.
Pax Christi Hospitality Center - A 25 bed emergency residence for men over 16 provides those in need on Long Island a compassionate temporary residence offering shelter and food, human needs and services, advocacy and networking.
Montfort Therapeutic Residence - Consists of Community House and school for youths ages 11-18 who are court remanded. The program provides intense therapy to rehabilitate youths who would otherwise be detained in the court system. These children are in a time of great crisis in their young lives and they are provided with a healthy stable environment, a school program, individual counseling, group dynamics and educational and recreational outings. Its greatest gift is providing aftercare services when a young person returns home.
Counseling Services - Center offering family and individual counseling, support groups, social services assistance and drug and alcohol counseling and support. Staffed by a host of highly qualified professional counselors, the Human Services Center serves thousands of adults and young people in the course of a year. Included in the counseling services are individual, marital and family counseling, addiction counseling including alcoholism, co-dependency, eating disorders and sexual abuse. The center also serves as a meeting place for various therapy groups and several twelve-step programs.