Hanac

Aging -the Hanac senior centers offer citizens, age 60 and above, an opportunity to gather in a congenial environment to participate in activities that will enhance their ability to remain active and involved in their community. The jvl senior center and its satellite the archbishop iakovos senior center are year round programs that operate daily from 9 am to 4pm with scheduled programming that offer members active informal and planned social activities; the opportunity to develop new friendships, interest, hobbies, and educational opportunities; referrals for social services; and, a daily luncheon program. Members are encouraged to play an active role in program planning and in the daily operations of the centers. The advisory committee, at each center, is comprised of senior citizens and community leaders and meets regularly to discuss programmatic issues and to formulate new goals for the program. A strong emphasis is placed on services to the frail elderly. This program services almost 50,000 meals annually with 970 educational/recreational activities and 12 nutrition classes. This program is funded through the new york city department for the aging; meals and activities to over 2,000 elderly clients.

Residential - the weatherization assistance program is committed to reducing heating and electrical costs while increasing comfort for low-income families by improving the energy efficiency of their homes. Once an applicant is deemed eligible, a comprehensive energy analysis of the applicant's home is conducted. Based on that analysis and the funds available, weatherization measures are instituted which have been determined to be the most cost-effective in reducing the applicant's energy consumption while increasing their comfort.

Youth services - provides after school programs in schools, nycha's astoria housing development and on site on Hanac property, to elementary, middle school and high school students including homework help, tutoring, arts and crafts, sports and curriculum based programming as well as literacy program to students in need of these services. Youth programming is available for students related to training and job placement.

Adult literacy program:- we offer english as a second language classes at 3 sites two times a week for 3 hours each. These classes are for non- english speaking people. English for speakers of other languages classes are designed for immigrants seeking to improve their abilities to speak, understand, read and write the english language, classes are offered at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.- we offer adult basic education classes for adults who are proficient in english, but want to improve their basic reading, writing, and math skills and high school equivalency preparation classes to students who want to improve their reading, writing and math skills through the content areas of science, social studies and literature as examined on the high school equivalency exam. These classes are for people who had dropped out of high school and never received their high school diploma and who are attending these classes to prepare themselves to take the high school equivalency exam, pass the test and obtain their high school equivalency diploma. We offer these classes at 3 sites three times a week for 3 hours each.workforce innovation and opportunity act:- we have 10 english for speakers of other languages classes offering beginner to advanced levels and 5 adult basic education classes and high school equivalency preparation classes. - we service a total of 385 students which includes 160 adult basic education classes and high school equivalency preparation classes students and 225 english for speakers of other languages classes.adult literacy education:- we have 9 english for speakers of other languages classes offering beginner to advanced levels and 1 computer class. We service 270 students.department of youth and community development :- we have 8 english for speakers of other languages classes offering beginner to advanced levels. We service 230 students.

Substance abuse - program is a medically supervised program that provides substance abuse counseling and a school component that provides on site workshops and one on one counseling to students.

Social services - provides assistance with entitlements information and referral services to seniors, families, individuals and immigrants. Services range from senior entitlements, family counseling, housing, medicare part d, immigration assistance and counseling, caregivers services. Training & employment.