Saint Dominic's Family Services

St. Dominic's Family Services's (sdfs) developmental disabilities program operates residential houses and apartments in the bronx, rockland and orange counties of new york and a day habilitation program in rockland county, new york. These homes are funded and certified by the new york state office for people with developmental disabilities.

Sdfs's community based Services program (cbs) provides home based Services to prevent separation of families, increase Family stability and reduce stressors that families face. Cbs consists of consists of programs in the bronx and rockland counties. A majority of thechildren and families come from the most impoverished neighborhoods and the children are at risk of being abused, abandoned or neglected. In addition, some of the children and parents have physical, mental and developmental disabilities.

Sdfs's enhanced Family foster care program (effc) operates in the bronx and is under contract with the new york city administration for children's Services. Effc's goal is to achieve permanency for children as quickly as possible and to provide Services to children who have been abused and neglected as well as those who have physical, mental, social, developmental problems.

Sdfs's education program operates an 853 school in rockland county for children grades kindergarten through high school who have social/emotional challenges. Sdfs's education program also operates a a preschool program in the bronx which provides a full range of special education and therapeutic Services for children ages 3-5 years old.

Sdfs's adult mental health program operates in rockland county, new york. This program offers community based housing and supplemental housing options for adults with mental disabilities.