St. Agatha Today

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Once a separate children's services agency in Nanuet, New York, St. Agatha Home merged with New York Foundling in 1977 so the resulting larger agency could better serve youth in the New York metropolitan area. Today, St. Agatha Home of the New York Foundling Hospital offers the following services to more than 500 children and developmentally disabled adults per year:

A Home for Youth with Special Needs
Abused or neglected youth whose behavioral, emotional, or developmental needs make a family environment inappropriate for them can receive the structure, care, and support they need at St. Agatha Home Residential Treatment Center.

A Diagnostic Residence for Children in Crisis
Finding the right environment for a child with severe behavioral or emotional problems can be challenging. St. Agatha's Diagnostic Residence works to resolve these situations through medical, psychiatric, psychological, social, and educational assessments, while providing a safe and welcoming temporary home.

Residential Services for Developmentally Disabled People
Adults whose developmental disabilities make full independence untenable find a supportive community environment in St. Agatha's special needs cottages.

A "Turning Point" for Runaway Youth
St. Agatha's Project Turning Point welcomes runaway and homeless teens, and works with them to find the best solution to their crisis. Social workers refer teens to community services and help them resolve conflicts with parents when possible. A six-bed shelter gives teens a safe temporary haven from the streets.

A Shelter for Teens in Need of Supervision
Rockland County adolescents awaiting court review for first arrests for minor offenses can benefit from a specialized St. Agatha group home that provides the necessary structure and supervision in a safe and homelike environment.

Conventional juvenie detention can expose impressionable young people to the destructive influence of more serious offenders. Our alternative intervention avoids this danger and provides an appropriate combination of counseling, supervision, and support. Most youngsters in this successful program take advantage of the opportunity to acknowledge their mistakes and resolve to avoid situations that would lead them back to court.

Children's & Family Services in Southeastern New York State
St. Agatha Home provides a variety of services to low-income families in Ulster County, as well as foster care for children in Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Dutchess, and Ulster Counties who cannot live with their parents.