HERRICKS YOUTH COUNCIL

The Herricks Youth Council is a community organization comprised of parents, community members, youth, school district personnel, members of the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County agencies, local law enforcement, business, community, our Youth Directors and religious groups.  It is committed to the prevention of both violence and substance abuse in Herricks.  It receives funding from various sources: Federal, State and Town grants, Herricks Public Schools, the Herricks Community Fund, the Long Island Community Foundation and the Greentree Foundation.  Our programs include an Adult Board with meetings (see this calendar) who advises the District regarding violence and substance abuse prevention and oversees a number of youth and parent projects including parent education.  The High School offers a program –COYA (Club of Youth Activities).  The group meets on Thursday evenings (see this calendar).  The program offers a safe, drug-free environment to all District teenagers from 9^th -12^th grades.  The Middle School Recreation Program meets on Friday evenings (see this calendar).  This program also offers a safe, drug-free environment to all District students from 6^th-8^th grades.  Both problems are supervised by Herricks teachers and strive to bring youth and adults together to provide positive influences within the youth of the community through service, leadership and recreational activities.  All youth and parent programs rely on volunteers and community support.  We are looking to expand our youth programs.  If you are able to participate in any way, please contact our High School Youth Director Gina Schrader at GSchrader@Herricks.org, our Middle School Youth Director Dennis Horton at DHorton@Herricks.org, or visit us at www.herricks.org.

Why Should Your Daughter Be A Girl Scout?

By becoming a Girl Scout, your daughter will reach her potential in an all-girl environment. We will help her develop confidence, strong leadership and social skills, a social conscience, a conviction about her own potential and self-worth, and moral, ethical and social values that will provide her the foundation for a successful future.

Our programs focus on topics and issues that are relevant to girls today.
They are:

-        Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

-        Self-esteem

-        Financial Literacy

-        Health and Wellness

-        Anti-Violence Education

-        Environmental Awareness

-        Community Service

-        The Arts

-        And more….

Any questions regarding Girl Scouts, please call Rama Vora at 516-741-2550 ext 224 or e-mailVorar@gsnc.org

Rama Vora
Field Director
Girl Scouts of Nassau County
110 Ring Road West
Garden City, NY 11530
516-741-2550 ext 224
Fax# 516-741-2207
http://www.gsnc.org

Our purpose is to help parents as they try to raise their children in the midst of today’s significant challenges. We hope to provide useful information, educational programs and material as well as raise the awareness of the Herricks community about the numerous issues that parents and children face in today’s rapidly-changing society.  

We will employ a variety of strategies to meet our objectives: listserv communication; interesting and informative workshops; public service announcements as well as an updated website that will give the community access to important resource material to help them address a wide variety of issues. All of this is vital to foster healthy and safe children in a society where new and dangerous trends seem to be popping up all the time.

PECA is committed to a model where the entire community-at-large participates. That’s why we invite all areas of our Herricks community to get involved.

Anyone interested in volunteering, donating or needing more information may:

                       call:     516-742-1926      

                           write:  Herricks Parent Education and

                                Community Awareness Committee or PECA

                        c/o Herricks Council of PTAs

                        999 Herricks Road

                        New Hyde Park, New York 11040

                email:  PECA@Herricks.org

                sign-up for PECA listserv http://herricks.org/emailSignup.cfm

Shelter Rock Public Library

165 Searingtown Road

Albertson, New York 11507

516-248-7363

http://www.nassaulibrary.org/shelter

Contact Name: Andrea Meluskey, Library Director

The mission of the Shelter Rock Public Library is to deliver the best possible library services – access to information of all kinds, culture and entertainment, in print, recordings, video and through all other media – to all residents of our ethnically diverse community, from toddlers to seniors. To further this mission, the Library is committed to:

• Providing free and open access to a wide variety of materials and programs that reflect the intellectual and cultural interests of a diverse community.
• Responding to the needs of all patrons in a rapidly changing world.
• Maintaining a friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff that focuses on customer service.
• Operating in an inviting building that provides an enriching environment and encourages learning and participation, and is a “go-to” destination in our community.

The trustees and staff of the Shelter Rock Public Library want the residents of our community to be proud to say, “This is my library!”

For more information regarding the Library’s programs and services, please come to the Library or visit our website at http://www.nassaulibrary.org/shelter