Saint Dominics Family Services

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 servicesto children who have been abused and neglected as well as those who have phhysical, mental, social, developmental problems.

Sdfs's community based services program (cbs) provides home based services to prevent seperation of families, increase family stability and reduce stressors that families face. Cbs consists of programs in the bronx and rockland counties. A majority of the children 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 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.