YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELING AGENCY OF OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH INC

aka YFCA   |   Oyster Bay, NY   |  www.yfcaoysterbay.org

Mission

To provide a wide range of high quality mental health and social services, with privacy and dignity, to children, adults, and families in our own and surrounding communities.


All services are provided in both English and Spanish.

Ruling year info

1970

Executive Director

Barbara Rakusin, LCSW, ACSW

Director of Clinical Services

Susan D'Alesandro, LCSW, CASAC

Main address

12 Irving Place

Oyster Bay, NY 11771 USA

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EIN

11-2516151

NTEE code info

Alcohol, Drug Abuse (Treatment Only) (F22)

Mental Health Treatment (F30)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Parent-Child Home Program

YFCA is staffed by experienced, licensed caring professionals who continually strive to increase and enhance parenting skills for new parents.

Population(s) Served
Families
Children and youth

Assessment and Evaluation

Individual Counseling

Group Counseling

Family Counseling and Education

Vocational Counseling

Referrals

Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment

Population(s) Served
Adults
Adolescents

For individuals, couples, families

Population(s) Served

For individuals, couples, and families facing stressful life situations

Population(s) Served
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Identifies and encourages young artistic talent through scholarships and mentoring

Population(s) Served
Population(s) Served
Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We aim to provide highly skilled, community based mental health, substance abuse treatment, and social services. No one is ever turned away for the inability to pay for those needed services

We engage in quarterly review of our programming and finances. We are currently in the 3rd year of our 5 year strategic plan and appear to be on track with this document.

We have been providing services to our local community for close to 50 years. During this time we have developed a highly skilled and dedicated clinical staff who work in concert with leadership and the Board of Directors. We have local and state government contracts as well as ongoing granting opportunities. The skills of our staff and leadership provide us with the flexibility to adjust to changing needs of the population that we serve as well as to contractual changes

Throughout our history we have been successful in meeting the goals set forth in our mission statement.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection

Financials

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Operations

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YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELING AGENCY OF OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH INC

Board of directors
as of 02/01/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr James Werner

Halliday Financial

Term: 2017 - 2017

Alice Smith

William E. Sheeline

Jeffrey Prey

Matthew Brown

Rhonda Hargrove

Robin G. Senior

Linda Cassola

Maria Jonas

George Sheehan

Gretchen Corwen

Kevin Smith

Stephen Walker

Catherine Drabin

Rachel Pulling

Beth Vendryes Williams

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/1/2023
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Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/01/2023

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.