Melissa Firmes Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Long Island NY

KiDS NEED MoRE is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of children, families and young adults coping with cancer and life-threatening illness. Our team of volunteers create programs that help children and families find joy and friendship through the trauma of life threatening experiences. KiDS NEED MoRE is the parent of Camp.

Copiague, New York, United States

Copiague, NY

Mission Statement:We are the Copiague Chamber of Commerce, an alliance of businesses, residents and organizations determined to improve the quality of life and general business environment in Copiague. This is carried out via a networking process among all the members. Through our networking events and programs, we will continue to promote local businesses.

Copiague, NY

http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/home.aspx

FEGS Health Homes

This countywide care coordination system serves people who are dealing with chronic health conditions. We link people to resources and assist members with navigating the current health care system, which can be difficult for relatively healthy Medicaid recipients and even more so for enrollees who have high-cost and complex chronic conditions. A.

Hempstead, NY

Our program assists people with mental illness in getting housing, resources and linkage to treatment. We specialize in crisis intervention.

Teaching Social Welfare Policy

I teach Human Justice and Social Welfare Policy for the social work graduate program.

NYAPRS is a statewide coalition of people who use and/or provide recovery-oriented community based services. We value difference and promote cultural competence in all aspects of our work.NYAPRS is dedicated to improving services and social conditions for people with psychiatric disabilities or diagnoses and those with trauma-related conditions by.

Camp Adventure is a free, fun-filled, week-long sleep away camp for children with cancer and their siblings, ages 6 to 18 -- a place where kids can just be kids. Whether you’re a parent, a volunteer, or a donor who wants to get involved, Camp Adventure Online is where you can get all the information you.

Comfort Zone Camp® is the nation's largest independent bereavement camp, located in the Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan area. Currently, we offer camps in Virginia and the New York Metropolitan area for grieving children from across the country. We hold camps for children ages 7-12 and a separate camp for teens age 13-17.But above all, what makes our Camp.

Our Festival represents the face of mental health on Long Island. It is a day to celebrate, collaborate and network. In addition to the statement we will make when we parade through the village of Huntington, the day will include free t-shirts, lively music and entertainment, a special area dedicated to children including a moon-bounce and face painting.

Program Supervisor for the Stone Water Apartment program. My position included program start up and development from the TBI Waiver. Managed a 24-hour apartment treatment program for adults coping with traumatic brain injuries.

Project REAL is a non-profit residential program that has been serving the mental health community in Nassau County for over twenty years. Prior to its establishment, individuals who were psychiatrically disabled were either secluded in State institutions or caught up in a "revolving door" between their home and their local psychiatric hospitals. During.

Msw, Social Work

Bachelor'S, Special Education

Activities and Societies: Clare Rose Playhouse

Honors/Regents High School/Secondary Diploma Program