Families and Schools Together - FAST

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Program Purpose:
FAST is a collaborative prevention and parent involvement program designed to build relationships and protective factors that address a number of problems: school failure, alcohol and drug abuse, violence, delinquency, and child abuse and neglect.

Program Description:
FAST (Families and Schools Together) is an award-winning, national, early intervention, family strengthening program that brings together representatives from the schools, community-based mental health and substance abuse agencies, and successful parent graduates of the FAST program to help build positive connections between parents and at-risk children. FAST places strong emphasis on nurturing children to help foster strong self-esteem and builds in protective factors to prevent future problems.

Persons Served:
FAST can either target “at risk” youngsters and their families or utilize universal recruitment within the elementary schools we serve.

Fees:
There are no fees associated with FAST.

Program Hours:
FAST has evening hours from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm.

Program Location:
FAST operates in various school districts throughout Suffolk County.

Contact:
Donna Altonji, LCSW-R
631 924-3741