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Help in Hempstead
19 service locations · 23 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Family support services
65 Alantic Avenue, Hempstead · 516-485-4900
Salvation Army community center
Hempstead Head Start
Child care and early childhood education
65 Dartmouth St, Hempstead · 516-538-8292
Head Start early childhood program — 93 funded slots; operated by Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County,.
Financial assistance
EAC Inc.
Utility assistance
175 Fulton Ave, Hempstead · 516-565-4327
LIHEAP intake office serving Nassau County
Food assistance
Academy Charter High School
Meal program
127 N Franklin Ave, Hempstead · (516) 408-2202
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Academy Charter School.
Academy Charter School
Meal program
117 N Franklin Ave, Hempstead · (516) 408-2202
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Academy Charter School.
Jackson Main Elementary School
Meal program
451 Jackson St, Hempstead · (516) 434-4135
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hempstead UFSD.
Joseph Mcneil School
Meal program
335 S Franklin St, Hempstead · (516) 434-4135
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Hempstead UFSD.
Kennedy Memorial Park
Meal program
335 Greenwich St, Hempstead · (516) 860-0971
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Island Harvest.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
619 Fulton Ave, Hempstead · 516-572-1300
Housing and shelter
Village Of Hempstead Ha
Housing assistance
260 Clinton St, Hempstead · 516-489-8500
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher agency
Legal aid
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Hempstead
Legal aid services
One Helen Keller Way, Hempstead
LSC-funded legal aid main office of Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc.
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
312 Greenwich Street, Hempstead · 516-292-6449 x100
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
175 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 516-481-0052
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
175 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 516-486-3222
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityEmergency shelter
194 Front St, Hempstead · 800-728-7825
Salvation Army adult rehabilitation center
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
344 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 516-538-2613 x262
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
16 Main Street, Hempstead · 516-489-2322 x1005
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
Hempstead · 516-489-2322
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
250 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead · 631-696-4357
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Recovery & support meetings
AA meetings
Mon 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Mon 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Tue 19:30 · in-person · Jackson Mem AME Zion Ch
Tue 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Tue 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Tue 21:00 · in-person · Jackson Mem AME Zion ChClosed
Wed 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Wed 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Thu 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayClosedSpanish
Thu 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Fri 20:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Fri 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Sat 12:30 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Sat 15:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Sat 19:00 · in-person · Jackson Mem AME Zion ChStep study
Sat 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Sat 21:00 · in-person · Jackson Mem AME Zion ChOpen
Sun 10:00 · in-person · 71 James A. Garner WayOpenSpanish
Sun 12:30 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
Sun 20:00 · in-person · 139 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550OpenSpanish
NA meetings
The Journey Continues Womens Group
Tue 18:30 · in-person · Mental Health Associates of NassauWomenWheelchair accessible
Hope in Hempstead
Wed 19:00 · in-person · Mental Health Associates of NassauOpenWheelchair accessible
The Late Show
Sat 22:00 · in-person · Mental Health Associates of NassauOpenWheelchair accessible
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