The Hispanic Counseling Center is proud to announce that its dream of serving the entire Latino community on Long Island is now a reality. The opening of HCC’s satellite in Suffolk County at 1322 Fifth Avenue, Bay Shore took place in July of 2008. The satellite began offering alcohol and drug dependency treatment, as well as subsidized housing to low income individuals in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse addiction, under a program known as Shelter Plus Care sponsored by the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, with HUD funding. I am also pleased to announce that HCC has also received a license from New York State to provide mental health treatment at its Suffolk satellite facility.
The good news also continues in Nassau County. The renovation of the building adjacent to HCC’s main site is now complete. The new building annex will house extended mental health treatment services and a new program to serve our Latino senior citizens who do not have a place where they can socialize, receive informative and useful education about the many issues that affect their lives. We look forward to welcoming the Latino seniors to HCC and helping them to lead more active, healthy and pleasant golden years. The introduction of the senior citizens program will complete the array of family services by covering virtually all individuals in a family from school age children to young adults, working age adults and those of post retirement age.
I take this opportunity to thank our individual, corporate and government supporters whose generosity throughout the years makes our mission possible. I also thank HCC’s Board of Directors for their support in the pursuit of our goals, the staff whose dedication and daily work ensures the success of our mission.

Gladys Serrano, LCSW
Executive Director