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Causes: Employment Preparation & Procurement, Job Training
Mission: B. E. S. T. Is a non-profit organization which is devoted to meeting the health and social welfare needs of the several thousand barn area ("backstretch") workers of the aqueduct, belmont, and saratoga race tracks.
Programs: B. E. S. T. Provides licensed primary health care at the belmont & saratoga race tracks via an fqhc. B. E. S. T. Also operates a new york state licensed drug and alcohol treatment program and provides subsidies for eligible backstretch workers for the purpose of subsidizing significant portions of the cost of their health insurance.