Little Sisters Of The Assumption Family Health Service

Results: In 2017 over 2,000 families, representing more than 7,000 individuals, benefited from LSA’s holistic, multi-service model of supporting families in their struggle to emerge from crisis, poverty or illness.

Target demographics: community residents, with a special focus on families and young children

Direct beneficiaries per year: 2,000+ families, reaching over 7,000 individuals

Geographic areas served: East Harlem, and neighboring communities in New York City

Programs: Our programs offer a special focus on families and young children, and emphasize the building of trusting, caring relationships between staff and clients. Home visits by specialized staff, such as skilled nurses, social workers, and environmental health workers, complement on-site program work. Core Programs COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS Advocacy & Food Pantry programs help poor families meet their immediate need for food and address the longer-term issues that keep people in poverty. Environmental Health Services serve asthmatic children in East Harlem whose illness can be improved by mitigating triggers in the indoor air environment. We do this through hands-on home-visits by skilled environmental workers, family training and community workshops. Nursing, through our Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA), provides direct nursing care to patients at home. The program specializes in Maternity Outreach (prenatal and postpartum care and follow-up care to newborns), parenting and breastfeeding classes, and supporting wellness and nurturing relationships between mother and child. FAMILY SUPPORT Parenting & Child Development works with parents to keep very young children (up to age 3) developmentally on track through home visits and socialization groups, and provides academic enrichment and social/emotional supports to school age children in grades K-3. Preventive Services is a family support program that strengthens family functioning to avoid placement of children in foster care. Key program components include counseling, referrals for specialized treatment, help with parenting and daily life management skills, and follow-up with education, health care, housing, entitlements, and more, based on the needs of the family. The Sharing Place Thrift Store provides free emergency clothing to clients in immediate need. In addition, the store is a popular destination for good quality, bargain-priced clothing and housewares in the neighborhood of East Harlem. For more information about our programs, visit littlesistersfamily.org.