Always And Forever Young Inc

AAFYI’s History

Always and Forever Young Incorporated (AAFYI) is a 501 (C) (3) Not For Profit Organization and was founded in 2010 and operates in the State of New York as a supportive services and housing organization offering housing and social services to an array of special needs populations, including; homeless individuals, women with children, young adults and persons living with disabilities. The Facilities owned and operated by AAFYI provide quality, life enriching services to all participants. AAFYI operates several homes within Suffolk County as well as a 70 Bed motel style Emergency Housing Unit. AAFYI services program are dedicated to serve participants who meet the criteria for placement as defined by AAFYI’s policies and procedures upon intake. AAFYI provides services to all Persons of need. The program will cater to the hard to place long term homeless persons and families with children. The facilities will provide safe, decent housing and social services planning to facilitate increased personal and economic self-sufficiency and self-determination among targeted participants. It is expected that the target population served will be compromised of men and women with one or more special needs to include, but not limited to, substance abuse, mental incapacitates, etc.... Successful applicants will have a full case management team working on goals set forth by the resident. Service delivery will be implemented within a culturally sensitive framework that minimizes the environmental barriers to self-sufficiency. Currently AAFYI employs 2 Full Time Employees as well as 10 Volunteers.

AAFYI has provided safe housing, vocational training and job placement, mental health and addiction services, and life skills coaching to help individuals, especially Veterans, leave homelessness behind. To date, the organization has worked with more than 1000 individuals. A great need exists for housing, case management, and vocational services in our communities.

Overview of Services:

•               FULL SCALE ASSESMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RESIDENCY               •         ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES                          •                REFERALL FOR JOB PLACEMENT                                                               •      COUNSELING

•               LIFE SKILLSTRAINING                                                                                   •    BENEFITS ADVOCACY

•               SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITEIS                                       •               MENTORSHIP

•               EDUCATION SUPPORT INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING       •               CASE MANAGEMENT

•               INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS                                                          •               MENTAL HEALTH LINKAGES

•               HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT                                                             •               CLOTHING BANK

•               FOOD BANK                                                                                           •               FURNATURE BANK

We consist of four Core Initiatives, which are;

Veterans of L.I. Initiative, only 10 percent of the general population can claim Veteran status, but nearly one third of the homeless adult population are Veterans.

MICAH Transitional Living for Homeless Men and Women, this program focuses on our men and women of today who suffer from substance abuse and well as one or more mental ailments.  

We can Build Re-entry program for parolees, is our program where we work closely with NYS Parole officers and Suffolk County Probation officers to ensure these men and woman have a fair shot at reentering society to become self-sufficient and productive members of the community.