People to People is a a nonprofit community outreach organization headquartered in West Nyack Road in Nanuet. The organization operates Rockland County's largest food pantry, distributes meals to day laborers, coordinates holiday toy drives, collects clothing for the needy and refurbishes used computers for at-risk students. For program and volunteer information, visit the People to People website.
Camp Venture was founded in 1969 as a summer camp for children with developmental disabilities. Today, it services more than 1,200 people, operating numerous programs throughout Rockland County to assist the developmentally disabled, including an after-school program, an in-home residential rehabilitation program and a housing program. This location services several live-in developmentally disabled people, all of whom are supported by the staff of Camp Venture. Please visit the website for more information.
This congregation is a private Jewish school for both youths and young adults. This school is tucked away, surrounded by woods. Noam E. Lizensk is spacious with many classrooms and large general rooms. The best form of contacting the school is calling the office and making an appointment. Yiddish is an available language when calling the main office line.
This is a group home for YAI, a non-profit organization that serves developmentally disabled people. This residence provides housing, education and other assistance to developmentally disabled individuals in Nanuet. The goal of the YAI homes is to help individuals with developmental disabilities to learn to live more independent lives.
With more than 150,000 volumes, the Nanuet Public Library also offers events and programs such as cooking, yoga and mahjongg. The library loans out museum passes, offers online reference/research databases, downloadable eBooks/eMusic/eVideos, a career center, homebound delivery and best sellers club. Children and teen services include homework help, activities, games and community service.
During the summer, the library hosts the Friday Film Series, which features Oscar-nominated movies such as "Avatar" and "The Blind Side," along with refreshments. Visit the library website for a full listing of all events.
Computers are available for public use. Patrons are limited to one hour per day; after that hour, if no one is waiting, the user can extend to another full hour in 15-minute increments.
The library was first housed in the original Nanuet Public School in 1839. The Nanuet Public Library was officially created in 1894 when New York State granted a provisional charter followed by the permanent charter in 1904. After a few moves and another amended charter, the library settled in its present location in 1962. Gretchen Bell is the library director.
The library's vision/mission statement:
"To be the intellectual and cultural center of our community. The place to go for information and cultural resources, in a comfortable and convenient environment, providing services for all generations. The Nanuet Public Library is dedicated to be a civic resource promoting open access to information, materials and services to all residents of the Nanuet School District to advance knowledge, foster creativity, encourage the exchange of ideas, build community and enhance the quality of life."
The Rockland Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence (RCADD), is a Nanuet-based organization that offers drug and alcohol dependence evaluation, treatment, awareness, treatment training, research, family support and education programs. Visit the RCADD Web site for more information about the organization's programs.
This church offers Sunday school for children from elementary school age through high school, youth and adult bible group meetings and Sunday worship. A calendar is available online of specific events and times. A fellowship is offered before Sunday service starting at 10:30am with refreshments and conversation. A nursery is also provided during Sunday service. Confirmation courses are for students in seventh and eighth grades on Sunday nights.
The pastor is Dirk McIvor and the church also has a worship music team. The Little Ark Nursery School at the church offers Christian care and education for kids between three and five years. It offers three-, four-, and full-week programs with monthly tuition rates. The number for more information about the nursery is 845-627-0018.
For older children, Youth Sunday School classes and Friday night Crosspoint Youth groups are available. For adults, there are group Bible studies, senior luncheons, college and career events, women's ministries and a men's breakfast.
Recreational facilities in the back are for the youth group.
Starting as the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Rockland County in 1963, this organization met as a mission group upstairs in the Nanuet Ambulance Hall. After a few changes in venue, the church found its home at its present location in Nanuet and held its first church service at its new permanent home 1964 Christmas day as the Norwegian Church. Later the need to evolve from a mission group to an official congregation led the church to find a pastor and elect boards. As the years passed, the Sunday School grew from 15 to 200. The church got its present name officially in 1973 after the elder board recommended that they switch from a Norwegian and English church to an English-language church.
"A Place of Hope for People with Disabilities and their Families" is the motto of the Rockland County Association for Learning Disabilities (RCALD). This is a not-for-profit agency that offers services such as social and vocational skills for people with learning and developmental disabilities. The organization's goal is to help its members lead productive and independent lives. Support and education to families is also offered. RCALD offers a wide range of services and programs from a day camp for children and adolescents to a weekly bowling league. A full list of what RCALD offers is on its website.
Programs for those with disabilities include employment, residential, family support, social and recreational. RCALD serves Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties.
A group of concerned parents and local school district professionals started this association 42 years ago and it grew from there.
All inquiries about RCALD should go through its main office at 2 Crosfield Avenue, Suite 410/411 in West Nyack, NY. The office can be reached at 845-358-5700. RCALD's group homes are at 3 Alice Drive and 5 Alice Dr in Nanuet, NY. These homes were established in 1990 and 2006, respectively. The home on 3 Alice drive provides a transitional program to ready members for an independent life while the home on 5 Alice drive provides six young men with significant challenges and an aging out program to help their needs.
The Pascack Community Center has a gymnasium, a television room, a game room and an auditorium that hosts various programs and activities for kids and adults. The facility also rents out meeting rooms.
Camp Venture is a place that cares for the developmentally disabled. It offers housing, day services, after-school programs, Medicaid service coordination, summer camp, equestrian programs and so much more for both children and adults. Currently, Camp Venture serves more than 1,200 children and adults.
Founded in 1888, the Rockland County Times publishes every Thursday with local news, obituaries, stories, classifieds, comics, entertainment, announcements, events and advertisements all printed on recycled paper. One-year subscriptions are $25 for Rockland County locations and $35 for all other locations in the U.S. Subscriptions are mailed via second-class mail. Past issues can be ordered at $6.50 for papers published in the past six weeks or $25 for older publications. Payment should be sent after the request is made to verify availability of past editions. The Rockland County Times' website lists locations where you can buy individual newspapers.