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718-399-0200
Greater New York City Area
Diaspora Community Services
John Watkins's Company Details
Founded in 1981, Diaspora Community Services (DCS) is a Brooklyn-based multi-service and multi-cultural 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing comprehensive support to low-income residents, immigrants, the chronically ill, and youth. Our programs and services address the root causes of the adversity our clients face and empowering low-income families and individuals to overcome obstacles to their well-being and self-sufficiency. From resettling Haitian refugees in the late 1980s to addressing the onset of the HIV crisis in 1990, DCS has focused on ensuring clients have access to much-needed benefits, counseling, education, housing, and referrals to our many qualified organizational partners. Programs and Services:Homeless shelters for young mothers and LGBTQ+Youth empowerment programsAccess to healthcare: medical benefits assistance, Uninsured Care ProgramFree STI, Hepatitis C, and HIV testing and preventionCondom DistributionWomen centered HIV support and preventionSexual Assault SupportSubstance Abuse prevention