SNAP Long Island

Strengthening families, uniting communities, and cultivating
youth to become leaders of the future.

SNAP Long Island (formerly known as the Suffolk Network on Adolescent
Pregnancy) has served Suffolk County since 1979, when the Suffolk County
Executive established SNAP as a blue ribbon task force.  SNAP is a 501(c)3
private, not for profit networking organization with offices in Bay Shore and
Patchogue.
SNAP has been Suffolk County’s designated agency for adolescent
pregnancy prevention and services coordination since 1985, and has a long
and established record of success and expertise in planning and delivering an
array of youth development services which focus on pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and
Sexually Transmitted Infection prevention.  Our agency has enjoyed solid,
bipartisan support since its inception. SNAP receives grant funding from the
Suffolk County Youth Bureau, New York State Department of Health, Bureau
of Child and Adolescent Health, AIDS Institute, New York State Office of
Children and Family Services, Maternity and Early Childhood Foundation,
United Way of Long Island, and the State Education Department of the
University of the State of New York 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Program.   
Our charge has been to help Suffolk adolescents prevent premature sexual
activity and pregnancy, to ameliorate the negative consequences of
adolescent childbearing by helping pregnant and parenting adolescents
become self sufficient, effective parents, and to bring additional pregnancy
prevention resources to Suffolk County. In 1985, SNAP’s first year of
operation, there were 4,179 pregnancies to young women ages 10 –19.  In
2000, there were 1,911.  Programs such as ours are credited with helping to
significantly lower the incidence of adolescent pregnancy.       
Contact:
Executive Director: Marcia K. Spector - mkspector@snapinc.org
Associate Executive Director: Carole Edgar - cedgar@snapinc.org
Director of Services: Kim Mansueto - kmansueto.snapinc.org
General Information: Rebecca Ordon - rordon@snapinc.org
SNAP Long Island History