There are a multitude of abbreviations and terms that nonprofits use. Below are some of the most common ones used throughout this site:

CASAC - Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor

CCAP - Community Capital Assistance Program

CDBG - Community Development Block Grant

CSB - Community Services Board (Warren/Washington Counties)

CSW - Certified Social Worker

DCJS - Division of Criminal Justice Services (operates Alternatives to Incarceration)

DHCR - Division of Housing and Community Renewal

DHS - Department of Homeless Services (funds our homeless shelter)

DMH - Department of Mental Hygiene (encompasses OMH, OMRDD, and OASAS)

DOH - Department of Health

DOCS - Department of Correctional Services

DOL - Department of Labor

DSS - Department of Social Services, provides two public assistance programs: Safety Net (individuals) and TANF (families).

HCBS - Home and Community Based Services

Honor Court - persons facing jail may opt for treatment instead, at the option of the court.

HHAP - Homeless Housing Assistance Program

HTA - Homeless and Travelers' Aid

ICAN - Intensive Corrections Addictions Network: jail-based counseling for the chemically addicted; promotes abstinence.

ICARE - Intensive Corrections Addictions Residential Education: jail-based counseling for the chemically addicted.

MMIS - Medicaid Management Information Services

NYSID - New York State Industries for the Disabled

OASAS - Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services

OCFS - Office of Children and Family Services

OJT - On the Job Training

OMH - Office of Mental Health

OMRDD - Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

PYHIT - Peter Young Housing, Industries, and Treatment

SED - State Education Department.

SRO - Single Room Occupancy

TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury

T.H.E. - Treatment, Housing, and Employment

TLC - Transitional Living Center, for jail bound or departing persons who are addicted; average stay is 10 to 12 weeks.

VA - Veteran's Affairs.

VESID - Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, provides funding for job assessment, placement, and retention.

WIC - Women, Infants, and Children, provides food and medical services to mothers with young children

Work Release - early parole for inmates on condition of attending a treatment program.

Wounded Healer - the philosophy that those who have successfully completed their recovery can best assist those who are fighting addiction.

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