Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE SIMHS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHILDREN'S SERVICES PROVIDER AGENCY, FOUNDED IN 1895. OUR MISSION IS TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, ORGANIC, AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS; TO CREATE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF DISABILITY AND ADVANCE THE OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN; TO INCREASE OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSES AND TREATMENTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND DEVELOPMENTAL IMPAIRMENT; AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND SUPPORT FOR, THE VALUE AND ABILITY OF OUR SERVICES. EACH YEAR WE SERVE ONE-IN-TEN STATEN ISLAND FAMILIES; WE TREAT OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS; WE CONDUCT 232,000 CHILD AND FAMILY EVALUATION AND TREATMENT SESSIONS; WE DELIVER SERVICES AT 21 SITES, BY 300 PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF; AND OUR VOLUNTEERS DONATE OVER 50,000 HOURS OF SERVICE.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO STATEN ISLAND CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT TWO CLINIC LOCATIONS. THE ON-SITE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOL-BASED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF INDIVIDUAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEIR MAINSTREAM EDUCATIONAL GOALS.
FOUR FULL-SERVICE HEAD START EARLYLEARN CENTERS SERVE MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN (AT ANY ONE TIME) BETWEEN 3-5 YEARS OLD EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM GIVES EACH CHILD LEARNING AND PLAYING EXPERIENCES THAT PREPARE HIM OR HER FOR SCHOOL, ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - THE POUCH CENTER'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ASSIST PERSONS WHO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, LEARNING DELAYS, NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS, ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, CEREBRAL PALSY, AUTISM, PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER, MENTAL RETARDATION, EPILEPSY, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Fern Zagor Lcsw Acsw | PRESIDENT & | 70 | $286,139 |
| Aruna Agni Md | PHYSICIAN | 0 | $193,223 |
| Mini Verter Md | PHYSICIAN | 0 | $173,155 |
| Elizabeth A Traynor | CHIEF CLINIC | 60 | $145,258 |
| Rose Marie Belfini | SENIOR V.P./ | 70 | $133,200 |
| Otmaine Benassou | PSYCHIATRIC | 0 | $123,541 |
| Barbara Culver | PSYCHIATRIC | 0 | $123,126 |
| Carmen Chisvette | VP, FACILITI | 0 | $119,478 |
| Linda Wilson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Roberta Vogel Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Deeptha Nedunchezian Sithianmd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Shanaphy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Kennedy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Hogan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Gregg Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bernadette Paulo | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria Drumbakis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Conti Mba | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Christine Cea | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Ellen Bongailas | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Barahona | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Palagiano | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Defazio | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Cutrona | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| John Tapinis | CHAIRMAN | 10 | $0 |
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