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Helping individuals of all abilities realize their full potential.
Offering goal-oriented day services to build skills, pursue interests and contribute to the community.
We believe in every person’s right to work toward their self-identified goals and aspirations.
FREE values individuals who are committed to their jobs and interested in advancing in their careers.
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) founded in 1977 and headquartered in Old Bethpage, benefits and proudly supports more than 4,000 individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental illness and traumatic brain injury. It is the mission of FREE to help individuals of all abilities realize their full potential. FREE provides a diverse array of supports and services including: housing, recovery services, transition to work, employment, day, community and family services, respite, crisis services, education and after-school support, primary and specialty health care and advocacy.
From the places we live to the places we work, FREE serves the traditionally underserved with a number of initiatives, assistance programs and built-in support systems to help individuals flourish.