Nassau County Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Project

Nassau County's Dwyer peer support project offers veterans and their families free, confidential peer groups, advocacy, help with benefits and resources, and events, from an office on Main Street in Hempstead.

Also called: Dwyer, peer support, peer-to-peer, support group.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Nassau County, NYCounty

The Private First Class Joseph P. Dwyer programme is the State's peer support programme, run county by county. The New York State Dwyer Coalition lists Nassau's at 16 Main Street, Hempstead, NY 11550, phone 516-489-2322 extension 1213, offering peer groups, help with resources and benefits, advocacy, events and community work. It is non-clinical, free and confidential. The County's own pages do not describe the programme; the Veterans Service Agency (516-572-6565) can confirm the current provider.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Nassau County Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Project
Gate	Rule
Veterans and families	Free. No rating or discharge test is stated.

Sources

New York State Dwyer Coalition, Nassau CountyMirror

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-02.

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