This place is very racist. If you are a Black man, I would not recommend going to this residential…read morerehab program. Whenever there is an issue between a person of color and a person of another race, the person of color gets in trouble the most, and receives the harshest punishment. I am a veteran, and they made it seem like their veterans program was decent, but it was not. The veterans are housed in the back house known as ETP, and share the same house with old and disabled men. The old men in the ETP house do not clean up after themselves, they stink badly, poor hygiene, and they are very racist towards Black men as well. They fabricate unethical scenarios and report it, and the staff almost always take their word over the person of color. The food there is horrible. They serve processed chicken every single day. There are only three groups per weekday and 8/10 times the counselors do not show up on time or at all to run the group, leaving you with an abundance of idle time. When the counselors do show up for groups, they tend to talk about themselves more than anything. The residents in the ETP house with severe mental illnesses tend to steal other peoples property. The facility takes 5-6 months to give you your personal needs allowance, and you can only take out $100.00 at a time. So you won't have any money for the first 5 months of being there. They are very harsh on the guys communicating with the girls, even if it's just a simple greeting. Not all of the staff are on the same page, some staff allow the men from the front house to hang out with men from the back house, and some staff do not allow it, claiming it's their policy. There's really nothing to do there nor outside of there. The neighborhood is boring. In the cold/winter months every guy has to walk outside in the freezing cold, and snowy weather to get breakfast lunch and dinner, since it's only served in the women's house. I can't emphasize enough how racist it is there. So if you are a black man or a young black veteran please be careful, because they will mistreat you, and when you react, they will punish you hard. I can say that the Black staff looks out for the Black clients, because they are aware of how racist the staff is, but the Black employees have the shortest shifts. Overall, I would not recommend Pheonix House Ronkonkoma to any young people, any young black people, or any young veterans. The quality of care there is terrible. You have to wait weeks-months for appointments with the primary physician and the psychiatrist.. The psychiatrist is great though, I love her so much. She made me feel heard and helped me tremendously...I served 4 years in the Marine Corps overseas in Okinawa, and I have my B.S. in Psychology. I recently resigned from a high profile federal position due to my substance abuse disorder. I'm also a city boy, from Brooklyn... My experience may not be your experience at Phoenix house, so go at your own risk. I'm 100% sure there are better options than pheonix house ronkonkoma. I wish there was someone around my age (26) to share their experience at pheonix house ronkonkoma before I agreed to go there. 2/10, would not recommend.