| Organization/Agency | Program Name Location/Counties Served |
Contact Name/Address | Service Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinship Navigator Program Catholic Family Center |
Kinship Navigator Program Located in Monroe County Serves all New York State caregivers |
Gerry Wallace 30N Clinton Ave Rochester 14604 Rachel Glaser 877-454-6463 (toll free) NYS Kinship Navigator 585-232-1840 x4028 |
Assists kinship caregivers and children in their care in gaining access to information and community support services. Any caregiver residing in the State is able to utilize a toll-free phone line or website to identify kinship care related services in their home locale. In addition, kinship specialists are available to assess caregiver needs and develop a plan of action. |
| Hispanic Counseling Center Inc. |
Kinship Cargiver Program Located in Nassau County Serving the communities of Hempstead, Westbury, Freeport, Roosevelt, Uniondale |
Liduvina Vasquez Mary Porter 516-538-2613 Irene Ingham 344 Fulton Avenue Hempstead, NY 11550 |
Bi-lingual services are provided and focus on the child’s family and peer relations, school engagement, and access to TANF/ Medicaid benefits. Caregivers receive information on resources and services as well as enhanced programming addressing their child’s safety, educational rights, developmental, psychological, and emotional needs. |
| Jewish Board of Family & Children Services |
Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Brooklyn, Serving South Brooklyn. |
Deborah Langosch 212-632-4760 Sharon Theeman 212-632-4537 120 West 57th Street 2nd floor New York, NY 10019 |
A mobile social worker offers information/referrals, assessment, intervention plans and linkage to needed resources to caregivers and disconnected youth. Program staff are available to communicate in 4 different languages common to this culturally diverse community. |
| Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan NY |
Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Queens |
Stephanie Hooker 212-870-1017 475 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10115 |
Case management services and advocacy are provided at community sites, schools and in-home. Referrals are made to a wide variety of agencies while caregiver support groups and trainings are provided in-house. |
| The Children’s Village | Kinship Caregiver Program Located in the Bronx |
Paul Schiller 914-693-0600 Echo Hills-Wetmore Hall Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 |
Provides services to improve access to TANF/Medicaid benefits, enhance peer relationships for disconnected youth, encourage school engagement and improve legal status. Services are delivered through intensive in-home therapy, workshops and community outreach as well as through the resources of numerous community agencies. |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County |
Relatives As Partners Program Located in Dutchess County |
Christine Sargent 845-677-8223 ext 110 2715 Route 44, Suite 1 Millbrook, NY 12545 |
Dutchess County RAPP will provide accessible support groups and other supportive services as well as outreach to relative caregivers and youth. Caregiver families will be able to access the full range of educational/nutritional services made available through the Cooperative Extension. |
| Family Services Society of Yonkers, Inc. |
Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Yonkers Serving Westchester County |
Helen Frankel 914-963-5118 PO Box 437 Yonkers, NY 10703 |
The program targets disconnected youth who are chronically truant or who have special mental health needs. Services connect families to community resources, including Andrus’ family counseling and Family Ties support groups for both children and caregivers. |
| The Neighborhood Center, Inc. |
Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Utica Serving Oneida and Herkimer Counties |
Patrice van Nortwick 315-272-2760 293 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13501 |
Provide supportive information, case management, and support groups in an effort to enhance familial relationships. In addition, have developed a lending library with training material for caregivers and with plans to distribute a regional resource booklet specifically about kinship issues. |
| Catholic Charities of Columbia & Greene Counties |
Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Columbia County Serving Columbia, Greene and Schoharie Counties |
Theresa Lux 518-828-8660 431 East Allen Hudson, NY 12130 |
Most of the services provided, including support groups and counselling will be provided in primarily rural communities with some in-home contact. Case management will connect families to community resources to improve familial stability, educational success and peer relationships. |
