| Organization/Agency | Program Name Location/Counties Served |
Contact Name/Address | Service Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Chartities of Buffalo |
Catholic Charities of Buffalo Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Erie County Also serves Niagara, Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties |
Utilizes a family intervention model along with services such as outreach, case management, advocacy, and eduation workshops. | |
| Catholic Carities of Diocese of Rochester, Inc. | Kinship Caregiver Resource Netowork Located in Monroe County |
To be determined |
Utilizes the local Kinship Care Resource Network as a single point of entry to provide case management, legal assistance, counseling, support activities, enriched housing, mentoring, education and emergency assistance. |
| Catholic Charities Support Services |
Kinship Care |
Jodi Rosa JodiR@ccalbany.org Rene Benson 518-449-2001 ReneeB@ccalbany.org 100 Slingerland St Albany, NY 12202 |
Provides group and home-based services focusing on case management, counseling, skill development, support groups, therapeutic recreation and legal counsel on retainer. Website: http://www.cccaregivers.org |
| Child Care Coordinating Council |
Kinship Care Program Located in Clinton County Also serves Franklin County |
Jamie L. Basiliere, Exec. Director 518-561-4999 Jamie@Primelink1.net 194 US Oval, PO Box 2640 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 |
Supports coordination with local family resource centers, through provisions for respite, support groups, educational programs, and counseling for caregivers and children. |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange Co. Comm Campus | Hudson Valley Regional RAPP Program
Located in Orange County Also serves Dutchess and Ulster Counties. |
Denyse A. Variano 845-344-1234 dav4@cornell.edu Brenda Reynolds Br23@cornell.edu 1 Ashley Ave Middletown, NY 10940 Pat Healy (Dutchess County) 845-677-8223, ext 137 pah37@cornell.edu 2715 Rte 44, Suite 1 Millbrook, NY 12545 Erica Smith (Ulster County) 845-340-3990 els235@cornell.edu 10 Westbrook Lane Kingston, NY 12401 |
Expands kinship services through a regional approach that includes Dutchess , Ulster and Orange Counties. A range of services including case management, referral, legal information, support groups and counseling is provided. |
| The Family Center |
Family Ties Located in New York Serves all Five Boroughs |
Addresses the caregiver needs of children whose parents have died of AIDS or other illnesses. Bilingual and in-home services are provided and may include case management, legal services, support groups, counseling, mediation, and benefit rights. | |
| Family Enrichment Network |
Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Broome County |
Works in tandem with the local Grandparents / Relative Caregiver's Coalition and provide outreach, referral hotline, support groups, counseling, respite, legal rights and education workshops. | |
| Liberty Resources, Inc |
Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Oswego County |
Donna Carini, Director
Dcarini@liberty-resources.org 315-425-1004, ext. 221 1065 James Street Syracuse, NY 13203 Marylou Murphy, Project Director Maryloumurphycarini@liberty-resources.org 315-425-1004, ext. 305 |
Provides training, therapeutic interventions, case management, non-residential respite, outreach, and a limited wrap-around fund for asset building. The types of service, intensity and duration are determined through planning meetings between the case manager, child and family, and significant others. |
| Mid-Erie Counseling & Treatment Services |
NYS Kinship Caregiver Program Located in Erie County |
Elizabeth Mauro Acting Director 716-895-7167, Ext. 129 Diana Kachurka 716-895-7167, Ext. 106 Kachurka@Mid-Erie.org 1526 Walden Avenue, Suite 400 Cheektowaga, NY 14225 |
Located at the Erie County Family Court, the program facilitates referrals directly from the Family Court judges, Erie County Department of Social Services and the larger community. The team navigates a family through the legal process until their custodial decisions and arrangements have been made. |
| National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights |
Long Island Kincare Connection Located in Suffolk County Also serves Nassau County |
Brigette Castellano, Exec Dir 631-444-3160 516-446-1539 abcast@optonline.net Sara Taylor-Dunn Sass4God@hotmail.com School of Social Welfare, HSC, L2, Room 093 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231 |
Provides a toll-free phone line along with volunteer caregivers to serve Long Island kinship care families through case management, referral, legal information, support groups, counseling, and family group conferencing |
| NY Council on Adoptable Children, Inc. (COAC) |
Kinship Connections Located in New York Serves all Five Boroughs |
Pat Haynes Phaynes@coac.org (212) 475-0222 Joann Buttaro, Program Director jbuttaro@coac.org Beatrice Sanchez Program Coordinator Bsanchez@Coac.org 589 Eighth Avenue 15th Floor New York, NY 10018 |
Provides in-home family counseling along with case management and a range of support services for kinship caregivers and their families. |
| Presbyterian Senior Services |
PSS Kinship Caregivers Program Located in New York |
Katherine Martinez 718-620-1262 X1211 Kmartinez@pssusa.org Michelle Chapple Mchapple@pssusa.org 2095 Broadway, NYC, NY 10023 (Billing) Or 951 Prospect Ave, Bronx NY 10459 (Program) |
Located in a new Grandparent Family Apartment building specifically designed to meet the needs of kincare families, this program provides a range of on-site services including case management, legal assistance, support groups, counseling, and after-school enrichment.g |
| Volunteer Counseling Services of Rockland |
Enhanced Relatives as Parents Program Located in Rockland County |
Deborah Murnion, Dmurnion@VCS-inc.org Rosa Serrano-delgado rserranodelgado@vcs-inc.org 845-634-5729 77 South Main Street New City, NY 10956 |
The program provides information, referrals and support groups for the kinship caregivers. Advocacy and supportive services are provided to successfully retain their kin until they can safely return to their parents. |
| Kinship Navigator Program Catholic Family Center |
Kinship Navigator Program Located in Monroe County Serves all New York State caregivers |
Provides a toll-free phone line along with volunteer caregivers to serve Long Island kinship care families through case management, referral, legal information, support groups, counseling, and family group conferencing |
