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An intensive program that provides a variety of services to a child and family so that the child may remain in his or her home. Each family works with an Individual Care Coordinator (ICC) to develop a service plan based on the family's unique strengths and needs. Assists in linking the family to services, monitoring those services, and advocating for the child and family as necessary. Some of the family's needs may be met through community services such as school, recreational programs, or baby-sitting. Also available through HCBS, the family can access the following services from their choice of providers: - Respite care provides parents or guardians with a needed break. Respite can include planned activities both in and out of the home. Emergency overnight respite is also available. - Family support services are designed to help support the family as a unit. Families have access to support groups and one on-one parent mentors. This also includes more concrete services, such as budgeting, advocacy training, parent education, development of communication skills, and community awareness. - Crisis response service provides centralized on-call coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist the family through crisis situations. Crisis response services are also provided to families from other community agencies and are aimed at stabilizing occurrences of crises. - Intensive in-home services are available to families when crisis response services are not adequate to meet the need for crisis resolution. Counselors come into the home and provide intensive interventions aimed at stabilizing crisis. - Skill-building services are activities designed to assist the child in developing the skills needed to function more successfully in the community, home, and school. Vocation and social skills are examples of the areas that are addressed. The length of service depends on the need of the family. On average, a family is involved in the service for 9 months.

Provides the following services: - Short-term Residential Services - Therapeutic Foster Care - Diagnostic Residential Services - Non-Secure Detention Services - Intensive Support Unit - Developmental Abilities Services Transitional Unit - Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program - Medicaid Service Coordination - Customized Community Services - Bridges to Health

Works to prevent children from being placed in Foster Care. Child Welfare Caseworkers assist families in need of service provisions. They provide assessments, referrals, and case management while working with families through the Family Court process. If a child has been placed in foster care, they work with the families to overcome barriers that prevent a child from returning home.

Offers school-based and family-based approaches to preventing out-of-home placement of at-risk youth in all school districts throughout Cattaraugus County. (Families & Schools Together, Truancy Prevention, Family Group Conferencing, etc.) CPS Contract Cases: A program designed to prevent the need for future CPS involvement by engaging families who are experiencing challenges early, providing support to build family resiliency, and helping families develop neighborhood and community-based supports. Referrals are accepted from CPS county-wide. Home Visiting Program: An in-home parenting program that provides parenting skills and structure in a one-on-one setting. Program addresses safety and risk in the home and works on identifying goals within the family. Parenting Workshop: A seven-week parenting class that uses the Active Parenting model. Parenting skills are taught in classroom/group settings. Supervised Visitation: Arranged and set up such that non-custodial parents have access to their children in a safe environment. Supervised visits are utilized as a safety measure to ensure that children are safe, while also allowing parents to build relationships with their children. Parenting skills and support are provided to both the parents and the children during the visits. New Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Initiative: The focus of the group is to promote fatherhood and the importance of being a positive male role model for children. The group is open to any male who plays a role in a child's life (Father, Step-Father, Grandfather, Uncle, Friend).

Program that coordinates multicultural support services for the Hispanic/Latino population of Buffalo and Erie County. Services include Support Services, Interpretation, Food Pantry, and soup kitchen. Staff are completely bilingual and bicultural. ##REENTRY##

Provides case management services to families residing in an apartment complex. Services include advocacy, financial counseling, counseling and parenting skills development. Primary consideration given to homeless families with children from the Town of Hempstead.

Offers inter-agency approach to provide a variety of support services to children at risk of out-of-home placement and their families. Works with families to determine what services are needed in each individualized case.

A free public elementary school that offers grades Kindergarten to 5th students living in the school district boundaries

Offers a drop-in playtime for children accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Families enjoy playtime with manipulatives and sensory play, as well as, dress up, building blocks, arts and crafts and much more!

Works with individuals referred by the Steuben County Department of Social Services (DSS). Services provided may be either preventative or transitional and are meant to provide short-term services in order for the child to remain at home and be successful. The program also helps youth who have been in placement with transition back with their families and communities, as well as to their home schools. For those transition cases, services can begin while the youth is still in placement, in order to help prepare parents for their child’s return to the home.

Provides integrated, supportive housing for people with disabilities who are facing homelessness. Apartments are available for Medicaid recipients 55 and older who require assistance with activities of daily living; individuals who are 18 and older with eligibility for services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); and military veterans with disabilities. Staff is located on site who advocate for residents; connect them to services available in the community; provide independent living skills training, and facilitate social and recreational opportunities.

Serves as a one-stop source of information, activities and materials to help improve parent-child interaction through parenting workshops, developmental and health screenings, supervised visits, a comprehensive library and home visits when needed.

Starting with the individual's strengths and interests and emphasizing personal choice, The Arc Otsego offers comprehensive network of community-based programs and services that encourage individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Assisst with medicaid service coordination, obtaining respite services, skill training assistance, environmental modifications, adaptive technologies and guardianship.

Provides youth and their families with intensive support in the home, school, and community. Services include case management, crisis intervention services, and skill development.

Helps families with a desire to take action to break the cycle of poverty.

Provides a comprehensive early childhood developmental program for children from low income families. Serves pregnant mothers and families with infants, toddlers and preschoolers through home based and classroom based programming. Full time program. Also offers social services and nutrition, mental health, health and dental services. Parent training and parent involvement programs. Families must live in one of thirteen school districts: Comsewogue, Middle Country, Miller Place, Mt. Sinai, Port Jefferson, Rocky Point, Sachem, Sayville, Shoreham-Wading River, Three Village and parts of Connetquot, Longwood and Smithtown. For further information or guidance in the location and selection of child care services, please contact the Child Care Council of Suffolk at (631)462-0303 or the Child Care Council of Nassau at (516)358-9250.

Provides aftercare for anyone who has completed the Project Self Sufficiency Program and is no longer living in WHPDC housing. The Aftercare Program will be available for up to a year upon completion of Project Self Sufficiency. This program will grant access to the case managers for advice, guidance and advocacy on an as needed basis. The purpose of this program is to assist clients who have gained financial independence to ensure that they are able to remain self-sufficient upon leaving the more intense Project Self Sufficiency Program.

Provides a variety of support services for families with a child diagnosed with autism, including care management, and are at different stages of their life. Helps parents who are learning to cope with autism for the first time, or parents whose children are older, for siblings, grandparents, and caregivers.

Committed to improving the health and quality of life for the residents of Suffolk County with an emphasis on preventive care. The mission of the bureau is aligned with the Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ mission to prevent disease, protect public health and achieve high quality equitable and affordable health services for Suffolk County’s most vulnerable populations. Sample programs include: Prenatal/Postpartum Care; Child Find; Inborn Metabolic Screening Follow-Up; Chronic Disease Management; Child Abuse/Neglect; Wound Care; SBIRT and NARCAN trainings; offers in-home nursing and rehabilitative services to residents of Suffolk County who have health needs and required home visits; Health Education and Guidance; Community Programs and more. Call for detailed information.

Clarkstown Central School District makes decisions on school curriculum, decisions regarding discipline, school closures and other educations issues which affect the teachers and students. Parents/guardians wants to gain information about these matters can call the administration office.

Provides parenting workshops, toddler story hours and playgroups, parent support groups, book clubs, home visiting, and referrals to community resources.

A preventative program that provides the appropriate and necessary support to help parents keep their family intact. This is a long term program that assists the parents in identifying any barriers that prevent them from maintaining stability in the family unit and keeping the children safe from abuse and neglect.

An engaging, alternative approach to providing protection for children by focusing on engaging families in informal and formal support services to meet needs and increase the family's ability to care for their children. Program addresses situations in which families are reported to child protection services for issues such as educational neglect, where the child's safety is not at risk. Provides strength-based in-home services tailored to the family's needs to address the identified problem. Supports the role of families in determining what services will benefit their children. Families work with FAR for approximately 30-90 days.

Now merged with Family Support Services NDYFS. A community based program that links families to mental health services. An outreach worker will meet families at their location of choice in the community or in their home, listen to their concerns about their children & help them get connected to services in the community. Concerns parents may have about their children include: depression, mood swings, bullying or being bullied, withdrawal or hyperactivity or aggression.

A family-driven service in which caregivers partner with a Family Peer Advocate who has lived experience helping parents navigate systems more effectively, learn from the experiences of other families, decrease isolation, and gain hope, ideas, and information. Families can enroll in one or all of the following service components to best meet their needs: - Individual Mentoring & Skills Development: Can be delivered in the home, community and/or office. A Family Peer Advocate provides mentoring, skills development, support, and information on community resources and linkage to other services. - Family Advocacy: This service is short term and provides instruction, support, and advocacy in areas such as School and Committee of Special Education (CSE), court (preparedness and support), and systems navigation (working with providers in various systems of care). - Parent Education & Empowerment Groups: Trainings and support groups that provide information on community resources, parent connections, and skills development. Offers opportunities for parents/caregivers to connect and build natural community supports with other parents/caregivers facing similar challenges.