Community center that develops empowering relationships with residents, strengthens family stability, and fosters positive community change on the Southside of Johnson City.

After school program and family engagement nights during the school year.

Facilitates healing for separated and divorced individuals through regional support groups. Offers transformational healing events and retreats and annulment information sessions.

Provides a variety of support groups in-person and remotely for individuals of all ages.


All meetings are in-person or on virutal unless otherwise noted:

Grief and Loss Suppor Group: Individuals struggling with grief and loss. Meets weekly on Thursday, 2-3 PM.
Congregation Beth Emeth, 100 Academy Road, Suite 100, Albany NY 12208

Parent Support Group: Parents needing support to support their children. Meets as needed; call for information

Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Group: Caregivers providing care for a loved one. Meets as needed; call for information

Teaches communication skills to benefit marriages and all relationships.

Provides support, information and advocacy to Albany County families who are raising children with serious emotional disturbance. Providers are all parents of children (some who are grown) who have serious emotional disturbance and provide peer to peer support.

Services include a bi-weekly support group, information and referral services, training for parents and for providers, social activities, annual public awareness campaign, and individual and systems advocacy within the Albany County child-serving systems and agencies.

* Offers the following services: Free and confidential pregnancy tests. Pregnancy options information including abortion information, adoption referrals and parenting your baby. Medical referrals. Comprehensive counseling and support to pregnant women. Pregnant teen and teen parenting support groups. Basic food and clothing assistance as well as babycare needs.

Provides support for parents, with children and adolescents ages 17 years and younger, with emotional social and/or behavioral disorders an opportunity to support each other on a regular basis in a safe, confidential environment. Child care and transportation are provided, whenever possible.

* Provides coordination of services to families of youth with behavioral health needs.

Provides a 14-week group program for couples who want to work on their marriages. Involves skill building workshops to develop better understanding, sensitivity, and trust while learning more effective speaking and listening skills. Facilitated by couples who have overcome similar challenges.

* Provides group, in-home and wrap-around parenting support, education and information for any guardian experiencing stress and frustration in raising children.* Offers a Parenting series for families with custody and other problems through research based programs.

Focuses on the needs and development of children while working with separating/divorcing parents to prevent social and emotional harm. Provides parent education awareness program to reduce conditions that cause stress, and accepts court mandated referrals.

* Offers individualized services to persons who are disabled such as: Homemaker basic skills training for caregiver. Parent support group. Companionship and respite services. Family crisis program. Transportation to and from recreation events. Children's day camp, games, sports, supervised exercise. After school wellness program - for school-age children who have high medical or behavioral challenges. Financial Reimbursement for families to assist with costs of caring for a family member with a developmental disability. Behavior Management Services - providers will assess behavior, make referrals and develop a support plan to assist families to manage challenging behaviors in the home.

Those in recovery or seeking recovery; family and friends of those in recovery; those who have lost someone to addiction. The Center belongs to the community. It is open to everyone and there is no cost. Activities include recovery support groups, holiday celebrations, yoga, music groups, Narcan training and more.

* Provides family counseling, support groups, workshops and linkage to community resources.

Offers more opportunities to women experiencing challenging pregnancy situations, and empowers them to make decisions that they can live with.

* Offers a free parent support group for parents of children with behavioral issues, such as a negative attitude, truancy, drug and/or alcohol abuse, running away, and verbal and physical abuse.* Offers free support groups for children.* Meetings are held on Zoom and are in English only.

* Offers a peer support groups for individuals who have had a loss of a significant relationship through death, divorce or breakup. Topic-focused discussion groups. Educational programs. Social events.

Support group for grandparents raising their grandchildren. Meets 3rd or 4th Monday, 6:30-8:30pm; call for dates.

* Provides intensive support services to kinship families with legal custody or an informal care arrangement for youth in the home. Services include: Information and assistance with referrals to community-based services 24/7 access to phone-based Hillside crisis management services Individual advocacy and one-to-one case management support Monthly caregiver and youth support groups Family-focused social/recreational activities Caregiver education groups and trauma-informed trainings Parenting A Second Time Around (PASTA) workshops Based on participating families' needs, Permanency Specialists will meet with families in the community, in their homes, and at Hillside office locations Support groups, workshops, and family activities are offered virtually, at accessible community venues or Hillside locations

Finger Lakes Pregnancy Center (FLPC) offers men and women parenting, expectant parenting and healthy relationships mentoring, pregnancy confirmation, options counseling, referrals for onsite- limited, first trimester Ultrasounds, and community and, OB/GYN referrals. FLPC offers also parents a clothing and baby supply boutique.

* Offers prevention education services. Life skills workshop series offered to school and community groups. Training and workshops for parents and professionals.* Offers support groups for parents and youth.* Coordinates and plans services for youth by identifying unmet needs and develop programs to meet those needs.* Offers street outreach and anti-violence groups for K-12 grade.

* Offers support, information and referral, and education for developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and epilepsy. Case management. Residential Homes. Self-Directed Services, including Fiscal Intermediary and Brokerage services. Family reimbursement. Respite. Health Homes. Family support services, including parent support groups. Structured day and evening programs. Support groups, counseling. Community habilitation. Day Habilitation. Camp EAGR - Residential summer camp for children with epilepsy.

Provides a parenting support group to help prevent child abuse and teach parents positive parenting techniques.