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Child Advocacy Center
YWCA of Cortland, New York, Inc.
14 Clayton Ave.
Cortland,
NY 13045
A CAC brings a multidisciplinary team approach by providing a non-threatening, child-focused environment where investigations, evaluations, treatment, and prosecution of child sexual and/or physical abuse cases are conducted by team members and where appropriate supportive services to victims and their non-offending family members are provided.
Domestic Violence
YWCA of Cortland, New York, Inc.
14 Clayton Ave.
Cortland,
NY 13045
Residential and/or non-residential services.
Healthy Families New York
Cortland County Community Action Program
32 North Main St.
Cortland,
NY 13045
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) targets expectant parents and parents with an infant less than three months of age who have characteristics that place them at high risk for child abuse or neglect and live in vulnerable communities marked by high rates of poverty, infant mortality, and teen pregnancy. Healthy Families New York (HFNY)’s home visitors provide families with support, education, and linkages to community services.
Kinship
Kinship Navigator Program Catholic Family Center
87 N. Clinton Ave.
Rochester,
NY 14604
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 the 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.
Prevention
Child Development Council of Central New York, Inc.
100 Orange Place
Cortland,
NY 13045
Family Strengthening and Support. This would extend our home visiting services to Cortland families meeting the eligibility criteria: Parent is pregnant or has at least one child under the age of 6. Of that population, priority will be given to:
- Parents with infants and toddlers,
- Parents with the highest risk of out of home placement of their children,
- Parents at increased risk of relapse and recidivism due to children having been recently returned to their care,
- Families who were the subject of a hotline call,
- Parents who are not connected to other home visiting services, and
- Parents working toward reunification with their children.
Prevent Child Abuse NY - Parent Helpline
4 Global View
Troy,
NY 12180
Regional Child Abuse Prevention Initiatives utilizing the Protective Factors Framework training and convening cross-systems coalitions in four communities. Parent Information and Resource Center, including the Parent Helpline that assists parents/caregivers through calls, emails, and in-person requests, and website searches. Enough Abuse Campaign to reduce child sexual abuse. PCANY began as the Standard of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support (SOQ) trainer for the New York State Family Support Network (NYSFSN) during this past year. All of these activities include a parent leadership/engagement component.