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Child Advocacy Center
Safe Horizon, Inc.
1753 Park Ave., 2nd Floor
New York,
NY 10035
A Child Advocacy Center (CAC) builds upon the multidisciplinary team approach by providing a non-threatening, child-focused environment where investigations, evaluations, treatment, and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases can be conducted by team members and where appropriate supportive services to victims and their non-offending family members can be provided. Both the National Children's Alliance (NCA) and the New York State of Children and Family Services (OCFS) provide a framework of standards for developing and established Child Advocacy Centers.
Domestic Violence
Barrier Free Living, Inc.
270 East Second St.
New York,
NY 10009
Residential and non-residential services. Core domestic violence services targeted to individuals with disabilities, including deaf and hard-of-hearing who are victims of abuse.
Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families
151 Lawrence St., 5th Floor
Brooklyn,
NY 11201
Non-residential services.
Federation Employment and Guidance Service, Inc. (FEGS)
315 Hudson St., 7th Floor
New York,
NY 10013
Non-residential services.
HELP Social Services Corporation
5 Hanover Place, 17th Floor
New York,
NY 10004
Residential and/or non-residential services. Clinical Therapy for DV victims and their children in general homeless shelter setting.
Henry Street Settlement
265 Henry St.
New York,
NY 10002
Residential and/or non-residential service. Provide underserved, homeless, impoverished victims of Domestic Violence (DV) and their dependents with employment readiness skills and workshops, job placement assistance, workshops to prepare and provide testing for GED.
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc.
135 West 50th St., 6th Floor
New York,
NY 10020
Residential and/or non-residential services. Non-residential services targeted to DV victims in the Caribbean/West Indian community, co-located at Brooklyn Family Justice Center.
New York Asian Women's Center, Inc.
32 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York,
NY 10004
Residential and/or non-residential services. Community outreach and services specifically targeted to educating the signs of domestic violence in the aging Asian population (50+ years).
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Inc.
240 West 35th St., Suite 200
New York,
NY 10001
Non-residential services. Outreach and advocacy to LGBTQ community with particular focus on transgender gender non-conforming survivors of color.
New York City Human Resources Administration
180 Water St., 24th Floor
New York,
NY 10038
Residential and/or non-residential services.
Palladia, Inc.
2006 Madison Ave.
New York,
NY 10035
Residential and/or non-residential services. Mental health services provided by a counselor to victims of trauma/domestic violence and their children.
Safe Horizon, Inc.
2 Lafayette St., 3rd Floor
New York,
NY 10007
Residential and/or non-residential services. Supervised visitation program for families affected by domestic violence.
Sanctuary for Families, Inc.
PO Box 1406, Wall St. Station
New York,
NY 10268
Residential and/or non-residential services.
Urban Justice Center
350 Jay St., 14th Floor
New York,
NY 10021
Non-residential services. Advocacy services specifically tailored to domestic violence victims with disabilities and the deaf/hard of hearing.
Urban Resource Institute
123 William St., 16th Floor
New York,
NY 10038
Violence Intervention Program, Inc.
POB 1161-Triborough Station
New York,
NY 10035
Workforce development, education and resources targeted to African American and Hispanic victims of domestic violence.
Healthy Families New York
Dominican Women's Development Center
519 West 189 St., Ground Floor
New York,
NY 10040
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.
Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership, Inc.
127 West 127th St., Third Floor
New York,
NY 10027
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.
University Settlement Society of New York Inc.
184 Eldrige St.
New York,
NY 10002
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
Harlem Dowling-Westside Center for Children and Family Services
2139 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.
New York,
NY 10027
Provides individual and group level evidence-based interventions to children/youth ages 0-17 and their parents/caregivers in the Central Harlem community. Primarily serves diverse, low-income families in need of preventive and other critical support services, and families who present with safety and risk factors that can potentially result in maltreatment and/or abuse of children in the home. Programs/interventions provided include: GenerationPMTO Treatment Program consists of 12 sessions for individual intervention and provides tools, strategies and supports to parents/caregivers to promote their children’s healthy adjustment and well-being. Strong African American Families (SAAF) & Strong African American Families-Teen (SAAF-t) Interventions are evidence-based cognitive-behavioral programs for families and provides a safe, supportive setting where parents/caregivers and children aged 10-14 and 14-16 come together to strengthen relationships, develop constructive conflict resolution skills, and address common issues.
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.
TANF Post Adoption
New York Council on Adoptable Children
589 8th Ave., 15th Floor
New York,
NY 10018
Post Adoption services for TANF eligible families, including Post-adoptive families, families with children in the process of being adopted and Kinship families.
TANF Prevention
The Family Center
493 Nostrand Ave.
New York,
NY 11216
Prevention program offering a one-stop, culturally competent, comprehensive service model including legal services, individual and family counseling, case management and permanency planning.