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Child Advocacy Center
Rockland County District Attorney's Office
1 South Main St.
New City,
NY 10956
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
Center for Safety & Change, Inc.
9 Johnsons Lane
New City,
NY 10956
Residential and non-residential services.
Family Opportunity Center
Board of COOP Educational Services Rockland County
65 Parrot Rd.
West Nyack,
NY 10994
Parenting curriculum will include Common Sense Parenting and will additionally draw from evidence-based services such as MST (Multisystemic Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapies helping individuals heal from exposure to trauma. Staff will assess each family’s needs through conducting family needs assessment, develop a Family Services Plan, coordinate a strategy to connect families to community resources, and provide direct services such as parenting education and referrals for supportive services working to address the needs of Rockland County for improving coordinated services and family outcomes. All staff on this contract will be trained in the evidence-based parenting curriculum. A staffed DSS STEPS Counselor providing casework services directly in school 3-4 days per week and 1-2 days at the FOC. This staff will be required to have at least a bachelor’s with courses specific to social work or psychology or one year of social work, counseling, or clinical experience, a master’s degree in social work would be fully qualifying. The program will provide supports to families experiencing barriers by providing gas cards and/or assisting with vehicle repairs, rent support, home and/or appliance repairs, clothing, groceries, child care expenses, and health and hygiene items.
Haverstaw Stony Point School District
65 Chapel Street
Garnerville ,
NY 10923
Services focus on parenting education utilizing Active Parenting of Teens, addressing families concrete needs, developing and presenting activities to promote school readiness and case management/referrals. Families identified with mental health and/or substance use disorders will be referred to the school-based health center and/or other communtiy providers.
Healthy Families New York
Children Health and Research Foundation Inc. Healthy Families Rockland County
1 North Lexington Ave., 7th Floor
White Plains,
NY 10601
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
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.