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Child Advocacy Center

Schenectady County

388 Broadway
Schenectady, NY 12305

Phone: 518-388-4615

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

YWCA of Schenectady

44 Washington Ave.
Schenectady, NY 12305

Phone: 518-374-3386

Child Protective Services/Domestic Violence Collaboration: Co-location of Domestic violence (DV) advocate at the CPS office to provide protocol development, case consultation, home visits, cross-training, and jointly work to safety plan for DV victims and their children.

Family Opportunity Center

Schenectady School District

108 Education Drive
Schenectady, NY 12303-1297

Phone: 518-948-8329
Web Site: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/
Serving: Schenectady

Services focus on parenting education utilizing Family Check-Up and Everyday Parent, 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

Schenectady County Public Health Services

107 Nott Terrace, Suite 304
Schenectady, NY 12308

Phone: 518-386-2824, ext. 9-927
Web Site: Healthy Families New York
Serving: Schenectady

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.

Healthy Families New York MIECHV Expansion

Schenectady County Public Health Services

107 Nott Terrace, Suite 304
Schenectady, NY 12308

Phone: 518-386-2824, ext.9-297
Web Site: Healthy Families New York
Serving: Schenectady

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

Phone: 877-454-6463
Email: navigator@nysnavigator.org
Web Site: New York State Kinship Navigator

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

Phone: 1-800-CHILDREN
Serving: Statewide

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.

Young Women’s Christian Association of Schenectady (YWCA)

44 Washington Ave.
Schenectady, NY 12305

Phone: 518-374-3394, ext. 132
Serving: Schenectady County

Project title: Schenectady Family Violence Prevention Program.

The program will address family violence by providing clinical counseling and parent education services for families experiencing domestic violence, as a means to prevent child abuse and make long term positive changes for more stable homes. Counseling is made more effective by assessing existing strengths and challenges of each family. Children are supported in a safe environment and learn strategies for getting help in situations of family violence. Parents learn skills and have opportunities to grow into leadership positions to help other parents struggling with family violence through support groups.

Four key features of the program:

  • Clinical counseling and parent education;
  • parent leadership development;
  • parent support groups;
  • outreach and education.
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