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Kinship Navigator
The Kinship Navigator is a statewide program operated by Catholic Family Center and specially designed to provide an information and referral network for kinship caregivers across all of New York State. A kinship caregiver is a grandparent, relative or family friend who is a full-time caregiver of a child that is not biologically their own.
Since 2006, the Kinship Navigator has provided leadership for a broad-based, coordinated effort to provide comprehensive services that address the needs of kinship caregivers and their families. The Kinship Navigator and local kinship programs are part of OCFS’s efforts to support grandparents and other relatives who are caring for children not in foster care.
Local Kinship Services
Services vary by program. They include counseling, support groups, parenting skills training, youth development information, respite activities for youth, legal information, access to financial assistance, information and referrals to other needed services. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs.
Albany
St. Catherine's Center for Children
40 North Main Ave., Albany, NY 12203
518-453-6700
Allegany
Catholic Charities of Buffalo
2636 West State Street, Suite 301 , Olean, NY 14760
716-218-1400
Bronx
Bridge Builders
156 West 164th St., Bronx, NY 10452
914-693-0600, ext. 6254
Brooklyn
The Family Center
493 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216
718-230-1379, ext. 124
Cattaraugus
Catholic Charities of Buffalo
2636 West State Street, Suite 301 , Olean, NY 14760
716-218-1400
Chautauqua
Baker Hall
790 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 14218
716-828-7573
Chenango
Community Action of Madison County, Inc.
3 East Main Street, Morrisville, NY 13408
315-697-3588
Erie
Baker Hall
790 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 14218
716-828-7573
Hillside Children's Center
1 Mustard Street, Rochster, NY 14609
315-935-6701
Greene
St. Catherine's Center for Children
53 Albany Ave., Kingston, NY 12401
518-453-6700
Herkimer
The Neighborhood Center
624 Elizabeth St., Utica, NY 13501
315-272-2608
Madison
Community Action of Madison County, Inc.
3 East Main Street, Morrisville, NY 13408
315-697-3588
Manhattan
Bridge Builders
156 West 164th St., Bronx, NY 10452
914-693-0600, ext. 6254
New York Council on Adoptable Children
333 W 39th St., Fl. 2, New York, NY 10018
212-475-0222
Monroe
Catholic Charities Family and Community Services
55 Troup Strett, Rochester, NY 14608
585-546-7229, ext. 4850
Hillside Children's Center
1 Mustard Street, Rochster, NY 14609
315-935-6701
Nassau
Hope For Youth, Inc.
201 Dixon Ave., Amityville, NY 11701
631-782-6501
Oneida
The Neighborhood Center
624 Elizabeth St., Utica, NY 13501
315-272-2608
Queens
New York Council on Adoptable Children
333 W 39th St., Fl. 2, New York, NY 10018
212-475-0222
Rockland
Family Services Society of Yonkers
30 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
914-963-5118, ext. 525
Schenectady
St. Catherine's Center for Children
40 North Main Ave., Albany, NY 12203
518-453-6700
Staten Island
The Family Center
493 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216
718-230-1379, ext. 124
Suffolk
Hope For Youth, Inc.
201 Dixon Ave., Amityville, NY 11701
631-782-6501
Ulster
St. Catherine's Center for Children
53 Albany Ave., Kingston, NY 12401
518-453-6700
Wayne
Catholic Charities Family and Community Services
55 Troup Street, Rochester, NY 14608
585-546-7229, ext. 4850
Westchester
Family Services Society of Yonkers
30 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
914-963-5118, ext. 525
Regional Permanency Resource Centers (PRCs)
PRCs work to:
- prevent post-adoptive and post-guardianship dissolutions/disruptions,
- provide assistance to families so that children may be cared for in their own homes with their adoptive parent(s) or legal guardian(s),
- strengthen post-adoptive and post-guardianship families, and
- avoid foster care or other out-of-home placements.
PRCs serve post-adoptive families and post-guardianship families. Post-adoptive families are families who have finalized the adoption of their child. They include any adoptive family member, whether the adoption was an agency (public or authorized voluntary agency) adoption; a private placement adoption; or an international adoption. Post-guardianship families include families with legal guardianship of the child and an approved KinGAP agreement or families with legal guardianship without a KinGAP agreement.
Abbott House
Program Contact: Althea Milton, amilton@abbotthouse.net
100 Commerce Drive, Suite 101, New Windsor, NY 12553
914-740-6225
Serving Dutchess, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties.
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York
Adoptive and Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE Southern Tier Finger Lakes)
Program Contact: Renee Hettich, renee@affcny.org
950 Danby Road Suite 318, Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-0034
888-354-1342
Serving Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, and Tompkins counties.
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York
Adoptive and Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE Hudson Valley)
Program Contact: Trudy Kent, trudy@affcny.org
108 Main Street, Suite 5, New Paltz, NY 12561
845-679-9900
888-354-1342
Serving Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster counties.
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York
Adoptive and Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE Central NY)
Program Contact: Renee Hettich, renee@affcny.org
950 Danby Road, Suite 318, Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-0034
888-354-1342
Serving Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, and Madison counties.
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York
Adoptive and Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE Long Island)
Program Contact: Samantha Fuhrman, samantha@affcny.org
21 Greene Avenue, Amityville, NY 11701
631-598-1983
888-354-1342
Serving Nassau, Putnam, Rockland, and Suffolk counties.
Catholic Charities Diocese of Rochester
DBA Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes
Program Contact: Frank Capozzi, Frank.Capozzi@dor.org
94 Exchange Street, Geneva, NY 14456
315-789-2686
Serving Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties.
Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country
Program Contact: Jamie Basiliere, jamie@primelink1.net
PO Box 2640, 194 US Oval, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518-561-4999
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin (includes St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation), Hamilton, and St. Lawrence counties.
Children's Home of Jefferson County
Program Contact: Melissa Shova, mshova@chjc.org
PO Box 6550, 1704 State Street, Watertown, NY 13601
315-788-7430
Serving Franklin (includes St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation), Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties.
G.A. (Gustavus Adolphus) Family Services, Inc.
Program Contact:
Erika Garcia, egarcia@lutheran-jamestown.org
200 Gustavus Avenue, Jamestown, NY 14701
716-665-2116
Serving Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, and Wyoming counties.
Hillside Children's Center - Binghamton
Program Contacts: Beth Harrington, bharring@hillside.com
840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
607-722-2507
Serving Alleghany, Broome, Chemung, Onondaga, Steuben, and Tioga counties.
Hillside Children's Center - Rochester
Program Contacts:
Tess Mahnken-Weatherspoon, tmahnken@hillside.com
Karen Kelley, kkelley@hillside.com
1 Mustard Street, Rochester, NY 14609
585-654-1463
New Alternatives for Children, Inc.
Program Contact: Patricia Bryant-Reid, pbreid@nackidscan.org
37 West 26th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10010
Serving the five boroughs of New York City.
New York Council on Adoptable Children
Program Contact: Joann Buttaro, jbuttaro@coac.org
333 W 39th St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10018
212-475-0222
Serving the five boroughs of New York City.
Parsons Child and Family Center
Program Contact: Suzanne D’Aversa, Suzanne.daversa@northernrivers.org
60 Academy Road, Albany, NY 12208
518-426-2600
Serving Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, and Washington counties.
The Family Center, Inc.
Program Contact: Joan Salmon, Jsalmon@thefamilycenter.org
493 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
718-230-1379
Serving the five boroughs of New York City.
The Neighborhood Center
Program Contact: Patrice VanNortwick, patricev@neighborhoodctr.org
624 Elizabeth Street, Utica, NY 13501
315-272-2615
Serving: Oneida, Herkimer, Otsego, and Schoharie counties.