Compendium of Services for QUEENS County
DV
Allen Women's Resource Center, Ltd.
P. O. Box 340316
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 739-6200
Residential and/or non-residential services
Kinship
Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-1017
Targets children and caregivers in formal or informal kinship relationships, who without support, may have to return or put the children in non-kinship foster care. Kinship caseworkers are able to assist in stabilizing the family unit so that the children may achieve permanency in a kinship family. Site located at: 308 West 46th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036
DV
Queens Legal Services Corporation
89-00 Sutphin Blvd., Suite 206
Jamaica, NY 11435
(347) 592-2200
Non-residential services Provide legal services and integrated social work support services for DV immigrant/limited English speaking population.
HFNY
Safe Space
90-25 161 Street, 5th Floor
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 526-2400
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. HFNY’s home visitors provide families with support, education, and linkages to community services.
Trust Fund
Prevent Child Abuse NY - Parent Helpline
33 Elk Street, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12207
1-800-CHILDREN
Parent Helpline 1-800-CHILDREN (toll free) (1-800-244-5373) Parent Helpline is an information and referral service for parents, professionals, and others who want to find help and support for families. It is a free, confidential, and multilingual line, available for anyone in New York State. Services are available 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. After 10 p.m., you can leave a message with our live answering service and a Helpline Specialist will return your call the following morning. Parent Helpline is a program of Prevent Child Abuse NY 33 Elk Street, 2nd Floor Albany, NY 12207
TANF Prevention
The Family Center
315 West 36th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 766-4522
Prevention program offering a one-stop, culturally competent, comprehensive service model including legal services, individual and family counseling, case management and permanency planning
TANF Post Adoption
New York Council on Adoptable Children
589 8th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 475-0222
Post Adoption services for TANF eligible families, including Post-adoptive families, families with children in the process of being adopted and Kinship families.
DV
City of New York Human Resources Administration
180 Water Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10038
212-331-4535
Residential and/or non-residential services
Kinship
Kinship Navigator Program Catholic Family Center
30N Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
877-454-6464
Kinship Navigator Program 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.
Catholic Family Center
30N Clinton Avenue
Rochester, New York 14604
www.nysnavigator.org
877-454-6463 (toll free)
585-232-1840 x4028
Child Advocacy Center
Safe Horizon, Inc.
112-25 Queens Boulevard
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 575-1342
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.
DV
Barrier Free Living, Inc.
270 East Second Street
New York, NY 10009
(212) 677-6668
Core domestic violence services targeted to individuals with disabilities, including deaf and hard-of-hearing who are victims of abuse.
DV
Good Shepherd Services
305 7th Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(718) 788-6947
Non-residential and residential DV advocacy to victims, parenting support and outreach to underserved communities.
DV
Henry Street Settlement
265 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 475-6400
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.
DV
New York Asian Women's Center, Inc.
32 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(212) 732-5230
Community outreach and services specifically targeted to educating the signs of domestic violence in the aging Asian population (50+ years).
DV
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Inc.
240 West 35th Street, Suite 200
New York, NY 10001
(212) 714-1184
Outreach and advocacy to LGBTQ community with particular focus on transgender gender non-conforming survivors of color.
DV
Urban Justice Center
350 Jay Street, 14th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-9400
Advocacy services specifically tailored to domestic violence victims with disabilities and the deaf/hard of hearing
