New York City
5 boroughs
(Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Staten Island)
KINSHIP PROGRAMS
The Family Center: Family TiesContact Information:
Marya Gilborn
315 W. 36th St
4th Floor
NYC, NY 10018
212-766-4522 x114
Email: Mgilborn@thefamilycenter.org
Primarily addresses the caregiver needs of families impacted by HIV and Breast Cancer. Provides comprehensive, home-based services in all 5 boroughs in English and Spanish. Services include case management, legal services, support groups, counseling, mediation, and benefit rights.
Program Brochure
Presbytarian Senior Services
Contact Information:
Michelle Chapple
951 Prospect Ave
Bronx, NY 10459
718-620-1262
Email: mchapple@pssusa.org
Provides a range of services including case management, legal assistance, support groups, counseling, and after school enrichment located in a new Grandparent Family Apartment building specifically designed to meet the needs of kincare families. Serves the Bronx.
The Children's Village
400 East Fordham Rd
7th Floor
Bronx, NY 10458
718-220-7701
Provides a range of services including information to all kinship care families about the resources and services available to them; referral to community-based services that are part of the BB/CPI collaborative; working with children and families referred by ACS and OCFS; case management; and advocacy for children and families for their rights, benefits and services. A New York State Office of Children and Family Services Kinship Caregiver Program. Serves the Bronx.
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, Inc.
Contact Information:
Deborah Langosch, PhD, LCSW or Diana Masri, LMSW
2020 Coney Island Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(212)-632-4760 (Deborah) or (718)-676-4319 (Diana)
The Kinship Care Program (KCP) is designed to respond to the needs of Brooklyn kin caregiving families. Kinship caregivers often assume this role due to parental abuse, neglect, death, incarceration, substance abuse, suicide, illness and/or poverty. The KCP provides emotional support, case management and advocacy and legal referrals for relative caregivers. Services include a weekly support group for kin caregivers, school support groups for children and teens living with relatives, individual counseling, referral and information, assistance with financial, medical and educational entitlements and benefits, and legal liaison. All caregivers of any age are eligible to participate in the KCP and there are no fees or insurance payments required. The staff is fluent in English and Spanish and there is no waiting list. Caregivers can also participate in educational forums and recreational events through our affiliation with the Brooklyn Grandparents’ Coalition. Serves Kings County (Brooklyn).
A New York State Office of Children and Family Services Kinship Caregiver Program.
Kinship Care Program
Lutheran Social Services of New York
89-64 163rd Street, 3rd Floor
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-558-3993
Fax: 212.870.1101
www.LSSNY.org
info@lssny.org
Stephanie Hooker, LMSW
Director of Preventive and Aftercare Services
718-943-0580 x201
shooker@LSSNY.org
Serves Queens County
A New York State Office of Children and Family Services Kinship Caregiver Program.
G.E.A.R. Grandparents Support Group
Calvary Baptist Church
112th Rd
Jamaica, New York 11433
(718) 297-2301
Contact: Mary W. Covington, Facilitator
Meeting Date: 2nd Monday of each month
7:00PM
Area Served: Southeast Queens, Jamaica, New York G.E.A.R. is a support group made up of grandparents or relatives who are parenting the second time around. The support group offers rescipe services through educational resources including workshops, trips and opportunities to attend empowment classes. Meetings provide attendees the opportity to share experiences and make new friends. It is hoped that all will realize that they are not alone and the group is there to help.
The New York City Department for the Aging
Grandparent Resource Center
2 Lafayette Street
New York, New York 10007
(212) 442-1094
Provides information and referral, advocacy, case assistance, recreational activities, and free publications to kinship caregivers throughout New York City through the Grandparent Resource Center.
Brooklyn Grandparents' Coalition
Contact Information:
Deborah Langosch PhD, LCSW
120 W. 57th St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10019.
(212)-632-4760
(212)-307-7896 (fax)
Web: http://www.brooklyngrandparentscoalition.org/index.htm
The Brooklyn Grandparents’ Coalition originated in 1994 in order to address gaps in services for relative caregiving families. Additionally, the Coalition strives to increase social interaction and networking among relative caregivers and enhance their knowledge about legal, health care, education, financial, psychological issues. Currently the Coalition is comprised of 15 agencies that provide services and support groups to kinship care providers in Brooklyn, New York. Through our collaborative partnership of public and private agencies, the Coalition holds psycho-educational forums for relative caregivers, a multi-cultural holiday party and summer recreational events. The Coalition also writes and distributes a newsletter on relevant topics for caregivers.
The New York City Kincare Task Force
Contact Information:
Co- Chair Deborah Langosch, PhD, LCSW
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
135 W. 50th St., 6th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212)-632-4760
Email: dlangosch@jbfcs.org
Co-Chair, Amy Roehl, Staff Attorney
MFY Legal Services
Kinship Caregiver Law Project
299 Broadway, 4th Fl.
New York, NY 10007
212-417-3743 (phone)
Emai: aroehl@mfy.org
The NYC Kincare Task Force was established in 1992 in recognition that the services needed by caregivers raising relative children require collaboration among many systems far beyond the traditional aging network or the child welfare systems. The Task Force, a joint effort of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, a mental health and social service agency, and MFY Legal Services, has addressed the need for cross-systems exchange. The Task Force provides a channel through which established and newly developing kincare programs benefit from each other’s experiences. The Task Force’s 45 member agencies/organizations represent a cross section of providers, researchers and consumers from the aging, child guidance, mental health, child welfare and legal networks. The Kincare Task Force creates an opportunity for a collaborative partnership to promote a cross-fertilization of information and ideas, program development, public policy analysis and coalition building. Gaps in service have been identified and brought to the attention of the appropriate agencies.The Task Force recently released its directory of NYC kin caregiving programs.
Its objectives are:
- To coordinate a knowledge exchange between the various systems
- To educate and facilitate cross systems communication
- To identify gaps in service and policy related to kincare families
- To disseminate findings and models of service
- To create an intergenerational network
Richard Altman, Executive Director
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
(212) 425-3333
Web: http://www.jccany.org
KinCare Project
Sponsoring Organization: New York Legal Assistance Group
450 W. 33rd St
New York, NY 10001
(212) 613-5000
Web: www.nylag.org Services Provided: assistance with Family Court and Surrogate Court proceedings, custody, child support, visitation, public assistance. Office open Tuesday-Friday 9am-3pm.
Westside Crime Prevention Program
Marjorie A. Cohen, Executive Director
839 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 106
New York, NY 10025
(212) 866-8603
(212) 662-8393 (fax) Email:mcohenwcpp@nyc.rr.com
Web: www.wcppny.org Specific programs we provide are the Manhattan Valley Mentoring Program, Conflict Resolution Workshops in schools, and the Safe Haven Program.
New York Foundling Hospital
William Baccaglini, Executive Director
590 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10014
(212) 633-9300
(212) 886-4086 (fax)
Web: www.nyfoundling.org Services Provided: Day Care and Head Start Services, Housing and Immigration Services, Preventive Services, Specialized Preventive Services, Medical and Mental Health Services, Foster Boarding Home Care, Specialized Foster Boarding Home Care, Congregate Care (Foster Care Residential Facilities), Specialized Congregate Care, Adoption Services, OMRDD Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Record Information.
Resources for Children With Special Needs
116 E. 16th St., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 677-4650
(212) 254-4070 (fax) info@resourcesnyc.org Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (www.resourcesnyc.org and www.resourcesnycdatabase.org --our searchable database of programs and services) provides information, referral, advocacy, support, and training to caregivers and kinship caregivers in the metro New York area, as well as conducting specific outreach. The NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) makes the in-depth version of our resources database available to all ACS and ACS contract agency personnel through a special subscription project.
Grandparents Empowerment Movement
Sponsoring Organization: Steinway Child and Family Services
Contact Person: Mary D. Redd
41-36 27 th Street
Long Island City , New York 11101
718-389-5100
Email: Marydredd@seinway.org
G.E.M. membership is open to all male and female parenting grandparents who reside in New York City. Enrollment is free of charge.
MEETING SCHEDULE
G.E.M. holds its General Membership meetings the third Wednesday of each month from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church Community Center ~ 211 West 129 th Street between 7 th & 8 th Avenues in the Second Floor Lounge.
Fort Green S.N.A.P.
John J. Frein, Director
P.O. Box 050226
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 694-6957
http://fortgreenesnap.squarespace.com/
Phoenix Houses of New York, Inc.: Center on Addiction and The Family
Contact: Doris Smith, Naomi Weinstein
400 East Fordham Road, Suite 610
Bronx, NY 10458
(646) 505-2060 or 1-800-488-3784
(212) 595-2553 (fax)
Web: www.coaf.org
Services Provided:
- Ties that Bind – supports kinship caregivers when there is parental substance abuse
- Prenatal Toolkit – to help care for child prenatally exposed to alcohol or other drugs
- Building Bridges – supports family reunification, visitation, post-treatment services; training for families and professionals
Contact Information:
Pamela Straker, Executive Director
189 Montague Street, Suite 418
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-5625
(718) 875-5672 (fax)
Services Provided: Clinics: Short-term solution focused therapy, play therapy, marital counseling, crisis intervention, chemotherapy/medication review, diagnostic evaluation/consultation, and psycho educational workshops for parents and teachers.
Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center
Contact: Wendy Golub
250 West 65th St
New York, NY 10023
(212)-874-0860 x109
Web: www.lsncny.org
Services Provided: Established the Governer's Family Caregiver Council to work with other state agencies providing services to caregivers, offers support services throuh local offices of the aging and other partner agencies, advocates for policy, program and resource development.
Catholic Guardian Society and Home Bureau
John J. Frein, Director
1011 First Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 371-1000
(212) 935-7820 (fax)
Email: www.catholiccharitiesny.org
SERVICES: Child abuse and neglect prevention, foster care, group residences, family reunification, adoption, family day care, juvenile justice services, Maternity Services and Adoption Program, and a Post Adoption Services program, and a shelter program
Episcopal Social Services of New York
305 Seventh Avenue (between 27th and 28th Streets)
New York, NY 10001-6008
(212) 675-1000
(212) 989-1132 (fax)
Web: www.essnyc.org
Services Provided: Foster Care and Adoption, Medical Clinic, Foster Care Preventive Services, Independent Living Program, Early Intervention, Early Head Start, Foster Parent Homefinding and Certification, Quality Improvement and Training, Network in the Prisons, Network in the Community, Foster Teen Group Homes.
Good Shepherd Services
Sr. Paulette LoMonaco, Executive Director
305 7th Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 243-7021; (800) 376-0219
(212) 929-3412 (fax)
Web: www.goodshepherds.org Services Provided: Bronx Community Programs; Brooklyn Community Programs; Residential Services; Foster Care and Adoption; Domestic Violence Services; and, Professional Training Services
The Salvation Army and Its Components
Lt. Colonel Nuesch, Executive Director
120 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 337-7200
(212) 337-7299 (fax)
Web: www.salvationarmy-newyork.org
Jewish Board of Children and Family Services, Inc.
Alan B. Siskind, Executive Director
120 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-9100; (888) 523-2769
(212) 245-2096 (fax)
Web: www.jbfcs.org
Services Provided: Adult Mentally Ill Services; Training, Education and Research; Community Counseling Center; Children's Community-Based Treatment Programs; Developmental Disabilities; and, Family Violence Programs
Harlem Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services
Melba Butler, Executive Director
2090 Adamy Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 749-3656
(212) 678-1094 (fax)
www.harlemdowling.org
Services Provided: Foster Care/Adoption, Clinical Services, Preventative Services, Specialized Services, and Extended Day Program
Church Avenue Merchant's Block Association, Inc.
Joanne M. Oplustil
1720 Church Avenue, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 287-2600
(718) 287-0857 (fax)
www.camba.org
Services Provided: Adult and Family Literacy, Business & Community Economic Development, Family Services, HIV/AIDS & Health-Related Services, Quality Housing – Services & Development, Immigration & Refugee Services, Legal Services, Workforce Development and Youth Development.
Little Flower Children's Services of NY
Herbert W. Stupp, Executive Director
186 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-3500
(718) 855-0861 (fax)
www.littleflowerny.org
Services Provided: Foster boarding homes for children to provide familial settings when they need foster care; Foster homes for children with HIV/AIDS or other chronic serious medical problems; Foster homes for teen mothers and their children; Therapeutic Foster Boarding Homes for children and youth; Campus based Residential Treatment Center for children ages 7-14; Union Free School District for Campus Residents grades 2-9; Adoption services for children who can not safely return to their families; Independent living preparation for teens in foster care; Family Day Care and After School services; Residential Services for Developmentally Disabled Adults; Medicaid Service Coordination for Developmentally Disabled Adults; Parenting Skills training
Coalition for Hispanic Family Services
Denise Rosario, Executive Director
315 Wyckoff Avenue, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(718) 497-6090
(718) 497-9495
www.hispanicfamilyservicesny.org
Services Provided: Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home, Proyecto Familia, Arts and Literacy Program, Family Health Centers, Family Based Treatment Program, Mental Health Services for Children and Families, PAPÁS de Bushwick, and CASA Safe Haven
Builders for Family and Youth, Diocese of Brooklyn, Inc.
Robert Siebel, Executive Director
Diocese of Brooklyn, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 965-7300
Services Provided: Community Residence, Apartment/ Treatment
AGING PROGRAMS
The New York City Department for the Aging2 Lafayette Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 442-1094
Aging in America Community Services, Inc.
1500 Pelham Parkway
Bronx, NY 10461
LEGAL SERVICES
MFY Legal Services, Inc.299 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
(212) 417-3700
(212) 417-3850 (intake line)
(212) 417-3891 (fax)
Web: www.mfy.org
MFY Legal Services provides to New York City’s low-income families legal representation in the areas of family law, housing, benefits and employment. The Kinship Caregiver Law Project is a project specifically designed to assist grandparents and other kinship caregivers secure legal representation, and advice and counsel. The Projectprovides caregivers with pro bono attorneys who will represent them with custody, guardianship, standby guardianship, and adoption proceedings in court in cases where the caregiver is providing for the child outside the formal foster care system. Our services include:
- Advice and counsel in custody, guardianship, visitation and adoption matters for non-parents
- Full representation in court proceedings
- Court-based legal clinics in New York County Family Court (on the first three Mondays of every month) and Kings County Family Court (on the first three Wednesdays of the month) from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. where caregivers may meet with a staff attorney to discuss their case and draft the necessary legal documents
- Educational workshops for caretakers
- Educational workshops for community members, advocates, case managers and social workers
Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT)
Contact Information:
350 Broadway, Suite 400
New York, NY 10013
(646) 613-9633
Hotline: (212) 343-1122
Fax: (646) 613-9632
Web: www.LIFTonline.org
LIFT’s mission is to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education, and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies. To accomplish this mission, LIFT operates:
- An Education & Information Site in Brooklyn Criminal Court;
- Education & Information Sites in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens Family Courts;
- A Legal Education Program- offering a wide-range of community education workshops throughout New York City’s neighborhoods;
- A Legal Information Hotline; and
- The Judge for a Day Program.
LIFT also creates and distributes resource guides which provide information about a wide-range of matters addressed in Family and Criminal Court. The guides are available in Chinese, English, Haitian/Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
Program Flyer (English)
Program Flyer (Spanish)
LIFT Support group
Presbyterian Senior Services
David S. Taylor, Executive Director
2095 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
(212) 874-6633 ext. 20
(212) 873-3986 (fax)
Email: www.pssusa.org
Greenberg and Greenberg LLP
363 Seventh Ave, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-545-7337
212-545-7406 (fax)
Email: lawbrothers@aol.com
Web: www.ggglawfirm.com
Provides assistance with adoption process, both private and agency, for kinship caregivers.
OTHER LOCAL SERVICES
The Bridge Fund of NYC105 E. 22nd St
Suite 621
(212) 674-0812
Sunnyside Community Services
43-31 39th Street
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 784-6173
(718) 784-7266 (fax)
www.scsny.org
Our core mission is to build community and enrich the lives of Western Queens’ residents by providing caring, quality services to meet their social, health, educational, and recreational needs and thereby strengthen this multicultural community. Our vision is to be a pioneer in the provision of integrated services that address the complex and changing needs of the community.
Jewish Association of Services for the Aged
Co-Op City Grandparent Connection
(718)379-0433 x 3004
Contact: Hattie Lucas, Project Director
Services Offered: Information and referral, support groups, case management, respite, recreational activities
Bridge Builders Community Partnership
156 W. 164th St
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 293-4352
Updated November 22, 2011
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