Advocacy

Capital District Center for Independence Inc.

855 Central Ave, Suite 110, Albany, NY 12209

Email Address: cdci@nobleharbor.com

Website: www. cdciweb.com

Phone:(518)459-6422 Fax:(518)459-7847

Other Services Offered: Information & Referral, Mental Health.

CDCI is a non-residential not-for-profit advo­cacy organization for people with disabilities. We assist with several areas including, but not limited to: peer advocacy, information and referral, independent living skills, client assis­tance program, systematic advocacy, benefits advisement, consumer directed personal assis­tance program, housing, and ramp project.

Healthy Schools Network, Inc.

773 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12208

Phone:(518)462-0632 Fax:(518)462-0433

Email: hsnalbany1@aol.com

Website: www.healthyschools.org

Contact: Executive Director

Eligibility Requirements: None

Fees: None

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Languages(Bilingual staff/materials): English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese

Area(s) Served: New York State

Statewide advocacy coalition which functions to protect adults and children’s environmental health and safety in public school facilities; advocacy for environmentally responsible schools.

Parents of Murdered Children and Other Survivors of Homicide Victims

PO Box 506 Schenectady, NY 12301

Phone:(518)377-1660 Fax:(518)377-1660

Contact: Chapter Leader

Eligibility Requirements: None

Fees: None

Area(s) Served: Capital District

Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Bereavement, Support Groups.

POMC is a self-help support group offering emotional support and friendship to persons who survive the violent death of a loved one by homicide. POMC holds monthly meetings for survivors of homicide victims. Members share experiences, feelings and insights in a comforting network of support, friendship and understanding that only those who have been there too can provide. Information about the grieving process and the criminal justice sys­tem is furnished.

Prison Families of New York, Inc.

40 North Main Avenue Albany, NY 12203

Phone:(518)453-6659 Fax:(518)453-6792

Email: Alison.coleman@rcda.org

Contact: Alison Coleman

Eligibility Requirements: None- anyone con­cerned about prison

Fees: May apply to trainings

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm, by appointment other times

Languages(Bilingual staff/materials): Can assist as needed, via volunteers

Area(s) Served: New York State

Support, information, events for families and friends of prisoners (primarily NYS) and former prisoners and their families; policy develop­ment , advocacy, training on the effects of parental and other incarceration on children and families. Work with professionals who work with prisoners’ children and families.

 

START Children’s Center

2136 Burdett Ave. Troy, NY 12180

Phone:(518)271-6001 Fax:(518)271-6836

Email: tpendergast@startcac.com

Website: www.timesunion.com/communitys­tartcac

Contact: Intake coordinator x100

Program Name: Child Advocacy Center

Eligibility Requirements: Victim of sexual and/or physical abuse, victim of domestic violence

Fees: None

Hours: 8:30am–5:00pm

Languages(Bilingual staff/materials):

Area(s) Served: Rennsselaer County

Other Services Offered: Information, Referral, Advocacy, Crisis Intervention, Counseling, Case Management, Education, Community Awareness, Team Interviewing, Court & Legal, Domestic Violence, Translation Services, Support Groups

The mission of the START Children’s Center of Rensselaer county is to reduce the trauma members in the aftermath of abuse disclosure by providing a child friendly environment designed to enhance the investigation, pros­ecution and long-term treatment processes.

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