Parenting
BOCES-CAPIT
900 Watervliet-Shaker Road Albany, NY 12205
Phone:(518)464-3944 Fax:(518)464-3975
Email: lcombs@gwoneric.org
Website: www.schenectadyprevention.org
Contact: Program Manager
Strengthening Families
Eligibility Requirements: Children between 6-11
Fees: None
Hours: 10 week sessions; 3:30pm-6:00pm
Area(s) Served: Schenectady County
Parents and children attend this interactive, well researched parenting education program.
Child Find of America, Inc
PO Box 277 New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: 1-800-I-AM-LOST or 1-800-A-WAY-OUT
Fax: 845-883-6614
Email: information@childfindofamerica.org
Website:childfindofamerica.org
Contact: Donna Linder, Executive Director
Child Abduction Prevention, Resolution and Support Services (CAPSS)
Eligibility Requirements: All accepted
Fees: None
Hours: 8:00am-6:00pm, by phone only
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Bilingual- Spanish
Area(s) Served: NY, national and international
Child Find of America works to prevent and resolve all cases of missing, runaway, kidnapped and parentally abducted children through programs of education, location, mediation, conflict resolution and other support services. All services are free of charge and provide by telephone.
Parent Help
Phone: 1-800-716-3468
Fax: 845-883-6614
Email: parenthelp@childfindofamerica.org
Website: parenthelp-ny.org
Contact:Donna Linder
Eligibility Requirements: NY Dads and Moms
Fees: None
Hours: 8:00am-6:00pm, by phone only
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Bilingual- Spanish
Area(s) Served: NY parents and children
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Counseling, Court & Legal, Domestic Violence, Education, Emergency, Family Services & Support, Information & Referral, Mediation.
PARENT HELP offers telephone based interventions for New York State dads and moms living apart with problems sharing kids, custody, child support, visitation, parenting and court issues.
Healthy Families Rensselaer County
Samaritan Hospital 2215 Burdett Avenue Troy, NY 12180
Phone:(518)274-1279 Fax:(518)271-7219
Email: martoccid@nehealth.com
Contact: Executive Director
Eligibility Requirements: Must reside in Rensselaer County and be pregnant or parenting a child younger than 3 months to enroll
Fees: None
Hours: Home visiting hours 7:00am-7:00pm; Office hours 7:00am-4:30pm
Languages(Bilingual staff/materials): English/Spanish
Area(s) Served: Rensselaer County
A free and voluntary home visitation program that provides education, support, and referrals to assist families in promoting positive parent-child interaction. Families are eligible to enroll prenatally or until the infant turns 3 months of age, once enrolled services are provided until the child either turns 5 or enters Headstart
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
Delmar Reformed Church 386 Delaware Ave. Delmar, NY 12054
Phone:(518)439-9929 Fax:(518)439-0013
Email: info@drchurch.org
Website: www.drchurch.org or www.MOPS.org
Contact: Jennifer Gieser
Eligibility Requirements: Mother of a child not yet in kindergarten
Fees: $20/year, minimal child care fee/week
Hours: 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month 9:30-11:30am
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): English
Area(s) Served: Bethlehem & surrounding area
Other Services Offered: Faith Organization
MOPS is a chance for mothers of pre-school age children to connect in a positive, supportive environment. We meet 9:30-11:30am on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month to encourage each other, share ideas, participate in creative activities and otherwise join in with each other’s lives. MOPS is an interdenominational, international organization. All mothers of preschoolers are welcome.
Northeast Parent & Child Society
1019 Keyes Ave. Schenectady, NY 12309
Phone:(518)-372-6708 or (518)986-6353
Fax:(518)-472-6818
Email: wales.brown@neparentchild.org
Contact: Wales Brown, Family Specialist
454 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534
Phone:(518)-671-6755 Fax:(518)-671-6762
Email: rose.fera@neparentchild.org
Contact: Rose Fera, Program Coordinator, IAPP
Website: www.neparentchild.org
Parent Enrichment and Intervention Program
Eligibility Requirements: Referred by DSS
Fees: None
Hours: As scheduled over twelve weeks.
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): English
Area(s) Served: Schenectady and Columbia Counties
Other Services Offered: Child Care, Education, Information & Referral.
12 week class with in-home intervention. Classes are for parents of younger children and also for teens for 10-12 parents. Child care provided on site or financial assistance for care in home as needed during scheduled classes. Pre and post test along with screening and goal setting. Focus on at risk parents.
Pride Center of the Capital Region
332 Hudson Ave., Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 462-6138
Contact: Nora Yates, Executive Director
Program Name: CenterFamilies
Eligibility Requirements: None
Fees: None
Hours: 9am-5pm
Area(s) Served: Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Scholaire, Warren, Washington, Columbia, Greene
Other Services Offered: Center Families support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trangender families with children by providing resources and healthy networking opportuntities with other LGBT families.
YWCA of Schenectady
44 Washington Avenue Schenectady, NY 12305
Phone:(518)374-3394 Fax:(518)374-3385
Email: funddevelopment@ywca-schenectady.org
Website: www.ywca-schenectady.org
Contact: Jo Anne Voris Rafalik x140
Parents Anonymous®
Eligibility Requirements: Based on program
Fees: None
Hours: Based on programs, phone is answered 24 hours a day
Area(s) Served: Schenectady County
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Information & Referral, Court & Legal, Parenting, Family Services and Support, Counseling, Child Care, Support Group.
Programs are offered in the following areas: Domestic Violence/Shelter, Advocacy, Counseling and Education, Housing for Single Women, Wellness Center/Pool, Land and Water Aerobics, Work-out Room, Belly Dancing, Parents Anonymous® groups, Healthy Living Partnership/breast cancer, cervical and colorectoral screenings and education, and Child Care Centers.
2 EComm Square (324 Broadway) 3rd Floor Albany, New York 12207
Phone:(518)426-1153 Fax:(518)426-1237
Email