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New York


 

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Substance misuse

820 River Street Inc Eleanor Young Clinic
134 Franklin Street
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 465-8034x126
www.pyhit.com

Hope House Inc Adolescent Residential Program
1 Hill House Road
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 452-0001x14
www.hopehouseinc.org

Equinox Inc Equinox Counseling Center
95 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 434-6135
www.equinoxinc.org

Argus Community Inc Outpatient Drug
Abuse Clinic
760 East 160th Street
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 401-5700
www.arguscommunity.org

Daytop Village Inc
Bronx Outreach Center
16 Westchester Square
Bronx, NY 10461
Hotline: (800) 232-9867
(718) 822-1217
www.daytop.org

Odyssey House Outpatient Services
953 Southern Boulevard Suite 301
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 860-2994
www.odysseyhouseinc.org

Bridge Back to Life Center Inc
Chemical Dependence Outpatient Program
2857 West 8th Street 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 265-4200
www.bridgebacktolife.com

Counseling Services of EDNY Outpatient Drug Clinic
180 Livingston Street Suite 301
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 858-6631
www.csedny.org

Daytop Village Inc
Brooklyn Outreach Center
401 State Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Hotline: (800) 232-9867
(718) 625-1388
www.daytop.org

Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services
Drug Abuse Inpatient Unit/Youth/LT Boy
Promise House 920 Harlem Road
Buffalo, NY 14224
Hotline: (716) 854-2997
(716) 332-3991
www.ked.org

Queens Child Guidance Center Inc
Jamaica Family Ctr Subst Abuse Program
8956 162nd Street 3rd Floor
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 297-8000
www.qcgc.org

Long Beach Reach Inc
Medically Supervised Drug Abuse Clinic
2-12 West Park Avenue Suite 200
Long Beach, NY 11561
Hotline: (516) 889-2332
(516) 889-2332
www.longbeachreach.com

Arms Acres Inc Outpatient Clinic
1841 Broadway 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 399-6901
www.armsacres.com

Educational Alliance Inc Project Contact
Outpatient Prog
315 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10009
(212) 533-3570
www.edalliance.org

Yonkers Residential Center Inc
Breakaway Building Rehabilitation
317 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 965-1751

 

 

 

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Emotional well-being

Counseling Services For Children and Families
(Metropolitan Wellness Services, Inc.)
Emma K. Viglucci
280 Madison Avenue, Suite 808
New York, NY 10016
(646) 228-8782
Email: emma@metrowellnez.com
Web:www.metrowellnez.com

Providing Counseling and Other Resources and Services
for Individual, Couple, Family, Adolescent and Children
through talk, art and play therapy, support and therapeutic groups, workshops, and literature.

Samaritans
Suicide Prevention Center
P.O. Box 5228
Albany, NY 12205
Confidential Crisis Hotline: (518) 689-HOPE (4673)
(518) 689-0080; (518) 462-0181 (fax)
Email: Sams@fcscapitalregion.org
Web: www.timesunion.com/communities/samaritans

Confidential Suicide/Crisis Hotline for those who are isolated, despairing and/or suicidal. Suicide Prevention Education, Postvention, and Support Groups for adults and teens.

Mental Health Association of New York State
194 Washington Avenue, Suite 415
Albany, NY 12210-2317
(518) 434-0439; (800) 766-6177
Web: www.mhanys.org/

State Mental Health Agency
Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 474-4403
Email: cocojls@omh.state.ny.us

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Bureau of Children and Families
Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 473-6902
Email: cocompz@omh.state.ny.us

 

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Benefits-social-security

New York Education Department
Education Building
Room 111
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-5844
Fax: (518) 473-4909
Email: rmills@mail.nysed.gov
Web: www.nysed.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for
Individuals with Disabilities
State Education Department
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-2714
Web: www.nysed.gov/

 

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Equal opportunities

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
116 East 16th St., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
212-677-4650
212-254-4070 FAX
E-mail: info@resourcesnyc.org
Website: www.resourcesnyc.org
New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan,
Queens, Staten Island)

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
Email: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

AHA Asperger Syndrome and
High Functioning Autism Association, Inc.

P.O. Box 475
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
(516) 470-0360
Email: PatS@AHAny.org
Web: www.AHAny.org

Advocates for Individuals with High Functioning Autism,
Asperger's Syndrome and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders.

The Center for Learning Differences
Susan Yellin, Executive Dir.
6 Highland Avenue
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 773-4737
Email: info@centerforlearningdifferences.org
Web: www.centerforlearningdifferences.org

We have an informational website which includes lists of local resources. We offer programs for families and professionals dealing with studentswho learn differently.

Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island
506 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 739-7733
Email: rdaly@epil.org
Web: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/longisland/

Epilepsy Society of New York City
305 7th Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 633-2930
Web: www.efnyc.org/

Family Support Project for the Developmentally Disabled
N. Central Bronx Hospital
3424 Kossuth Avenue, Room 15A10, Social Work Department
Bronx, NY 10467
(718) 519-4797

Family Ties
MHA in Orange County
20 Walker St.
Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 294-7411

Family Ties is a family run Support Group for parents
and families with children/adolescents who have emotional, behavioral or social difficulties (including SED, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders).

International Dyslexia Association

Western New York Branch
c/o The Gow School
Emery Rd.
South Wales, NY 14139
(716) 687-2030
Email: wnyida@gow.org

Learning Disabilities Association of New York
State
90 S. Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 436-4633

Learning Disabilities Association of New York City
Mr. Arnold Korotkin, Executive Director
27 West 20th Street, Room 303
New York, NY 10011
(212) 645-6730; (212) 924-8896 (fax)
Email: amkorotkin@aol.com
Web: www.learningdisabilitynyc.org/

The Learning Disabilities Association of New York City is
an information and referral service for learning disabilities
resources in the five counties of New York City.

Parents of Blind Children of NY
Maria T. Garcia (President)
Manhattanville Station
PO Box 2823
New York, NY 10027
(212) 222-1705; (212) 222-3434 (fax)
Email: pobcny@verizon.net
Web: www.pobcny.org

We provide parent advocacy and support as well as regular
conferences and seminars on the subject of blindness and
visual impairment in children of all ages.

Parents of Special Children, Inc.
Donna Jones
2 C Tower Drive
Fulton, NY 13069
(315) 598-7672
Fax: (315) 598-1774
Email: psc6000@alltel.net
Web:www.pscoswego.org

We provide respite reimbursement, educational advocacy,
information and referral, TIES and Respitality to
MRDD families in Oswego County

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
116 East 16th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 667-4650
Email: info@resourcesnyc.org
Web: www.resourcesnyc.org/rcsn.htm

School Link
16 Foxboro Avenue
Farmingville, NY 11738
(631) 451-0020
Fax: (631) 451-0020
Email: schoollink0896@aol.com
Web:www.schoollink0896.org

Special Education Advocates for children with disabilities
who will provide information, guidance, support and will attend Committee on Special Education meetings with parents.

 

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Community involvement

 

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Child law support and Youth organization centers


The Advocacy Center
590 South Avenue
Averill Court
Rochester, NY 14620
585-546-1700
585-546-7069 FAX
1-800-650-4967 (NY only)
E-mail: jblackwell@advocacycenter.com
Website: www.advocacycenter.com
Statewide except for NY city.

Advocates for Children of NY
151 West 30th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-947-9779
212-947-9790 FAX
E-mail: aespada@advocatesforchildren.org
Website: www.advocatesforchildren.org
Five boroughs of New York City

United We Stand of NY (CPRC)
91 Harrison Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-923-8208
718-302-4313
718-302-4315 FAX
Email: uwsofny@aol.com
Website: www.unitedwestandofny.org

The Advocacy Center
590 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 546-1700
Email: info@advocacycenter.com
Web: www.advocacycenter.com

Advocates for Children of NY
151 West 30th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 974-9779
Email: info@advocatesforchildren.org
Website: www.advocatesforchildren.org

Legal Services for Children
Todd Silverblatt
271 Madison Avenue, Suite 1007
New York, NY 10016
(212) 683-7999; (212)683-5544 (fax)
Email: lsc@kidslaw.org
Web: www.kidslaw.org

LSC provides free civil legal representation to low-income
children from birth through age 18 in such areas as special
education hearings and SSI disability hearings.

Long Island Advocacy Center, Inc.
999 Herricks Road, Room 108
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 248-2222; (516) 248-2290 (fax)

Long Island Advocacy Center, Inc.
490 Wheeler Road, Suite 165 C
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 234-0467; (631) 234-4069 (fax)

State Mediation System

Office of Vocational and Educational Services for
Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
One Commerce Plaza, Room 1624
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 486-7462
Email: lparis@mail.nysed.gov
Web: www.vesid.nysed.gov/lsn

 

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Personal development and alternative education

 

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Housing

 

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Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and transgender

 

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Mentoring

BBBS of New York City, Inc.
223 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016-8203
(212) 686-2042
E-mail: volunteer@bigsnyc.org
Web: www.bigsnyc.org

BBBS of the Capital Region, Inc.

1492 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 862-1250
Email: info@bbbscr.org
Web:www.bbbscr.org

BBBS of Long Island, Inc.

70 Acorn Lane
Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 731-7880
E-mail: volunteers@bbbsli.org
Web: www.bbbsli.org

The Mentoring Partnership of New York
122 East 42nd Street, Suite 1520
New York, NY 10168(212) 953.0945
Fax: 212.953.1057
www.mentoring.org/newyork/

 

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Professionals and Carers

MOST (Mothers of Supertwins), Inc.
P.O. Box 306, East Islip, NY 11730
(631) 859-1110
Fax: (631) 859-3580
Web: www.MOSTonline.org
An international support network for families of multiples

Parent Network of WNY
(716) 332-4174
Email: KMW@parentnetworkwny.org
Web: www.parentnetworkwny.org/

Parent to Parent of New York
State
Jan Fitzgerald, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1296
Tupper Lake NY 12986
(866) 727-6970
Web: www.parenttoparentnys.org

Parent Support Network
P.O. Box 284
Orangeburg, NY 10962
(845) 359-6090
Email: info@parentsupportnetwork.org
Web: www.parentsupportnetwork.org

 

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Adult education

www.elearners.com

www.collegesurfing.com/ce/search/?src=&

New York Continuing Education Directory
www.collegeprofiles.com/continuing-ed/new-york.html

The Internet Public Library- IPL
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu55.00.00/

 

 

 

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