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PARENT RESOURCES : ALBANY, NEW YORK
Local listing of counseling and community services:
Adolescent Employability Skills Plus Program, Inc.
69 Lexington Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
518-462-2215
518-462-2610 (fax)
Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm
No Fee
Counseling, Support Groups (employment)
Early intervention, assessment, information and referral services presented in a recovery model context targeting at-risk youth, families, and other concerned members of the community. Individual and group counseling, support groups, and job readiness.
Catholic Charities of Albany and Rensselaer Counties
100 Singerland Street
Albany, NY 12203
518-426-3511
518-426-3662 (fax)
Family Services and Support, Counseling, Resource, Referral, Emergency
Multiple programs servicing parents including child care, after school programs, employment services, mentoring, counseling, emergency shelter, summer camps, and emergency assistance.
27 North Main Street
Albany, NY 12203
518-482-8836
518-482-5805 (fax)
Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm, 24-hour call
Emergency, Counseling, Education
Website: http://www.cccms.com/
Serving pregnant and parenting adolescents, families living with HIV/AIDS, adoption and foster care, and families in crisis.
306 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
518-434-6135
518-434-4502 (fax)
Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm, Appts
No Fee
Ages 16-21
Family Services and Support, Employment, Emergency, Counseling, Resource, Referral
Supervised supportive apartment program for youth at risk of homelessness, currently homeless, youth phasing out of foster care, or pregnant and parenting teens. Counseling and education in life skills, employment, and case management.
Equinox Domestic Violence Services
306 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
518-432-7865
518-434-4502 (fax)
24 hours
Sliding Scale
Victims of Domestic Violence
Emergency, Family Services and Support, Counseling, Advocacy, Court, Legal Comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence, including 24 hour hotline, emergency shelter for women and children, individual and group counseling, court and service advocacy.
56 Dorgan Avenue
Albany, NY 12202
518-462-9304
Hours: after school, 2:30am-5:30pm
Fee: Income eligible
Counseling, Support Groups (employment)
After school program for school age children in the Albany City School District. Homework help, educational and recreational programming and field trips.
35 South Ferry
Albany, NY 12202
518-465-9524
518-465-9507 (fax)
24 hours
No Fee
Ages 13-17
Emergency, Family Services and Support, Counseling, Advocacy, Substance Abuse, Education
Short-term emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth under age 18. Crisis intervention, individual, group and family counseling, advocacy, aftercare, referral and drug prevention education.
962 Albany Street
Albany, NY 12307
518-374-9800
518-347-1009 (fax)
Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm
Female Youth aged 5-19
Education, Recreation, Prevention, Socialization
Website:http://www.girlsinc.org
Provides after school, Saturday and evening programs targeting female youth. Specific programs address skill-building, lifestyle and safety issues.
Hispanic Outreach Services - Catholic Charities
40 North Main Street
Albany, NY 12203
518-453-6655
518-453-6792 (fax)
Monday - Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
No Fee
Resource, Referral, Advocacy
Provides support, encouragement, growth and integration within the existing community networks including; resource, referral, and advocacy. Family assistance and youth programs in Albany, Amsterdam, Schenectady, and Troy.
747 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
518-427-8207
518-427-5998 (fax)
Monday - Friday, 8:00am-8:00pm; Saturday 8:00am-Noon
Sliding Scale
Substance Abuse, Medical, Health, Counseling, Education
Outpatient clinic serving adolescents and adults with substance abuse problems. Services include; evaluation, individual, group and family treatment, medical consultation, an intensive outreach program offered 9:00 am-Noon Monday-Friday for 8 weeks.
Parsons Child and Family Center
60 Academy Road
Albany, NY 12208
518-426-2800
518-447-5234 (fax)
Monday - Friday, 8:30-5:00
Fees: variable
Education, Counseling, Family Support, Shelter, Resource and Referral.
Diverse agency offering services to emotionally troubled youth and their families, including; prevention, counseling, residential care, day treatment, foster care, adoption, education, training and resource and referrals. Serving the following counties: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington.
MODEL, Inc.
Men Organized to Develop, Empower and Lead, Inc.
518-391-2556
Mentoring
MODEL, Inc. is an evening outreach program that targets young men between the ages of 12-18. MODEL, Inc. is a mentorship program committed to the advancement of the individual by focusing on their personal, proffessional and educational development.