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Family Support Services

BROOKLYN

Programs/Activities:

Brooklyn West: Brooklyn Family Resource Center/ICL

2581 Atlantic Ave. – 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Phone No. 718-290-8100, x4145
Fax No. 718-495-8298

Hours:
M-F 9am-9pm
S 10am-2pm

Director

Terri Johnson Ext:4145

Youth Advocate:

Shamar Sowell
Kadyah Sandy

Family Advocates:
Sandra Staggers (Senior Advocate)
Lameekah Brown
Mirna Cisneros
Gertrude Shirley-Burke
Janie Saunders

Clinical Consultant:
Angelo Bernardo

Hours:
M-F 9am-9pm
S 10am-2pm

Special Populations:
Parents of SED or at risk youths ages 5-18 residing in the Brooklyn community.

Program Components:

Parent run service offering a warm line, advocacy, respite, information and referral, workshops and support groups.

Brooklyn East: Brooklyn Family Resource Center/Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA)

3003 Avenue H
Brooklyn, NY 11210
Phone No. 718-859-4500

Director:
Denise Stephenson x516

Family Advocates:
Claudine Hernandez
(F.T. Senior Advocate)
Guy Loving
(P.T. Senior Advocate)
Darryl Hudson
(P.T. Senior Advocate)
Marvelyn Anderson
Maria Lewis
Theodore Gladden

Youth Advocates:
Ariel Melman

Clinical Consultant:
Jacqueline D. Best

Hours:
M, T, Th 9am-8pm
W, F 9am-6pm
S Flexible

Brooklyn Children Center
Nakia Harper
phone: 718-221-4500 ext. 3069.
Nakia.Harper@omh.ny.gov

Merli Estime
phone: 718-221-4500 ext. 3069
Merli.Estime@omh.ny.gov

BRONX

Programs/Activities:

Urban Youth United

Understanding the New IEP
Workshop

 

Bronx North: Family Resource Center/Mental Health Association (MHA)

975 Kelly St
Bronx, NY 10459
Phone No. 718-220-0456

Director:
Wanda Greene, FDC x6126

Family Advocates:
Michele King (senior advocate) x6122
Florissa Williams x6127
Gloria Fernandez x6135
Caroline Rufino x6123

Youth Advocates:
Juan Espinoza x6129
Ileana Carrion x6125

Clinical Consultant:
Angela Mora x6149

Hours:
M-F 8:30am-6pm
S 10am-1pm
Open first 3 Saturdays of the month, 10-1pm

Bronx South: Family Resource Center/Mental Health Association (MHA)

975 Kelly St
Bronx, NY 10459
Phone No. 718-220-3868

Director:
Yvette Pena-Rivera x6124

Family Advocates:
Sonya Omosanya (senior advocate) x6133
Michelle Bourgeise x6128
Ina Concepcion x6131
Maribelle Gabrielle x6130

Youth Advocate:
Juan Ayala x6134

Clinical Consultant:
Angela Mora x6141

Hours:
Open M-F 9am-5pm,  Sat. 10-1pm
2x per month open Wednesday from 6-8pm

Bronx Children Psychiatric Center
Enid Lugo
phone: 718-239-3639
Enid.Lugo@omh.ny.gov

MANHATTAN

Programs/Activities:

Northern Manhattan: Family Resource Center (MHA)

1 West 125th St 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10027

Director:
Olga Vazquez

Family Advocate:
Gail Mercedes
Michelle King (Senior Advocate)
D. Hernandez
Deborah Ann Mullins (PT)

Youth Advocate
Yara Patel
Ashley Carrion

Southern Manhattan: Family Resource Center (MHA)

50 Broadway – 19th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone No. 212-964-5253, x316

Director

Janet Rosa, FDC

Clinical Consultant:

Kate Reiss, LMSW

Family Advocates
Rena Au
Deborah Khan
Yvette Torres (Senior Advocate)

Youth Advocate
Ashley Carrion
Addison Peng

Hours:
M, W, F 9:00am-5:00pm
T, Th 9:00am-7:30pm
S 10:00am-1:00pm

Special Population:
Parents run service for Manhattan parents of SED, at risk, or children in SIE VII classes.

Program Components:

Warm line, advocacy, information and referral, workshops, support groups and respite activities.

QUEENS

Programs/Activities:

Calendar

Family Resource Center of Western Queens (MHA)

87-08 Justice Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Phone No. 718-651-1960

Director:
Lorraine Jacobs

Family Advocates
Maggie Lovell (Senior Advocate)
Nicole Chong
Ana Jaramillo
Cynthia Ariza

Youth Advocate:
Tiara Springer
Rachel Voisin

Clinical Partner
Erin Orjuela

Hours:
M, W, Th 8:30am-5:00pm
T, F 8:30am-8:00pm
S 10:00am-2:00pm

Program Components:
Warm line, advocacy, information and referral, workshops, support groups and respite activities.

Eastern Queens: Family Resource Center

St. John’s Episcopal
148-45 Hillside Ave Suite 302
Jamaica, NY 11435
Phone No. 347-644-5711
Fax No. 347-644-5635

Director:
Kathy Gardini

Family Advocates:
Andrea Morant (Senior)
Violet Keeney
Darrel Saunders

Youth Advocates:
Sihbon White

Clinical Consultant:
Catrina Gordon

 

Queens Children Psychiatric Center
Mercedes Amparo
phone: 718-264-4500 ext. 4694
Mercedes.Amparo@omh.ny.gov

STATEN ISLAND

Programs/Activities:

Parent to Parent - October 2012

Staten Island Family Resource Center
in partnership with Jewish Board of Family & Children Services


2795 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone No. 718-698-5307
Fax No. 718-370-1142

Program Director

Deborah Miller, FDC, M.S.

Family Advocates:
Deborah Sullivan (Senior Advocate)
Destiny Rodriguez

Youth Advocate:
Gregory Bloomfield

Clinical Consultant:
Rose Livingston

Special Population:
Parents of SED or at risk children ages 5-21 years, who reside in Staten Island.

Program Components:
Parent run service which includes a warm line, advocacy, referrals, respite, educational workshops and support groups.

Program hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, parenting skills program. Evening hours by appointment

 

 
 
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