The increase in the number of Child Protective reports directly impacts this unit. This unit provides the ongoing services to the families that are referred to Court as a result of the Child Protective investigations. Preventive Services are for families whose children are at risk of foster care.

Most cases for preventive services are ordered by Family Court as a result of an abuse, neglect, or custody proceeding.

Services are offered without regard to income.

Services include assessment, counseling and case management.

Foster Care is for children who for health and safety reasons need to be removed from their families temporarily.

Children may be placed in care as a result of an abuse or neglect petition or a PINS petition.

Care is normally provided by a foster family or a therapeutic foster family.

Group homes and residential treatment centers are utilized for children and youth who need a higher level of care.

The primary goal is to reunite the child with his/her family and the Department is required to provide diligent efforts toward achieving this end.

At set time frames, all foster care placements are reviewed by Family Court.

If, despite intensive efforts by the caseworker and barring unusual circumstances, the family cannot be reunited, the Department is required to file a petition with the Family Court for the termination of parental rights or seek a voluntary surrender of parental rights.

The caseworker assists with the preparation of the petition for the termination of parental rights and testifies in court.

If parental rights are terminated by court action or through a surrender, the caseworker works to find an adoptive family for the child and finalize the adoption.

Any youth 14-21 years old who is in foster care, whether or not his/her goal is return to parent, must be prepared for independent living.

Our primary goal is to help members of the community improve their overall quality of life by developing good home and consumer management skills.With this goal in mind, Cornell Cooperative Extension offers numerous programs designed to increase consumer literacy.

Food Delivery & Take Out: The New Normal for Households

Food Preservation

Indoor Air Quality

Money Management

NY EDEN

Parent Education

Parent Pages

Radon

Energy/Sustainability

Holiday Scams

Contact:

Cathy Sweet

Community Educator

cjs58@cornell.edu

(518) 746-2560

Most Crime Victims Assistance Center programs are completely free of charge, with the exception of professional training, any requests out-of-county or evidence based curriculums satisfying Erin’s Law Requirements. If you are having an issue with a specific area of victimization, please let us know. All classes can be tailored to specific audiences.

The Adult Protection Program offers protective services for clients over the age of 18 who are unable to act on their own behalf due to mental or physical impairment and have no one else willing or able to assist.

Adult Services provides the following services to adults 18 and over who have no one willing or able to assist them responsibly:

•Investigations of abuse and neglect with visits made within 24 hours if it is a life-threatening situation or within three business days if not

•Assessing for personal care services in collaboration with a registered nurse

•Providing financial management for those adults who are unable to manage their funds appropriately

•Assisting clients with the completion of applications for services such as Medicaid, SNAP, Temporary Assistance, and HEAP

•Assisting our clients with home management services by making referrals to agencies for transportation, meal service, medical appointments etc.

•Providing assistance to clients and their families with placement matters, either for assisted living or long-term care

Services Provided: Services provided through our Gloversville Office include the Intensive Aftercare Prevention Program (IAPP), PINS û Initiative Schoharie and Therapeutic Foster Family Program (TFFP). Additional prevention services, residential services, educational services and career development services are offered through our network of offices/facilities in Schenectady and throughout the Capital Region. Northeast Parent & Child Society is committed to our mission of protecting children, preserving families and strengthening the communities we serve.

Adult Services

Programs in Adult Services serve vulnerable adults living in our community. The opening of an adult protective investigation begins with a referral from someone with information regarding the safety of an adult. Programs include Preventive, and Protective Cases, Personal Care, Financial Management, and Guardianship. If you suspect that an adult is being neglected, maltreated, or abused, please fill out a referral form (https://www.yatescounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/609) and return it to the department by mail or by fax 315-536-5168.

These services provide in-home, community, and foster care services and care coordination to youth with serious emotional disturbances, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and chronic medical conditions. Pathways, Inc. is the area's leading not-for-profit human service organization serving individuals and families across the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, and Rochester areas of New York by providing an array of services through our core programs.

APS is a mandated service provided by local social services districts. It involves intake, investigation and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of impaired vulnerable adults who live in the community. APS workers develop services plans for eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet essential needs of adults.

APS serves adults (age 18 and older) who, due to physical or mental impairments:

•Are unable to protect themselves from abuse, neglect, financial exploitation or other harm.

•Have no one available who is willing and able to assist responsibly

This program, currently offered by Cattaraugus Community Action and Parent Education Program, involves a strength-based approach for families and others to come together to make a plan for their child(ren) to keep them safe and provide permanency. It enables children to strengthen relationships and vital attachments with family, community, and culture. During the conference, an information sharing time is spent with the family and other key supports (either personal or professional), who review the family strengths and concerns, and to exchange information. The family then spends time to discuss and make a plan of their own. The plan is then discussed, and the Department of Social Services agrees with the plan as long as it keeps the child(ren) and is in his/her (their) best interest.