Resources

County DSS Office

Rockland

Robert L. Yeager Health Center
Sanatorium Road, Building L
Pomona, NY 10970
(845) 364-3100
Website (http://rocklandgov.com/departments/social-services/)

Child Care Services

Frances Franco-Montero, Manager
11 Perlman Drive - Pascack Plaza
Spring Valley, NY 10977
(845) 708-2400
(845) 708-2415 Fax
Serving the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester

Child Welfare Services

Yolanda Desarmé, Regional Director
11 Perlman Drive
Spring Valley, NY 10977
(845) 708-2498
(845) 708-2445 Fax
Serving the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester

NYS Commission for the Blind (NYSCB) White Plains

Ana Duraes, Manager
445 Hamilton Avenue, Room 503
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 993-5370
(914) 993-3309 Fax
Serving the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester

Bureau of Housing and Support Services (BHSS)
Special Education Quality Assurance

New York State Education Department
Office of Special Education
Special Education Quality Assurance
89 Washington Avenue, Room 309 EB
Albany, New York 12234
Email: seqa@nysed.gov

Special Education Policy/ Program Development and Support Services/Due Process/Preschool

New York State Education Department
Office of Special Education
89 Washington Avenue, Room 309 EB
Albany, New York 12234
Email: speced@nysed.gov

New York State Department of Health

Bureau of Early Intervention
Corning Tower, Room 287
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237-0660
Phone: (518) 473-7016
E-mail: bei@health.ny.gov

Commissioner
Rockland County Department of Mental Health

50 Sanatorium Road, Bldg. F,
Pomona, NY 10970
Phone: 845-364-2378
Fax: 845-364-2381

Children's SPOA Coordinator
Name: Mariel PiƱa, LMSW
Phone: (845) 364-2335

Adult SPOA Coordinator
Name: Brigid Pigott
Phone: (845) 364-2399

AOT Coordinator
Name: Tami Schonberg
Phone: (845) 364-3691

Child Abuse Hotline Number: 1-800-342-3720

A letter You received from Child protective Services (CPS)
518-474-9607

Abandoned Infants
866-505-SAFE (7233)

Adoption
800-345-KIDS (5437)

Adult Protective Services
844-697-3505

Bullying- How to identify and Stop Bullying
800-273- TALK (8255)

Child Abuse & Maltreatment
800-342-3720

Child Care
518-474-9454

Child Care Complaints
800-732-5207

Child Support
888-208-4485

Commission for the Blind
866-871-3000
TDD 866-871-6000

Community Service
518-473-8882

Contracts, Grants, & RFPs
518-486-7224

Developmental disabilities
866-946-9733

Domestic Violence
800-942-6906

Employment Opportunities in New York State
518-457-6216

Freedom of Information law (FOIL) Requests
518-474-9224

Foster Care
800-345-KIDS (5437)

Human Resources
518-473-7936

Juvenile Facilities or a Youth Currently in a Juvenile Facility
518-473-1786

Kinship Navigator
877-454-6463

Mandated Reporter
800-635-1522 (Hotline)

Mandated Reporter Training
800-836-0903 ext.218

Medicaid
800-541-2831

New York State of Health
855-355-5777

Mental Health Programs
800-597-8481

Missing Child (or Call 911)
888-997-1583

Native Americans Services
716-847-3123

Ordering Forms and Publications (hard copy)
518-473-0971

Social Security
800-772-1213

Social Security Disability Insurance
800-772-1213

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program
800-772-1213

Suicide Prevention
800-784-2433

Temporary Assistance and Related Programs
800-342-3009

Unemployment Assistance
888-209-8124

Youth Development
518-402-3296

Youth in Progress
518-956-7884

Youth Education and Career Development Services
212-961-4110