2010
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services and Office of Temporary Disability Assistance are proud to partner in this year’s Dads Take Your Child to School Day on Tuesday, September 21, 2010.
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Commissioner Honored
 Year Up New York presented Gladys Carrión, Esq., Commissioner of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services, with its “Urban Empowerment Award” for her outstanding work with urban young adults. She accepted the award Aug. 3 at the organization’s graduation ceremony, in which 46 young adults advanced into skilled employment and/or higher education. Part of a national organization (www.yearup.org), Year Up New York provides low-income young adults with skills, experience, and support to empower them to reach their full potential.
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Upcoming OCFS Forum:
Education: Keys to a Successful Future
for
adolescents in foster care, staff and caregivers |
Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010
Albany, NY
Daylong workshops and resource tables about post-secondary educational and vocational training options and resources for all youth in care.
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NYS OMH AND OCFS ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR MAJOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION FOR YOUTH IN BROOKLYN
(July 28, 2010)
The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) today announced a comprehensive solution to address the chronic need for community-based mental health alternatives in Brooklyn for children and their families, and the lack of intensive residential treatment in New York City for court-involved youth with mental health problems.
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APEX (Awards for Publication Excellence)
The Office of Children and Family Services was recently recognized by APEX  (Awards for Publication Excellence) for its newly released self directed web-based child care training course – Shaken Baby Syndrome. This Award of Excellence was granted under the category of Education and Training in Electronic and Video Publications.
The Shaken Baby Syndrome course was selected out of 333 entries. This training course was launched on December 31, 2009 and has been attracting large numbers of child care providers to date. Over 5,000 child care providers have successfully completed the course and evaluations are overwhelmingly positive.
Further information can be found on the APEX website at http://www.apexawards.com/A2010_Win.List.pdf. |
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6-30-2010
“A new automated child care time and attendance system will improve accuracy and speed of subsidized child care payments.” Click here to read…. |
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Celebrating Adoption
Delaware County recently held an Adoption Day to celebrate four adoptions and recognize ten staff. A musical program, lunch and a display of the Heart Gallery took place in front of Family Court in Delhi.
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OCFS Wraps Up Foster Care Month at Walk
A large group walked to raise awareness of the need for adoptive and foster parents.
Albany County Exec. Mike Breslin and OCFS Exec. Dep. Commissioner Bill Gettman prepare for the area's First Annual Foster Care Awareness Walk.
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Important information on recall of liquid medications for infants and children
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 CCTVs (desktop magnifiers) available for senior citizen centers. READ MORE …
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Symposium on
Educational Needs of Court Involved Youth
These are the proceedings of a March 19th presentation sponsored by OCFS. |
Featured speakers included:
Peter E. Leone, Professor of Special Education, University of Maryland
Joseph B. Tulman, Professor of Law, University of the District of Columbia
Topics include:
Basic Presentation of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
An Overview of education needs of court-involved youth in the juvenile justice system and post-release
The minimum components of a good educational program for court involved youth in the juvenile justice system
An overview of education issues that are frequently litigated in other states
Watch the videos...
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The NYS Office of Children and Family Services' Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH) and Hunter College are offering a unique career opportunity to upstate New Yorkers. Free tuition grants made possible through federal economic stimulus funds are being offered for students who are accepted in the Hunter College Distance Learning Rehabilitation Teaching / Orientation and Mobility (RT/O&M) Master’s Degree Program and the O&M Advanced Certificate Program. |
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Business Leaders See Major Economic Boost for NY
By Expanding Child Care and Pre-K
Investments in child care and pre-k provide a surprisingly big boost to local business sales and are critical in helping New York recover from the current recession, a group of prominent business leaders shared with state legislators at a news conference today. Read the report... |
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