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.
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...
Harriet Tubman Residential CenterCompletes Service Learning Project with the NYS Special Olympics!!!
A resident and two staff from Tubman RC became “fans in the stands” and assisted with registration of volunteers at the recent NYS Special Olympics held in Syracuse, NY. Part of over 450 volunteers, Tubman resident and staff found learning about and supporting Special Olympics a very meaningful experience.
Contractors looking to become NYS Certified Minority and Women-Owned Businesses should visit the Division of Minority and Women Business Development website at:http://www.nylovesmwbe.ny.gov/.
REQUIRED Electronic Payments and Substitute Form W-9
Pursuant to the Governor’s Office of Taxpayer Accountability, all State Agency and Authority contracts, grants and purchase orders executed after February 28, 2010 shall require acceptance of electronic payment (epay). Additionally, as New York State proceeds with implementing the new Statewide Financial System, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is preparing a centralized vendor file; vendors are directed to provide a Substitute Form W-9. Read more on this subject…
Family-Friendly Tax Credits that
Lower Tax Bills
NYS taxpayers are urged to take advantage of a host of family-friendly credits that lower tax bills and increase refunds.
Commissioner Gladys Carrión, Esq. Testimony to the New York State Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Save the Date!
AfterSchool Works! New York, formerly the New York State School Age Care Coalition, announces the
8th Annual New York State School Age Care Training Institute
A training event designed to inspire, inform and celebrate the afterschool professional!
Saturday April 10, 2010
Rochester Airport Holiday Inn
Event features include:
Three learning tracks to choose from (or mix and match!)
Leadership and administration
Working with school-age children
Working with middle and high school-age youth
Up to six training hours available!
Fabulous lunch!
Amazing door prizes!
Informative and engaging presentations by noted experts in the field!
All of this for the low, low registration fee of $60 for Afterschool Works! New York members/ $85 for non-members
Full registration details will be available at www.afterschoolworksny.org by February 15, 2010.
Haitian Children Evacuation
For information on U.S. efforts addressing Haitian adoption issues please click here www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis and select “NEWS”. This site has a Question and Answer section for individuals in the process of adopting children from Haiti, as well as other topics of interest.
Having a Voice and a Choice: New York State Handbook for Relatives Raising Children
This handbook, available for the first time in Spanish, was written for relatives who are raising or considering raising children in need of a stable home because their parents are unable to take care of them. It provides information on the various options available to relatives.
The latest English version includes minor revisions and an updated resource section. The handbook is a joint project of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services and the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
A limited supply of handbooks (English and Spanish) has been sent to local social services districts for distribution to certain relatives. Others may read the handbook online or print out a copy. [Español]
OCFS Announces the Release of the Child Care Time and Attendance Payment System Request For Proposals
OCFS is seeking responses from interested parties who can implement and host a single, automated Child Care Time and Attendance Payment System in the local social services districts outside the City of New York. For more information, click here...
Community Reinvestment Program
Request for Proposals
-Notice-
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services is pleased to announce the release of the Community Reinvestment Program Request for Proposals (RFP). The purpose of the Community Reinvestment Program RFP is to expand the capacity of select target communities to divert youth, who have been arrested or are in custody, from entering detention & the juvenile justice system by expanding and enhancing community resources directed to target youth populations, ages 11-15. The RFP will fund the development of a program to provide an alternative to detention and residential placement for youth residing in high-risk communities in NYC, Long Island and Monroe County.
Up to $4 million will be awarded to succesful applicants, with individual awards ranging from $400,000 - $700,000. Proposals must be received by 3 pm February 11, 2010.
The RFP is located on the Office of Children and Family Services Online Bidders List (OBL), located at the following link: https://ocfsws.ocfs.state.ny.us/obl/.
Commissioner Gladys Carrión, Esq., of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services today announced the award of $2,276,139 in contracts to seven agencies across New York State for Innovative Employment and Training Programs for more than 160 legally blind individuals.
Settlement House Program Request for Applications REVISED NOTICE
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) initially released the Settlement House RFA on October 8, 2009 with an application due date of November 5, 2009. Questions and Answers were posted to the OnLine Bidders List (OBL) on October 22, 2009. In order to clarify eligibility and other requirements, revised Questions and Answers will be available on the OBL on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5pm ET. The due date for applications has been revised to December 1, 2009 at 3:00pm ET. The contract start date has been
revised to June 1, 2010. Applicants who already submitted applications must notify OCFS by email to Denise.Pine@ocfs.state.ny.us as to whether new applications will be submitted. Absent notification, OCFS will consider/review documents previously submitted. Note there will not be another Questions and Answers period. Read more...
NEW YORK STATE LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE VIDEO SERIES TO TRAIN CASEWORKERSHOW TO ENROLL FOSTER CHILDREN IN BRIDGES TO HEALTH PROGRAM
NYS OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS) FIRST STATE AGENCYTO OFFER CASEWORKER TRAINING VIA iTUNES AND YOUTUBE
New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Commissioner Gladys Carrión, Esq., today announced the premiere of a free 13-episode online video series to train local county social services and not-for-profit agency caseworkers on how to enroll eligible foster children in the Bridges to Health Medicaid-waiver program. Read the press release...
Request for Proposals Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped (CBVH)
Innovative Employment and Training Program
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (OCFS) announces the anticipated release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on October 1, 2009 for programs across New York State that provide Innovative Training and Employment opportunities for emerging and re-entering workers who are legally blind. Read more...
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