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Capital View Office Park
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, New York 12144-2834

Phone: (518) 473-7793
Fax: (518) 486-7550

A Letter You Received from Child Protective Services (CPS)		518-474-9607
Abandoned Infants/Abandoned Infant Protection Act		866-505-SAFE(7233)
Adoption		800-345-KIDS(5437)
Adult Protective Services		800-342-3009 (Press Option 6)
Bullying - How to Identify and Stop Bullying
Child Abuse & Maltreatment		800-342-3720 (Hotline)
Child Abuse Statistics
Child Day Care		518-474-9454
Day Care Complaints		800-732-5207
Child Support		888-208-4485
Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped		866-871-3000 TDD 866-871-6000
Community Service		518-473-8882
Concerned Citizen's Guide for Identifying and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
Contacting Your Local Department of Social Services
Contacting Your OCFS Regional Office
Contracts, Grants, & RFP’s
Domestic Violence		800-942-6906
Employment Opportunities in New York State
Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Requests
Foster Care		800-345-KIDS(5437)
Human Resources
Juvenile Facilities, or a Youth Currently in a Juvenile Facility
Kinship Navigator		877-454-6463
Mandated Reporter		800-635-1522 (Hotline)
Mandated Reporter Training
Medicaid		800-541-2831
	Family Health Plus	877-934-7587
	Child Health Plus	800-698-4543
Mental Health Programs		800-597-8481
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities		866-946-9733
Missing Child (or Call 911)		888-997-1583
Native American Services		716-847-3123
New York Laws
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Ordering forms and Publications (hard copy)		518-473-0971
Policy Directives
Reports
Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs in Your County
Service of Legal Papers on OCFS
Social Security		800-772-1213
Social Security Disability Insurance
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program
Statistics
Statewide Central Register		800-342-3720 (hotline)
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 Job Training

If you were unable to find the answer to your question(s), send an email to OCFS.

Capital View Office Park
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, New York 12144-2834

Phone: (518) 473-7793
Fax: (518) 486-7550

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