To report child
abuse and neglect, call the New York State Central
Register (SCR) Child Abuse and Maltreatment Hotline: General Public: 1-800-342-3720
Mandated Reporters: 1-800-635-1552
Outside of New York State: 1-518-474-8740
Kids NYC: 1-877-543-7692
Parents and Children's Rights Hotline: 1-212-676-9421
Foster Parent/Adoptive Parent Recruitment: 1-212-676-WISH (9474)
Mental
Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services
The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services
provides planning, funding and oversight for the provision of related
services for New York residents. The Department also provides public
education, prevention services and training, while maintaining culturally
responsive, cost-effective, high-quality care for it's clients.
The Office of the Queens Borough President periodically
produces Resource Guides that have a lot of information
on areas of interest to the residents of Queens.
Click
here for 'Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities - A Resource Guide for Queens County'
General number 1-212-219-5400
Mental Health Hotline information and referral 1-800-543-3638
The NYC Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
and Alcoholism Services web site:
Homeless Services
The NYC Department of Homeless Services, in partnership with public and
private agencies, provides temporary emergency shelter for eligible homeless
people in a safe, supportive environment. The Department provides outreach
service to people living in public places, determines eligibility for
emergency housing services, accesses client service needs and offers
services to enable people to assume responsibility for achieving the
goal of independent living.
Emergency Hotline: 1-800-994-6494
Citywide Mobile Outreach Response: 1-212-662-2600
The NYC Department of Homeless Services web site:
Human
Services
The Human Resources Administration helps individuals and families to
achieve their highest level of self-reliance. The agency provides a broad
range of programs and services which include income support for Family
Assistance Program and Safety Net Assistance Recipients; Employment Services,
including the Work Experience Program combined with training education,
substance abuse treatment and short-term job search programs; medicaid;
home care services for elderly and disabled individuals; food stamps;
food assistance; support services for individuals with AIDS and HIV-related
illnesses; protective services for adults; domestic violence prevention;
and crisis intervention and stabilization programs.
HRA Infoline: 1-877-472-8411
Emergency Food Hunger Hotline: (917)351-8777
The NYC Human Resources Administration web site:
Senior Services
The Office of the Queens Borough President periodically produces Resource
Guides that have a lot of information on areas of interest to the residents
of Queens.
Link to Social Security Administration
Click
here: Programs for folks 50+ at
Queens Borough
Community College
Click
here: Senior Citizens - Resource
Guide for Queens County
Reduced
Fare Metrocard
Information and Application for Elderly or Disabled.
The NYC Department of Aging web site:
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