Welcome To The Dutchess County Resource Guide
A comprehensive guide to services available to children and families in Dutchess County NY. Use this guide to locate up-to-date community resources for your children and family. Service providers and other professionals can use this guide to assist families with connecting to community resources.
The guide is designed to walk you step-by-step through various possibilities for dealing with your concerns and to help you understand the possibilities and limitations of various choices, where to go for help, and what questions to ask yourself and service providers along the way.
Helping Our Families Guide 2022 (in MS Word) or Helping Our Families Guide 2022 as a pdf
In this guide you will find:
Table of Contents
Introduction
CDC- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
State-Wide Resources
COVID-19 Resources
Public Health Nursing Division
Early Childhood Services
Infant Socialization
Child Care Assistance
Education
Alternative Education
Dutchess County School Districts
After School Programs & Recreation
Town Recreation, Libraries, Police
Family Education, Support and Advocacy (CAC, NAMI, DC MHA)
Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Behavioral and Community Health
C-SPOA (Single Point of Access)
Children and Family Treatment Support Services
ECCSI (Enhanced Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative)
Safety and Victim Assistance Programs
Department of Community and Family Services
Emergency Financial Assistance & SNAP
SSI & SSDI (Social Security Income and Disability Insurance)
DC Office of Probation and Community Corrections
Addictions (Use, Abuse and Recovery Services
LGBTQ+
Older Youth/Young Adults
Teen Pregnancy
Housing
Health Services
Dutchess County Public Transit
Community Action Partnership
Dutchess County Food Access
Useful Terms and Definitions
Child Development Information
Acronyms
Informational Websites
Quick Access Phone Directory
Dutchess County System of Care Chart
ACES Charts …
Don’t forget there is now a general information number you can call in Dutchess County to find out about a broad range of services: “211”