● Promoting Quality Child Care
Need someone to talk to?
Call FAMILY. It’s free, confidential, and anonymous. 24 hours a day
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(845)
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(845) 647-2443 |
(845) 255-8801 |
NEW in 2006!
JustConnect Countywide Teen Hotline.
(845) 331-5565 or 679-5999
“Hello,
this is FAMILY. My name is Sarah. How can I help you?”
This
familiar greeting is repeated hundreds of times every day, in person and
on the telephone. Only the name changes as more than one hundred trained
volunteers help in our communities each week.
FAMILY is built on the idea that people can find a way to their own strengths if they have the help of someone who is a caring listener. FAMILY'S Hotline and Walk-In Centers provide that service and a lot more.
Sometimes a person calls the Hotline or comes to a Walk-In Center because they are being evicted. Sometimes they are fleeing abuse. People call because they are anxious and need to hear a calming voice. They are looking for the name of a doctor or a babysitter, or they just need to talk. Often calls are anonymous, but our counselors and case managers also work with people over time, helping to rebuild shattered lives, deal with the ups and downs of mental illness, and find a path through overwhelming circumstances requiring linkages to other helping agencies.
In 2006, FAMILY
inaugurated JustConnect, our teen line. Teens are most likely to confide
in a peer when it comes to talking about family problems, drugs and
alcohol, peer pressure, depression, and sex. JustConnect is a great
opportunity for teens to become part of a helping community, while
gaining skills and building their own confidence. Find out more about
JustConnect in our Just for Teens
section.
Each FAMILY Walk-In Center is a unique community hub offering:
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Referrals and information on just about anything
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Twelve-step and other self-help meetings
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Individual and family counseling and case management
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Parenting support groups and classes
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Community bulletin boards, mail boxes, and free telephone calls
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Emergency food and fuel, free clothing, and housewares
FAMILY staffs the
Ulster County AA Hotline and is the official after-hours, weekend, and
holiday hotline for the county’s Mental Health and Social Services
Departments.
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Click on the links below to see contact
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● Helping 24 Hours a Day Homepage
● Need food, clothing, shelter, or fuel?
● Want to help in your community?
Featured Story
Will came to Family's Woodstock Food
Pantry recently, reporting he was out of work due to an injury and had
no food at all.
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