New York State Office of Children and Family Services
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The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an agency of the Government of New York
. The agency has its headquarters in the Capital View Office Park in Rensselaer
.
OCFS is responsible for improving the integration of services for New York’s children, youth, families and vulnerable populations; promoting their development; and protecting them from violence, neglect, abuse and abandonment. The agency provides a system of family support, juvenile justice, child care and child welfare services that promote the safety and well-being of children and adults.
OCFS provides programs and services involving foster care
, adoption
and adoption assistance, child protective services including operating the Statewide Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment, preventive services for children and families, services for pregnant adolescents
, and protective programs for vulnerable adults. OCFS is also responsible for the functions performed by the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped and coordinates state government response to the needs of Native Americans
on reservations
and in communities.
The agency provides oversight and monitoring of regulated child care (family day care
, group family day care, school-age child care and day care centers outside of New York City
), legally exempt child care, child care subsidies, child care resource and referrals, and the Advantage After School Program, and also provides services and programs for infants, toddler, pre-schoolers, and school-age children and their families.
The agency is responsible for all elements of the state’s juvenile justice programs. The agency operates thirty residential facilities, two reception centers, six community residential homes, and one day-placement center for youth placed in the custody of OCFS by family and criminal courts.
The agency's Bureau of Training maintains the Parker Training Academy. Located on the Academy grounds is a Dutch barn
added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2007.
Limited secure facilities:
Reception:
Government of New York
As in all 50 states, the head of the executive branch of the government of New York is a Governor. The legislative branch is called the Legislature and consists of a Senate and an Assembly. Unlike most states, New York electoral law permits electoral fusion; thus New York ballots tend to show a...
. The agency has its headquarters in the Capital View Office Park in Rensselaer
Rensselaer, New York
Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the Hudson River directly opposite Albany. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,392; in 1920, it was 10,832. The name is from Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original landowner of the region in New...
.
History
In 2010 the government of New York agreed to allow four of the most violent youth prisons to be placed under federal oversight.Role
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OCFS provides programs and services involving foster care
Foster care
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in the private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent"....
, adoption
Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents...
and adoption assistance, child protective services including operating the Statewide Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment, preventive services for children and families, services for pregnant adolescents
Teenage pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy is a pregnancy of a female under the age of 20 when the pregnancy ends. It generally refers to a female who is unmarried and usually refers to an unplanned pregnancy...
, and protective programs for vulnerable adults. OCFS is also responsible for the functions performed by the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped and coordinates state government response to the needs of Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
on reservations
Indian reservation
An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs...
and in communities.
The agency provides oversight and monitoring of regulated child care (family day care
Day care
Child care or day care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's legal guardians, typically performed by someone outside the child's immediate family...
, group family day care, school-age child care and day care centers outside of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
), legally exempt child care, child care subsidies, child care resource and referrals, and the Advantage After School Program, and also provides services and programs for infants, toddler, pre-schoolers, and school-age children and their families.
The agency is responsible for all elements of the state’s juvenile justice programs. The agency operates thirty residential facilities, two reception centers, six community residential homes, and one day-placement center for youth placed in the custody of OCFS by family and criminal courts.
The agency's Bureau of Training maintains the Parker Training Academy. Located on the Academy grounds is a Dutch barn
Parker Training Academy Dutch Barn
Parker Training Academy Dutch Barn is a historic Dutch barn located at Red Hook in Dutchess County, New York. It is a four bay heavy timber frame barn constructed during two building campaigns, ca. 1790 through 1810...
added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2007.
Juvenile corrections
The Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) operates juvenile correctional services and facilities.Juvenile facilities
Secure facilities:- Brookwood Residential Center
- Goshen Secure Center
- Industry Secure Center
- MacCormick Secure Center
- Tryon Girls Secure Center
Limited secure facilities:
- Goshen Residential Center
- Louis Gossett Residential Center
- Highland Residential Center
- Industry Residential Center
- Lansing Residential Center
- Taberg Residential Center
- Tryon Residential Center
- Youth Leadership Academy
Reception:
- Tryon Girls Reception Center
See also
- Youth incarceration in the United StatesYouth incarceration in the United StatesThrough the juvenile courts and the adult criminal justice system, the United States incarcerates more of its youth than any other country in the world, a reflection of the larger trends in incarceration practices in the United States. In 2002, approximately 126,000 juveniles were incarcerated in...