New York State Office of Children and Family Services

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an agency of the Government of New York.^[1] The agency has its headquarters in the Capital View Office Park in Rensselaer.^[2]

History

In 2010 the government of New York agreed to allow four of the most violent youth prisons to be placed under federal oversight.^[3]

Role

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.^[4]

Juvenile corrections

The Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) operates juvenile correctional services and facilities.^[5]

Juvenile facilities

Secure facilities:^[6]

• Brookwood Residential Center
• Goshen Secure Center
• Industry Secure Center
• MacCormick Secure Center
• Tryon Girls Secure Center

Limited secure facilities:^[6]

• 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:^[6]

• Tryon Girls Reception Center

See also

	New York portal
	Criminal justice portal

• Youth incarceration in the United States

References

1. ^ http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/about/
2. ^ "Contact New York State Office of Children & Family Services." New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Retrieved on June 3, 2010. "Capital View Office Park 52 Washington Street Rensselaer, New York 12144-2834"
3. ^ Confessore, Nicholas. "Federal Oversight for Troubled N.Y. Youth Prisons." The New York Times. July 14, 2010. Retrieved on August 28, 2010.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
5. ^ "Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth." New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Retrieved on December 16, 2010.
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth Facilities." (Direct image link) New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Retrieved on December 16, 2010.

External links

• Official website