The Child Abuse Prevention Program, Inc.
5 Hanover Square, 15th floor
New York, NY 10004
phone: 212-344-1902
fax: 212-344-1923
Directory of Child Abuse Resources
in the Borough of the Bronx
ACS Field Offices
192 East 151 Street, (718) 579-9488/8889/9496
2501 Grand Concourse, (718) 933-1212
974 Morris Avenue, (718) 319-8842
The Beacon Program
Department of Youth and Community Development
156 William Street
New York, NY 10038
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/services-afterschool-beacon-bronx.html
(13 locations in Brooklyn, see website for closest program.)
Services Offered: After school program that offers activities aimed to enhance children in core areas: academic enhancement, career awareness/school to Work transition, life skills, community building, and recreation.
Fee: No fee
Jacobi Hospital
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
Telephone: (718) 918-5396 (Social Worker); (718) 918-5387 (Main line/Patient Info); (718) 918-5000 (General Info)
Services Offered: Handles sexual and physical abuse cases that are reported, in-house specially trained pediatricians, social workers, medical examinations, pediatric emergency room, and referrals.
Contact: Child Protection Coordinator – Sarah Rosenhol, (718) 918-5909; Family Advocacy Clinic – Claire Freed, (718) 918-4576
Hours: Monday – Friday:9am – 5pm.
Fees: Medicaid, HMO with PCP referral, or self-pay on a sliding scale fee.
Castia Maria, Inc.
928 Simpson Street
Bronx, NY 10459
Telephone: (718) 589-2230; Fax: (718) 842-4622
Services Offered: Crisis intervention, education for parents and children, referrals, and summer day camp.
Contact: Olga Seda – Case worker for family services
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm.
Fees: No fee
Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Health Center
1265 Franklin Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
Telephone: (718) 681-3400, 718 405-8053
Services Offered: Education for parents and children, referrals, and medical clinic for adults, and children. Spanish speaking staff available.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday: 9am – 7pm, Wednesday-Friday: 8:30am – 5pm
Fees: Based upon income
The Family Respite Program – Clinton Family Respite Center
730 Kelly Street
Bronx, NY 10455
Telephone: (212) 222-KIDS
Services Offered: Goal is to provide protection for children at risk of being abused or neglected, by serving families who find themselves facing a crisis. The program’s goals are to keep families intact and prevent the placement of children in foster care by providing emergency crisis relief care.
Contact: Gloria Bermudez
Hours: 24-hours a day.
Clients Served: Available to the entire community and families living in the shelter system.
Fees: No fee
Fordham-Tremont Community Health Center
Child Services
2021 Grand Concourse, 10th Floor
Bronx, NY 10453
Telephone: (718) 960-0300
Services Offered: Individual, group, family and play therapy, and psychiatric evaluations.
Contact: Intake – Rosa Torrez, (718) 960-0389; Coordinator, (718) 960-0373; Fax: (718) 731-8715
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm.
Clients Served: Available to individuals 5-17 years old and their families.
Fees: Sliding scale fee.
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center
3101 Kingsbridge Terrace
Bronx, NY 10463
Telephone: (718) 884-0700; Fax: 718 884-0858
Services Offered: Parent and child programs, individual and family therapy, teen and senior center, baby center (0-2yrs.), toddler center (3-4yrs.), special education and respite center, afterschool center, and sexual abuse program. Bi-lingual speaking staff available.
Contact:Director of the center – Charles Shayne (718) 884-0700
Hours:Monday – Thursday: 8am – 10pm; Friday: 8am – 9pm.
Clients Served: Available to Bronx residents.
Fees: No fee except for afterschool center.
Montefiore Child Protection Center
3314 Steuben Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Telephone: (718) 920-5833, (718) 920-4653; Fax: (718) 515-7661
Services Offered: First-time psycho/social/medical evaluation of children suspected of physical and/or sexual abuse.
Contact: Esperanza DeJesus – Intake Coordinator
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8:30am – 7pm; Friday: 9am – 5pm. By appointment only.
Fees: Medicaid, and any HMO with PCP referral. Will see anyone regardless of his or her ability to pay.
Lincoln Medical Center and Mental Health Center
234 East 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
Telephone: (718) 579-5000
Services Offered: Treatment and counseling for victims and secondary victims, adult survivors, medical assistance, crisis intervention, education for parents and children, and community outreach.
Contact: Lisette Matos – (718) 5790-5316
Hours: 24-hours a day.
Fees: Sliding Scale Fee, and all insurance accepted. Will see anybody regardless of his or her ability to pay.
Morrissania City Hospital Center For Child Development
1225 Gerard Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
Telephone: (718) 960-2991
Services Offered:Evaluation for child development and developmentally delayed children.
Contact:Executive Director – Sara Rodriquez
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 5pm
Fees: Fees according to individual’s income.
The New York Foundling Hospital
369 East 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10455
Telephone: (718) 993-7600- Foster care agency
Services Offered: Treatment and counseling for victims, legal
assistance, crisis intervention, and education for parents. Bilingual staff available.
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Clients Served: Individuals under 16 years old.
Fees: Sliding scale fee, and Medicaid accepted. Bilingual Staff Available
North Central Bronx Hospital
3424 Kossuth Avenue, Room 2H02
Bronx, NY 10467
Telephone: (718) 519-3015, General Information (718) 519-5000
Services Offered: Medical assistance, crisis intervention, education for parents and children, community outreach, and referrals. Bilingual staff available.
Contact: Sara Rosenthal, Program Coordinator
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 5pm
Clients Served: *Must go through the ER first. Children under the age of 18-years in all five boroughs.
Fees: No fee.
School Based Mental Health Program
817 East 180th Street
Bronx, NY 10460
Telephone: (718) 933-1500
Services Offered: Consultation with teachers and school personnel, individual, group and family therapy, and crisis intervention
Contact: Nora Martinez, Maged Care Hot line- 960-0244
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am – 5pm; Wednesday: 9am – 7pm
Clients Served: Available to Bronx School District 10.
Fees: Medicaid accepted.
Soundview Throgs Neck Community Mental Health Centers
2527 Glebe Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
Telephone: (718) 904-4400
731 White Plains Road
Bronx, NY
Telephone: (718) 842-1400
Service Offered: Treatment and counseling for victims and secondary victims, crisis intervention, and community outreach. Bilingual staff available.
Contact: Dr. Ellen Sobo, (718) 904-4446
Hours:Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Fees: Sliding fee scale, and Medicaid accepted.
Safe Horizon
900 Sheridan Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
Telephone: (718) 590-2371
Services Offered: Treatment and counseling for victims of domestic violence and secondary victims, financial assistance, supervised visitation, domestic violence hotline, and referrals.
Contact:Director – Raquel Boga
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm
Clients Served: Available to individuals 0-18years old who live in the Bronx.
Fees: No Fee.
Cardinal McCloskey’s Family Outreach Center
953 Southern Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Bronx, NY 10459
Telephone: (718) 542-0255
Services Offered:Parent workshops, preventative services, family therapy, and case management. Spanish speaking staff available.
Contact:Director – Marion Greaux
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Clients Served: Available to minors under the age of 18 and their families.
Fees: No fee.
AMT Children of Hope Safe Haven Program
Hotline: 877-796-HOPE(4673)
Services Offered: Safe havens where a mother can take a newborn within five days of the child’s birth so that the baby can be cared for and not abandoned. It is confidential and the police cannot prosecute the mother for leaving her child.
Facilities participating in Secret Safe Place: Any Community Firehouse, Police Station, or hospital emergency room, including:
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Concourse Division
Jacobi Medical Center
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Montefiore Medical Center
North Central Bronx Hospital
Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center
The Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York Westchester Square Hospital Medical Center
St. Barnabas Hospital
Telephone: (718) 220-2020 (x-8915); Fax: 718 962-3773
Union Community Health Center
260 E 188 Street 5th Floor
Bronx, NY 10458
Services: Medical, Counseling, Educational training for rape, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sexual harassment.
Contacts – CSW, Program Coordinator – Lynn Hamberg
Languages -English, Spanish
Handicapped accessible.
Fees: Some services have a fee. Insurance is billed and/or CVB reimbursement is utilized when applicable, or fee waived.
The Family Respite Program – Prospect Family Inn
730 Kelly Street
Bronx, NY 10455
Telephone: (718) 617-6100
Services Offered: Provides protection for children at the risk of abuse or neglect by serving families who find themselves facing a crisis. The goals are to keep families intact and prevent placement of children in foster care by providing emergency crisis relief services.
Contact: Crisis Nursery Director – Gloria Ramirez, (718) 617-6100 (x-30)
Hours: 24-hours a day.
Clients Served: Available to the entire community, as well as families living in the shelter system.
Fees: No fee.
CASA Programs
350 Broadway, Suite 1107
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: (212) 334-4010 (x-126); Fax: (212) 334-4018
Services Offered: The program provides a specially trained and supervised community volunteer which is appointed by the Family Court judge. CASAs are provided to help secure safe and permanent homes for abused and neglected children by investigating and monitoring cases involving children in foster care.
Contact: Volunteer Coordinator – Pamela Geraghty
Fees: No fee.
The Family Respite Program – Saratoga Family Respite Center
730 Kelly Street
Bronx, NY 10455
Telephone: (212) 222-KIDS
Services Offered: Goal is to protect children who are at risk of abuse or neglect, by serving families who find themselves facing a crisis. The goal is to keep families intact and prevent placement of children in foster care by providing emergency crisis relief services.
Hours: 24-hours a day.
Clients Served: Available to the entire community and families in the shelter system.
Fees: No fee.