Education
American Diabetes Association
2 Pine West Plaza, Suite 204
Albany, NY 12205
Phone:(518) 218-1755 Fax:(518) 218-0114
Email: mbyrnes@diabetes.org
Website: www.diabetes.org
Contact Person: Michaela Byrnes, Assoc. Manager of Community Initiatives x3613
Live Empowered, Por Tu Familia
Hours: 8-4
Languages Spoken: Spanish/English
Service Area: Albany, Schenectady & Rensselaer Counties
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Information and Referral, Medical/Health, Youth Services
Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
440 New Karner Road Albany, NY 12205
Phone:(518)869-4040 Fax:(518)869-8180
Website: www.americanheart.org
Go Red for Women
Hours: 9:00am–5:00pm
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): English and Spanish materials
Area(s) Served: Greater Capital Region
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Education, Information & Referral.
Go Red for Women is a program designed to raise awareness among women about their elevated risks for heart disease and stroke. We offer a number of tools and resources to aid women in taking charge of their health.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): English
The Alliance’s goal is to stop the nationwide increase in childhood obesity by 2010 by taking bold, innovative steps to help all children live longer and healthier lives. The Alliance will positively affect the places that can make a difference to a child’s health: homes, schools, restaurants, doctors’ offices, and the community.
Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center (BETAC)
10 Empire State Boulevard Castleton, NY 12033
Phone:(518)477-8771 Fax:(518)477-1335
Email: jvargas@questar.org
Website: www.betac.org
Contact: Dr. Juan D. Vargas, BETAC Director
Eligibility Requirements: Services are free of charge
Hours: 8:00am–4:30pm
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): English, Spanish
Area(s) Served: Eastern New York
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Education, Family Services & Support, Information & Referral, Translation Services.
The BETAC is funded by a grant from the New York State Education Department to provide technical assistance at no charge to school districts with Limited English Proficient/English Language Learners in the counties of Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Lewis, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington. The technical assistance services we provide our constituents include, designing/administering/evaluating inservice training for parents, teachers and administrators, maintaining a Resource Library of bilingual and ESL materials, assisting with educational referral services, translators, consultants, regional agencies) and, developing/facilitating local parent education conferences, activities. Electronically publishing the BETAC Interchange a newsletter to disseminate information on workshops, conferences, activities, materials and resources, and the Rainbow Collection and an anthology of original student work facilitating opportunities for students to participate in the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Leadership Institute.
BirthNet
215 Partridge Street Albany, NY 12203
Phone:(518)482-2504
Email: birthnet@birthnewyork.org
Website: www.birthnewyork/birthnet
Contact: Carolyn Keefe
Eligibility Requirements: None
Fees: None
Hours: Days and Evenings
Area(s) Served: Capital Region
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Consumer Services, Information & Referral, Maternal & Child Health, Parenting.
BirthNet is a nonprofit organization that educates the public about evidence-based, mother friendly maternity care. Our primary programs include a monthly discussion series, classroom presentations, community forums, workshops, and media outreach. We have a speakers bureau, and our website includes resource materials and a directory of midwives. BirthNet’s goal is to encourage all women, their partners, and families to learn about their rights and options during the childbearing year.
Capital District Educational Opportunity Center
145 Congress Street Troy, NY 12180
30 Russell Road Albany, NY 12203
Phone:(518)273-1900 ext. 2230 Fax:(518)273-1919
Email: eocenroll@hvcc.edu
Website: www.hvcc.edu/eoc
Contact: Enrollment Office
Eligibility Requirements: Eligible NYS residents 16 years and older
Fees: Tuition free for those who qualify
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm in Albany/Troy; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:00pm-9:00pm in Albany
Languages(Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish speaking staff person available in Employment Services
Since 1966, the EOC has offered tuition-free academic and workforce development opportunities to economically disadvantaged and educationally under-prepared New York State residents 16 years and older. The EOC offers a wide array of vocational programs to enhance employability in today’s competitive job market, including building trades, welding, cosmetology, culinary arts, nursing assistant, and a number of general and medical business and office technology programs. The EOC also offers a comprehensive array of academic programs ranging from Adult Basic Education though College Preparation including GED Preparation and English as a Second Language. The wide range of program offering is combined with other unique EOC services including individualized instruction, continuous enrollment, and job placement and post employment support. As a result, thousands of Capital Region residents have acquired the skills necessary to gain employment, to succeed on the job, and to develop self-confidence in their own potential.
Capital District WORKER Center
33 Central Ave Albany, NY 12210
Phone:(518)482-5595 Fax:(518)434-4220
Email: cdworkeralbany@yahoo.com
Website:http://www.labor-religion.org/local_cd_wc.htm
Contact: Gene Rodriguez, Coordinator
Building Bridges Skills Project
Eligibility Requirements: 18 +
Fees: All services are free. Optional membership fee available
Hours: 8:30am–4:30pm
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish/English
Area(s) Served: Capital Region
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Counseling, Education, Employment Information & Referral, Translation Services.
It is a union/community collaboration to prepare workers to succeed in pursuing advancement towards a career in the construction industry. Particularly, the Center wants to evaluate and provide pre skills training to prospective building trades candidates who reside locally in our community. The curriculum will include career counseling, math, reading, multi-perceptional skills, résumé writing, interviewing techniques and familiarization with the various trades and requirements of the trades.
Carver Community Center
201 Duane Avenue Schenectady, NY 12307
Phone:(518)374-9371 Fax:(518)346-6341
Email: apps@carvercc.org
Contact: Project Coordinator x129
APPS (Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Support Services)
Eligibility Requirements: Males and Females ages 7-21
Fees: None
Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm
Area(s) Served: Zip codes:12304,12307,12308
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Family Services & Support, Information & Referral, Parenting.
Carver Community Center partners with Family and Child Services of Schenectady and the Child Guidance Clinic at Northeast of offer programs to adolescents and families in the areas of pregnancy prevention, self-esteem, healthy relationships, healthcare access, accessing community resources, improving communication skills, and decreasing risky behaviors. Services are offered through the use of educational groups.
City School District of Albany - Dual Language Program
Delaware Community School, 43 Bertha Street (near Delaware Avenue) Albany, NY 12209
Phone:(518)669-9682
Email: mpores@nycap.rr.com
Website: http://www.albanyschools.org/district/Academics/DualLang.html
Contact: Melanie Pores
Extension: School hours
Dual Language Program
Eligibility Requirements: Children in grades k-5, must reside within the City of Albany
Fees: None
Hours: School day
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish/English
Area(s) Served: City School District of Albany
Designed as a “school-within-a-school” dual immersion program serving Spanish speaking and English speaking students. The program provides for enriched development of native language and second language literacy. Content area instruction is provided in Spanish and English on an alternating day schedule. Dual Language students consistently score well on the NYS assessments. Transportation is available for students who live at least 1.5 miles from the school.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County
PO Box 497, 24 Martin Road Voorheesville, NY 12186Phone:(518)765-3500 Fax:(518)765-2490
Email: albany@cornell.edu
Website: www.ccealbany.com
Contact: Gayle Kohler, Senior Administrator x579
Eligibility Requirements: Resident of Albany County
Languages: English
Fees: For many programs – none; for some programs the fees vary
Hours: 8:30am–4:00pm (evening programming offered upon request & availability)
Area(s) Served: Albany County
Other Services Offered: Consumer Services, Education, Information & Referral, Parenting.
Educational outreach program with workshops and seminars for individual, families, business and community: Youth Development programs, Mentors & Moms, East Smart New York, 4-H, Parenting Programs, Parenting after Separation and/or Divorce – Helping Children Adjust, Nutrition and Health, Budgeting, High School Government Intern Program, Small Business Start-up, and Home Gardening.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County
61 State Street Troy, NY 12180
Phone:(518)272-4210 Fax:(518)272-1648
Email: rensselaer@cornell.edu
Website: www.cce.cornell.edu
Contact: Kim Parnell
Eligibility Requirements: Rensselaer residents
Fees: None.
Hours: 6:00am-4:00pm
Languages(Bilingual staff/materials): English, Spanish
Area(s) Served: Rensselaer County
Other Services Offered: Parenting, Family Services & Support.
Family education, including parenting, resource management, child discipline, self-esteem, and promoting self-sufficient families. Nutrition education providing expertise in all phases of food and nutrition to make menus more nutritious and healthful for families, children, and seniors. Nutrition program educators available.
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Schenectady County
1044 State Street Schenectady, NY 12307
Website: www.cceschenectady.org
Schenectady County WIC Program
Phone: (518)346-8818 Fax: (518)346-2398
Fee: None
Contact: WIC Coordinator x29
Hours: Vary M-F, Saturday
Eligibility Requirements: Women, infants and children up to 5 yrs, financial restrictions apply
Languages: English, Spanish
Area Served: Schenectady County
Other Services Offered: Information & Referral
WIC can help you provide your child with the healthiest possible start in life. Pregnant, breastfeeding and post-partum women, infants and children up to age 5 may be eligible. Participants receive vouchers for nutritious foods, support for breastfeeding mothers, nutrition education to help develop healthy eating patterns, health screenings and referrals.
Families Together In NYS, Inc.
737 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12208
Phone:(518)432-0333 Fax:(518)434-6478
Email: info@ftnys.org
Website: www.ftnys.org
Contact: Help Line x20
Families Together In NYS, Inc.
Eligibility Requirements: NA
Hours: 8:00-4:00pm
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Engish & Spanish
Area(s) Served: Statewide
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Family Services & Support, Information & Referral, Mental Health.
Statewide organization made up of families or children with social and emotional disabilities
Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York
8 Mountain View Avenue, Albany, NY 12205
Phone: (518) 489-8110 Toll: 1-888-4GSNENY
Store phone number: (518) 489-8061
Fax: (518) 489-8065
Website: www.GSNENY.ORG
Contact: Ask to speak to a Community Relations Specialist for your community
Girl Scout Program
Eligibility Requirements: All girls 5 to 17 years old
Fees: $10.00 membership fee
Hours: Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish
Area(s) Served: Northeastern New York
Other Services Offered: Literacy
See websites: gsneny.org, Girl Scouts.org and Studio2b.org for information on Girl Scouts.
Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region
926 Albany Street Schenectady, NY 12307
Phone:(518)374-9800 Fax:(518)347-1009
Email: info.gcr@girls-inc.org
Website: www.girlsinccapitalregion.org
Contact: Teri Bordenave x230
Eligibility Requirements: Females between 5-18 years of age
Fees: Free
Hours: Office 9:00am-6:00pm; Programs Vary
Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish
Area(s) Served: Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Fulton, Montgomery, and Schoharie
Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Education, Information & Referral, Literacy.
Girls Incorporated of the Capital Region is part of a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold SM. For over 140 years, Girls Incorporated has provided vital education programs to millions of girls nationwide. Girls Incorporated achieves their mission by offering intentional and compensatory programs in six areas: Culture & Heritage, Self Reliance & Life Skills, Sports & Adventure, Leadership & Community Action, Career & Life Planning and Health & Sexuality. Programs are offered at main centers in Albany and Schenectady, and at a day camp in Saratoga County, and at more than 20 extension sites in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Fulton, Montgomery, and Schoharie Counties.
Jimison Institute of Learning
Schenectady, NY 12308
Workshops held on Site or individual consultation
Phone:(518)527-8972
Email:jimisondr@aol.com
Contact: Founder, President
Adults Going Back to School
Eligibility Requirements: None
Fees: None
Area(s) Served: Capital Region (Albany, Troy, & Schenectady)
Workshops are held for adult learners confused about how to get started with going back to school. Information is provided about the enrollment process to a college. There is also academic tutorial help provided to help students that have been out of school for awhile. Programs targets adult learners only – age 25 and up wanting to earn a college degree. All services are free.
Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County
1915 Fifth Avenue Troy, NY 12180
Phone:(518)274-8526 Fax:(518)274-8610
Email: lvorc@nycap.rr.com
Website: www.lvorc.org
Contact: Barbara Wyman
Basic Literacy and ESOL Tutoring
Eligibility Requirements: HS diploma or GED
Fees: $35.00
Hours: 24 hours a day
Area(s) Served: Rensselaer County and surrounding areas
Other Services Offered: Literacy
Since 1968, Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County has provided free, confidential, one-to-one and small group tutoring to adults and out-of-school teems in Basic Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages. Literacy Volunteers recruits and trains volunteers to provide these services in Rensselaer County and the gateway communities of Latham, Watervliet, Waterford, Menands, and Cohoes.
Rensselaer County Even Start
PO Box 1029 Averill Park, NY 12018
Phone:(518)674-7188 Fax:(518)283-8425
Email: pannuccil@averillpark.k12.ny.us
Contact: Coordinator
Rensselaer County Even Start Family Literacy Program
Eligibility Requirements: Children: Birth-8, financial need, adult education need
Fees: None
Hours: Flexible, Home Visits
Area(s) Served: Averill Park, Brittonkill, Wynantskill, and Troy School Districts
Other Services Offered: Literacy, Parenting.
A family-centered education program offering: Adults: job skills training, diploma completion, English instruction, home visits, and parenting workshops; and Children: preschool and early education programs, learning activities, books, support during school day, and homework help.
Washington Irving Educational Center
422 Mumford Street Schenectady, NY 12307
Phone:(518)370-8220
Contact: Guidance Office
Extension: (518)370-8230
Adult Education
Eligibility Requirements: 21 years or older, free services offered for transfers from Schenectady School District
Hours: 9:00am-2:30pm
Languages(Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish
Area(s) Served: Most of New York State
GED Program-Day classes, home study and satellite evening classes. ESL, English as a Second Language. Phonics classes, computer classes; Counseling and job coaching; Choices- education and employment; Incarcerated youth education and transition
2 EComm Square (324 Broadway) 3rd Floor Albany, New York 12207
Phone:(518)426-1153 Fax:(518)426-1237
Email