Resources for Patients & Families
Resources for Patients & Families
- Monroe County DSS Emergency Housing phone numbers:
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mondays-Fridays (585) 753-6044
After 3:00 p.m. and on weekends (585) 442-1742 - The Housing Council at PathStone
- FLIPA Social Care Network
- Father Tracy Advocacy Center
- Catholic Charities
- Family Promise
- Center for Youth
- Ask your provider about food pantry bags and meals!
- Rochester Foodlink
- Monroe County Area Food Cupboards
- Trillium Health Food Pantries
- NYS SNAP
- The eatright.org web site from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, has fun activities for parents, teens, and children of all ages. It highlights the importance of establishing good habits and eating right to grow healthy.
- URMC Financial Assistance
As a Safety Net practice, no one will be turned away. If you need assistance, our care coordinators can set you up with coverage for your children.- Care Coordinators:
Blue Team - Melissa Horton (585) 329-4804
Yellow Team - Cheryl Gordon-Barr (585) 448-9997
Orange Team - Katrina Dames (585) 559-8461
Green Team - Jackie Powell (585) 353-5904
- Care Coordinators:
- Social Work can place a financial case management referral & provide bus passes
- NYS of Health
- ROC Family Teleconnects
- Building Healthy Children
- Healthy Baby Network
- Reach Out and Read
Reach Out and Read is a nationally supported program that provides a book at each well visit for children ages 6 months to 5 years old. - Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – A literacy program available to patients residing in the 14605 zip code. Once families are enrolled in the program, the child will receive a developmentally appropriate book mailed to their home each month until they are 5 years old. - Healthy Families Monroe
Healthy Families Monroe is a home visiting program for pregnant women or moms who have an infant under the age of 3 months. Highly trained Family Support Specialists provide home visitation, developmental assessments, evidence-based parenting, family goal setting and connections to support services. - Teenage Parenting Support Services (TAPSS)
TAPSS provides home-based, comprehensive and intensive supportive counseling and case management for any young parent (male or female, individually and as couples) who resides in Monroe County, is pregnant or parenting, and is under 22 years old. Referrals often center on basic needs, child care, domestic violence, mental health counseling, early intervention, education and employment, housing and medical services. - Healthy Moms Program
The Healthy Moms Program is focused on creating a nurturing and supportive environment that is life-changing and empowers women to reach their highest potential. The program provides moms with the support they need to be physically healthy, emotionally healthy, and self-sufficient. Services provided include behavioral health support, health home care management, support with education and career objectives, smoking cessation program, and family connects program. - The Early Intervention Program (EI)
The Early Intervention Program is a voluntary developmental evaluation and services program offered by New York State and administered locally by the Monroe County Department of Public Health. EI serves children from birth through 2 years of age and their families where there is a high risk of delay, a suspected delay in development, or a confirmed diagnosis of developmental disability. Evaluations are conducted to determine eligibility. A variety of therapeutic and support services are offered to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
If a child is found not eligible, parents can request developmental monitoring. - SPCC and Mt. Hope Family Center
Families who have active CPS involvement may have access to additional community programs through SPCC and Mt. Hope Family Center. - Car Seat Education - healthychildren.org
Proper use of car safety seats helps keep children safe. There are many different seats are on the market. Read about tips on choosing the car seat that best fits your child. Learn more about car seat safety and how you attend a car seat installation check.
- Matthew's Closet & Asbury Storehouse - Social Work can place referrals
- AC-6 Community Closet has clothing, hygiene products, & cleaning supplies
- Cameron Community - Clothing
- DHS Assistance
- Child SSI
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
This federal program offers information on how to receive assistance. The goal of this federal program is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5, who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to healthcare. - Rochester Works
- Workforce Development
- Rochester EOC
- AC-6 Behavioral Health Services
- Mobile Crisis
- Brighter Days Pediatric Mental Health Urgent Care
- Resources for Environmental Health Problems in the Home:
- For concerns of lead poisoning from water: Brita Elite filter
- For concerns of rodents/and insect infestations: Traps and directions
- For asthma and concern of dust: Air filters and mattress covers
- Finger Lakes Children’s Environmental Health Center (FLCEHC)
Contact us for information concerning environmental exposures in children and in women who are pregnant, breast feeding, or considering pregnancy.
Phone: (585) 275-3638
Toll Free: (844) 352-3420 (844-FLCEHC-0)
Email: FLCEHC@urmc.rochester.edu - Western NY Lead Poisoning Resource Center Rochester
Call (585) 275-2222 and ask for pager #10490. The on-call provider,
Sandra Jee, M.D., M.P.H. or Rebekah Prasad, P.N.P., MsPH will call you back - Healthy Neighborhood Program
- NYS Prescriptions for Prevention