Displaced Homemaker Program
This program serves people who have been displaced from their careers as unpaid homemakers. It offers services to help with the challenges people in these situations often face.
Some people have trouble finding:
- Child care
- Transportation
- Housing
- Basic necessities
- Jobs
Others may face:
- Emotional challenges
- Medical needs
- Legal problems
Services include:
- Crisis intervention
- Counseling
- Referral to community service agencies
- Assertiveness training
- Decision-making training
- Assessment
- Resume writing
- Job search strategies
- Job clubs
The final goal is for people to become employed and economically independent.
If you or someone you know can benefit from this program, visit or call the center nearest you.
| Counties | Contact | Location | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Albany Rensselaer Schenectady |
Ms. Elizabeth Miller bmiller@cdwerc.org |
Capital District Women's Employment and Resource Center |
175 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor Albany, NY 12206 |
P: (518) 462-7600 X187 |
| Schenectady Albany Rensselaer Schenectady |
Chari Jones scapdhp@nycap.rr.com |
Schenectady Community Action Program |
913 Albany Street Schenectady, NY 12305 |
P: (518) 374-9181 F: (518) 374-9190 |
| Olean Cattaraugus Allegany |
Heather Schultz hschultz@everywoman.org |
Everywoman Opportunity Center - Olean |
132 N. Union Street, Suite 107 Olean, NY 14760 |
P: (716) 373-4013 |
| Dunkirk Chautauqua |
Valerie Easterly veasterly@everywoman.org |
Everywoman Opportunity Center - Dunkirk |
10825 Bennett Road Dunkirk, NY 14048 |
P: (716) 366-7020 |
| Buffalo Erie |
Myrna Young Myoung@everywoman.org |
Everywoman Opportunity Centers of Western NY (5 Centers) - Buffalo |
237 Main Street, Suite 330 Buffalo, NY 14203 |
P: (716) 847-1120 F: (716) 847-1550 |
| Tomawanda Erie |
Ivy Diggs-Washington iwashington@everywoman.org |
Everywoman Opportunity Center - Tonawanda |
899 Niagara Falls Boulevard Tonawanda, NY 14226 |
P: (716) 837-2260 |
| Johnstown Fulton Montgomery Schoharie |
Chari Jones scapdhp@nycap.rr.com dpiurek@fmcc.suny.edu |
Schenectady Community Action Program - Fulton/Montgomery CC |
2805 State Hwy. 67 Johnstown, NY 12095 |
P: (518) 762-4651 X73613 |
| Cobleskill Fulton Montgomery Schoharie |
Melissa Klein workforceservices@sccapinc.org |
Schoharie County Community Action Displaced Homemaker Program |
795-East Main Street - Suite 5 Cobleskill, NY 12043 |
P: (518) 234-2568 P: (518) 234-3507 |
| Hempstead Hempstead Long Beach |
LaVonne Erskine laverski@eoc-nassau.org |
EOC of Nassau County, Inc. |
134 Jackson Street Hempstead, NY 11550 |
P: (516) 292-9710 F: (516) 565-3768 |
| Utica Herkimer Madison Oneida |
Eleanor Moran emoran46@adelphia.net |
Women's Employment and Resource Center |
1411 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13501 |
P: (315) 793-9700 F: (315) 793-9966 |
| Rochester Monroe |
Lori Garofalo lgarofalo@lifespan-roch.org |
LIFESPAN - Women in Transition Services |
1900 South Clinton Avenue Rochester, NY 14618 |
P: (585) 244-8400 X133 F: (585) 244-9125 |
| Niagara Falls Niagara |
Deborah Bach dbach@everywoman.org |
Everywoman Opportunity Center - Niagara Falls |
1316 Main Street, Suite A Niagara Falls, NY 14301 |
P: (716) 282-8472 |
| Bronx New York City |
Blanche Kellawon blanche.kellawon@bcc.cuny.edu |
Research Foundation of CUNY - Bronx Community College |
West 181 Street and University Avenue, Rm. 410 Bronx, NY 10453 |
P: (718) 289-5834 F: (718) 289-6343 |
| Brooklyn New York City |
Lisa Berman AIFRESHSTART@yahoo.com |
Agudath Israel of America - Fresh Start |
1756 Ocean Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 |
P: (718) 338-9200 F: (718) 377-3151 |
| New York City New York City |
Anna Alfred aalfred@ywcanyc.org |
YWCA of the City of New York |
500 West 56th Street New York, NY 10019 |
P: (212) 735-9773 F: (917) 369-9096 |
| Long Island City New York City |
Julia Sterling jsterling@lagcc.cuny.edu |
The Research Foundation of CUNY - LaGuardia Community College, Home to Work Center |
31-10 Thomson Avenue, Room C-344 Long Island City, NY 11101 |
P: (718) 482-5166 F: (718) 609-2076 |
| Syracuse Onondaga |
Peggy Woods wocpeggywoods@yahoo.com |
Women's Opportunity Center |
770 James Street Syracuse, NY 13203 |
P: (315) 446-0550 |
| Nyack Rockland |
Eileen Grimm eileengrimm@hotmail.com |
Rockland County Guidance Center |
17 South Broadway Nyack, NY 10960 |
P: (845) 358-9390 F: (845) 358-4980 |
| Copiague Suffolk |
Josuanne Denis jdenis@fegs.org |
FEGS Suffolk Vocational Center |
445 Oak Street Street Copiague, NY 11726 |
P: (631) 598-0108 X401 F: 631-264-7787 |
| Hauppauge Suffolk |
Marc Bossert Marc.Bossert@suffolkcountyny.gov |
Suffolk County DOL |
N. County Complex, Bldg. 17 Veterans Highway Hauppauge, NY 11788 |
P: (631) 853-6582 F: (631) 853-6670 |
| Ithaca Tompkins |
Dammi Herath, PhD dammi@womensopportunity.org |
Women's Opportunity Center |
315 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 |
P: (607) 272-1520 F: (607) 272-2251 |
| Valhalla Westchester Putnam |
Mia C. Fienemann mia.fienemann@sunywcc.edu |
Project Transition - Westchester Community College |
75 Grasslands RoadAAB 105 Valhalla, NY 10595 |
P: (914) 606-6825 F: (914) 606-6508 |
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