PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN | DUTCHESS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS)

Provides protective service to impaired adults living in the community with unmet needs and who have no one to assist them. Also receives and responds to all reports of children who are abused, abandoned, or neglected, and carries out the statutory mandates of protecting children and providing rehabilitative services to families.

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211 Hudsson Valley / ADK

Physical Address

60 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Hours

Adult Protective Services Call 845-486-3300 Children's Protective Services Call 845-486-3080 After hours Adult and Children Call 800-342-3720or Call 844-697-3505 to reach Adult Protective Services Main Desk (If the call is regarding an emergency, please dial 911)

Voice

845-486-3300

Main

Voice

845-486-3000

Main

Fax

845-486-3090

Fax

Application process

Adult Protective Services Call 845-486-3300 Children's Protective Services Call 845-486-3080 After hours Adult and Children Call 800-342-3720or Call 844-697-3505 to reach Adult Protective Services Main Desk (If the call is regarding an emergency, please dial 911)

Fee

None/Not Applicable

Eligibility

Adults or children who are neglected, abandoned or abused

Languages

Spanish

Service area

Dutchess County, NY

Agency info

DUTCHESS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS)

A multi-service agency to meet the needs of the County's dependent population, as provided by social services law, in a courteous, fair and efficient manner with the aim of restoring each beneficiary to maximum independence.