Offers classes for new and expectant mothers, caregivers, and family members. Classes cover subject areas such as expectant parents, newborn care, breastfeeding, and new siblings.

Healthy Kids is a joint endeavor between Samaritan Hospital and Rensselaer County Department of Social Services This is a unique home visitation program. The program is voluntary and free to participants. Family support workers provide a range of services, including childbirth education, infant care and child development, family planning options, assistance with obtaining transportation, meal planning, and referral to community agencies.

Healthy Kids is a joint endeavor between Samaritan Hospital and Rensselaer County Department of Social Services This is a unique home visitation program. The program is voluntary and free to participants. Family support workers provide a range of services, including childbirth education, infant care and child development, family planning options, assistance with obtaining transportation, meal planning, and referral to community agencies.

Assists single fathers with children with information and resources to help with the development of their child(ren) in future endeavours.

Provides information to help create strong, healthy families through education. Topics may include child development, establishing a routine, parenting in different family forms, parenting after a separation/divorce, parenting styles, and positive discipline.

* Provides pregnancy counseling services and adoption services for domestic, international and older special needs children

Offers strength-based parent education services for new parents and young parents, quality care education offered to working parents as part of child care resource and referral services, and early childhood enrichment programs. Also provides supervised visitation with a trained supervisor. Able to accommodate family and attorney requests as well as court ordered visitation.

Provides parent education opportunities, lending library with parenting materials, developmentally appropriate play space for children birth to five, and community resource and referrals.

Serves as a one-stop source of information, activities and materials to help improve parent-child interaction through parenting workshops, developmental and health screenings, supervised visits, a comprehensive library and home visits when needed.

Provides a variety of services for infants, children, new moms, and parents. Services include home visits, breastfeeding support, family planning, child immunizations, parenting and child development education, and connections to resources like daycare programs, doctors and dentists, transportation assistance, public assistance programs (including WIC), and lead testing services.

* Offers strength-based parent education services for new parents and young parents, quality care education offered to working parents as part of child care resource and referral services, and early childhood enrichment programs. Also provides supervised visitation with a trained supervisor. Able to accommodate family and attorney requests as well as court ordered visitation.

* Offers strength-based parent education services for new parents and young parents, quality care education offered to working parents as part of child care resource and referral services, and early childhood enrichment programs. Also provides supervised visitation with a trained supervisor. Able to accommodate family and attorney requests as well as court ordered visitation.

* Offers support and advocacy for pregnant women. Pregnancy tests, self-administered Mentoring program during pregnancy and post-partum Educational guidance Access to prenatal childbirth classes* Provides assistance locating emergency housing, medical care, legal advice, adoption, support groups, professional counseling, job placement and other community resources.

Provides a variety of services for infants, children, new moms, and parents. Services include home visits, breastfeeding support, family planning, child immunizations, parenting and child development education, and connections to resources like daycare programs, doctors and dentists, transportation assistance, public assistance programs (including WIC), and lead testing services.

Building Healthy Families Home-visiting program for pregnant and new parents. Early Head Start Community-based program for low-income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women.Head Start Comprehensive preschool program that helps children from low-income families develop the early reading and math skills.Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Offers four year old children access to prekindergarten programs.

Offers 3 child development classes for parents. First Five Years Parenting: For parents of children from birth to 5 years old. Class consists of three virtual 2-hour sessions. Emphasis is placed on school readiness, brain development, brain building activities, mindfulness, and self-calming activities for parent and child. Active Parenting: For parents of children 5-12 years old. Class consists of three virtual 2-hour sessions. Program addresses how parents can raise responsible, cooperative children who are prepared to meet the challenges of their teen years, resist negative peer pressure, and thrive in the 21st century. Includes explanation on the workings of the developing child/adolescent brain, handling anger, what parents can do to help their child succeed in school, and the importance of contributing to the family via chores. Parents learn positive, non-violent discipline techniques so they can avoid power struggles. Active Parenting of Teens: Class consists of three virtual 2-hour sessions. Equips parents to meet the challenges of their children's teen years in this complicated day and age.

Incredible Years is an 8-week evidence-based parenting workshop series designed for parents to learn skills and strategies to enhance their baby's social, emotional, and language development. Sessions are for parents and babies. Attendance at 7 of 8 sessions will result in a certificate of completion and a $30 Walmart card.

Offers free pregnancy tests, post abortion counseling, ultrasound referrals to confirm viable pregnancies, baby basics classes, diapers, formula, baby food, car seats and more at no charge. Also offers counseling and guidance for pregnant women.This group is a life affirming organization.

* Offers strength-based parent education services for new parents and young parents, quality care education offered to working parents as part of child care resource and referral services, and early childhood enrichment programs. Also provides supervised visitation with a trained supervisor. Able to accommodate family and attorney requests as well as court ordered visitation.

Twelve-week parenting program class for mothers, fathers, and men involved in raising children. The curriculum contains topics such as child's development, positive discipline, education culture, U.S. laws, etc.

New parents meet to exchange knowledge, share ideas, and express concerns with other new parents.

Parenting classes for parents of children ages 5-18. This six-week class utilizes discussion and multimedia presentations to teach parents. This 12 hour class is appropriate for parents with or without a disability or who have a child/children with or without a disability. Classes will meet both Family Court and CPS mandates.

Provides parenting and child development education as well as assistance with material items such as baby and toddler items and maternity items. Also has parenting program for men with children.

Provides parenting and child development education as well as assistance with material items such as baby and toddler items and maternity items. Also has parenting program for men with children.

Teaches four, easy to remember steps to help children identify their feelings, learn healthy self-control and reduce challenging behaviors. Program is for parents, grandparents, teachers, childcare providers. All Facilitators are certified by Devereaux Center for Resilient Children.