AGAPE – Hudson Valley
Serving Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties.
108 Main Street, New Paltz | 845-679-9900
Funded by the Regional Permanency Resource Centers initiative of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services’ (OCFS), the Coalition opened the AGAPE Hudson Valley office in the December of 2016.
AGAPE Hudson Valley serves families in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties who have adopted a child or those that have become guardians of a relative’s child. By providing supportive services and connecting families to resources such as parent trainings, support groups for both parents and youths, peer mentoring, navigation for cross-system needs, therapeutic services referrals, counseling, or other supports to help families address issues as they arise, the AGAPE program helps post-adoptive and post-guardianship families through the unique challenges they face following an adoption or guardianship.
AGAPE’s services are provided free of charge. It is open for families who have adopted through foster care or private adoption whether domestically or internationally. Services are also available for relatives caring for a child through G docket guardianship. Whether it’s a simple question, a need for more training or a more challenging problem, we are here to guide you.
If you are an family who has adopted a child or are caring for a child through a G-Docket, Article 17, informal, fictive, or KinGap Guardianship or custody, AND live in one of New York city’s five boroughs (Brooklyn, Staten Island, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens) or Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Dutchess, Nassau, Madison, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tompkins, Ulster or Westchester Counties, please begin the AGAPE enrollment process now. Click to button to begin!
Meet the AGAPE Hudson Valley Team
Trudy Kent
AGAPE Hudson Valley Director trudy@affcny.org 845.679.9900
Warren Valez
Family Support Specialist warren@affcny.org 845-679-9900
Anni Keane
Deputy Director of AGAPE Services anni@affcny.org | 914.885.4361
Jade Sudock
Youth Programming jade@affcny.org | 845.679.9900
Kylie Regan
Family Support Specialist kylie@affcny.org 845.679.9900
Angela Paganelli
Family Support Specialist angela@affcny.org | 845.679.9900
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Upcoming Hudson Valley AGAPE Events
Not sure if AGAPE is right for your family? Come on out and meet the team at one of the many connective events and educational trainings we host in our AGAPE counties. All our events are free and most of the support groups and trainings have either childcare or a youth activity.
To view and register for all the upcoming AGAPE trainings and events, just click here.
The HelpLine is always available 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
You can find AGAPE Hudson Valley staff at Orange County DSS office in Goshen, Dutchess Country Department of Community & Family Services (DCFS) and Ulster Department of Social Services on Tuesdays. Hours and locations vary throughout the month. Appointments are available upon request.