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Community Resources for Families
The resources listed below are for your convenience.
Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country
Family Resource Centers in Plattsburg (518.516.4999), Malone (518.481.7281), Tupper Lake (518.359.8167)
-Offers parent-child groups, parent support groups, education classes, developmental screenings, more
Susannah Burgess
Infant and Toddler Mental Health Program
Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country
Ages 0-36 months
(518)-566-3474
Early Intervention
Early Intervention referrals are made through your local health department - please contact
your local health department at these numbers:
Clinton County Health Department - (518) 565-4848
Essex County Health Department - (518) 873-3522
Franklin County Health Department - (518) 481-1709
North Country Kids Inc
Early Intervention and Preschool Agency serving Clinton and Essex Counties
Requires travel of parent and child to Plattsburgh to be evaluated at this time.
Saranac Lake Central School District Resources
Committee on Preschool Education - CPSE - Age 3-5
Suzanne Nicholas, Director, Saranac Lake Central School District
Lisa Gallows 518.897.1410
Committee on Special Education - Age 5+
http://www.slcs.org/pupil-personnel-sped/special-education-2
Dave Francis, Petrova Elementary School Psychologist
518.897.1560
Private Mental Health Practices
Jeanne Brown, LMHC, RPT-S, CATP
Adirondack Family Counseling
Elizabethtown, NY
www.adirondackfamilycounseling.com
(518) 873-4175
Danielle Carr, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Adirondack Community Counseling, Inc.
http://www.adirondackcommunitycounseling.com/danielle-carr-lmhc
daniellecarr@adkcounseling.com
518-788-9488
Vanessa Funfsinn, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Wild Butterflies Therapy
www.wildbutterfliestherapy.com
518.882.3900
Dr. Maria Rheaume, PSYD
Stepping Stones Psychological Services, PLLC
Elizabethtown, NY
https://steppingstonespsych.clientsecure.me/
(518) 412-2066
Erin L. Velsini, LCSW-R
Essex County Mental Health
Elizabethtown, NY
www.co.essex.ny.us/MentalHealth.asp
(518) 873-3670
General Information
NY Association for Infant Mental Health (NYS-AIMH)
https://www.nysaimh.org/more-about-babies/
Area Groups and Places of Interest for Young Families
ADK ArtRise
62 Main St
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
(518) 354-8089
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art classes
Dewey Mountain Recreation Center
NY-3 across from TriLakes Humane Society
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
https://www.deweymountain.com/
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Lil Shufflers Youth Ski League and Summer Youth Programs
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
17 Algonquin Ave.
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-2512
https://www.lakeplacidarts.org/
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children’s theater productions, art classes, dance and tumbling classes
MOPS-Mother’s of Preschoolers Group, Lake Placid
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A group meets in Lake Placid once a week;-search for them on Facebook.
Mount Pisgah Recreation Center
92 Mount Pisgah Ln
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
https://www.saranaclakeny.gov/index.php?section=playing-mt-pisgah
Saranac Lake Free Library
109 Main Street
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
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Children’s story hour, children’s library room, summer reading program
The Wild Center
45 Museum Dr.
Tupper Lake, NY 12986
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Children’s activities, trails, canoe trips, bird walk, otters, and more