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Access Services Through Front Door
Capital Region
Front Door Office Capital District
518-388-0398
Counties served: Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington
Hudson Valley
Front Door Office Rockland
845-947-6390
County served: Rockland
Front Door Office Orange & Sullivan
845-695-7330
Front Door Office Westchester
914-332-8960
Front Door Office Upper Hudson Valley
845-473-5050 x 167
Counties served: Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, Ulster
Central New York, Southern Tier and North Country
Front Door Office Southern Tier
607-771-7784 press 0
Counties served: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins
Front Door Office Central NY
315-793-9600 Ext. 603
Counties served: Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego
Front Door Office North Country
518-536-3480
Counties served: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
Long Island
Front Door Office Long Island
631-434-6000
Counties served: Nassau, Suffolk
New York City
Front Door Office Queens
718-217-6485
Front Door Office Brooklyn
718-642-8576
Front Door Office Manhattan
646-766-3220
Front Door Office Bronx
718-430-0757
Front Door Office Staten Island
718-982-1913
Western NY & Finger Lakes
Front Door Office Finger Lakes
855-679-3335
Counties served: Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
Front Door Office Western NY
800-487-6310
Counties served: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans
Provider Inquiries - Regional Offices
Capital Region & Hudson Valley
General Information Capital District
518-388-0431
General Information Upper Hudson Valley
845-473-5050
General Information Lower Hudson Valley
845-947-6100
Central New York, Southern Tier and North Country
General Information Central NY
315-473-6978
Long Island
General Information Long Island
631-434-6100
New York City
General Information Queens
718-217-5890
General Information Brooklyn
718-642-6112
General Information Manhattan
646-766-3222
General Information Bronx
718-430-0885
General Information Staten Island
718-983-5233
Western NY & Finger Lakes
General Information Rochester
585-241-5700
General Information West Seneca (Buffalo)
800-487-6310
Human Resources
OPWDD is always actively recruiting at locations all across New York State. Reach out to one of the offices below to find out more about career opportunities with OPWDD:
Main Office
Phone: 518-473-4785
Email: [email protected]
Capital District
Phone: 518-388-0838
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren & Washington
Central New York
Phone: 315-336-2300, Ext. 578 (Rome Office)
Phone: 315-473-6980 (Syracuse Office)
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga & Oswego
Finger Lakes
Phone: 585-461-8800
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming & Yates
Lower Hudson Valley
Phone: 845-947-6239
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Westchester, Orange, Rockland & Sullivan
Upper Hudson Valley
Phone: 845-877-6821 x3367
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam & Ulster
Long Island
Phone: 631-326-4497
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Nassau & Suffolk
North Country
Phone: 518-359-4150
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson & St. Lawrence
Southern Tier
Phone: 607-770-0241
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga & Tompkins
Western NY
Phone: 716-517-2057
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara & Orleans
Queens
Phone: 718-217-5110
Email: [email protected]
Brooklyn
Phone: 718-642-6310
Email: [email protected]
Bronx & New York
Phone: 718-430-0710
Email: [email protected]
Staten Island
Phone: 718-983-5433
Email: [email protected]
Crisis Services
NY START Regional Office Liaisons
Finger Lakes
Scott Perry
Phone: 716-608-2766
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
Western NY
Lisa Harnden
Phone: 716-608-2702
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans
Southern Tier
Monika Deskur
Phone: 607-771-7784 x 202
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins
Central NY
Marie Mahar
Phone: 315-425-5335
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego
North Country
Kellie Smutz
Phone: 315-274-3248
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Maria Rheaume
Phone: 518-536-3468
Email: [email protected]
James Tebo
Phone: 518-359-4126
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
Capital District
Jerald Petell
Phone: 518-388-1944
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington
Hudson Valley
Steve Deaner
Phone: 845-947-6218
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Westchester
Robin Pentz
Phone: 845-473-5050 x 160
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, Ulster
New York City
Dr. Howard Reyer
Phone: 718-642-8657
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Kings (Brooklyn)
Shelly Ann Archer (Queens)
Phone: 631-416-3998
Email: sh[email protected]
Shanequa McIntosh (Bronx)
Phone: 718-642-8657
Email: [email protected]
Samantha Sasley (Manhattan)
Phone: 646-766-3362
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Bronx, New York (Manhattan)
Laura Martino
Phone: 718-982-1925
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Richmond
Long Island
Seth Chandler
Phone: 631-416-3885
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Julia Laevsky
Phone: 631-416-3950
Email: [email protected]
Counties served: Nassau, Suffolk
Media
The Director of Communications and Public Affairs for the NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is Jennifer O'Sullivan. The department can be reached at 518-474-6601 or by email at [email protected].
After hours or on weekends, contact Jennifer directly at [email protected].
Report an Incident
In the case of an emergency, contact local law enforcement by dialing 911.
All Reportable Incidents must be reported to OPWDD by telephone to OPWDD's Incident Management Unit at 518-473-7032
Off-hours Notification Line 888-479-6739
All Reportable Incidents in programs operated or certified by OPWDD must be reported to the NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs at 1-855-373-2122