EI Official and Director of Preschool Special Education Programs
Coordinator of Children with Special Needs Services
Ages birth through 5 years old
Janine Fitzmaurice, LCSW
(845) 486-3518
CSPOA and Children & Youth Services Coordinator
Deborah Disanza, LCSW-R
(845) 486-2768
Children & Youth Special Needs Health Care
Public Health Nurse
Lorie Drum, RN, BSN
(845) 486-3542
If this is an emergency and you need immediate assistance please contact 911
Crisis Counseling, Support, Information & Referrals
Toll free: (877) 485-9700
(845) 485-9700
If this is an emergency and you need immediate assistance please contact 911
Crisis Counseling, Support, Information & Referrals
Toll free: (877) 485-9700
(845) 485-9700
NY State Central Register for Child Abuse
(800-342-3720)
General Contact
Dutchess County’s Life Button 24 program provides information and referral to a GPS monitoring systems for children and young adults that are at risk of wandering or going missing.
Contact Dutchess County Department of Community & Family Services – (845) 486-3001 for more information and an application.
Welcome Letter – Life Button Program 2018
Life Button – Fact Sheet (2018)
Dutchess County Life Button Application