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Program/Agency
Name:
Head Start Program,
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Contact
Information |
Parent
Agency:
Community Action Organization of Erie County, Inc.
Early Childhood Division Address:
Phone:
716-881-5150 Fax:
716-885-2911 Email:
ellocs@aol.com Contact
Person:
Ellen O’Callaghan
Sheldon Director:
L. Nathan Hare |
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Service Information |
Eligibility:
Free program, income guidelines determined by U.S. Dept. of Health and
Human Services Fees:
None Service
Area: Parent
and Child time together:
Y GED
Courses: N Parenting
classes:
Y Adult
Basic Education:
Y (Sponsored through CAO). Child
care:
y ESL
classes:
Y Bus
routes:
Y Job
training:
Y Home
visits:
Y |
Parent
support: Y Special
Needs: Y Preschool
program: Y Hearing
Impaired:
Y Transportation
cost provided: Y Vision
Impaired:
Y Stipends
provided:
n Dyslexia:
N After
school tutoring:
Y Other:
After school tutoring provided through Youth Development Program (CAO
sponsored). |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Helmuth Day Care, Inc.
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Address:
Phone:
716-532-0411 Fax:
716-532-0965 Email:
helmuthdir@juno.com Contact Person:
Lucille Butts Director:
Lucille Butts |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility:
Children 6 weeks to 12 years. Fees: Sliding scale by
household income, age of child. Service Area: Parent and Child time together:
N GED Courses: N Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
Y ESL classes:
N Bus routes: N Job training:
N Home visits:
N |
Parent support: Y (by
referral) Special Needs: Y (by
referral) Preschool program:
Y Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
Y (case by case basis) Other: Full
day, school age program through summer. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Heritage Centers/Heritage Education Program
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Contact
Information |
Parent Agency:
Heritage
Centers Address:
Phone:
716-876-3901 Fax:
716-876-3906 Email:
dharwood@heritagecenters.org
Contact Person:
Dianne Harwood Director:
Kim Pope; Michael Gross (Executive
Director) |
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Service Information |
Eligibility:
Birth to age 21: must be
developmentally disabled or at risk of becoming developmentally
disabled. Fees:
0 Service Area:
Parent and Child time
together:
N GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
Y Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
N Bus routes:
N Job training:
Y Home visits:
Y |
Parent support:
Y Special Needs:
Y Preschool program:
Y Hearing Impaired:
Y Transportation cost
provided:
Y Vision Impaired:
Y Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
N Other:
Offers comprehensive services to
infants and school-aged children. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Heritage Centers/Heritage Education Program
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Contact
Information |
Parent Agency:
Heritage
Centers Address:
Phone:
716-876-3901 Fax:
716-876-3906 Email:
dharwood@heritagecenters.org
Contact Person:
Dianne Harwood Director:
Kim Pope; Michael Gross (Executive
Director) |
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Service Information |
Eligibility:
Birth to age 21: must be
developmentally disabled or at risk of becoming developmentally
disabled. Fees:
0 Service Area:
Parent and Child time
together:
N GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
Y Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
N Bus routes:
N Job training:
Y Home visits:
Y |
Parent support:
Y Special Needs:
Y Preschool program:
Y Hearing Impaired:
Y Transportation cost
provided:
Y Vision Impaired:
Y Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
N Other:
Offers comprehensive services to
infants and school-aged children. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Hispanics
United of
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Address:
Phone:
716-856-7110 Fax:
716-856-9617 Email:
Contact Person:
Jennifer Cancel Director:
Gloria A. Soto |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility:
Income requirement (for food
pantry and housing component). Fees:
0 Service Area: Parent and Child time together:
N GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
Y Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
N Bus routes:
Job training:
Y Home visits:
Y |
Parent support:
Y Special Needs:
Y Preschool program:
N Hearing Impaired:
Y Transportation cost provided:
Y Senior bus/van for use by
devopmentaly cisabled clients. Vision Impaired:
Y Stipends provided:
Y (peer educators) Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
Y Other:
Provides classes on domestic
vioilense, parenting, AIDS, pregnancy prevention, and on-job readiness
assistance. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Hodge Pediatrics/Children's
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Kaleida
Health Address:
Phone:
716-878-7488 Fax:
716-888-3966 Email:
Contact Person:
Pat
Volker, RN Director:
Pat Volker, Nurse Manager |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility:
Up to age 21, all insurances
accepted. Fees:
Applicable co-pays are collected. Service Area: Primarily
Parent and Child time together:
N GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
N Bus routes:
N/A Job training:
N Home visits:
N |
Parent support:
N Special Needs:
Y (With referrals) Preschool program:
N Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N/A Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
N Other:
Pediatrics Primary Care |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Holy Cross Head Start
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Community Action Organization of Erie County, Inc. Address:
Phone:
716-852-8373 Fax:
716-854-7046 Email:
ktepds@holycrossheadstart.org Contact Person:
Kathy Tepas Director:
Marie Porter |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility: Low
income families, children ages 2.9 to 5 years. Fees: None Service Area: Zip
Codes 14001, 14004, 14150, 14201, 14207, 14213, 14217 Parent and Child time together:
N GED Courses: Y Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
Y (During parent meetings). ESL classes:
N Bus routes: Y Job training:
N Home visits:
Y |
Parent support: Y Special Needs: Y Preschool program:
Y Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia: N After school tutoring:
Y (at offsite facility). Other: We
screen children for hearing, vision, and speech problems upon entrance
to our programs. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Homespace Corporation
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Address:
Phone:
716-881-4600 Fax:
Email:
Contact Person:
Director:
Thelma Roberts, Executive Director |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility:
Ages 18-25 year old single
parents. Fees:
None Service Area:
Parent and Child time together:
Y GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
Y Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
Y Bus routes:
Porter/Best Job training:
N Home visits:
Y |
Parent support:
Y Special Needs:
Y Preschool program:
N Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N/A Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
Y Other:
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