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Family Literacy Directory of Western New York
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Program/Agency
Name:
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Address:
Phone:
716-859-4110 Fax:
716-859-4179 Email:
dholmes@buffalo.edu Contact Person:
David Holmes, MD Director:
John Brewer, MD |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility: Fees: None 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:
N Home visits:
Y |
Parent support: Y Special Needs: N Preschool program:
N Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
Y Other:
Primary health care. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
OCAC Head Start
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Address:
Phone:
716-589-5683 Fax:
716-589-5712 Email:
Contact Person:
Debbie
Miller ( Director:
Kathy Fernandez |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility:
Three and four year olds, income
determined by Federal guidelines. Fees:
0 Service Area: Parent and Child time together:
Y GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
Y Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
Y ESL classes:
N Bus routes:
Job training:
Y (Sub. Teacher or bus drivers at
OCAC Head Start). Home visits:
Y |
Parent support:
Y Special Needs:
Y` Preschool program:
Y Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
Y Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
N Other:
Home based educational program in
which the teacher works with parents and children. Also, this facility
encourages conflict resolution in the classrooms; children are guided to
negotiate. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
The
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Address:
Phone:
716-851-3651 Fax:
Email:
Contact Person:
Jimenez Pilar Director:
Jimenez Pilar |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility: Varies
Fees: None Service Area: Parent and Child time together:
Y GED Courses: Parenting classes:
Y Adult Basic Education: Child care:
Y ESL classes:
Bus routes: Job training:
Home visits:
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Parent support: Y Special Needs: Preschool program:
Y Hearing Impaired:
Transportation cost provided:
Vision Impaired:
Stipends provided:
Dyslexia:
After school tutoring:
Y Other: . |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Police
Athletic League of
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Address:
Phone:
716-884-9681 Fax:
716-884-9669 Email:
Contact Person:
Susan
Gonzalez Director:
Susan Gonzalez |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility:
Must be registered member of a
City of Buffalo Community Center. Fees:
0 Service Area: City
of Parent and Child time together:
N GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
Y (In the summer, day camp is
available) ESL classes:
N Bus routes:
Metro Job training:
Y (At some select sites) Home visits:
N |
Parent support:
Y Special Needs:
(Select needs) Preschool program:
N Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N/A Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
Y (Available at select sites) Other:
Tremendous need for books for the
numerous children who read far below grade level. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
School 47-Policy Board Address:
Phone:
716-852-1264 Fax:
716-852-1673 Email:
Contact Person:
Gregory l. Director:
Frank Bostic |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility: None Fees: None Service Area: Parent
and Child time together: Y GED Courses: Y 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:
N Transportation cost provided:
N Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
Y Other:
Computer training. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Preventionfocus, Inc.
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency: Address:
Phone:
716-884-3256 Fax:
716-884-3279 Email:
Contact Person:
Giselle Jackman,
Director of Program Services Director:
Mr. Anthony Abram |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility: Fees: None Service Area: Parent and Child time together:
Y GED Courses: N Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
Y Child care:
N ESL classes:
N Bus routes: Job training:
Y Home visits:
N |
Parent support: Y Special Needs: N Preschool program:
Y Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
Y (Occasionally) Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
Y Other:
Pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, Woman Services, drug
prevention education. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Project FLIGHT Family Literacy Consortium
for
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Project FLIGHT Address:
Bacon 306
Phone:
716-878-4303 Fax:
716-878-5833 Email:
FLIGHT@BUFFNET.NET
WWW.PROJECTFLIGHT.ORG (Web site) Contact Person:
Dr. Betty J. Cappella
& Dr. Geraldine E. Bard Director:
Dr. Betty J. Cappella & Dr. Geraldine E. Bard |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility: Fees: None Service Area: All of
Parent and Child time together:
N GED Courses: N Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
N Bus routes: Job training:
N 106Home visits:
N |
Parent support: N Special Needs: N Preschool program:
N Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
N Other: Based
at Buffalo State College, consists of individuals from educational
institutions, libraries, public and private volunteer organizations,
social service agencies, city, county and state governments,
corporations and businesses, which directly or indirectly serve
educationally disadvantaged families. . |
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Program/Agency
Name:
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Project FLIGHT Address:
Bacon 306
Phone:
716-878-4303 Fax:
716-878-5833 Email:
FLIGHT@BUFFNET.NET
WWW.PROJECTFLIGHT.ORG (Web site) Contact Person:
Dr. Betty J. Cappella
& Dr. Geraldine E. Bard Director:
Dr. Betty J. Cappella & Dr. Geraldine E. Bard |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility: Fees: None Service Area: All of
Parent and Child time together:
N GED Courses: N Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
N Bus routes: Job training: N Home visits:
N |
Parent support: N Special Needs: N Preschool program:
N Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
N Other:
Research materials, books, pamphlets, videos, as well as access
to computer generated SPIN searches and information referral systems. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
Project FLIGHT Research and Consultant Team
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Project FLIGHT Address:
Bacon 306
Phone:
716-878-4303 Fax:
716-878-5833 Email:
FLIGHT@BUFFNET.NET
WWW.PROJECTFLIGHT.ORG (Web site) Contact Person:
Dr. Betty J. Cappella
& Dr. Geraldine E. Bard Director:
Dr. Betty J. Cappella & Dr. Geraldine E. Bard |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility: Fees: None Service Area: All of
Parent and Child time together:
N GED Courses: N Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
N Bus routes: Job training:
N Home visits:
N |
Parent support: N Special Needs: N Preschool program:
N Hearing Impaired:
N Transportation cost provided:
N Vision Impaired:
N Stipends provided:
N Dyslexia:
N After school tutoring:
N Other:
Technical assistance to agencies for training, funding,
program design, development and delivery, needs assessment,
grants, evaluation, problem
solving, goal-setting, service delivery, advocacy and new research
initiatives. |