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Family Literacy Directory of Western New York

 

Program/Agency Name: Buffalo Public Schools Adult Learning Center

Parent Agency:    Buffalo Public Schools

Address:                 389 Virginia Street

Buffalo, NY  14201

Phone:                    716-888-7088

Fax:                        716-888-7097

Email:

Contact Person:    Sheila Walier

Director:              Jane Ervolino

 

Eligibility: N/A

Fees: Varies

Service Area: All of Buffalo & Erie County

Parent and Child time together:  Y

GED Courses: Y

Parenting classes: Varies from site to site.

Adult Basic Education:  Y

Child care:  Varies from site to site.

ESL classes:  Y

Bus routes: Y

Job training:  Y

Home visits:  N

Parent support: Y

Special Needs: N

Preschool program: N

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided:  Varies.

Vision Impaired:  N

Stipends provided:  N

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  N

Other:

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Buffalo Municipal
Housing Authority

Contact Information

Parent Agency:    Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority

Address:               300 Perry Street

Buffalo, NY 14204

Phone:                    716-855-6711 or 716-583-8723

Fax:                        716-855-6761

Email:

Contact Person:   Madrene Kemp (716)-886-2525

Director:                 Tony Domino

Service

Information

Eligibility: By income, residents of the city of Buffalo.

Fees: 0

Service Area: City of Buffalo

Parent and Child time together:  N

GED Courses: Y

Parenting classes:  Y

Adult Basic Education:  Y

Child care:  Y

ESL classes:  Y

Bus routes: N/A

Job training:  Y

Home visits:  Y

Parent support: Y

Special Needs: Y

Preschool program: Y

Hearing Impaired:  Y

Transportation cost provided:  N/A

Vision Impaired:  Y

Stipends provided:  Y

Dyslexia:  Y

After school tutoring:  Y

Other: Provides employment training and case management, health fairs.

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Buffalo State College Child Care Center

Contact Information

Parent Agency:      Student Affairs

Address:               Campus West C-Wing,

                                1300 Elmwood Avenue

Buffalo, New York 14222

Phone:                    716-878-5335

Fax:                        716-878-3660

Email:                  Thield@bscmail.buffalostate.edu

Contact Person:   Dan Thiel / Mary Wilson

Director:                 Dan Thiel

Service

Information

Eligibility: For children of students and faculty, 6 weeks to 5 years old.

Fees: Weekly fee, please call for further information

Service Area: Buffalo

Parent and Child time together:  N

GED Courses: N

Parenting classes:  N

Adult Basic Education:  N

Child care:  Y

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes: Elmwood, Bus #20

Job training:  N

Home visits:  N

Parent support: Y

Special Needs: Y

Preschool program: Y

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided:  N/A

Vision Impaired:  N

Stipends provided:  N

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  N

Other: Summer school-aged program, (ages 5-12.).

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Buffalo Urban
League, Inc.

Contact Information

Parent Agency:    National Urban League

Address:               15 E. Genesee St.

Buffalo, NY  14203

Phone:                    716-854-7625

Fax:                        716-854-8960

Email:                  bmcduffie@buffalourban.org

Contact Person:   Sue Brown

Director:              Brenda McDuffie, President, CEO

Service

Information

Eligibility: Varies by program

Fees: None

Service Area: Buffalo, Erie County

Parent and Child time together:  N

GED Courses: Y

Parenting classes:  Y

Adult Basic Education:  N

Child care:  N

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes: NFTA Train

Job training:  Y

Home visits:  Y

Parent support: Y

Special Needs: N

Preschool program: N

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided:  N

Vision Impaired:  N

Stipends provided:  Y

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  Y

Other: Family Support Services, Housing and Community Development, Work FORCE Development.

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Buffalo West
Even Start 
Family Literacy Program

Contact Information

Parent Agency:    National Urban League

Address:               104 Maryland St. at The Belle Center

Buffalo, NY  14201

Phone:                    716-845-0485 (ext. 14 or 21)

Fax:                        716-854-0486

Email:                  sknopfke@aol.com

Contact Person:   Steven Knopfke, Operations Manager

Director:            

 

Service

Information

Eligibility: Identifiable literacy need (ESL or GED) and children ages 0 -8 years.

Fees: None

Service Area: Buffalo’s West Side (zip codes 14201, 14213, 14207).

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