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Program/Agency Name:  
CAO
Southtowns  Head Start

Contact Information

Parent Agency:      CAO

Address:               697 Ridge Road

Lackawanna, NY 14218

Phone:                    716-823-2005

Fax:                        716-823-1734

Email:

Contact Person:  Christine Ellington

Director:              Christine Ellington

 

Service

Information

Eligibility: Flat- dependent on the number of people in the family (poverty guidelines).

Fees: 0

Service Area: Lackawanna, South Buffalo, Angola, Holland, and Gowanda

Parent and Child time together:  Y

GED Courses: Y

Parenting classes:  Y

Adult Basic Education: as needed

Child care:  Y Limited

ESL classes:  Y as needed

Bus routes:  Ridge Road bus

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:  depends on budget

Dyslexia:  as needed

After school tutoring:  as needed

Other: Provides a two week Job-Readiness Training Workshop, intensive job development, job referral, support.

 

   

 

 

   

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Calvary’s Project
CARE

Contact Information

Parent Agency:     

Address:               1184 Genesee Street

Buffalo, NY 14211

Phone:                    716-895-3642

Fax:                        716-895-2740

Email:

Contact Person:   Mary Watkins

Director:                 Mrs. Waidene Murphy

Service

Information

Eligibility: Students in grades 1-12.

Fees: 0

Service Area: Buffalo area.

Parent and Child time together:  N

GED Courses: N

Parenting classes:  N (Nursery program)

Adult Basic Education: N

Child care:  N

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes: 

Job training:  N

Home visits:  Y

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:  Y

Other: Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, and Brownies. Sunday school classes for children and adults.

 

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Cathedral Park
Early Childhood Center

Contact Information

Parent Agency:      YWCA

Address:               290 Main Street

Buffalo, NY 14202

Phone:                    716-852-4637

Fax:                        716-852-4939

Email:

Contact Person:   Laurie Beck

Director:               Laurie Beck

Service

Information

Eligibility: Call for information.

Fees: Call for information.

Service Area: Downtown Buffalo, 14202. 

Parent and Child time together:  Y

GED Courses: N

Parenting classes:  N

Adult Basic Education:  N

Child care:  Y

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes: Numerous

Job training:  N

Home visits:  N

Parent support: Y

Special Needs: Y

Preschool program: Y

Hearing Impaired:  Y

Transportation cost provided:  N Except to parents taking classes at Buffalo Access Center.

Vision Impaired:  Y

Stipends provided:  N

Dyslexia:  Y

After school tutoring:  N

Other: Pre-K program. Children and their parents must live in Buffalo (child must be age 4 by 12/31 of each year.

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Catholic Charities
of Buffalo

Contact Information

Parent Agency:   

Address:                 525 Washington St.

Buffalo, NY  14203

Phone:                    716-856-4494

Fax:                        716-856-2005

Email:

Contact Person:   Michael Tellico

Director:               Rev. Joseph Sicari

Service

Information

Eligibility: Varies with programs.

Fees: Varies with programs.

Service Area: All 8 Western New York Counties.

Parent and Child time together:  Y

GED Courses: Y

Parenting classes:  Y

Adult Basic Education:  Y

Child care:  Y

ESL classes:  Y

Bus routes: Numerous

Job training:  N

Home visits:  Y

Parent support: Y

Special Needs: Y

Preschool program: Y

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided: 

Vision Impaired:  N

Stipends provided:  Y

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  Y

Other:

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Catholic Charities: Holy Innocents Day Care

Contact Information

Parent Agency:      Catholic Charities

Address:                 30 Rich Street

                                Buffalo, NY 14211

Phone:                    716-896-6386

Fax:                        716-896-0662

Email:                   jennifer.vrooman@ccwny.org           

Contact Person:    Jennifer Vrooman

Director: Debbie Coyne

 

Service

Information

Eligibility:  N/A

Fees:  Y (Call to determine fees).

Service Area: Buffalo

Parent and Child time together:  Y

GED Courses:  N

Parenting classes:  N

Adult Basic Education:  N

Child care:  Y

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes:  City of Buffalo

Job training:  N

Home visits:  N

Parent support:  Y

Special Needs:  Y

Preschool program:  Y

Hearing Impaired:  Y

Transportation cost provided:  Y

Vision Impaired:  Y

Stipends provided:  N

Dyslexia:  Y

After school tutoring:  Y

Other:  Offers intergenerational programming, a Senior Day Program,  and Child Day Care.

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program