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Contact
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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 |
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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. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
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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 |
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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. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
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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 |
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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. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
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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 |
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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: |
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Program/Agency
Name:
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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 |
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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. |
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Program/Agency
Name:
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Contact
Information |
Parent Agency:
Address:
394 Franklin St. Buffalo,
NY 14202 Phone:
716-842-0270 Fax:
716-842-0509 Email:
tiffany.taylor@ccwny Contact Person:
Tiffany Taylor Director:
Ann Brittain |
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Service Information |
Eligibility:
Refugee status, Asylee, Immigrant Fees:
N/A Service Area:
All 8 Western New York Counties Parent and Child time
together:
N GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
N Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
N ESL classes:
Y Bus routes:
All bus routes to downtown 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:
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Program/Agency
Name:
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Contact Information |
Parent Agency:
Cattaragus
and Wyoming Counties Project Head Start Address:
101 South 19th Street
Olean, NY 14760-3325 Phone:
716-373-2447 Fax:
716-373-5192 Email:
catwyhs@aol.com Contact Person:
Ira
Katzenstein Director:
Ira Katzenstein |
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Service
Information |
Eligibility:
Income-guidelines, ages birth
to 4 years, also pregnant women. Fees:
0 Service Area: Cattaragus
& Wyoming Counties Parent and Child time together:
Y GED Courses:
N Parenting classes:
Y Adult Basic Education:
N Child care:
Y ESL classes:
N Bus routes:
Many Job training:
N Home visits:
Y |
Parent support:
Y Special Needs:
Y Preschool program:
Y Hearing Impaired:
Y Transportation cost provided:
Y Vision Impaired:
Y Stipends provided:
Y Dyslexia:
Y After school tutoring:
N Other:
NYS UPR is several school districts. Even Start, Placement
Prevention, Child Find programs. Success by Six (early
childhood development information program). |
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