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Program/Agency Name: 
Children's Hospital PACT Program

 

Contact Information

Parent Agency:      Children's Hospital

Address:               219 Bryant Street

                                Buffalo, NY 14222

Phone:                    716-878-7908

Fax:                        716-888-3868

Email:                   kdonoghue@chob.edu

Contact Person:   Kim Donoghue

Director: Kim Donoghue

Service

Information

Eligibility:  High-risk infants and children pediatrics.

Fees:  Insurance for pediatrics.

Service Area: Western New York

Parent and Child time together:  Y

GED Courses:  N

Parenting classes:  N

Adult Basic Education:  N

Child care:  N

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes:  Buffalo Metro

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:  N

Other: 

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name: 
Ss. Columba
– Brigid Montessori School

Contact Information

Parent Agency:     

Address:               75 Hickory St.

                                Buffalo, NY 14204

Phone:                    716-842-6213

Fax:                        716-842-1454

Email:                   dbernbeck@catholic.org

Contact Person:   Sister Diane Bernbeck

Director: Sister Diane Bernbeck

 

Service

Information

Eligibility:  Children ages 3-6.

Fees:  Based on family size and income.

Service Area: Buffalo

Parent and Child time together:  N

GED Courses:  N

Parenting classes:  N

Adult Basic Education:  N

Child care:  N

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes:  Transportaion provided for some students.

Job training:  N

Home visits:  N

Parent support:  N

Special Needs:  N

Preschool program:  Y

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided:  N/A

Vision Impaired:  Y

Stipends provided:  N

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  N

Other:  Full/Half day program.

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:  
Community Health Center of Buffalo

Contact Information

Parent Agency:     

Address:                 462 Grider Street

                                Buffalo, NY 14215

Phone:                    716-898-4449

Fax:                        716-898-3051

Email:                                  

Contact Person:    Linda McGreevy, RN 898-5247

Director:

 

Service

Information

Eligibility: No limits.

Fees:  All major health plans accepted.

Service Area: Buffalo and Erie County.

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/A

Job training:  N

Home visits:  N

Parent support:  N

Special Needs:  Y

Preschool program:  N

Hearing Impaired:  Y

Transportation cost provided:  N/A

Vision Impaired:  Y

Stipends provided:  N

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  N

Other:  Pediatric health care.

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name: 
Covenant
Academy

Contact Information

Parent Agency:     

Address:               345 Mc Conkey Dr.

                                Buffalo, NY 14223

Phone:                    716-877-0522

Fax:                        716-877-0742

Email:                   jeannehelen@aol.com, www.covenantacademy.org

Contact Person:   Joanne Ackerman

Director: Jean Ewing

 

Service

Information

Eligibility:  N/A

Fees:  N/A

Service Area:

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:  Y

Special Needs:  N

Preschool program:  N

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided:  N/A

Vision Impaired:  N

Stipends provided:  N

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  N

Other:  K – 8 private school.

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name:
Cradle Beach Camp

Contact Information

Parent Agency:     

Address:                 8038 Old Lakeshore Road

                                Angola , NY 14006

Phone:                    716-549-6307

Fax:                        716-549-6825

Email:                   bonniebrusk@cs.com

Contact Person:    Bonnie Brusk

Director: Bonnie Brusk, Director of Youth Services

 

Service

Information

Eligibility:  Ages 9-16, agency referral not necessary.

Fees:  $500 is approximate cost per child (sliding fees based on income available).

Service Area: All of Western New York , five different counties.

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:  Y

Home visits:  N

 

Parent support: 

Special Needs:  Y

Preschool program:  N

Hearing Impaired:  Y

Transportation cost provided:  Y

Vision Impaired:  Y

Stipends provided:  Y

Dyslexia:  Y

After school tutoring:  N

Other: 

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name: Department of Workforce Development

Contact Information

Parent Agency:    Catholic Charities

Address:                 170 Kerns Avenue .

Buffalo , NY 14211

Phone:                    716-893-3500

Fax:                        716-893-0807

Email:                  darrell.slisz@ccwny.org

Contact Person:    Darrell Slisz  

Director:              Michael Talluto

 

Service

Information

Eligibility: WIA Eligibility.

Fees: Free

Service Area: Erie County

Parent and Child time together:  N

GED Courses: Y

Parenting classes:  N

Adult Basic Education:  Y

Child care:  N

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes:  Y

Job training:  Y

Home visits:  N

Parent support: N

Special Needs: N

Preschool program: N

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided:

Vision Impaired:  N

Stipends provided:  Y

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring: 

Other:

 

 

 

Program/Agency Name: 
E.C. Day Care

Contact Information

Parent Agency:     

Address:               3034 Bley Road

                                Eden , NY 14057

Phone:                    716-992-4040

Fax:                                       

Email:                                  

Contact Person:   Ellyn Charette

Director: Ellyn Charette

 

Service

Information

Eligibility:  Infants from six weeks to 12 years.

Fees:  $25/day, and $15/half-day.

Service Area: Eden , Lakeview , Hamburg , Orchard Park , and North Collins.

Parent and Child time together:  Y

GED Courses:  N

Parenting classes:  N

Adult Basic Education:  N

Child care:  Y

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes:  N/A

Job training:  N

Home visits:  Y

 

Parent support:  N

Special Needs:  N

Preschool program:  Y

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided:  N

Vision Impaired:  N

Stipends provided:  N

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  N

Other:  Registered NYS family daycare.

 

 

Program/Agency Name: 
 
EPIC – Every Person Influences Children, Inc.

Contact Information

Parent Agency:     

Address:                 1000 Main Street

                                Buffalo , NY 14202

Phone:                    716-332-4100

Fax:                        716-332-4101

Email:                   Meyers-rogerson@epicforchildren.org

Contact Person:    Laura Meyers-Rogerson, Ph.D.

Director: Laura Meyers-Rogerson, Ph.D.

 

Service

Information

Eligibility:  None

Fees:  None

Service Area: Western New York

Parent and Child time together:  Y

GED Courses:  N

Parenting classes:  Y

Adult Basic Education:  N

Child care:  Y

ESL classes:  N

Bus routes:  Y

Job training:  N

Home visits:  Y

Parent support:  Y

Special Needs:  N

Preschool program:  N

Hearing Impaired:  N

Transportation cost provided:  N/A

Vision Impaired:  N

Stipends provided:  Y

Dyslexia:  N

After school tutoring:  N

Other: “Ready, Set, Read” workshops for parents.