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Residential reintegration program for homeless men in recovery from substance abuse that encourages connections to volunteer, educational, and employment opportunities. Offers counseling, meals, recreation, daily support, and self-help meetings. Program employs client-centered cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapies, along with motivational interviewing to help residents learn to cope with life experiences without relying on substance use. Utilizes trauma-informed care practices that seek to address each individual's past history or trauma and its effect on their lives.

Comprehensive grief support program providing a Widow and Widowers Grief Support Group and a General Grief Support Group, as well as potluck dinners, area day trips, community remembrance services, and a bereavement lecture series. Groups meet at three locations: St. Aloysius Gonzoga Parish Hall (Door G) 157 Cleveland Drive Cheektowaga, NY 14215 St. John the Baptist Parish Reina Community Center 1085 Englewood Avenue (Near Highland Parkway) Tonawanda, NY 14223 St. Paul's Parish Community Center 33 Victoria Boulevard (Off Delaware Avenue) Kenmore, NY 14217 See hours below for when/where each group meets.

Assists those 55 years of age and older in finding meaningful volunteer opportunities within their community that match their skills and interests. AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers become a vital community resource addressing critical needs and enhancing quality of life in Chautauqua County.

IRS-certified students from the UB School of Management provide free, in-person tax preparation services to individuals and families with annual income of $69,000 or less. Volunteers will prepare tax filings for 2025 only. The service is provided by the IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program with volunteers from the UB chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an international honors organization for accounting and finance students, and the UB Accounting Association.

Offers free weatherization assistance to income eligible Erie County residents outside the City of Buffalo. Pending an energy evaluation, program may:

• Clean and tune, repair, or replace the heating and/or water heater
• Install insulation to ducts, heating pipe, water heater tank, and pipes
• Install insulation where needed, while performing air sealing
• Replace windows and doors
• Install mechanical ventilation to ensure adequate indoor air quality
• Install smoke and carbon dioxide detectors
• Evaluate mold and moisture hazards
• Install efficient light sources and low flow shower heads
• Replace inefficient refrigerators with energy efficient ones

Provides the following services in Erie County: nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/language pathology, nutritional counseling, medical social work, home health aide, personal emergency response services.

Provides eligible homeowners with a free energy assessment or energy audit. Assessments are conducted by a participating home performance contractor. Helps homeowners and renters of 1-4 unit family homes by providing a means to affordable energy efficient improvements and upgrades. Common work includes adding insulation, reducing drafts, and repairing or upgrading heating systems. Energy upgrades are eligible for low cost, low interest loans and incentives for income-eligible households. Income eligible households are eligible to receive a discount covering 50% of the cost of eligible energy efficiency improvements up to $4,000 per project for single-family homes. 2-4 unit residential homes with income-eligible residents may qualify for a discount of up to $8,000.

Offers parent advocacy, educational advocacy, and tutoring to help children and young adults with developmental disabilities and their families to navigate medical and educational concerns.

Offers a 24-hour crisis intervention hotline providing advocacy at all hours for victims of sexual assault. Programming also includes transportation, court accompaniment and preparation, individual and group counseling, community education, primary prevention, crime victim compensation assistance through NYS Office of Victim Services, and outreach to rural victims of sexual assault.

Offers fully integrated mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services for adolescents and adults. Services include:

• Counseling and medication treatment services for a variety of mental health and substance use disorders
• Psychiatric evaluations
• Substance use disorder medication assisted treatment
• Health care screening and monitoring for overall health
• Skills building
• Education assistance and vocational services
• Targeted case management and peer services

Provides emergency housing for individuals who meet admissions criteria. Program provides an organized alternative to hospitalization by offering support, encouragement, and assistance to individuals to enhance their participation in the community.

Provides family peer support services to parents and/or caregivers of youth with emotional and/or behavioral health difficulties. Services include:

• Engagement, Bridging, and Transition Support
• Self-Advocacy, Self-Efficacy, and Empowerment
• Parent Skill Development
• Community Connections and Natural Supports

Services are individualized and provided in home and community settings. Services are provided by a parent professional who has lived experience in caring for a youth with special needs.

Food distribution to low income families. Clients may come twice a month after they register.

Offers a continuum of living opportunities designed for individuals of all ages who have mild to profound developmental delays, multiple physical disabilities, specialized medical needs, dual diagnosis, or dementia. An individualized plan of services is developed for all residents, which may include Intensive Medical Services, Nursing Supports, Therapy Services, Person-Center Planning and Supports, Behavioral Supports, Wellness and Nutrition Training, and Dementia/Memory Care.