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Unites healthy seniors with homebound seniors who need the warmth of a new friend. This free service is especially helpful for older adults who are frail and homebound and for their family caregivers. The program creates bonds that make the volunteer and the client happier and healthier. Volunteers receive a tax-free stipend and other benefits for their services.

Offers various recreational activities throughout the Village of Youngstown and its parks. Activities include sports programs/teams, arts and crafts, storytelling, a wading pool, and a summer reading program. Concerts are held in the parks during the summer. Programming varies by season. Hours vary by activity; call for information.

Offers professional/skilled nursing care and outpatient therapy. Provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, aquatic therapy, and social services.

Offers on site Comprehensive Audiological Services: newborn hearing screening, diagnostic ABR/ASSR, VRA and behavioral audiometry, immitance testing, pediatric hearing aid fitting and programming/BAHA services, pediatric cochlear implant mapping, and device troubleshooting and repair. Offers Infant/Toddler and Preschool Educational Programming, including everyday listening strategies for the home; parent involvement based on auditory verbal principles; natural conversations as the basis of communication; weekly interaction with hearing peers; individualized speech and language therapy services; and integrated programs that include occupational therapy, physical therapy and other related services as needed. Also offers Family Education and Support. Free transportation available.

Oversees one of the nation’s largest Substance Use Disorder and problem gambling systems of care with approximately 1,700 prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery programs serving over 730,000 individuals per year. This includes the direct operation of 12 Addiction Treatment Centers where doctors, nurses, and clinical staff provide inpatient and residential services to over 5,000 individuals per year.

Accepts referrals from local non-profits for families who need help with holiday gifts and matches these referrals with volunteers who will purchase gifts for the family.

A 22 bed, fully licensed New York State Office for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) inpatient rehabilitation program. The length of stay varies from 14-28 days.

Provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, social and other services for children in Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.'s New York State licensed child care facility. Home Based and Classroom (center based) services are provided for pregnant women and children between birth and five years of age throughout Chautauqua County. Head Start services children ages 3-5.

Provides free breakfast and lunch for any kids and teens ages 18 and under (and young adults with disabilities under 21).

Provides free, in-person tax preparation to individuals with household income of $67,000 or less ($134,000 for married couples). Returns are prepared by IRS certified volunteers.

Participants learn the fundamentals of various sports, and are given the opportunity to excel in a specific sport. Student-athletes have the chance to become leaders, be a part of a team, learn life and social skills, and spend time in a positive environment away from negative recreational activities. This program affords children the opportunity to experience the power of sports within an urban community.

Provides language support through practical, conversational English language instruction at accessible times and locations, including the Hope Refugee Drop-In Center and local libraries. Small learning groups are also hosted at students' homes, co-taught by a pair of volunteers. Classes take place multiple times a week and cover a number of conversational, English "life skills" topics identified by the students themselves. Citizenship and literacy classes are offered for individuals who cannot read and write in their first language or in English.

A community center on the West Side of Buffalo that provides after school programming for youth ages 8-18. Offers board games, pool and ping pong tables, computer and internet access, books, a gym, and snacks. Recreation programs include sports programs, gym and game room activities, as well as field trips, arts and crafts, and other special events available through a partnership with Buffalo PAL (Police Athletic League). Serves as a Cooling Center during times of excessive heat and as a Warming Center during times of excessive cold. Always call ahead to make sure a Cooling or Warming Center is open before going there.

Provides physician referrals as well as health and wellness screenings. Also offers community wellness programs related to bariatrics, cardiac/vascular care, diabetes care, orthopedics, physical therapy, and women's health services.

Determines eligibility for and administers financial assistance in the form of Medicaid, Food Stamps/SNAP, Public Assistance, Emergency Assistance, and assistance with burials; see separate listing for HEAP. Provides Welfare Fraud Hotline and places great emphasis on identifying fraudulent applications both prior to and during case opening. Also assigns activities to clients that will assist them in locating employment to end or decrease their need for assistance.