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Provides individual trauma counseling.

Provides interim funds to otherwise financially stable families to help relieve the financial stress of their child’s illness or traumatic injury. Funds applied to non-medical bills such as rent, mortgage, utilities, groceries and household expenses, transportation and gas, home and vehicle modifications, specialty medical equipment, childcare expenses for siblings, and funeral expenses.

Fire department

All services for teens are free and confidential. Services include: condoms and access to birth control, sexual health counseling and education, referrals to family planning, mental health, substance abuse and adolescent relationship abuse services, pregnancy testing and options counseling, LGBTQ friendly services, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. Educational topics include: abstinence, adolescent development and sexuality, anatomy, contraceptive methods, healthy relationships and intimate partner violence, LGBTQ issues, risk reduction strategies, STIâs including HIV/AIDS, and adolescent rights.

Soup kitchen serves lunch every Sunday at 1:00pm to low income and homeless people.

Provides an Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) to help individuals/families who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming unhoused, to: Stop eviction or foreclosure, Find a long-term place to live, Find a short-term place to stay

RHD/Early Intervention is a non-profit program that provides early intervention services to children from birth to three years of age and their families. Families are offered therapeutic services in addition to home-based or community-based special instruction. Early Interventionists work in collaboration with the families to develop goals to enhance the child's development. Our program stresses the importance of family and their involvement in the childâ??s development.

Participatory recreation with individual and team sports, physical fitness programs, basketball, volleyball, handball, floor hockey, and archery

Provides a wide selection of books, videos, and reference resources. Offers children's programming, including Mother Goose on the Loose, preschool story time, and a summer reading program. Also offers access to computers with high-speed internet. Patrons can print materials from the computers for a fee.

Provides intensive community support services to teens and young adults recently released from the juvenile justice services center or from secure detention. This is a voluntary program component that includes court advocacy, skill-building, and case management.

Working Papers: Any student 14-17 years old , prior to high school graduation, must have working papers for employment. Applications are taken at school district administration offices. The student does not have to be present to obtain the papers, parents can fill out the paperwork. To obtain working papers, a copy of the student's birth certificate must be taken to the school administration office. Call local school district for information on location and office hours. Summer Enrichment (Vacation Education): Some schools in the County offer non-credit enrichment courses over the summer break. These courses are designed to broaden the students experiences, keep minds and imaginations active, and offer peer interaction. Subjects that may be offered include: computers, cartooning, music, babysitting, chess, foreign languages, photography, etc. Some schools offer school social worker services.

Examines documents and performs work in the field to keep the tax rolls up to date on over 25,000 parcels of land and 30,000 persons. Collects delinquent real estate taxes and holds property sales on behalf of the School Districts, local municipalities, and the County.

Volunteer opportunites to assist with The Wall After School Program.

Provides interactivity classes with horses to develop or strengthen communication and leadership skills.

Offers age-appropriate books that are available to every Erie County child age 5 and below through the Imagination Library sponsored by United Way of Erie County. A parent or caregiver simply needs to register their child or children to receive the books which are mailed each month to the child's home. The goals are to prepare our children for kindergarten and school and foster a love of reading and learning.

Provides living arrangements in community residences for chronically mentally ill adults and selected children. Operated by providers under contract to the agency, there are several types of programs and multiple sites. Residential services include community residential facilities (CRF), community residential rehabilitation (CRR) services, long-term structured residences (LTSR), and residential treatment facilities (RTF).

Works to directly enrich the lives of those affected by Williams Syndrome through a variety of programs and services including: comprehensive resources, scholarships, research opportunities, local support, national conventions, conferences, family gatherings, a music and enrichment camp, medical guidelines, LEP support, and a quarterly newsletter.

Employment specialists provide job placement, training, and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Provides a substance use disorder treatment program, offering social, biological, and psychological support services together. Includes medication-assisted treatment, assistance with navigating medical and dental care as needed, and provides referrals to necessary outside supports related to treatment. Addresses social issues such as transportation and housing.

Provides transactional legal assistance for small businesses and non-profits on a wide range of topics. Examples include incorporation, governance, contracts, and employment agreements.

Provides workshops and resources for artists, as well as information about local arts events for the general public.

A state and county funded agency mandated by law to provide services for persons with intellectual disabilities, Autism and various developmental delays or medical complexities. Works closely with many other agencies, bureaus and providers of these services. Manages the State Medicaid Waiver Program. Supports Coordinators assist individuals with intellectual disability to connect with various services:

• Family Support Services: respite care, family aide, nursing care, home and community habilitation
• Residential Services: supervised apartments, semi-independent living, group homes, family living/life sharing
• Vocational Training: Job skills, obtain and maintain a job, workshop setting, transitional employment, volunteer work, job search and placement, supported employment, job loss prevention
• Adult Day Services: Adult developmental training focusing on basic life skills and leisure activities, community habilitation, senior programs

Operates a food pantry which distributes bags of non-perishable food. Fresh and frozen foods are occasionally included.

Serves meals to all who attend. Offers dine-in and take-out options.

Provide alternative family living arrangements in agency-supervised private family homes for children and youth who have been neglected, abused or abandoned in situations where a children's protective services worker or a court has decided that they cannot live safely at home.