Resources for Families

Resources for Families
Ken-Ton Family Support Center
255 Myron Ave
(behind Kenmore Middle School)
874-8510
Ken-Ton Closet
Town of Tonawanda Sheridan Youth Center
169 Sheridan Parkside Ave.
(716)218-9589
Tuesdays: 10 am - 1 pm
Thursdays: 1 pm - 3:30 pm
Town of Tonawanda Concerned Parents group
Meetings on Thursdays at 7 pm
(excluding holidays)
Lincoln Park Satellite Police Office
Contact: Officer Christiano 874-8401 ext. 21506 for more information
Crisis Services
834-3131
Use for people ages 18 and older
C.A.R.E.S. Program (in crisis situation)
882-HELP (4357)
Use for people ages 17 and younger
Run by Spectrum Human Services
Crisis Services Kids Helpline
834-1144
NY Project Hope Emotional Support Hotline
available 7 days a week
8 am - 10 pm
1-844-863-9314
Best Self
(formerly Child & Adolescent Treatment Services
& Lakeshore Behavioral Health)
884-0888
Life Transitions Center
(grief counseling)
836-6460
Horizon Health Services
(addiction & mental health services)
831-1800
Mental Health Advocates of WNY
886-1242
Arts Access
This program removes the barriers that prohibit many low income
Western New York families from experiencing the arts, including cost, transportation, and language.
(716)833-3004 x.514
Families CAN!
884.2599
Military Families
Educational support for military families
Erie County Department of Mental Health
858-8530
New York State Office of Mental Health
885-4219
Al-Anon & Alateen
(for relatives and children of alcoholics)
Alcoholics Anonymous
Erie County Sheriff's Office Underage Drinking Hotline
1-800-851-1932
Nar-Anon
(for relatives of narcotics addicts)
875-0548
Narcotics Anonymous
878-2316
Gamblers Anonymous & Gam-Anon
879-0555
Erie County Council
for the Prevention of Alcohol & Substance Abuse
831-2298
Central Referral
851-5555
NetSmartz Workshop
Keeping kids & teens safer on the internet
To locate any service in Erie County, call 211 or go to:
Empowering parents of teens
Family Assistance Resource List
School Supplies, Food, Clothing, Counseling, Tutoring, After-School Programs, etc.
Parent Network of WNY
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Gain an overview of the process for developing an IEP at the preschool level.
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Review the components of the preschool IEP and the information that families can share with the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) regarding their child’s performance and disability related needs.
https://mailchi.mp/parentnetworkwny/parent-network-nov-2024-newsletter?e=75529db790
