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Child Advocacy Center
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
501 Tenth St.
Niagara Falls,
NY 14302
A Child Advocacy Center (CAC) builds upon the multidisciplinary team approach by providing a non-threatening, child-focused environment where investigations, evaluations, treatment, and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases can be conducted by team members and where appropriate supportive services to victims and their non-offending family members can be provided. Both the National Children's Alliance (NCA) and the New York State of Children and Family Services (OCFS) provide a framework of standards for developing and established Child Advocacy Centers.
Domestic Violence
Family and Children's Service of Niagara, Inc.
1522 Main St.
Niagara Falls,
NY 14305
Residential and/or non-residential services. Residential and/or non-residential services for DV victims and their children.
YWCA of Niagara, Inc.
32 Cottage St.
Lockport,
NY 14094
Residential and non-residential services. Child Protective Services/Domestic Violence Collaboration: Co-location of Domestic violence (DV) advocate at the CPS office to provide protocol development, case consultation, home visits, cross-training, and jointly work to safety plan for DV victims and their children.
YWCA of the Tonawandas and Niagara Frontier
49 Tremont St.
North Tonawanda,
NY 14120
Non-residential services.
Family Opportunity Center
EPIC - Every Person Influences Chidlren
1021 Broadway St.
Buffalo,
NY 14212
Parenting curricula include Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP); Triple P - Positive Parenting Program Level 3: Discussion Group and Level 3: Primary Care; Incredible Years: Baby BASIC and Incredible Years: Preschool BASIC; and Strong African American Families (SAAF). Any families identified with Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorder Services needs will be referred to community providers. The program will provide supports to the families experiencing barriers to receiving those services by providing gas card/bus tokens/uber and/or child care support.
Healthy Families New York
Niagara County Department of Social Services
1522 Main St.
Niagara Falls,
NY 14305
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) targets expectant parents and parents with an infant less than three months of age who have characteristics that place them at high risk for child abuse or neglect and live in vulnerable communities marked by high rates of poverty, infant mortality, and teen pregnancy. Healthy Families New York (HFNY)’s home visitors provide families with support, education, and linkages to community services
Pinnacle Community Services
1522 Main St.
Niagara Falls,
NY 14305
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) targets expectant parents and parents with an infant less than three months of age who have characteristics that place them at high risk for child abuse or neglect and live in vulnerable communities marked by high rates of poverty, infant mortality, and teen pregnancy. Healthy Families New York (HFNY)’s home visitors provide families with support, education, and linkages to community services.
Kinship
Kinship Navigator Program Catholic Family Center
87 N. Clinton Ave.
Rochester,
NY 14604
Assists Kinship caregivers, and children in their care, in gaining access to information and community support services. Any caregiver residing in the State is able to utilize the toll-free phone line or website to identify Kinship care related services in their home locale. In addition, Kinship specialists are available to assess caregiver needs and develop a plan of action.
Prevention
Niagara Falls City School District
630 66th St.
Niagara Falls,
NY 14304
Focus on Families Family Resource Center Network offers early and comprehensive support to families with children five and under including evidence-based parenting education (Incredible Years), information and referral, parent-child activities, linkages with early intervention and health services, support groups, community networking, parent leadership, and family social activities. Services are targeted to the poverty-stricken neighborhoods surrounding Niagara Street, Cataract and Abate Elementary Schools.
Prevent Child Abuse NY - Parent Helpline
4 Global View
Troy,
NY 12180
Regional Child Abuse Prevention Initiatives utilizing the Protective Factors Framework training and convening cross-systems coalitions in four communities. Parent Information and Resource Center, including the Parent Helpline that assists parents/caregivers through calls, emails, and in-person requests, and website searches. Enough Abuse Campaign to reduce child sexual abuse. PCANY began as the Standard of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support (SOQ) trainer for the New York State Family Support Network (NYSFSN) during this past year. All of these activities include a parent leadership/engagement component.