Mission Statement

Facts About Homelessness

Resources

Committees

Membership

DSS Dialogues

Sister Jeanne
Frank Award

In the News

Links


Resources

Click on a resource for contact information:

Housing...
Clothing...
Advocacy...
Legal Services...
Counseling...
Alcohol / Drug Dependency...
Soup Kitchens...
Food Pantries...


Housing
Click here to download a 30-page Housing Listing of the Buffalo area.

AIDS Community Services 847-2437 www.aidscommunityservices.com
American Cancer Society 689-6981 www.cancer.org
Aspire 838-0047 www.aspirewny.org
Autistic Services 631-5777 www.autisticservices.com
Belmont Shelter 884-7791 www.belmontshelter.org
Benedict House 834-4940 www.benedicthouse.org
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority 855-6774 www.ci.buffalo.ny.us
Buffalo Psychiatric Center 885-2261
Buffalo Urban League 854-7625 www.buffalourban.org
Catholic Charities 856-4494 www.ccwny.org
Cazenovia Recovery Systems 852-4331 www.cazenoviamanor.com
Community Action Organization 881-5150
Community Svcs. for Dev. Disabled 883-8888
Compass House 886-0935 www.compasshouse.org
Crisis Services Homeless Program 834-3131 www.crisisservices.org
Erie County Senior Services 858-8526 www.erie.gov
Fillmore Leroy Residence 838-6740
Heritage Centers 856-4201 www.heritagecenters.org
Hispanos Unidos de Buffalo 856-7110
Homespace 881-4600
Housing Opportunities Made Equal 854-1400 www.homeny.org
Housing Options Made Easy 1-800-421-1114 www.housingoptions.org
Kevin Guest House 882-1818 www.kevinguesthouse.com
Lackawanna Municipal Housing 823-2551
Lakeshore Homeless Program 856-9711 www.lake-shore.org
Living Opportunities of DePaul 608-1000
People Inc. 632-4843 www.people-inc.org
Rental Assistance of Buffalo 882-0063 www.racbny.org
Salvation Army 884-4798 www.salvationarmy.org
Tonawanda Housing Authority 692-3555
Transitional Services 874-8190 www.tsiwny.org
Women for Human Rights and Dignity 831-9821
YWCA of WNY 852-6120 www.ywca.com


Back to top



Clothing

Alden Marilla Community 937-6407
American Rescue Workers 852-3328
Asbury Rescue Workers 886-8282
Buffalo Urban League 854-7625
Catholic Charities of Buffalo 856-4494
Child and Family Services 842-2750
Citizens Community Development 852-2324
City Mission 854-8181
Community Action Organization 881-5150
Community Action Partnership for Healthy Lifestyles 565-4786
Concerned Ecumenical 882-2442
First Presbyterian Church 884-7250
FISH of East Aurora 652-7272
Friends of Night People 884-5375
Full Gospel Tabernacle Care Center 675-2888
Harvest House Baby Ministry 824-7818
Hearts for the Homeless 877-3536
Junior League of Buffalo 884-8865
Loguen Memorial AME Zion Church 882-5557
Love, Inc. 592-3761
Network of Religious Communities 882-4793
One Shoe Crew 364-SHOE
Operation Good Neighbor 627-5194
People, Inc. 632-4843
Refuge Temple Church 886-2199
Restoration Society Clubhouses 886-3246
Salvation Army 883-9800
Society of St. Vincent De Paul 882-3360
St. Christopher Parish Outreach 694-7078
Sts. Rita and Patrick Parish 856-5790
Valley Community Association 823-4707


Back to top



Advocacy

Action for Mental Health 871-0581
AIDS Community Services 847-2437 www.aidscommunityservices.com
Alliance for the Mentally Ill 832-4035
American Cancer Society 689-6981
Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Svcs. 856-0363
Call for Action 879-4900
Crisis Services 834-3131
Child Advocacy Center 886-5437
CASA 842-0758
Erie Cty. Comm. on Homelessness 852-6120
Independent Living Center 836-0822
Mental Health Assoc. of Erie Cty. 886-1242
Vive, Inc. 892-4354
VOCAL 595-2637
Women for Human Rights and Dignity 831-9821


Back to top



Legal Services

CASA 842-0758
Crime Victim Assistance and Advocacy 876-8108
Housing Options Made Equal (HOME) 854-1325 www.homewny.fairhousing.com
International Institute of Buffalo 883-1900 www.iibuff.org
Lawyers Referral Service 852-3100
Legal Aide Bureau 853-9555
Legal Services for the Elderly 853-3087
Mental Health Assoc. of Erie County 886-1242 www.eriemha.org
Mental Hygiene Legal Services 874-7532
Neighborhood Legal Services 847-0650 www.nls.org
Prisoners Legal Services of NY 854-1007
Vive, Inc. 892-4354 www.vivelacasa.org
VOCAL 595-2637
Volunteer Lawyers Project 847-0662
WNY Law Center 855-0203 www.wnylc.com
Women for Human Rights and Dignity 831-9821


Back to top



Counseling

Beacon Center 831-1937
Black Rock counseling Center 831-1977
BryLin 886-8200 www.brylin.com
Buffalo General Outpatient 859-2119
Buffalo Psychiatric Center 885-2261 www.omh.state.ny.us
Catholic Charities 856-4494 www.ccwny.org
Center for Family Development 636-6243 www.center4familydevelop.com
Child and Adolescent Treatment Services 835-4011
Child and Family Services 842-2750
Crisis Services 834-3131 www.crisisservices.org
Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) 898-3255
Greater Buffalo Counseling 833-5993
Horizon Human Services 833-3708 www.horizon-health.org
Jewish Family Services 883-1914 www.jfsbuffalo.org
Lackawanna Counseling Services 822-2117
Lakeshore Behavioral Health 884-0888 www.lake-shore.org
Mid Erie 893-0062
Monsignor Carr Institute 835-9745 www.ccwny.org
NW Community Mental Health Ctr. 882-2127
Southtowns Counseling Center 662-6638
Spectrum 759-6454 www.spectrum-mhcd.baweb.com


Back to top



Alcohol/Drug Dependency Detox and Rehab

Al Anon 856-2520
Buffalo General Hospital Addiction Services/Counseling 859-1576
Deaconess Hospital Alcoholism Counseling 887-8105 (outpatient only)
Detoxification & Inpatient Rehab 854-2977 291 Elm St.
Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) 898-4679
ECMC Downtown Clinic 898-4517
Lancaster Alcoholism Counseling 681-4957
Mentally Ill & Chemical Addictions 859-2133
Northern Erie 874-5536
Substance Treatment and Recovery (STAR) 862-1440
The Lighthouse 831-7877


Back to top



Soup Kitchens

Central City
City Mission 854-8181
Friends of Night People 884-5375 www.friendsofnightpeople.com
Every day from 5pm-7pm
Hearts for Homeless 877-3536 A mobile soup kitchen
Loaves and Fishes 882-1861 Weekdays from 11:30am-12:30pm
South Buffalo Community Table 822-3193 Mon-Thurs, Sat & Sun, 4pm-5:30pm
St. Lukes Mission of Mercy
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry 639-6247


Back to top



For the Nearest Food Pantry, Call:

Crisis Services 834-3131 www.crisisservices.org
Food Bank of WNY 852-1305 www.foodbankwny.org
Food for All 882-7705