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Children's Services Division - ECDSS

Resource Name:Children's Services Division - ECDSS

address

Appletree Business Park, 2875 Union Rd, Ste 356, Cheektowaga, NY 14227

Eligibility

Children residing in Erie County and their families.

Hours

Monday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Tuesday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Wednesday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Friday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
(716) 858-6818

Voice

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Child Welfare Reception

(716) 858-8000

Voice

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Main Phone

Application process

Call.

Fees

Free for most services.

Service area

Erie County, NY
Collaborates with community agencies and service providers to support families based on their cultural and individual strengths and needs to provide preventive and foster care services. Provides child welfare program, adoption services, preventive services, and foster care resulting from voluntary or court placement. Preventive services are supports and assistance to help a family learn skills (such as coping skills, parenting skills, budgeting skills, anger management, etc.) that will prevent a child from being abused and therefore removed from the home.

Last assured

08/08/2025

Providing organization

Erie County - Department of Social Services (ECDSS)