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Council Member David A. Rivera currently serves on the following Common Council Committees: Chair, Waterfront Development Committee Chair, Claims Committee Chair, Police Oversight Committee Member, Civil Service Committee Member, Community Development Committee Member, Finance Committee Member, Legislation Committee Member, Rules Committee Sub-Committees: Member, Minority Women's Business Enterprise Task Force (MWBE) Committee Member, Transportation Committee

211 Western New York

211 Western New York

Program provides temporary, safe shelter to both male and female victims of domestic violence and their children.

211 Western New York

Works to improve the lives of families raising at-risk youth faced with social, emotional, mental and/or behavioral challenges. Services are provided in partnership with the youth, their parents and/or caregivers, referral sources, and other sources of community support to prevent out-of-home placement of children. Program services include individual, family, and group therapies; skill building (for parents and youth); in-home community behavioral services; outpatient diagnostic assessments; and Rise and Shine, an after school educational enrichment program. All services are family centered and provide ongoing support towards family preservation.

211 Western New York

Provides residential apartment homes in an independent living environment for seniors. Also offers priority access to all levels of care provided on campus, including assisted living at GreenField Court, enhanced assisted living and memory care at GreenField Terrace, and health/rehab services at the GreenField Health and Rehabilitation Center. One and two bedroom apartments available, each with a fully equipped kitchen, washer/dryer, individual heat/air conditioning units, and walk-in shower. Some apartments feature fireplaces, patios, and porches. Amenities include 24 hour security, flexible meal plan, courtesy transportation, scheduled activities, a pond, and a gazebo along walking paths.

211 Western New York

211 Western New York

Program consisting of trained, dedicated volunteers assigned by Family Court judges to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. CASA volunteers are an independent voice. Their mission is to make sure that the child’s needs are met and that they don’t fall through the cracks.

211 Western New York

A multifaceted prenatal assistance and health education program that provides community outreach and promotes the importance of early prenatal care. Offers assistance in applying for W.I.C. (Women Infants & Children) and health insurance through the NYS Marketplace. Works to connect parents with community-based services to support pregnancy and beyond.

211 Western New York

Intake, assessment, referral, and on-site outpatient counseling for persons affected by alcohol or substance use and their families. Medicated Assisted Treatment available.

211 Western New York

Post office.

211 Western New York

Adult social day program provides a safe and stimulating environment for individuals age 55 and older. Individuals may attend on a planned basis, ranging from one to five days per week according to need.

211 Western New York

Provides supportive services to emergency workers to help them deal with stressful and traumatic incidents in a healthy way. Examples of such incidents include death or serious injury to a child or fellow emergency worker, a suicide, an injurious accident, or circumstances involving prolonged or extraordinary rescue or recovery operations. Services include pre-incident education, small or large group crisis intervention services, and referral services.

211 Western New York

Provides assistance to low income families to cover the cost of their daycare expenses for children between the ages of 6 weeks and 13 years old.

211 Western New York

Serves low-income pregnant women, including those who are refugees. Program matches particularly high-risk participants with one-on-one mentors as early in their pregnancy as possible. Mentors are volunteer women recruited from the local community who are expected to visit their mentees at least one hour weekly and to provide mentorship until three months post-delivery. Mentors provide education, friendship, and transportation to prenatal appointments, and assist mentees in getting baby supplies. Mentors also provide critical social support to culturally isolated women. In addition, participants are provided with doula services, educational classes, and referrals to other support agencies. Cultural- and language-matched doulas provide physical, emotional, and informational support to mothers, assist in creating an individual birth plan, and provide interpretation services for refugees and staff during labor and delivery. Clients are screened for WIC and SNAP assistance. Clients are also eligible to attend educational classes on subjects including breastfeeding, nutrition, and the birth experience.

211 Western New York

211 Western New York

Food pantry, provides food for 3 meals for 3 days for each household member. ##REENTRY##

211 Western New York

211 Western New York

Provides a supportive environment for youth who are gay, bi, transgender, or questioning and their allies. Offered by GLYS and Children & Families of Niagara.

211 Western New York

A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives. Provides civil legal services in the following areas:

• Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns)
• Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity)
• Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments)
• Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services)
• Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare)
• Student Loan/Debt Counseling
• Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health)

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211 Western New York

211 Western New York

Full services police department answering all calls for service relating to public safety in the City of Niagara Falls and surrounding areas. This department is part of Troop A.

211 Western New York

Offers Outreach and Prevention Programs designed to inform and empower the community on topics of Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking through advocacy and education in an effort to reduce the occurrence of these problems. Programs work to spread awareness on how to handle disclosures in a trauma informed way and to link audience with relevant resources in the community.

211 Western New York

Recruits, trains, and supports foster parents including those providing therapeutic foster care in kinship homes, traditional two parent homes, single parent homes, same-sex couple homes, and racially diverse homes. Services include the following:

• Offers emergency support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Offers monitored visitation with birth family.
• Offers Licensed Social Worker and Mental Health professionals as well as case managers.
• Offers support groups and training to Foster Parents as well as respite (babysitting) if needed and assistance in all areas of care.
• Provides psychiatric services when needed.
• Practices and trains in trauma informed and trauma sensitive environments and approaches.

211 Western New York

Provides pre-adoption birth certificates, birth certificates, death certificates, divorce certificates, adoption information registry, fetal death and still birth certificates, and genealogy records and resources. Provides birth records (since 1881) for all New York State except New York City (the boroughs of Manhattan, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Bronx, and Richmond (Staten Island). Birth records are also available from the local Registrar of Vital Statistics where the event occurred. For records before 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or before 1880 in any other city, write to Registrar of Vital Statistics in city where event occurred.

211 Western New York

211 Western New York