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A regional organization that provides quality educational, administrative, and technical services to component school districts, to enhance educational opportunities for students and cost-effectiveness of the educational system. Support services for districts include itinerant teachers and specialists, such as adaptive physical education instructors, speech therapists, psychologists, social workers, physical therapists, counselors, and occupational therapists for those districts that cannot afford a full-time position. Also includes management services, e.g., cooperative purchasing, educational communications, certification, labor relations, and staff development. Instructional programs cover a wide variety of areas, including career and technical courses, special education, academic and alternative programs, summer schools, and staff development.

Offers a wide range of comprehensive mental health services including counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), individual and group therapy, trauma based treatments, treatment for children, medication evaluation and services. Counseling and treatment available for people having problems with anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, anger management, or post-partum depression. Provides a response to mental health emergencies. Also makes referrals for Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) and Care Coordination.

Can help parents locate child care that meets their individual needs. Provides information regarding licensed day care centers, licensed group family day care homes, registered family child care, and registered school-age child care programs. Information available includes the location of the provider, days and hours of operation, phone number, and the type of child care program. Can supply information on becoming a registered or licensed family child care provider. Technical assistance, support, and training is available to help in the operation of child care programs. Health and safety items are available to assist in starting a family child care business and also available to existing registered family and licensed group family child care providers. Training necessary to maintain child care registration or license is offered. Registrar of all family child care and school-age child care programs in Niagara County.

Provides information, psychoeducation, coping skills education, wrap-around supports, assessments, and referrals/linkage to resources for anyone in need through a free and confidential helpline and resource center, with the goal of empowering City of Buffalo residents to explore their options as they recover from recent traumatic events. Staff are readily available to talk, listen, provide emotional support, and teach stress reduction techniques and positive coping strategies via helpline or in person at the resource center, with no appointment necessary. Staff can also provide assessment and referrals/linkages to housing information, jobs, and any further community resources needed.

Provides free breakfast and lunch for any kids and teens ages 18 and under (and young adults with disabilities under 21).

Provides emergency communications services to keep military personnel in touch with their families following the death or serious illness of an immediate family member, the birth of a service member's child or grandchild, or a family emergency. No matter where a military member and their family are stationed, notifications will be delivered in times of emergency or crisis. Emergency notifications with verified information assist commanding officers in making decisions regarding emergency leave, without which the service member in question may not be able to come home during a family emergency. Basic Emergency Financial Aid is available for eligible military personnel, retired military personnel, and family members. Basic Emergency Financial Aid is able to assist with:

• Emergency travel and related maintenance (such as auto repairs, flights, etc.)
• Basic living expenses in times of crisis (such as assistance with food, utilities, rent/security deposit, bills (non-credit), moving expenses, etc.)
• Funeral and burial expenses

The American Red Cross works under partnership agreements with the Air Force Aid Society, Army Emergency Relief, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, and Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society to provide quality, reliable financial assistance to eligible applicants 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Types of assistance include financial assistance for emergency travel, burial of a loved one, assistance to avoid privation, etc. The Casualty Travel Assistance Program (CTAP) provides travel assistance for two immediate family members to attend a memorial or funeral service for a service member killed in active duty in a combat zone or to travel to the bedside of a service member wounded in a combat zone. Assistance includes funding for round trip airfare, lodging costs, food, and incidental costs.

Provides well and sick visits, health education, and immunizations for kids and teens; well and sick visits, health education, and complete physicals for adults; complete GYN and maternity care for women; and dental services for eligible patients.

County Legislator for District 10. Serves on the Economic Development Committee, the Government Affairs Committee, the Health and Human Services Committee and the Minority & Women Business Enterprise Committee.

Administers the Cities of Buffalo and North Tonawanda owner-occupied housing rehabilitation loan programs.

Provides school age child care, swimming lessons, summer day camp, teen programs (including teen leaders program), youth sports and fitness, preschool programs, adult fitness, and aquatics.

A multidisciplinary effort that aims to evaluate and provide support to those affected by Long COVID. The University at Buffalo has created a questionnaire to help researchers understand experiences of people who have been infected with COVID-19. The University at Buffalo is trying to learn of the many experiences and health problems that occur after COVID-19 infection in Western New York. The questionnaire gives patients an opportunity to share their story, symptoms and experience with COVID-19 and long COVID. The Long COVID Connection provides those with long COVID access to monthly informational newsletters, additional long COVID research opportunities, educational opportunities, and long COVID opportunities within the WNY community.

Assemblymember representing New York State's 144th Assembly District. Party affiliation: Republican Sits on the following committees:

• Committee on Election Law
• Committee on Judiciary
• Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts, and Sports Development
• Committee on Transportation
• Committee on Ways and Means
• Committee on Rules

Albany Office: LOB 718 Albany, NY 12248