Provides Family Care and Individual Residential Alternatives (IRA) for developmentally disabled persons ages 18 and older who are HCBW eligible. Intermediate Care Facility is available for those who are Medicaid eligible. Transportation is available for all. Supportive apartments are also available, with limited transportation. Provides respite care allowing families of developmentally disabled persons to take a break from the daily routine of care-giving duties. Currently, two locations in a certified home can offer respite for as little as one day or for a few weeks. Reservations are encouraged; however, emergency accommodations are available. Provides At-Home Residential Habilitation service that assists individuals in improving the skills necessary to live in the community while living at home. Qualified staff work one-on-one with individuals to help them learn socialization, recreation, daily living, and mobility skills.

Provides financial assistance for homeowners to make essential repairs to their homes, including essential handicapped accessibility work.

An affiliate agency to the Visiting Nursing Association of WNY. Provides home medical equipment, IV therapy, nursing, personal care, pharmacy, ventilator dependent care, and enterostomal therapy. All services accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Offers several programs to assist with housing needs. Emergency Assistance Program: Intended to address emergency situations such as utility service interruption (plumbing, heating, electrical) and the repair of specific house systems that are in poor or dangerous condition (roof, chimney). Conditions noted with each request for emergency assistance will be verified by a representative of the Office of Strategic Planning. Property must be well maintained and structurally sound. 50/50 Program: Offers a conditional grant for low-income first-time home buyers who are purchasing an existing one or two bedroom home in need of rehabilitation in the City of Buffalo. Grant is to assist in the rehabilitation of the home being purchased, amounting to one half of the rehabilitation cost up to a maximum of $25,000. City funds are used to match private financing for renovations to bring the property into compliance with local standards and lead-based paint hazard reduction requirements. Weatherization Program: Offers funds, up to $5,000 per structure, to assist homeowners in the City of Buffalo to make their homes more energy efficient and protected from the elements. Eligible expenses through this program include weather-stripping and caulking of doors and windows; cleaning, testing, and repairs of heating systems; adding insulation to walls and ceilings; and minor repairs as needed. Program is available city-wide to income-eligible owner occupants who meet program application guidelines. Down Payment & Closing Cost Assistance Program: Provides financial assistance to low and moderate income first-time homebuyers for closing costs related to the purchase of their first home. Funds are provided as an interest-free conditional grant/loan with a five-year term that is secured by a second mortgage on the property. Home Repair Program (currently unavailable until further notice): Offers housing repairs such as replacing windows, doors, furnaces, and hot water tanks. Program is available to income-eligible owner occupants who meet program application guidelines. Targets 20 owner-occupied homes for critical home repairs in the 14214, 14215, and 14216 zip codes of the City of Buffalo.

Provides in home personal care services to Medicaid eligible individuals who have documented medical needs for these services. Caseworkers evaluate and reassess the need for services on a regular schedule. The general population in this program is elderly although the unit also services children and young adults with serious medical conditions. Types of home care available include: - Personal care programs - Consumer directed program - Block nursing - Personal emergency response system

A federal agency working to help improve the economy and quality of life in rural areas. Helps rural residents buy or rent safe, affordable housing and make health and safety repairs to their homes. Programs include Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans, and Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants. Offers loans, grants, and loan guarantees to help create jobs and support economic development and essential services such as housing; health care; first responder services and equipment; and water, electric, and communications infrastructure. Promotes economic development by supporting loans to businesses through banks, credit unions, and community-managed lending pools. Offers technical assistance and information to help agricultural producers and cooperatives get started and improve the effectiveness of their operations. Provides technical assistance to help communities undertake community empowerment programs.

Provides supportive services such as non-medical home care, personal emergency response systems, case management, and information and referral services to income eligible seniors aged 60 and older residing in Niagara County.

A federally funded program administered by New York State to assist low income families with their energy needs. Multiple components are available to residents while funding is available. Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) components include Regular and Emergency benefit assistance towards heating and electricity costs, furnace repair, replacement, clean and tune, and cooling assistance. All approved benefits result in a credit on the heating or electric bill, or a delivery of fuel, equaling the benefit amount. Programs run annually until funding is exhausted. The Regular HEAP Benefit opened November 1st, 2024. The Emergency HEAP Benefit is closed, scheduled to open January 2nd, 2025. The Heating Equipment Repair & Replacement (HERR) Benefit opened October 1st, 2024. The Clean & Tune Benefit opened October 1st, 2024. Applicants must meet all HEAP eligibility criteria in order to be eligible for the Heating Equipment Clean and Tune benefit. The Cooling Assistance Benefit is closed, scheduled to open April 15th, 2025. Applicants must meet all HEAP eligibility criteria and a household member must have a medical need in order to be eligible for the Cooling benefit. All applicants are required to provide medical documentation that their medical condition is exacerbated by extreme heat, unless there is a vulnerable member in their household. This is defined as being over the age of 60 or under the age of 6. For complete details, visit New York State's HEAP web page: https://otda.ny.gov/programs/heap/

Responsible for the regulation of public water supplies and all residential or small commercial private wastewater treatment facilities and for the review and approval of plans for new or replacement water lines, sanitary sewers, private wastewater treatment systems, public swimming pools, and realty subdivisions.

Provides minor home repairs for moderate income homeowners of single family homes in Wyoming County.

An affiliate agency to the Visiting Nursing Association of WNY. Provides home medical equipment, IV therapy, nursing, personal care, pharmacy, ventilator dependent care, and enterostomal therapy. All services accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

A youth operated seasonal assistance program for older adults, operating in July and August of each year. Youth can assist with yard work, home cleaning, and specific household tasks at no cost to older adults in need of help. Tasks that youth can help with include window washing, annual cleaning, small outdoor painting projects, yard cleanup, garage cleanout, mulching, and more.

Intermediate Care Facilities, Individualized Residential Alternatives, Supportive Apartments, and Home Sharing available for developmentally disabled persons. Transportation is available. Services available at the residences may include: - Habilitation - Home Finance - Independent Living Skills - Meal Planning - Money Management - Personal Care and Hygiene - Residential Habilitation - Social Skills Training - Transportation

* Provides individual and family support services for older adults that include: Telephone information and assistance. Geriatric wellness screening. Case management. Benefits advocacy. Caregiver training. Nutrition centers.* Offers money management for older adults.* Provides assessment and treatment for homebound older adults experiencing anxiety and/or depressive symptoms, in home counseling available, up to six sessions and maybe matched with volunteer coach to support independence and connecting with the community through the PATHS program.

The Office for the Aging offers non-medical in-home services such as housekeeper/chore and personal care to older adults.

Offers a variety of referrals to in-home support services, such as vetted home health care providers, providers of in home emergency alert devices and services, volunteers who assist with simple handy-man/household tasks or referrals to pre-screened modification and repair contractors and the like.

Provides nursing, social services, home health aides, social workers, infusion therapy, home health evaluations and assessments, nutritional counseling, arranging of medical equipment and supplies, personal care/homemaker services, adult day care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Long term home health care program available. Specialized programs available in pediatrics, behavioral health, and wound care. In-facility assessments for discharge planning at hospitals and skilled nursing facilities available upon request. Serves as a state provider in the MOMS (Medicaid Obstetrical & Maternal Services) Program, providing comprehensive support nursing services to prenatal and postpartum women.

Works to empower individuals with developmental disabilities to live the most independent lives possible. Adult Services include: - Day Services, including Certified Day Habilitation and Community Habilitation (which includes independent living skills instruction) - Employment Services - Self-Directed Services - Health Homes (comprehensive case/care management) - In-Home Services - Behavioral Services, including Home and Community Based Services, as well as Behavioral Intervention - Intensive Supports - Representative Payee Services - Budgeting classes and one-on-one budgeting assistance - Rental and Transitional Subsidies for clients who meet OPWDD eligibility criteria - Transportation - Family Reimbursement Program - Alternatives to Incarceration - Crime Victim Assistance Program (specializing in serving persons with disabilities that have experienced domestic violence) - Project C.O.A.C.H. (telephone counseling, referral, outreach and intervention/prevention for individuals and families) - Senior Services (life care planning) - Victim Assistance Program (provides services to people of all abilities who are victims of any crime, specializing in people with disabilities who have experienced domestic violence)

Provides personal and home care to disabled and elderly. Provides assessment of long-term health care needs (personal care, homemaker services, nursing services, etc.).

Provides the following services: - Inspection and sampling for community water supplies - Sewage system installation approval, for a fee - Inspection of private sewage and water system for property transfers - Soil testing - Inspection and permitting of food service establishments, children's camps, recreational camps, and mobile home parks - Investigation of complaints that indicate a potential cause of community health problems - Rabies program (see separate listing)

Provides the following services, with some transportation provided: advocacy, benefits/entitlements, developmentally disabled parent training, family reimbursement, guardianship, home care, home modification, independent living skills training, information and referral, parenting skills for parents of developmentally disabled children, residential habilitation, in-home and out-of-home respite care (day, evening, and overnight), service coordination/case management, support groups, and day camps.