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Community Resources
Please find contact information and links below to help connect you with various community agencies and services. If you have a need please reach out to these agencies or feel free to contact me if you cannot find what you are looking for and I will help connect you and your family.
Crisis Support
Crisis Services 24-Hour Crisis Hotline
716-285-3519
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
National Domestic Hotline
1-800-799-7233 Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Kid’s Helpline
716-834-1144
1-877-KIDS-400The Trevor Project
A lifeline for LGBTQ youth under the age of 251-866-488-7386
Text START to 678678211 WNY
Free and confidential link to health and human services 24/7Call: 211 or 888-696-9211
Text your zip code to 898-211NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline
1-800-942-6906
Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255 COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline
1-844-863-9314
Mental Health Links
Click on the links below for more infomation.COVID-19 Information and Referrals from Mental Health America
Child Mind Institute: Supporting Kids during the Coronavirus Crisis
Mediations, sleep stories, calming music, calm for kids
Managing Stress and Anxiety: Tips from the CDC
NAMI Helpline Mental health information and support
Helpful resources/support for those who think/learn differently
Education for Adults
Click this link to sign up for these 450 Ivy League courses for free online right now
Childcare
If you are a parent or caregiver that needs childcare, please complete this parent need for child care survey. Based on the information you provide about your job, employer, number of children, and financial need, OCFS may be able to help you find the child program you need. It may be a challenge to find childcare due to COVID-19 related program closures, however the staff at OCFS are trying their best to support families to find the high quality childcare that they need. Below is the link to the survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3HSNNYJFinancial Support
Health Well Foundation: COVID-19 Ancillary Costs Assistance with costs associated with delivered food, medication, diagnostics, transportation and telehealth as a result of COVID-19 risk or incidence. Go to the link below
https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/fund/covid-19-fund/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=MHA&utm_campaign=COVID-19_storyCharter to Offer Free Access to Spectrum Broadband and Wi-Fi For 60 Days For New K-12 and College Student Households and More.
To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households.
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