EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
Police/Fire/Ambulance: 911
Crisis Services: 834-3131
Central Referral Services: 851-5555

UTILITIES AND BASIC NEEDS
National Fuel Gas: 857-7000
National Grid: 832-2400
Child Health Plus: 877-7520
Food Stamps: 858-8347
HEAP: 858-7644
Medicaid: 858-8601
WIC Program: 858-7715
Public Service Commission: 1-800-342-3355

GOVERNMENTAL
Erie County Department of Health: 858-7690
Erie County Department of Mental Health: 858-8530
Erie County Department of Senior Services: 858-8526
Erie County Department of Social Services: 858-8000

COMMUNITY RESOURCES
American Red Cross: 886-7500
Buffalo Urban League: 854-7625
Catholic Charities: 856-4494
Child and Family Services: 842-2750
Community Action Organization: 881-5150
Hispanics United of Buffalo: 856-7110
Planned Parenthood: 831-2255
The Salvation Army: 883-9800

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
ADDS Intake: 854-2977
Altamont Transitional: 854-2977
Benedict House: 834-4940
Bissonette House: 892-8224
Buffalo Halfway House: 882-0027
Cazenovia Recovery Systems: 852-4331
Cornerstone Manor: 854-8181
Franciscan Center: 822-8017
Gerard Place: 897-9948
Homespace Corporation: 881-4600
Lake Shore Behavioral Health: 831-7877
Living Opportunities of DePaul: 608-1000
Paradise Opportunities: 892-2813
Teaching and Restoring Youth: 892-2814
Women for Human Rights and Dignity: 831-9821
YWCA of the Tonawandas: 692-5580
YWCA of WNY Transitional Housing: 852-6120

AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Belmont Shelter Corporation: 884-7791
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority: 855-6774
Rental Assistance Corporation: 882-0063

LEGAL SERVICES
Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo: 853-9555
Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled and Disadvantaged: 853-3087
Neighborhood Legal Services: 847-0650
Prisoners Legal Services: 854-1007
Volunteer Lawyers Project: 847-0662

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Crisis Services: 834-3131
Family Justice Center: 558-SAFE
Haven House: 884-6002
Hispanics United of Buffalo: 856-7110

MENTAL HEALTH
Action for Mental Health: 871-0581
Buffalo Psychiatric Center: 885-2261
ECMC – CPEP: 898-3465
Independent Living Center: 836-0822
Buffalo General – Psych: 859-2119
Mid-Erie Mental Health: 893-0062
Restoration Society: 832-2141
Harbor House: 842-4184
Jewish Family Services - 883-1914

SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ADDS: 854-2997
Cazenovia Recovery Systems: 852-4331
Alcoholics Anonymous: 853-0388
Narcotics Anonymous: 878-2316
ECMC – Chemical Dependency: 898-3471
ECMC – Downtown Office: 883-4517

VETERANS
Buffalo Vet Center: 882-0505
VA Regional Office (Benefits): 881-5855
VA Medical Center: 834-9200
VA Health Care for the Homeless: 881-5855
Veterans LifeOps: 882-5935

EMPLOYMENT
Buffalo Employment and Training Center: 856-5627
Department of Labor: 634-9081
Life Transitions Center: 836-6460

SHELTERS
ADDS Crisis Center (Substance Abuse): 854-2977
Altamont Program: 842-6263
Buffalo City Mission (Adult Males): 854-8181
Community Action Organization (Singles, Small Families): 881-5150
Community Services (Developmentally Disabled and Family): 877-1111
Compass House (12-17 year-olds): 886-0935
Cornerstone Manor (Single Women and Families): 854-8181
Haven House (Domestic Violence): 884-6000
Interfaith Hospitality Network (Families): 836-9100
Little Portion Friary (Adults): 882-5705
St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy (Adult Males): 894-5705
Franciscan Center (Teen Males): 822-8017
The Salvation Army (Families): 884-4798
Transitional Services, Inc. (Adults w/Mental Health Diagnosis): 886-0363
Vive La Casa (Refugees): 892-4354
(For more information on area emergency shelters, click here.)

FOOD AND CLOTHING
Asbury Shalom Zone: 886-8282
Central City Café: 856-4943
Concerned Ecumenical Ministries: 882-2442
Food for All: 882-7705
Friends of Night People: 884-5375
Group Ministries Inc.: 883-4367
Hearts for the Homeless: 877-3536
Loaves and Fishes: 882-1821
Greater Refuge Temple Pantry: 886-2199
Rhode Island Street: 884-1683
Society of Saint Vincent DePaul: 824-5482
Urban ChristianMinistries: 882-9472
Valley Community Center: 823-4707

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