Resources for Parents

Parents and families, please take advantage of these helpful resources!

 

Dictionaries and Translators

 
 
Dictionary.com
 
Free Translation.com
 
Alta-Vista Babel Fish Translation
 
Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus
 
Online Dictionaries Net
 
Word2Word
 
Translators Online
 
Merriam-Webster Dictionary online

 

Community Resources
Non-English speakers have the right to an interpreter during legal and life threatening situations:
American Red Cross 285-6938
AT&T Language Line Services – 800-528-5888
 
 
 
 
AGENCIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK THAT HELP IMMIGRANTS

International Institute of Buffalo
864 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
838-1900

Hispanic United of Buffalo
254 Virginia Street
Buffalo, NY 14201
856-7110

Catholic Charities 
525 Washington Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
856-6917

Catholic Charities
Refugee Resettlement Program 
842-0270

Journey’s End Resettlement Services
184 Barton Street
Buffalo, NY 14213
882-4963

Medical Clinics That Accept People Without Insurance 

9th Street Clinic
3003 9th Street
Niagara Falls, NY 
284-8917

Medicaid / Family Health Plus
Lockport 439-7777
Niagara Falls 278-8710
 
 
Legal Aid for Immigration Questions
 
Niagara County Legal Aid Society, Inc.
775 Third Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14302-08474
284-8831
Website - http://www.nylegalservices.org/Services/Niagara_County/main_page.htm

Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc
700 Statler Towers
Buffalo, NY 14202
847-0662
Website - http://www.eriebar.org/vlp.asp


Niagara County Government Offices

Niagara County Department of Social Services 
20 East Avenue
Lockport, NY 14095
439-7600

Employment Unit of the Niagara County Department of Social Services 
At James F. Trott Access Center
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
278-8589
In Lockport -439-7666

Food Stamps – Lockport 493-7733
Niagara Falls 278-6822

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) 
Lockport 439-7744
Niagara Falls 278-8645

Drug Abuse Treatment 278-8110

Motor Vehicle Department 278-1970

Board of Elections 438-4040

Health Department 439-7435

Rape Crisis Services 285-3518

AIDS Case Management and Testing 285-5781

HIV/AIDS Hotline (free anonymous counseling and testing) 800-962-5064
 
 
Mental Health Resources:

Hotline (24 hour telephone counseling service) 285-3515

Niagara County Mental Health 278-1940

Baker Victory Services 888-287-9986

Catholic Charities 282-2351
 
 
ALSO:

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -800-669-4000

US Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights 800-362-1710

House Counseling for Homebuyers and Renters 800-569-4287

US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 800-638-2772 or 800-638-8270