AGENCIES THAT FOCUS ON AREAS OTHER THAN DRUG/ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Canaan House, P.O. Box 2661, Buffalo, NY 14240. Contact Rev. Shirley Trail, Director (716) 892-1563.
Primary Service: Community service, defender-based advocacy, drug/alcohol treatment and education. First offender diversion, intensive supervision and pre-trial evaluation.
Type of Service: Case management, residential and workshop/group. In house services include, education living skills and parenting.
Judicial Stage: Post-disposition, serving all courts except Family court. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restricted to women age 18 and over. No violent offenders.
Description of Service: For highly motivated women who MUST DEMONSTRATE A WILLINGNESS TO REHABILITATE and participate in the program. GED prep and parenting in-house, all other referrals through network at counseling center. Overt commitment to family reunification. Children can visit on weekends. Future program to include direct child participation.
Length of Participation: 6 months.
Waiting List: Sometimes 1 week.
Child and Family Services Sex Offender Treatment Program, 2470 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga, NY 14225. Contact Gretchen Szymanski (716) 681-5718.
Primary Service Provided: Sexual Offender Treatment
Type of Service: Group Therapy
Judicial Stage: Pre-disposition. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole. Serving all courts. Restrictions, sex offenders on probation.
Description of Service: Specialized treatment for men who are going to plea to a sex offense. Program works in conjunction with the Probation Department.
Length of Participation:
Clients must agree to a thorough evaluation, and accept
responsibility for his/her sexually offending behaviors. The length of
participation depends on the length of probation sentence.
Additional Program Information: Sexual abuse is a traumatic and damaging
experience for victims, their families, and the community. Treatment for
sexual offenders is a vital intervention which has been shown to reduce
recidivism and the risk of re-offending. The goal of the Sexual Offender
Management Program is for participants to gain the tools to prevent sexually
aggressive and assaultive behaviors.
There is a fee charged for all services associated with the Sexual Offender Management Program. Many times insurance covers the cost of treatment for adolescent participants and adults who have Medicaid insurance. For clients without insurance a sliding fee scale is available. All adult sexual offenders are required to contribute toward the cost of their treatment program.
Waiting List: None
Client Specific Planning Services, 775 Main Street, Suite 415, Buffalo, NY 14203. Contact Selena Garr, Program Director (716) 853-0603.
Primary Service: Defender based advocacy. Preparation of defense-based sentencing reports for defendants upon referral from attorneys. Reports include alternatives to incarceration reports for probation eligible defendants; mitigation reports for defendants convicted of mandatory sentences that recommended the minimum allowable sentence authorized by statue; parole reports for parole violators that recommended reinstatement or parole supervision with strict conditions.
Judicial Stage: Pre-sentence/pre-dispositional for presentation to judges at sentencing. Serving all courts except Family Court. Eligibility target offenses, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restricted to individuals facing a sentence/ incarceration of at least 90 days.
Description of Service: Assists defense counsel in preparing individualized pre-sentence memoranda for court presentations. May suggest assessment/ treatment for chemical dependency or mental health problems vocational rehabilitation; residential alternatives/community service and/or supervision; and financial restitution. Clients should demonstrate motivation to rehabilitate. Must allow 4-6 weeks for background investigation.
Attorneys must make referral to the program for the defendant. They must provide the program with the following documents: criminal history, SCI or indictment, arrest reports, defendant and victim statements, probation/parole violation reports in appropriate cases, psychiatric/psychological and forensic evaluations, and any other pertinent legal documentation.
Assigned attorneys must contact Assigned Counsel Program for an authorization form that must be signed by the presiding judge within ten days of the referral to the program. Work will not be started on an assigned case until authorization form is received.
Fees starting at $400 based on a sliding fee scale are charged to private clients. Payment must be made in full prior to submission of sentencing report to the court. Plans will not be submitted to court until payment is made in full. Client acceptance discretionary.
Length of Participation: 4-8 weeks, depending on case
Waiting List: Yes
Developmentally Disabled Offender Program, 2180 Genesse St. Buffalo, NY 14202. Contact Karen Battaglia Program Manager (716) 896-2180.
Primary Service Provided: Defender-based advocacy, intensive supervision, pre-trial evaluation.
Type of Service: Defender-based advocacy, intensive supervision, pre-trial evaluation.
Judicial Stage: Continuous service. Serving all courts, eligibility/target offense felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restricted for DD persons, A, B, felons, violent offenders strictly reviewed. Erie County residents only.
Description of Service: Client must have documents (psychiatric evaluation or school records) proving developmental disability, e.g. mental retardation, learning disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism. Services include pre-trial assessment, intensive supervision, court advocacy and intervention, assistance with vocational training, counseling, mobility training and specialized probation. Goal, to avoid detention for DD person, assist with court appearances and provide community supervision.
Length of Participation: Varies based on need
Waiting List: None
Every Person Influences Children (EPIC), SUCAB Cassety Hall,1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222 884-4064
Primary Service Provided: Education. In house services, family counseling, education, health care living skills, and parenting.
Type of Service: Workshop/Group.
Judicial Stage: Continuous service, all courts except U.S. Courts. Eligibility/target offense, misdemeanor. Restrictions, no violent offenders.
Description of Service: Free parenting workshops for parents and guardians of elementary/adolescent children, infant and toddlers. Parents are encouraged to be child's primary educator in attitude and behavior. Led by trained facilitators. Provides manuals covering topics of communication, discipline, self-esteem, nurturing, peer pressure, problem solving and home/school cooperation. School program emphasizes teaching 23 skills in 3 main areas. Self-concept/self-esteem, rules, rights, responsibility; decision making/program.
Length of Participation: 6 week sessions
Waiting List: None
Family Court Visitation Program, 960 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202. Contact Tina L. Dell Program Director (716) 855-2300
Primary Service Provided: Intensive Supervision.
Type of Service: Case management. In house services, family counseling, health care, and parenting.
Judicial Stage: Pre-disposition, serving Family Court
Description of Service: Provides neutral mediation to families, court-ordered to develop an appropriate visitation agreement suitable to all parties. A child-focused mediation service, this program develops agreements based upon the best interests of the child and parents are taught to remove their child from the middle of the battle. Provides supervised setting where visitation can take place free from custodial interference. Reports reflecting quality of visit and progress sent to referring judges.
Length of Participation: Varies
Waiting List: None
Horizon Human Services Transitions Counseling Center, 3297 Bailey Ave., Buffalo, NY 14215. Contact Amanda Wenner, Program Director ( 716) 833-3622 or Central Intake (716) 831-1800.
Primary
Service:
Sex offender treatments, aggression management,
domestic violence education (group), mental health, vocational, and addiction
counseling. Day treatment services, psychiatric services.
Type of Service: Case management, day treatment work workshop/group.
In house services include; alcohol/drug, individual
and family counseling, employment search, health
care, living skills, job skills training and parenting.
Judicial Stage: All, serving all courts except Family court. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Clients must be 18 years of age or older.
Description of Service: Services are structured to offer individual treatment goals for each client by reducing symptoms of mental illness, promoting a crime free lifestyle, and assisting clients toward becoming productive members of the community. Provides intensive outpatient counseling to the mentally ill offender released or eligible for release from legal, penal or mental hygiene systems.
Length of Participation: Varies based on need.
Waiting List: None
Mid-Erie Counseling Treatment Services, 1131 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14212.
Contact: Ken Duszynski (716) 896-7350
Primary Service Provided: Drug/alcohol treatment mental health treatment, pre-trial evaluation.
Type of Service: Case management, day treatment workshop/group. In house services, alcohol/drug, individual, and family counseling. Education, health care, living skills, and parenting.
Judicial Stage: All. Serving all courts. Eligibility/target offense felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restriction, adults age 18 and over.
Description of Service: Pre-admission screening/comprehensive assessment links client to appropriate program, can occur at home/office/institution. Service consists of drug and alcohol dependency diagnosis, counseling for individuals, families and groups, chemical dependency evaluation, medical evaluation and aftercare, linking with other social/community resources. Adult and adolescent clinics. Crisis intervention. Continuing Day Program
Length of Participation: Varies based on need
Waiting List: None
Mid-Erie Matthew Gajewski Human Services Center, 1500 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14212 (716) 893-0062; 1526 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga, NY (716) 895-6700
Contact: Ken Duszynski, Clinical Supervisor (716) 893-0062.
Primary Service Provided: Mental health treatment.
Type of Service: Case management day treatment. In house services include, alcohol/drug, individual and family counseling, education, living skills and parenting.
Judicial Stage: Pre and post disposition. Serving all courts. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor, and probation/parole violations. Restricted to children and adults.
Description of Service: Pre-admission comprehensive assessment links client with appropriate program, can occur at office/home/institution. Child and adult mental health, family counseling, psychiatric treatment, individual/group counseling, chemical dependency assessments and treatment. Groups on parenting, self-esteem, living with a physical and/or mental illness, anger management and women's issues. Medication evaluation. Medicare/Medicaid/private/sliding fee.
Length of Participation: Varies based on need.
Waiting List: None
Office of Legal & Advocacy Services of Heritage Centers,101 Oak Street, Buffalo, NY 14203. Contact Louise E. Carey (716) 856-4201.
Primary Service Provided: Defender based advocacy.
Type of Service: Case Management. In house services, employment search, family counseling, health care, housing assistance, and living skills.
Judicial Stage: Pre-disposition, serving all courts. Eligibility/target offenses, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restrictions, for persons who are mentally retarded.
Description of Service: Handles cases for persons who are mentally retarded. Wide range of legal concerns include government entitlements, special education placement, guardianship, family law, and criminal matters. Heritage Centers provides individual and family support services including case management, counseling referrals, and applications for residential placement. Has variety of vocational programming, operates community residences and supported apartments.
Length of Participation: Contact Agency
Waiting List: None
Pre-Trial Release Services, 25 Delaware Ave., Room 659, Buffalo, NY 14202. Contact Camille Brandon, Coordinator (716) 858-8222.
Primary Service Provided: Drug/alcohol treatment, first offender diversion, mental health treatment, pre-trial evaluation and case management.
Judicial Stage:
Pre-disposition and reentry. Serving City, County and Town courts. Eligibility/target offense, felony misdemeanor and probation/parole violation.
Description of Service:
Provides criminal court judges with
information regarding a defendant to facilitate release prior to a determination
of guilt or innocence. The Program offers a number of services to meet our goal
of reducing unnecessary incarceration while maintaining public safety.
The components of this program include pre-trial screening and assessment to determine client eligibility for release on recognizance, release under supervision and release on bail expediting in cases where bail has been set but the defendant is unable to raise the bail. The Release Under Supervision Program focuses on defendants in need of intensive drug and/or alcohol treatment. Project staff are expected to screen all pretrial detainees.
An interview is conducted which uses a standardized format to gather information about the defendant including linkages to the community and names and telephone numbers of others who can provide or verify information. Staff contacts relatives and friends of the defendant. When supervision is required for the defendant, staff maintains regular contact.
The Program accepts responsibility for advising released individuals of upcoming court dates and may refer those in need to applicable human service agencies.
Length of Participation: N/A
Waiting List: N/A
Probation Department Release Under Supervision (RUS), 25 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202. Frederick D. Winters (716) 858-8492.
Primary Service Provided: Intensive supervision, pre-trial evaluation.
Type of Service: Case Management
Judicial Stage: Pre-disposition, serving City and County courts. Eligibility/target offenses, felony and misdemeanors. Restrictions, no outstanding warrant, probation/parole violators, fugitives or violent offenders.
Description of Service: Probation Officer/pre-trial representatives interview detainee and make recommendation regarding, pre-trial release to judge/courts. Based on availability of place to live, stability of support, family/community ties, prior criminal history, prior failures to appear in court for hearings on criminal matters, prior contracts with Probation Department or Community Services. Electronic monitoring used in selected cases or as ordered by the court.
Length of Participation: Until disposition.
Waiting List: Contact agency
SAFE Salvation Army Family Education,, 960 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14202. Contact Tina L. Dell, M.Ed.Ncc, Program Director, (716) 855-2300 Gilberto G. Cruz, M.S., Off Site Supervising Counselor (716) 883-9800 Ext. 419
Primary Service Provided: Intensive Supervised on-site and off-site visitation.
Type of Service: In house services include, case management, family counseling, education, health care, living and parenting skills enhancement.
Judicial Stage: Pre-disposition, serving Family Court
Description of Service: The Salvation Army provides neutral mediation to families court-ordered to develop an appropriate visitation agreement suitable to all parties. A child-focused visitation service, this program develops agreements based upon the best interest of the child, and parents are taught to remove their child from the middle of the battle. The program provides supervised setting where visitation can take place free from interference. Reports reflecting quality of visit and progress are sent to referring judge.
Length of Participation: Varies
Waiting List: None
Stutzman Addiction Treatment Center, 360 Forest Ave Buffalo, NY 14213. Contact Judi Phillips, Admissions Coordinator (716) 882-4900
Primary Service: Drug/alcohol treatment.
Type of Service: Residential, alcohol/drug treatment. Individual counseling, education, health care, living skills, and recreation.
Judicial Stage: Pre and Post disposition, continuous service. Serving all courts. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations.
Description of Service: All referrals must be through licensed outpatient drug/alcohol services or agency. Clients must have an alcohol dependence diagnosis, no need for detoxification and be willing to participate in all aspects of the program. Tobacco free program, tobacco dependence treatment. Special program for women to bring in pre-school children.
Length of Participation: Variable 2-6 weeks
Waiting list: Yes
Women's Residential Resource Center, 2528 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. Contact Ms. Eddie D. Watson (716) 831-9825.
Primary Service Provided: Intensive supervision
Type of Service: Residential, alcohol/drug, individual and family counseling, education, employment search, living skills, job skills training, parenting, and recreation.
Judicial Stage: Pre and Post-disposition, serving all courts except Family court. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restricted to females over age 16 facing 60+ day incarceration sentence.
Description of Service: Transitional home environment and intensive human services for women. Develops client-oriented treatment and training plans that includes individual and group counseling, educational, vocational and job training, employment placement service, self actualization skills, linkage with community resources, housing and related follow-up services up to 1 year. 150 women served in residential and resource components.
Length of Participation: 60 day minimum
Waiting List: Varies