Gates Recreation Center

Cheektowaga Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Services offers various programs for youth and adults. It provides individual and family counseling for youth who have come in contact with the juvenile or criminal justice system, mentoring services in affiliation with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America and employment opportunities for youth and adults on a seasonal or part-time basis. The department also provides with a learn-while-you-earn employment program called the Cheektowaga Conservation Corps. The department, in partnership with the Cheektowaga Library System, provides funding for programs for children aimed to encourage reading and utilization of the public library. Cheektowaga Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Services is located in Cheektowaga, N.Y.

The Police and Public Safety department is governed by the City of Lackawanna in New York. It conducts shooting practices in the Western New York Police Pistol League, which is one of the oldest and largest leagues in the United States. The department's facilities include a police desk, detective bureau, and juvenile and narcotics units. It also processes applications for handicapped permits. The City of Lackawanna administers economic development, public works, purchasing, animal control, code enforcement, fire, and buildings and maintenance departments. It features various educational facilities, banks, recreation centers and religious institutions. The city serves more than 19,000 people.