Ripen With Us Child Care Center

Holy Cross Head Start, a delegate agency of the Community Action Organization of Erie County, is one of the many Head Start pre-school programs serving children between the ages of 3 and 4 years old. Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, it offers a wide range of classroom activities that promote social, emotional, physical, intellectual and academic growth. Holy Cross Head Start provides a variety of educational and employment opportunities for parents and community members. It offers assistance with health, family and mental health services. The services provided by the agency include food support and nutritional counseling. Holy Cross Head Start is located in Buffalo, N.Y.

Gateway-Longview is a nonprofit organization that provides care, treatment, education and supportive services. The supervised independent living help the youth of ages 16 to 21 make the transition from a residential setting, group home and foster care to living on their own.The mother and baby supervised independent living gives young mothers an opportunity to learn self-sufficiency skills and effective parenting techniques. Its Niagara Day Care provides day care and early childhood education programs for families in Erie County,N.J. The preventive respite services keep families together and provides temporary relief through short-term placement, support and counseling in times of acute stress. Established in 1890, Gateway-Longview is located in Buffalo, N.Y.