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ERIE COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU

SUMMER PRIMETIME RESOURCE GUIDE

COUNTY OF ERIE MARK POLONCARZ COUNTY EXECUTIVE

ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES YOUTH SERVICES DIVISION

ERIE COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU 810 EAST FERRY STREET

BUFFALO, NY 14211 PHONE: (716) 923-4051

FAX: (716) 893-7929

TO SERVE YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGH ASSET DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY, PREVENTION, AND

INTERVENTION PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

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The Erie County Youth Services Division believes strongly in providing opportunities for all young people

in our community to thrive and succeed. One way in which Youth Services works toward this goal is by

supporting numerous agencies and programs throughout the county which offer positive youth

development programs. Youth development programs serve to provide enriching opportunities for

youth to learn, grow and interact with caring and positive adults. Youth development programs have

been shown to reduce juvenile delinquency and create better educational, social and economic

outcomes for youth.

Erie County Youth Services is pleased to present this guide of local Summer Primetime programs as a

reference for parents, caregivers, and community members. All programs are either free to youth and

their families or have a system in place to ensure that no youth is turned away due to inability to pay.

We encourage you to please call the programs listed using the contact numbers provided in order to

receive additional information.

We would like to thank everyone who took the time and effort to provide the information contained in

this guide. We are grateful to all of the agencies and local youth bureaus who, because of their

dedication and selflessness, make possible the valuable services described on the following pages.

Finally, we thank you – the parents, caregivers, teachers, judges, police officers, social workers,

community groups and individual citizens of Erie County for taking the time to review this resource

guide. We hope you find it useful.

Please note: Agency information that is presented in this guide has been provided by the agencies

themselves, has been modified slightly by the ECYB for formatting purposes, and is subject to change

with or without notice.

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Erie County Youth Bureau – 2019 Summer Primetime

Contact & Services Listing

Access of WNY Inc.

Global Concepts Charter School

1001 Ridge Rd, Lackawanna NY 14218

Phone: 716-332-5901

Ages: 6-18

Time: 8am-2pm Monday-Thursday

Website: https://accesswny.org/

Program Summary: Focuses on four categories such as educational enrichment,

health and nutrition, recreation, and STEAM. The main focus of Access WNY Inc.

is to strengthen and empower low-income families residing in Erie County. By

providing a culturally sensitive environment for immigrant and at risk youth, they

are able to seek the services and resources needed to integrate and become active

members in American society.

Best Self Behavioral Health

South Park High School

150 Southside Pkwy, Buffalo NY 14210

Phone: 716-842-0440

Time: 7 days a week 8:30am-3:00pm

Website: https://www.bestselfwny.org/

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Program Summary: 60 students will be taking part in the BBF programming at

South Park High School. The goal of BBF programming is to continue the school

year’s focus on college and career readiness and social emotional development.

The morning portion of the program work day will contain a large social emotional

component where Masters-level social workers will facilitate SEL curriculums

specifically designed for high school students. Youth workers will also engage in

the Please Stand up Against Violence program where they learn to teach their peers

anti-violence techniques and strategies to help them overcome conflict. Additional

activities, workshops, and guest speakers will be incorporated so all participants

gain office experience, customer service skills, job skills, computer skills, college

readiness skills, and financial literacy skills. In the afternoon portion, students will

be separated into Track Work. This consists of three options – workforce

readiness, college and career, and academic support.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ERIE COUNTY, BE-A-FRIEND

PROGRAM, INC.

100 River Rock Drive, Suite 104

Buffalo, NY 14207

Phone: 716-873-5833

Website: www.beafriend.org

Time: Varies

Program Summary: One-to-one mentoring service with children ages 6-16

residing in single parent or dysfunctional home situations. Clients are assessed for

external and internal risk factors and assets in order to determine eligibility for

service.

BLOSSOM GARDEN FRIENDS SCHOOL

13961 Sisson Highway Collins, NY 14034

Phone: 716-532-1004

Time: Monday-Friday

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Program Summary: Blossom Garden is a small, not-for-profit day school located

in rural, southern Erie County. The school provides equivalent education K-12 and

sponsors community activities including computer science education for youth and

adults, arts activities, alternatives to violence training for youth, career education,

Reading is Fundamental project, and more.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BUFFALO

Masten Clubhouse, 397 Northland Ave, Buffalo, NY 14210

Phone: 716-825-1016

Time: July 8-August 23; Monday- Friday 12-6pm

Say Yes program will run 8am-12pm

Website: www.bgcbuffalo.org

Program Summary: The main objective of our summer programming is to

prevent summer learning loss by extending learning time into the summer months

while addressing the academic needs of Buffalo Public School students. Our

programs are aligned with the interests of our young people, and recognizing

developmental principles, are offered through the implementation of various

program activities in the areas of academic enrichment, STEAM, citizenship and

leadership development, healthy lifestyles, as well as sports, fitness, and recreation.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF EAST AURORA

24 Paine Street, East Aurora, NY 14052

Phone: 716-652-4180

Website: www.bgcea.org

Time: Varies

Program Summary: The Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora provides diversified

activities that meet the interests of all young people. Core programs encourage

activities with adults, peers and family members that enable kids to enhance self-

esteem and fulfill their potential. Based on physical, emotional, cultural and social

needs and interests of boys and girls, and recognizing developmental principles,

the Club offers a wide range of activities from simple games to leadership

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opportunities. The Club facility is a safe haven in a warm, friendly atmosphere

designed specifically for youth programs. Fun is the number one rule for

everything that happens at the Club. The Boys & Girls Club of East

Aurora/Springville offers a wide variety of summer programming for the youth of

WNY including:

Summer day camp at our camp facility in Holland, NY, grades 2-9

Summer day camp program at our Springville site, grades 2-8

Jr. Counselor and Camp Counselor programs, ages 15-18

Summer basketball leagues for high school students

Primetime field trips for 9th

and 10th

graders

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF EDEN

8284 North Main Street, Eden, NY 14057

Phone: 716-992-2702

Website: www.bgcaofeden.org

Time: July (Monday- Friday 2-5pm); August (Monday-Friday 8am-5pm)

Extended Camp Day (July & August, M-F, 5-6pm)

Program Summary: The Boys & Girls Club of Eden offers diverse after-school

programming activities to youth in grades 2-12 in the following five core areas:

Character and Leadership Development; Education and Career Development;

Health & Life Skills; the Arts; and Sports, Fitness and Recreation. All of our

programs are designed to include activities that build supportive relationships, self-

confidence, community involvement and self-esteem. Our professional staff makes

a connection with our members to help show them the importance of their sense of

competence, usefulness, belonging and their power of influence.

Boys & Girls Club Elma, Marilla, and Wales

2080 Girdle Road, Elma, NY 14059

Phone: 716-652-9292

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Time: 7:15am-6pm

Field Trips: Wednesday (times and locations TBA)

Website: https://bgcemw.org/

Program Summary: The boys and girl club of Elma, Marilla and Wales provides

recreational programs to at-risk youth. Since our town covers 99.2 square miles of

land, our residents need programming for our youth. Youth would be at risk if left

alone without parent supervision. Rural communities have similar problems as

compared with urban communities. Youth need proper guidance and supervision,

no matter where they live. Our club offers programming to keep youth engaged in

a variety of interesting activities. Parents need a safe, fun, and affordable program

for their children while they are at work. Our program offers an all-day summer

camp for children k-12.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HOLLAND

9052 East Holland Road, Holland, NY 14080

Phone: (716) 537 9370

Website: www.bgcholland.org

Ages: Grades 1-9

Program Description:

Summer day-camp program, 9am-5pm

Structured, age-appropriate activities located at a beautiful 170-acre summer camp.

Summer broken up into five sessions, as follows: Boys’ Two week; Girls’ Two-

week; Peanut Patrol (1st-3

rd grades); Survivor I; and Survivor II.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE NORTHTOWNS

Riverside Teen Center, 265 Skillen St. Buffalo, NY 14207

Phone: (716) 873 9842

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Time: July 8th

- August 16th; Mon-Fri 8am-6pm

Summer Workforce & Enrichment 12-6pm

Website: www.bgcnt.net

Ages: 6-18

Program Summary:

The Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns (BGCNT) is committed to helping

children develop the skills they need to become self-sufficient and successful

adults. The Boys & Girls Clubs, located in northern Erie and southern Niagara

counties, actively strive to enrich the lives of girls and boys whom other youth

agencies fail to reach.

Boys & Girls Club of Orchard Park Unit & Boston Unit

25 S. Lincoln Avenue, Orchard Park, NY 14127

Phone: 716-667-0841

Time: Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm; Extended hours: 7-9pm and 4:30-6pm

Website: https://www.bgclubop.org/

Program Summary:

Orchard Park School District & Boston Valley Elm- Allows school teachers,

guidance counselors, social workers, and school administrators to recruit school-

age youth in financial need of the program, especially those identified as youth in

need of academic support, communication skills, life skills, leadership skills and

those who lack positive structured activities.

Orchard Park Police Department; NYS Police – Boston; Orchard Park Youth

Bureau; Town of Boston – Work collaboratively to identify at-risk youth ages 6-

26 and refers them to the Boys & Girls Club of Orchard Park.

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Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology

1221 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14209

Phone: 716-259-1680

Time: Monday-Thursday 12-5pm (July 10-August 18) High school youth

Monday & Wednesday 9-11:30am (July 10 to July 24) Ages 10-14

Website: https://buffaloartstechcenter.org/

Program Summary: The BCAT Youth Arts Program has been operating since

January 2014 and continually attracts and retains high school youth participants.

BCAT offers young people a caring environment to grow and learn. Staff and

teaching artists are experienced and successful artists who offer high quality

programming as well as a safe space for youth. BCAT expects to quickly fill the

100 spaces available in the 2019 summer program.

Buffalo Urban League

15 Genesee Street, Buffalo NY 14203

Phone: 716-250-2400

Time: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Website: http://bulypny.org/

Program Summary: The Buffalo Urban League summer “Primetime Learn and

Earn Program” has two primary goals. The first is to maintain and enhance

education and academic competencies throughout learning activities. The second

goal is to provide exposure to careers and workplace skills through the “earn”

placements. Through partnership with Workplace Investment Board, Erie County

Department of Social Services and Mayor Summer Youth, each participant will be

provided a paid summer internship. The internship will be closely matched to the

career choice the youth has been pre-identified as having an interest in pursuing.

There, they will receive hands-on experience and be able to demonstrate the work

skills that they will learn throughout the summer program.

COMPASS HOUSE – CRISIS SHELTER

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1452 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209

Phone: 716-886-1351

Time: Monday- Friday (July 8- August 30, 9am-2:30pm)

Website: www.CompassHouse.org

Program Summary: Compass House’s program is centered on teaching

independent living skills and finding summer employment for 20 participants. Four

hours of instruction weekly from an independent counselor in self-care, personal

finance and budgeting, and developing a positive attitude about employment will

take place. Additionally, project participants will be matched to workplace

opportunities that are recruited by our Job Readiness Specialist. The participants

will be expected to work at Compass House shelter, our Resource Center or in the

community for two hours per day. They will be given age-appropriate assignments.

Their attendance will be monitored both by workplace site contacts and our Job

Readiness Specialist. Also, planning college tours and a workplace tour of large

employers and a capstone picnic for participants will take place. The Job Readiness

Specialist will be tasked with lining up the college and workplace tours and

coordination of the picnic with the Independent Living Counselor. We will take the

participants to tour sites five at a time with our Compass House van.

COMPEER OF GREATER BUFFALO

24 Ludington St, Buffalo, NY 14206

Phone: 716-883-3331

Time: Monday- Friday 9am-5pm

Websites: www.compeerbuffalo.org; www.wnymentors.com

Program Summary: Compeer of Greater Buffalo recruits, screens, trains, matches

and monitors volunteers to befriend children, teens, adults and seniors across Erie

County who are striving for better mental health. We are proud to provide

nationally recognized “Best Practice” Mentoring, as well as evidence-based

mentoring and skill building. We have been “Making Friends and Changing Lives”

since 1985. Compeer will offer summer activities both at our Hennepin

Community Center location, as well as at local community centers, parks and

coordinated field trips, in order to reach youth across the county and in

underserved areas. We will reach out via mailed flyers, phone calls, emails, and

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text messages to matched and engaged youth in order to encourage them to

participate in group mentoring activities and to address any barriers to

participation. We will reach out to at-risk youth ages 14-20 to encourage their

participation in the Erie County Summer Youth Employment Program, in order to

gain valuable hard and soft work sills, and to work with Compeer to deliver our

activities, thereby also helping their younger peers to attend events.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County

617 Main Street Suite 300, Buffalo, NY 14203

Additional: 207 Lafayette International, 307 Lafayette Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213

Phone: 716-652-5400

Time: First week 9am-2:30pm, Monday and Tuesday (July 8 and 9)

Varies with other programs

Website: http://cce.cornell.edu/

Program Summary: Youth CAN works primarily with youth in high-need

neighborhoods, as the majority of Teen Leaders qualify to receive free or reduced

lunch. In addition, many of the Teen Leaders lack access to safe places and

structured activities, since out-of-school youth programming opportunities for high

school students are limited. Beyond sports, the staff and students at Global,

Olmstead, and Tapestry have reported that there are few opportunities for teens to

engage in meaningful activities after school such as community service. Our

program provides the Teen Leaders with a source of income (a clear need of low-

income populations) and a benefit for those with limited access to professional

networks. Not only does summer work contribute to economic security, it also

prepares teenagers for future career success by teaching job skills at a young age.

Cradle Beach Inc.

South Park High School BPS (206), 150 Southside Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14220; 262

BENZIGER Street, Buffalo, NY 14206; 72 Lorraine Avenue, Buffalo NY 14220;

430 Southside Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14210; 1168 Seneca Street Buffalo NY 14210

Time: 8am-4pm, Monday- Friday

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Phone: 716-549-6307

Website: www.cradlebeach.org

Program Summary: Cradle Beach is a residential summer enrichment program

offered to children ages 8-16, which is done in an overnight summer camp setting.

We serve disadvantaged, low-income children and children with disabilities in an

inclusive setting.

ERIE REGIONAL HOUSING DEV. CORPORATION – THE BELLE

CENTER

104 Maryland Street, Buffalo, NY 14201

Phone: 716-845-0485

Website: www.thebellecenter.org

Time: Monday- Friday, 6:30-9pm

Program Summary: The Belle Center serves the City of Buffalo by offering

innovative educational, social and community building services to children, youth

and families. At our facility, we strive to provide a safe and enjoyable atmosphere

that offers unlimited programs and opportunities for community members of all

ages to partake in. We have programs such as The Belle Child Care Center,

S.A.C.C (grades K-8), 21st Century Community Learning Center, Big Brother Big

Sisters, The Belle After-School program (ages 13-21), Buffalo AmeriCorps,

Buffalo Recovery Corps, and more.

Enlightenment & Literacy Arts Center, Inc.

688 Abbott Rd, Buffalo, NY 14220 2nd

Floor

Phone: 716-823-2665

Time: 9am-3pm, June 24- August 30

Website: http://dogearsbookstore.org/

Program Summary: The camp ranges from ages 7-8, ages 9-11, and ages 12-13.

These camps are open to children of all reading and writing levels and will consist

of an activity in the morning, including but not limited to music, sports, animals,

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drama, literature, arts, community awareness, and others. We use local community

members and businesses as mentors and to help show the children different

avenues to success, team building, and cooperative learning. These camps will help

to build reading and writing skills, as well as comprehensive skills that target the

needs for each specific grade level. Throughout these programs the children will

learn helpful tips, skills and strategies that will carry across all subject areas and

transition into the NYS Common Core Curriculum.

F BITES

1 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201

Phone: 716-400-4816

Time: Tuesday and Thursday, 3-5pm, June 24-August 30

Website: https://fbites.org/

Program Summary: F BITES uses culinary instruction as a vehicle to develop

work readiness, leadership, and professional skills and teaches at-risk youth how to

interact in a social setting. The mission of the Summer Primetime Program closely

aligns with our comprehensive focus and aim. F BITES has proudly served the

Buffalo community, working with youths and adults, 100% of which are living in

poverty, meaning their household income is 200% or more below the federa;

poverty level. The implementation of our mission for this community creates

meaningful interaction through mentoring programs & learning labs that create a

safe learning space for skills within workplace development, youth enrichment and

college and career readiness.

First Shiloh Youth Foundation Inc.

15 Pine Street, Buffalo, NY 14204

Phone: 716-847-6555

Time: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm w/ late pickup at 5pm

Website: http://www.firstshilohbuffalo.com/

Program Summary: The mission of the First Shiloh Youth Foundation is to

provide guidance, instruction and assistance to the youth between the ages of 6 and

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12 residing in the Ellicott District lower east side of Buffalo. Programs will include

physical education, art, music, personal development and group activities. Children

participating in the First Shiloh Youth Foundation Inc. also will receive academic

training in reading skills, persuasiveness and clarity.

Niagara Frontier/ BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave., Buffalo, NY 14225

True Bethel Baptist Church, 907 E. Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14211

Willie Cotton Center, 52 Gates Avenue, Lackawanna, NY 14218

Phone: (716) 512- 6204

Website: http://www.wnyscouting.org

Time: Monday- Friday, 10am-4pm (July 8- August 26)

Program Description: Scout Reach is a summer Boy Scout program for boys and

young adults. The GNFC Boy Scouts of America has been extremely successful in

identifying and relating to the needs of our at-risk youth in underserved

communities in the city of Buffalo, city of Lackawanna, and town of Cheektowaga.

We have identified neighborhoods where the need is most prevalent and are

delivering cost, transportation issues and child care vacancies that prevent families

from joining our program. Our program emphasizes character and leadership

development, self-sufficiency, citizenship training, and personal fitness.

HEAL Community Development Foundation Inc.

318 Broadway St., Buffalo, NY 14204

Phone: 716-316-2457

Time: M-F, 8-am-5pm

Program Summary: Through the HEAL CDF Inc., Camp LIFE program will

provide a safe and strong learning environment for the at-risk young people we

serve. The program is committed to serving 20 to 30 children on a daily basis, both

male and female ages 5-13. The children we will serve are predominately African

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American, residing in various neighborhoods throughout the East Side of Buffalo.

A large percentage of the children enrolled in the program reside in the 14204,

14208, 14209, and 14211 zip codes.

JCC of Greater Buffalo, Camp Center land

2640 North Forest Rd. Suite 100, Getzville, NY 14068

Pick up and drop at 787 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209

Phone: 716-204-2078

Time: Camp Centerland, 9am-4:30pm

Drop off: 7:30am; Pick up 6:00pm

Website: https://www.jccbuffalo.org/

Program Summary: Camp Centerland is located on a 19-acre plot of land in

Getzville, NY. Throughout the day campers and staff will participate in a daily

swim lesson and free swim. Each of these two periods is 30 minutes in length. Not

only teaching life skills and safety around the water, some of the many physical

benefits of children swimming are strength, coordination, confidence and

motivation. In addition to swimming there are periods throughout the week of

sports, rock climbing, gross motor games and team-building activities.

Karen Society

Our Lady of Hope, 18 Greenwood Place, Buffalo, NY 14213 (Weekdays)

Karen Baptist Church, 172 15th

Street, Buffalo, NY 14213 (Weekends)

Phone: 716-830-2844

Time: Mon & Wed, 1-4:30pm; Fridays, 10am-4pm; Saturday 5-7pm

Program Summary: Karen Society of Buffalo is a grassroots organization,

founded in 2014. Our mission is to build partnerships between Karen organization

and other local organizations and provide assistance to Karen population in Buffalo

who are in need of improving their lives in terms of their social, educational and be

an advocate to achieve their goals, enhance their quality of life and self-sufficiency

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in Buffalo. The organization strives to better serve the Karen and Karenni youth in

our neighborhoods; as we grow, we want to include all Burmese ethnicities. We

estimate that there are about 5,000 Burmese refugees who have arrived in Buffalo

over the past 15 years, a significant percentage of our diverse city’s newest

Americans.

KING URBAN LIFE CENTER

938 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY 14211

Phone: 716-895-2050

Website: https://www.kingurbanlifecenter.org/

Time: Monday- Friday, 12-5pm

Program Summary: The Academic and Tech Success Program will provide full

daycare for youth from the community by partnering with Say Yes and Primetime.

Math, Science, and Technology will continue to be presented in unique ways

through the STEM WNY program. Last year, six of our students participated in the

Hand-to-Hand Program which provides a unique opportunity for using technology

to improve the human condition of youth with no hands but receiving prosthesis. In

addition, art activities will be included to provide opportunities for creative

expression and exploration of art medium. Leadership skills will continue to be

developed for those former students who will be working as a part of the Mayor’s

Summer Youth Program or the Erie County Summer Youth Employment Program.

Lackawanna Youth Empowerment Program

1001 Ridge Road and 170 Roland Avenue, Lackawanna, NY 14218

Phone: 716-824-1239

Time: Monday-Friday, 9am-2pm

Program Summary: The overall goal of the Jones/Fears Day Camp is to build on

a proven concept that has empowered many adults throughout WNY that came

through the doors of the Friendship House of WNY. There they engaged in

academic, cultural, and recreational programs that molded them into well-rounded

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and productive members of today’s society. Today, the aim of LYEP and Global

Concepts Charter School (GCCS) is to revive, redirect, and refocus the target

population in one of the more diversely depressed and underserved populations in

Erie County – Lackawanna – with those same principals. The program will serve

50 youth, ages 8-16. Youth ages 17-18, high school juniors and seniors will be

targeted through the Erie County Summer Youth Employment Program to act as

small group coordinators. For continuous improvement and to better serve the

youth, LYEP & GCCS will be extending the program by one week.

Lackawanna Sports and Education

51 Ingham Avenue, Lackawanna, NY 14218

Phone: 716-826-9371

Time: Monday-Sunday, 9am-4pm ; Fridays, 9am-12:30pm

Recreation: 5-8:30pm at 150 Lehigh Avenue, Lackawanna City Parks and Soccer

Fields at 31 South Street

Program Summary: Lackawanna Soccer Club the Sports and Education Center is

a 501(c) 3 not-for- profit organization and was founded in 1975 in the city of

Lackawanna, NY. Its purpose is to serve and seek to assist the community youth

through sports, education, and social activities. The club mission is to help the

youth in our community to achieve their full potential as individuals to become

successful, caring members of society. We strive to make positive changes for

young residents in our economically depressed First Ward in Lackawanna. We are

able to provide recreational services and after-school, educational programs to the

children of Lackawanna ages 5-20.

MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE PROJECT

387 Massachusetts Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213

40-44 Winter Street; 345 Breckenridge Street

Phone: 716-882-5327

Time: Monday- Friday, 9am-6pm

Website: www.mass-ave.org

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Program Summary: The mission of the Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) is

to work with disadvantaged youth and adults to increase access to affordable

nutritious food, and promote local economic opportunities to nurture the growth of

a diverse and equitable community food system. MAP’s Growing Green program

employs and trains youth ages 14-20 in sustainable urban agriculture, food

systems, and micro-enterprise and community leadership. Growing Green youth

currently helps to run an organic urban farm on Buffalo’s West Side, a Mobile

Market, a youth enterprise business and many other program activities. Our

program activities aim to build knowledge, skills, connections and confidence for

at-risk youth.

LT. COL. MATT URBAN HUMAN SERVICES CENTER OF WNY

385 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo, NY, 14212

Phone: (716) 893-7222

Website: www.urbanctr.org

Time: Monday-Friday, 4-8pm

Program Description: The Matt Urban Center will collaborate with the Buffalo

Urban League (BUL) to provide a site for teens to begin their career exploration

and workplace environment. BUL will send approximately 20 teens to participate

in this program. The program will assist youth in clarifying their career interests in

the following ways: help to explore relevant careers with a written career plan;

enhance communication and customer service skills; prepare for a job search and

practice key interview techniques; develop a resume and cover letters and gain

insight into workplace etiquette and culture. The JumpStart work readiness

program provides each youth with a student manual and an online portfolio to store

their resume and cover letters and provide up-to-date data. The Teen Coordinator

will schedule guest speakers and field trips that are relevant to career exploration

and workforce readiness. This will provide the teens with an understanding that

there will always be bumps in the road but with a little patience and determination

anything is possible if you set your mind to it.

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Mission Ignite/COMPUTERS FOR CHILDREN, INC.

701 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14216

Partners include Medaille College, Tapestry Charter Schools

Phone: 716-823-7248

Website: www.computersforchildren.com

Time: July 8-August 30

Program Description: Computers For Children, Inc. is a unique program which

addresses academic enrichment, career enrichment, and youth leadership by

providing at-risk youth with computer software and hardware training. This allows

the 150 youth participating in the Summer Primetime program to receive hands-on

career development skills that they will use throughout their life. Collaboration

with agencies comes in all forms, for example: our partner Seneca Babcock may

request just the PC construction portion of our training as they have academic

sessions scheduled with students for part of the day. Tapestry Charter School may

request software training in MS Suite, Internet Search, citing for research papers,

etc., for all entering students, giving them a great start for the next school year.

M:I/CFC will run our full ReBuild IT Program of PC Construction Software, and

Career Track Training for our partners at Buffalo Urban League and for parents

that want their kids to learn to earn a computer, ReBuild IT is the answer. Partners

that have younger youth are requesting the Robotics/LEGO EV3 Mindstorm

programs that teach STEAM concepts in a unique fun way!

Mt. Olive MBC Inc.

Missionary Baptist Church, 66 Wasson Avenue, Lackawanna, NY 14218

Phone: 716-822-6099

Time: Monday-Thursday, 9am-2pm

Supper Club: Monday-Wednesday, 2:30-5pm

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Website: https://www.mtolivelackawanna.org/

Program Summary: Mt. Olive’s summer program will provide resources which

support youth to keep them involved and engaged in educational enrichment, and

builds on our current After-school Program. Mt. Olive will empower children to

read and complete cognitive summer work provided by the Lackawanna School

District on the computer. Mt. Olive will stimulate youth’s social and emotional

development through group team building and conversations and will provide field

trips to at-risk youth in order to engage them in real-world experiences that connect

with their personal lives.

NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICES

1005 Grant Street, Buffalo, NY 14207

Riverside Rink/Bud Blakewell Arena, 2607 Niagara Street, Buffalo 14207

Phone: 716-874-4460

Website: www.nacswny.org

Time: Monday-Friday, 12-3:30pm

Program Summary: NACS will provide an academic enrichment summer

program, inclusive of health and wellness components, to youth. The program

embodies positive youth development, offers youth experiences they don’t

typically receive and promotes protective factors. This comprehensive approach to

effective youth programming will have a positive impact on participants. Full day

programming will support learning, physical activity and healthy lifestyles for

Buffalo youth ages 5-17.

North Buffalo Community Development Corporation

203 Sanders Road, Buffalo, NY 14216

Phone: 716-874-6133

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Time: Monday- Friday, 9am-4pm (July 1-August 23)

Program Summary: Our main focus with the educational component will be to

ensure each child has read their required summer reading and comprehended what

they have read. If all required books are finished, our youth may pick books of

their choice to read. The reading club will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays

from 9-10am. More time will be allocated if need be. Our other focus will be on

math review. We will review their past grade level to ensure they are par with their

grade level. Age-appropriate workbooks will be provided. If a child has full

knowledge of all the math concepts, the child may move up and learn new math

concepts. This program will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 am.

More time will be allocated if the need is warranted. Our science fun program will

be held on Fridays. This program will focus on fun science experiments. We plan

to explore why chemicals react the way they do, make bouncing balls, volcano

eruptions, and the laws of gravity. The cultural components will include drawing

classes, voice classes, and dance classes to our youth.

Northwest Buffalo Community Center Inc.

155 Lawn Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14207

Phone: 716-876-8108

Website: www.nwbccinc.org

Time: Monday- Friday, 12-7pm

Program Summary: Northwest Community Center will provide an eight-week

summer day camp for children ages 6-13. Our summer programming services the

whole child with recreation, arts and crafts, cultural awareness, and

intervention/prevention programming dealing with gangs, bullying, etc.

Recreational: will provide structured games and play as well as introduce non-

traditional sporting activities that our youth are not exposed to.

Arts & Crafts/Cultural Awareness: Encourages personal expression through

creative means. Whether the project is building a bird house, making a necklace,

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drawing or painting, we recognize the importance and value of allowing the youth

to be creative.

Social Awareness: Our teen wellness program assists our youth with self-esteem,

leadership skills, etc. We also offer bullying prevention and intervention programs

for all youth.

Educational: All youth have to participate in our academic improvement program

as well as bring their final report card so that we can see area where they might

need extra help during the summer months through one –on-one tutoring.

In addition, we offer field trips, speakers, and presentations that we believe are

important in educating the whole child.

Berea Church of God in Christ d/b/a Parker Academy

49 Indian Church Road, Buffalo, NY 14210

Phone: 716-821-7704

Time: Monday- Friday (Say Yes: 8am-12pm) (Summer Primetime: 12-3pm)

Website: http://parkeracademy1.com/index.html

Program Summary: Parker Academy’s mission is to enhance academic

achievement through tutoring, enrichment, and the arts. Since 2015, Parker

Academy Child Care and Learning Center has partnered with Say Yes Buffalo and

Primetime to provide at-risk youth a six-week, full day summer camp. During the

afternoon, children will enjoy physical play at the local park, social recreation,

weekly fieldtrips, arts & crafts, cooking classes, and community projects.

Police Athletic League of Buffalo Inc.

50 Rees Street; 35 Cazenovia Street ; 114 Hickory Street ; 10 Quincy Street

Site varies depending on the activity

Phone: 716-851-4615

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Time: Monday- Friday, 10-6pm

Website: https://www.buffalony.gov/

Program Summary: Buffalo PAL programs are operated throughout the city of

Buffalo. Each city of Buffalo-operated Center is located in an area of high need

and in high areas of concentrated poverty. As a site of SYEP, these youth are

already pre-identified as youth whose families receive some county TANF aid. The

Economic Security life area will focus on these youth being self-sufficient and

having the skills that would make them employable. We expect that all of our

youth will be able to contribute to the economic security of their communities.

Peace of the City Ministries

370 Normal Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213

Phone: 716-986-0970

Time: Monday-Wednesday, 2-4pm (Peace Club); Monday-Wednesday, 2-5pm

(Teen Programs); Friday 10am-2pm (Field Trips)

Website: http://peaceofthecity.org/contact-us/

Program Summary: POTC targets young people living at or below poverty level

in one of the most economically-depressed, high-crime section of Buffalo. We will

be focusing on science, arts, and literacy activities, in addition to field trips and

excursions to stay connected to and enrich our littlest Peace Kids. We are also

building more emphasis on the needs of our middle school students, creating

middle year’s activities specific to their age group and developmental needs. Now

that we have a gym, we are adding significantly more athletic time, including open

free play, structured basketball and soccer tournaments, and group games- which

have been attracting many new teens, especially African American males, who are

joining our programs.

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Resource Council of WNY

347 E. Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14208

Phone: 716-259-9844

Time: Monday- Friday, 8am-4pm

Extended hours, Monday-Wednesday, 4-6pm

Website: https://resourcecouncilofwesternnewyork.wordpress.com/

Program Summary: Resource Council of WNY summer camp will be held at the

Buffalo Renaissance Foundation Community Center. BRFCC has a large multi-

purpose hall, reading room, learning lab with computers, gymnasium, outdoor

sports complex with basketball, tennis courts, a multipurpose hockey rink, and flag

football field. The building also has a swimming pool. Children/youth will have

camp activities such as the Mayor Reading Rules Challenge, arts and crafts, and

more. Engagement from community leaders as guest speakers will also serve to

enhance the student’s camp experiences and leadership development.

Resurrection Village Cooperation

3 Doat Street, Buffalo, NY 14211

Phone: 716-892-2489

Time: Monday- Friday, 8:30am-3pm

Program Summary: We have added curriculum consultants to enhance our

reading and math programs and we use the Dolch Vocabulary Assessment to

measure literacy. We incorporate yoga into our programs and this year we are

adding Wigong and age-appropriate meditation techniques. We will continue to

have healthy movement activities such as Exercise Like an Animal, where the cues

and movements are a variety of animals. We work with graduate students and

faculty from the D’Youville Dietetics program, who provide engaging nutrition

education for the children that they could use in their own homes. This includes

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teaching the children how to read and understand the labels and also prepare

inexpensive healthy snacks. Recently we added considerable programming

directed toward African American and African history and identity. We have

African music and dancing (with costumes) taught by members of the South

Sudanese refugee community. The children make and use their own instrument.

Salvation Army

960 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202

Phone: 716-883-9800

Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 5:30-9pm; Saturday, 10am-2pm

Leadership participants, Monday- Friday, 8:30am-5pm

Website: https://buffalo.salvationarmy.org/

Program Summary: The Salvation Army Drop-In Center will offer a welcome

retreat from the streets, a place to be with friends, and an excellent support system

complete with adult mentors. By offering helpful alternative and hope, The

Salvation Army can assist these at-risk youth to avoid social dysfunction and

crime. More importantly, participants will gain the knowledge and tools they need

to be successful as they work towards higher education. They will learn how sports

can be a great physical and psychological outlet, as well as the importance of being

well-rounded individuals through spiritual and character-building workshops. The

program will also promote community pride by teaching the importance of

volunteering and giving back to the community.

Seneca-Babcock Community Association Inc.

1168 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14210

Phone: 716-822-5094

Time: Monday-Saturday, 12-6pm

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Website: https://senecababcock.com/

Program Summary: The Seneca-Babcock Community Association will kick off

Summer Primetime with Play Streets, an innovative program designed to combat

childhood obesity by creating unique spaces for fun outdoor play. The play area

will be blocked off to vehicle traffic. Play Streets will create a safe and accessible

space for people to walk, ride bikes, dance, play sports and games, and have access

to healthy food. Highlights of the event will include break dancing performances

and workshops, fencing workshops, a climbing wall, hula-hooping, games, bike

safety checks and more.

Seneca Street Community Development Corporation (CDC)

1218 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14210

Phone: 716-939-3501

Time: Monday- Thursday, 9am-1pm

Job Readiness Program will held one day per week from 4:30-6:30pm

Program Summary: SSCDC will provide vital programming for youth in grades

K-8 who resides in the poverty-stricken Seneca Babcock neighborhood where

41.2% of children are living below the poverty line. Many are at high risk for

becoming a statistic as a teen parent, high school drop-out or being involved with

the criminal justice system. SSCDC strives to give children and youth the tools and

confidence needed to lift themselves out of the cycle of poverty, realize their full

potential and live healthy and fulfilling lives.

Reading Camp: 2 weeks of literacy-based programming for children in grades K-8

with help from high school students who work as program aides through the

Mayor’s Summer Youth Program. During the reading camp, children rotate

through various academic stations including reading and writing stations taught by

certified teachers.

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Summer Fun Theme Weeks: Four weeks consisting of educational and enrichment

activities, including crafts, guest speakers, cooking, etc., that revolve around the

theme of the week.

Mayor’s Summer Youth Program: An internship program available to youth and

young adults ages 14-21 years old.

SOLID Foundation Prep. Inc.

1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222

Phone: 716-536-4586

Time: Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30-8pm; Saturday, 9am-12pm

Website: https://www.solidfoundationprep.org/

Program Summary: Our founding team always kept an eye on Buffalo Schools and

its student athletes. As products of the Buffalo Public School system, we always

believe it was a responsibility to give back to the younger generations, and this

came through volunteer coaching, mentoring, and other endeavors. Through giving

back we’ve encountered many talented student athletes, and, unfortunately, many

did not live up to their potential, leading to journeys down the wrong path. To keep

students in high risk areas out of trouble, we must offer interactive alternatives to

show them a positive road to success. Sports has been a saving grace for many of

those who use it as a tool to reach new heights in life and education, including our

staff members. Sports, when combined with mentoring, are an effective way to

keep students on the right track. Students who meet frequently with mentors are

more likely to:

Hold leadership position in school, a club, or sports team

Participate in extracurricular activities

Enroll and graduate from college

Achieve higher scholastic success

Have better school attendance

Carry a positive attitude and reduce depressive symptoms

Become mentors themselves

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This program will serve as a mentoring, health and wellness, and basketball

development opportunity offered to middle-school age students from minority

backgrounds who have a commitment to education, as well as a desire to excel in

their respective sport. This will lead to an engaging summer experience by offering

development in three tiers: academics, leadership, and athletic skills, with

mentoring every step of the way.

Total Package Sports Inc.

564 Dodge Street, Bldg. 100, Suite 124

Phone: 716-348-4215

Time: Monday- Friday, 6-10pm

Program Summary: Will serve youth in high-need and underserved

neighborhoods by providing opportunities to become entrepreneurs by having local

minority business owners come in weekly for a presentation to include a Q&A.

Total Package Sports has been working with this population since 2000. For the

2019 summer program, there will be no partnerships or collaboration with other

agencies. We will engage with the surrounding community by providing a safe and

structured environment during evening hours when teens are at risk for delinquent

activities. By exposing participants to sports-related careers, the community will

benefit by having employed members that can also eventually serve as mentors.

Town of Hamburg Department of Youth, Recreation & Senior Services

6775 Taylor Road, Hamburg, NY 14075; 4540 Southwestern Boulevard, Hamburg

NY 14075; 2982 Lakeview Road, Hamburg, NY 14075

Phone: 716- 646-5145

Time: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9am-3pm

Website: http://www.hamburg-youth-rec-seniors.com/index.html

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Program Summary: The Town of Hamburg Youthful Offender Mentoring

Program has seven objectives:

o Significantly expand the availability of mentoring, juvenile

delinquency prevention, and life skills programming for at-risk

community youth

o Enhance and expand the juvenile delinquency prevention component

o Improve participants’ decision making and life skills capabilities

o Integrate Town of Hamburg community substance abuse prevention

programs/initiatives

o Decrease the number of repeat youthful offenders/juvenile delinquents

o Increase the number of participants in the 2019 Town of Hamburg

Youthful Offender Mentoring Program

o Enhance the 2019 Town of Hamburg Youthful Offender Mentoring

Program through collaboration with other community programs, local

organizations, and municipalities.

Town of Tonawanda

169 Sheridan Parkside Drive, Tonawanda, NY 14150 – Parkside Village

Community Center

Phone: 716-831-1001

Time: Monday- Friday, 10am-9pm

Website: https://www.tonawanda.ny.us/

Program Summary: Each year we have our Kickoff Drug Free Carnival that

showcases all that is waiting for the youth in our community. We have resources

available at this carnival that offer housing rights information, nutrition

information and drug intervention programs and job fair type information. At this

time, we have flyers on our summer program available to the parents and

caregivers of our community kids. This year, we have secured an opportunity for

our participants to attend a Summer Reading camp that has not been available in

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the past. We have committed to Empower Girls Buffalo to work with our preteen

girls instructing them in making positive choices, job prep and interview skills.

True Community Development Corporation

907 E. Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14211

Phone: 716-322-1900

Time: Tuesday &Thursday, 4-5pm

Program Summary: True CDC will utilize its relationship with the Resource

Council of WNY providing extracurricular activities during the summer program

such as swimming and other sports-related activities. We will be adding a 1-hour

leadership and mentoring program called CDC Leads for students in grades 5-6

three times per week. During these hours we will engage our campers in activities

that will focus on leadership qualities, how to be a leader, what a leader looks like,

and why they should want to step up and be leaders. The goal is for the campers to

feel like they have a safe place to express themselves.

Tru-Way Community Center Inc.

2056 Genesee Street/George K. Arthur Community Center

Phone: 716-892-0258

Time: Monday- Friday, 12-6pm

Program Summary: Tru-Way has been providing services to this population

since 2000, so we have over 18 years of experience working with economically

disadvantaged youth in an academic enrichment and life skills training capacity.

We have 7½ years as a NYS certified Supplemental Educational Services provider

through the Buffalo Board of Education. With SES project, Tru-Way provides

after-school activities for children in grades K-12 with homework assistance and

tutorial services, specifically mathematics and English, with a goal of preparing

children for NYS testing in these academic areas.

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Urban Christian Ministries

967 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14204

Phone: 716-882-9472

Time: Monday- Friday, 11am-3pm

Website: https://ucmbuffalo.org/

Program Summary: At Urban Christian Ministries, we teach and equip youth

with essential life skills, thereby leading to the development of a positive and

successful adult lifestyle. UCM is leading the way in urban youth development and

mentoring that impacts our communities. Since 1970, we have served the

community through innovative programs that provide life-changing experiences

for the youth. This has been done primarily though after-school programs, summer

day camp programs, and our residential youth summer camp program.

University District Community Development Association

The Gloria J. Parks Summer Program: 3242 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: 716- 832-1010

Time: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm

Website: http://udcda.org/

Program Summary: Our mission is to provide inner-city children in Buffalo in

grades 1-8 who are academic underperformers from disadvantaged backgrounds—

with dynamic opportunities for academic growth, child-centered social-emotional

learning and intergenerational community engagement. There is a high level of

poverty in the District and City of Buffalo which translates to greater need among

this population. Our program acutely targets building literacy, ELA, and math

skills. We offer academic skill-building activities, a wide range of enrichment

activities, and sports/games. We address the needs of the whole child: intellectual,

emotional, physical, and appreciation of nature with our unique combination of

partners and services.

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Valley Community Association

93 Leddy Street, Buffalo, NY 14210

Phone: 716-823-4707

Time: Monday-Thursday, 3-7pm

Website: https://www.valleycommunityassociation.xyz/

Program Summary: The on-site program will feature various hands-on,

educational, enriching, and recreational activities. Youth will be broken down into

three age appropriate groups and will rotate to different activities every hour. On

Tuesdays, the activities will include Art, ExploreMore and gardening, Healthy

Plate, Feel Great, and physical education. On Thursdays, the groups will rotate

between Fit Lit, Arts, and Kids Choice. Off-site field trips will be scheduled twice

per week. Trips will include cultural and educational destinations aimed at

broadening participants’ horizons beyond their neighborhood confines. When

possible, field trips will include educational workshops and tours at the

destinations.

Village of Hamburg Recreation Department KIDSPLAY

Memorial Youth Center, 200 Prospect Center, Hamburg, NY 14075

Phone: 716-649-6170

Time: Monday- Friday, 12-5pm

Website: https://www.villagehamburg.com/parksandrecreation

Program Summary: Our KIDSPLAY summer program services numerous

children in our community from a variety of age groups. Children ages 5-13 can

come and take part in a plethora of activities ranging from backyard games, arts &

crafts, and physical activities to mind stimulating experiments and demonstration.

We split the children up by age so that the activities can be structured around the

age group they are planned for and help the campers learn and develop overall. We

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offer different educational clubs such as library club and science club. The children

can go to the library and read a book and search for other good reads to bring home

and enjoy with their parents. We also have a NYS-certified science teaches work

for our program and put together exciting team-builder and brain teasers for the

kids in the science club. They have made their own lava lamps and engineered

their own boats to see which ones could hold the most weight before sinking to the

bottom of the baby pool. One of our favorites was when they made a solar cover

out of pizza boxes, foil, and other material and baked s’mores in the sun during the

afternoon.

WAVE Buffalo Inc.

397 Northland Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14208

2061 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211

Phone: 716-845-0515

Time: Thursday and Friday, 4-6pm

Program Summary: WAVE Buffalo Inc., established in 2012, is an anti-violence

nonprofit organization whose mission is to take a proactive approach toward

decreasing youth violence by providing a mentoring program, events, and

activities. One of the events WAVE administers is an assembly called Locked Up-

a Look on the Inside from the Outside. The mission of this assembly is to

deglamorize the idea of going to prison in an effort to deter a young person from

choosing a life of crime.

WEDI Inc.

113 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213

Phone: 716-393-4088

Time: Monday- Friday 8-5pm

Website: https://www.wedibuffalo.org/

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Program Summary: WEDI’s summer program seeks to assist students in

familiarizing themselves with their local community as well as increasing their

English fluency. To achieve this, students speak only English during program time.

Any program supplemental material is also provided in English. This ensures that

students are working on both verbal fluency and literacy in a supportive

environment. Collaborations include African American Cultural Center, Buffalo

Pop-up Park, Buffalo String Works, and Heritage Dance Company.

West Side Community Services Inc.

161 Vermont Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213

Phone: 716-884-6616

Time: Monday-Friday, 3:30-8pm

Website: http://wscsbuffalo.org/

Ages: 13-20

Program Summary: WSCS is in a low-income neighborhood and 77% of our

participating youth live in very low/low income households. Programming

elements which specifically address the needs of this unique population include

social-emotional skills education, substance abuse prevention education, sexual

health and relationship skills, physical education, arts exploration, and a special

focus on positive youth/adult relationships and mentoring.

Summer Youth Employment Program

Time: Monday- Friday, 12-5pm

Ages: 14-21

Program Summary: This program targets low-income teens that possess limited

workforce skills. Teens will have to be eligible for the Summer Youth

Employment Program in order to participate. Teens from the neighborhood and

elsewhere in the City of Buffalo will be able to be placed in our program. Elements

of the program will include soft skills needed to be successful in any type of job

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and real-world work experience at businesses and worksites throughout the West

Side. Each day of the program will feature a blend of both program elements. Soft

skills to be taught include, but are not limited to, workplace etiquette, how to dress

for work, phone etiquette, timesheets/time clocks, how to complete new-hire

paperwork, how to read a paycheck/stub, and how to set up a bank account. Guest

speakers will also be scheduled and particular attention will be paid to identifying

speakers with whom our participants can personally identify and who are culturally

appropriate.

Willie Hutch Jones Education and Sports Programs

26 Wright Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215; Johnnie B. Wiley Stadium (corner of

Jefferson & Best Streets); Willie Cotton Community Center, Lackawanna NY’

West Side Rowing Club (40 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201); The Belle Center

(104 Maryland Street, Buffalo, NY 14201); McMillian Tennis Courts (Delaware

Park); Jeffery Taggert Park (Lackawanna, NY); Airport Driving Range (207 S.

Youngs Road, Williamsville, NY 14221)

Phone: 716-912-5888

Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4-6pm (swim); Saturday 9am-12pm

(basketball)

Website: http://whjsc.org/

Ages: 5-16

Program Summary: The following programs will be conducted during this

summer initiative:

Math Club: Out math instructor will tutor and teach students to perform more

proficiently in various areas of mathematics ranging from basic addition and

subtraction to geometry. Students will be evaluated to find their appropriate skill

level which will establish their baseline for improvement. Homework from their

daily teachers will be reviewed in addition to mathematical group games such as 3

dimensional tic tac toe, nim, and all variant of nim and checkers, along with

strategy games will keep a happy, enjoyable, and interesting learning environment.

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Steam Camp: Our science instructor will have the benefit of utilizing a newly-

designed STEAM curriculum developed by a Buffalo State College Curriculum

Developer professor that has been selected specifically for each of the populations

and locations of service. This curriculum has structured plans that explore math,

physics, engineering, science, arts, and music.

Sports and other recreational activities that will take place through Buffalo and

Western New York include tennis, golf, basketball, swimming, football, chess,

soccer, and volleyball.

Young Audiences of WNY Inc.

1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: 716-881-0917

Time: N/A

Website: https://yawny.org/

Program Summary: Preparing youth for success in tomorrow’s workplace is of

increasing concern to our local policymakers, educators, and business leaders. It is

documented and publicized that Erie County is facing a community-wide

educational crisis. Young Audiences serves between 750-1,000 youth living in

Buffalo and Erie County in after-school and out-of-school programs each year. We

have been providing out-of school time programming for the last 17 years and have

included in our board-adopted strategic plan the commitment to expand this

programming. Young Audiences promotes its programming through Buffalo

Public Schools and other educational partners, churches, after-school providers,

and Erie County Departments of Mental Health, Youth Services, and Probation.

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YWCA

1005 Grant Street, Buffalo, NY 14207

Phone: 716-852-6120

Time: Monday, 9am-1pm; 1:30-5:30pm; Tuesday-Thursday, Varies in hours;

Friday, 9am-1pm;1:30-5:30pm

Website: https://ywca-wny.org/

Program Summary: YWCA WNY TEAM program is available in areas where at

least 51% of families are of low-to-moderate income levels. Youth in these areas

are highly influenced by drugs and alcohol abuse, family and community violence,

promiscuity, truancy, and delinquency which impacts decision making, contributes

to low self-esteem and limits positive youth life skill development. With the

support of out-of-school time enrichment programming, youth are more likely to

succeed in school. YWCA WNY year round Youth Empowerment and TEAM

programming focuses on academic enrichment (literacy/writing and math),

wellness/recreation and college/career readiness, all of which contribute to youth

life skill development.

Zandra TLC Foundation

255 Great Arrow Drive, Suite 203, Buffalo, NY 14207

Phone: 931-492-6372

Ages: 12-17

Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10am-12pm; Saturday, 12-1:30pm

Program Summary: Our program is designed as a means for prevention and

intervention through self-reflective activities and through relationships that engage

adolescents through trust, creativity, self-confidence building, and resiliency that

will help them avoid criminal involvement as well as re-entering the juvenile

system in the future. Our program will act as a diversion program at minimum to

successfully meet the conditions of court, by helping participants avoid negative

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police contact and be diverted from further penetration into the juvenile justice

system. By helping them become aware of how they communicate, their body

language, and how to use foresight, participants will be mindful of negative

behaviors that produce negative outcomes.