The Child Advocacy Center of Niagara

Provides a coordinated, child-centered response for children and families affected by abuse, offering services such as forensic interviews, counseling, medical evaluations, and trauma-informed support.

Help Book Niagara

Provides a centralized, community-based resource that organizes local information, guidance, and support materials to help individuals and families easily find services and navigate community programs in Niagara County.

OCFS | Compendium of Services

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Postpartum Depression Support Group

The Postpartum Depression Support Group provides emotional support, education, reassurance, and professional referral resources for new mothers experiencing depression or anxiety, with monthly in-person meetings at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, where babies up to one year old are welcome, as well as access to online support and national women’s health information resources.

Postpartum Breastfeeding Classes & Expectant Parenting Classes

Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital and Health Care Center provides postpartum breastfeeding classes and expectant parenting classes, along with comprehensive women’s health services, including maternity care.

CHOICE

The CHOICE Family Resource Center offers EPIC parenting classes as well as nutrition and cooking classes through a partnership between Niagara Community Action Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension, with a focus on building family strengths and supporting healthy child development and community engagement.

 New Directions Youth and Family Services

Fostering Good (New Directions Youth and Family Services) provides foster care, residential treatment, mental health, and family support programs that help children and families build stability, strengthen relationships, and access community-based services across Western New York, including Niagara County.

HEARS Family Line

The OCFS HEARS Family Line (Help, Empower, Advocate, Reassure, and Support) is a statewide resource that connects families to trained representatives who provide referrals and support for services such as parenting education, child care, housing, food, and behavioral and medical health care needs.

1-888-55HEARS

Early Intervention Program of Niagara County

The Early Intervention Program “Child Find” for Niagara County provides free developmental screenings, evaluations, and early support services for infants and toddlers ages birth to three who may have developmental delays or disabilities, and connects families to appropriate therapies and resources based on their child’s individual needs.

Healthy Families Niagara

Pinnacle Community Services provides free, voluntary, home-based support for expectant parents and families with infants, offering parenting education, child development guidance, and connections to community resources to promote healthy family growth and stability.

P3 Center for Teens, Moms and Kids

The Women Planning Pregnancy Parenting Center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center provides free support services focused on family planning, pregnancy care, and parenting, including health screenings, prenatal and postpartum support, breastfeeding assistance, parenting education, and referrals to community resources to help improve outcomes for mothers and children.

The Every Bottom Covered

Their diaper bank provides free diapers, pull-ups, and wipes to low-income families with children under age three in Western New York, distributing supplies every 30 days through partner sites and its Buffalo location to help address diaper need and support child health and stability.