Food drive for Veterans and local community in need, a walk in the park.
Resources
Little Heroes Program by WNY Heroes
Children aged 2 to 18, (toddlers to high school seniors) who reside in WNY with a parent who is a veteran or military spouse/widow/widower, will qualify.
Crisis and Re-Stabilization Emergency Services (C.A.R.E.S.) by Spectrum Health
Our professional team will interview a caregiver and youth to determine what the problems are, and how serious they may be.
Operation Com / Children of the Military
Operation COM (Children of the Military) is a free program offered in partnership with the Veterans One Stop Center of WNY.
SUNY Niagara
SUNY Niagara—formerly Niagara County Community College (NCCC)—has two locations in Western New York and online programs that are available anywhere.
Medaille College
Located in Buffalo, NY, Medaille University is a private, four-year institution committed to serving the higher education needs of Western New York.
Daemen University
At Daemen, student veterans are an essential part of our college community, and we remain committed to their educational and professional success.
Erie Community College (ECC)
We have more than 80 associate degree, certificate, joint, and online programs in the most in-demand areas including Business, Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, Health Sciences, STEM, Hospitality and more.
NYS Division of Veterans’ Affairs
The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) advocates on behalf of New York’s Veterans and their families, as individuals and as a group, to ensure they receive benefits granted by law for service in the United States Uniformed Services.
Buffalo Veterans Mentor Group
Assists Veterans who have become involved with the criminal justice system.
Center for Elder Law & Justice (CELJ)
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for older, disabled, and low-income adults through the provision of free legal services, primarily in Western New York. Our goal is to use the legal system to ensure that our clients may live independently and with dignity.
Catholic Charities of Buffalo
Catholic Charities of Buffalo is the most comprehensive human service provider serving all of Western New York.
WNY Veterans Housing Coalition
Dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of Veterans.
VA – Buffalo Regional Office
Our Mission: To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.
Veterans One-stop Center of WNY
The Veterans One-stop Center brings people, resources, and organizations together to improve the quality of life for those who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States and their families.
S.E.R.V. Niagara
Before veterans in need can fully benefit from therapeutic programs, skills training, or any other service, they have to have their basic human needs of food, clothing and shelter met. The “Basic Human Needs” build a strong foundation of trust upon which other services can lead lead our veteran heroes onto the path of self-sufficiency.
Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo
We are a passionate group of non-profit attorneys, social workers, and justice advocates!
WNY Heroes
Now, more than ever, the need is constant and growing in alarming fashion with so many veterans returning home. While these brave and heroic men & women face many challenges upon their return, their needs will further impact the need for program services within our organization.
Health Care for Homeless Veterans—Veterans Affairs
At VA Western New York Healthcare System, our health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers. Find a health facility near you, and manage your health online. Sign up for community events and updates.
Altamont Veterans Housing Program
34-bed program that provides clinical services and transitional housing for veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. The program provides clinical support, case management, basic life skills, counseling, and assistance with access to employment.
Veterans Administration WNY
VA Western New York Healthcare System offers a wide range of health, support, and facility services for Veterans in western New York.
VA Outpatient Clinic – Springville
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, laboratory and pathology services, and more.
VA Outpatient Clinic – West Seneca
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, laboratory and pathology services, and more.
VA Outpatient Clinic – Niagara Falls
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, laboratory and pathology services, and more.
VA Outpatient Clinic – Olean
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, laboratory and pathology services, and more.
VA Outpatient Clinic – Lockport
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, laboratory and pathology services, and more.
VA Outpatient Clinic – Jamestown
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, laboratory and pathology services, and more.
VA Outpatient Clinic – Dunkirk
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, laboratory and pathology services, and more.
VA Outpatient Clinic – Buffalo
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, laboratory and pathology services, and more.
Spectrum Health and Human Services
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorder Counseling and Community Based Services in WNY.
NAMI Homefront
NAMI Homefront is a free, 6-session educational program for Veteran families, caregivers and friends of military service members and veterans with mental health conditions.
Crisis Services
24/7 Crisis Hotline. You are not alone. Crisis Services is ready to support you through moments of urgency.
Buffalo Vet Center
We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting.
BestSelf WNY
BestSelf Behavioral Health can provide you and your family with the innovative and evidence-based services you need, along with a personal and caring approach that will help you feel respected, valued, confident and hopeful. The journey to discovering your BestSelf begins here.
Veterans Crisis Line
Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one? You’re not alone—the Veterans Crisis Line is here for you. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to call.
United States – VA Veterans Benefits Administration
Veterans benefits help Veterans and their families buy homes, earn degrees, start careers, stay healthy, and more.
Response to Love Center
Inspired by our faith and inclusive of all, Response to Love Center improves lives across our community by addressing basic human needs and providing a pathway to self-sufficiency.
Burchfield Penney Arts Center
There’s always something happening here at the Center. From exhibitions to hands-on workshops, film screenings to live performances, plan a visit to explore our 16 unique galleries and discover what’s now and what’s next.
Buffalo Blues4Vets
Music campaign serving WNY Veterans & Military Families with fundraising and research.
K.I.A. Memorial Roadmarch (KMR)
Our Mission: To Honor and remember the members of our Armed Forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our Country.
Horses Healing Hearts
Showing participants how to reach their physical and emotional potential through horses.
Higher Ground New York Chapter
Using the principles of therapeutic recreation, we help give people of all abilities a better life.
Dog Tags New York
Help Heal the wounded soldier whose damages are unseen thru therapeutic and meaningful work with animals. With peer support and interaction. And most importantly, with the support of the community and civilians that partake and engage in our program.
The Odyssey Project
Developed by award-winning photojournalist Brendan Bannon in 2019, The Odyssey Project is an ongoing series of intensive, 12-week workshops that help returning combat veterans reintegrate back into civilian life via photography, peer support, and artist/educator mentoring.
West Falls Arts Center
Free Music Lessons for VETERANS (guitar, ukulele, harmonica)
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Our vision is to flourish as an exceptional hub of artistic and creative energies that enriches and transforms people’s lives in our community, our nation, and the world. We strive for excellence, innovation, and sustainability in everything we do.
WNY Gold Star Mothers
Veteran’s Service Organization of mothers who had a child die while serving our country.
VA Substance Abuse Services
At VA Western New York Healthcare System, our health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers.
Orleans County—Veteran Service Agency
An Accredited VSO provides assistance with filing applications for benefits and represents veterans and their dependents, widows, and orphans.
Low Vision Clinic—Veterans Affairs
If you’re a Veteran or active-duty service member who is blind or has low vision, you may be able to get advanced vision care and rehabilitation services through VA to help you live an independent life.
Headway of WNY
Our Mission: To ensure that individuals in Western New York with brain injuries, other cognitive issues, and seniors have access to advocacy, resources, and support systems to enable them to live as independently as possible. We seek to educate the broader community about the causes, consequences and means of prevention of brain injury.
Female Veterans Group by WNY Heroes
Group for female veterans in WNY only, run by a female veteran.
Dwyer Project Serving Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County Dwyer Veteran Program is a non-clinical peer support program. Honoring the memory of PFC Joseph P. Dwyer and his legacy of service the mission is to empower veterans and their family members.
Durham Metro AME Zion Church
Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups, Christmas Meals, General Benefits Assistance, Public Showers/Baths, Soup Kitchens, Specialized Information and Referral, Thanksgiving Meals, Veteran Benefits Assistance
CompeerCORPS
Using the power of friendship to improve the lives of our veterans who are striving for good mental health!
Blue Star Mothers of America, Buffalo-Niagara NY7
A non-profit service organization that supports mothers of sons/daughters who are currently serving or have honorably served in the U.S. Military.
Psychological Health Centers of Excellence
Assesses, validates, oversees, and facilitates prevention, resilience, identification, treatment, outreach, rehabilitation, and reintegration programs for psychological health and traumatic brain injury to ensure the Department of Defense meets the needs of the nation’s military communities, warriors, and families.
Wyoming County—Veterans Service Agency
Assist veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits from the veteran’s administration and/or local governments.
Benefits Program—Wyoming County
The Wyoming County Office for the Aging is the local area agency on aging that offers a variety of services to county residents who are age 60 and over.
Veterans One-stop Center (VOC) of WNY—Lockport
The Veterans One-stop Center brings people, resources, and organizations together to improve the quality of life for those who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States and their families.