HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Wellness means different things to different people.  At United Way, it means this: to truly enjoy a healthy, stable life, people need to be connected - with each other, and with the services they need.

The Family Justice Center of Erie County provides comprehensive, one-stop services to victims of family violence.  Services include police prosecutors, counselors, medical professionals and chaplains.  Since it opened in 2006, the Center has served nearly 2,000 women and over 400 children.  For more information, visit www.fjcsafe.org.

We also invest in an array of programs at local agencies that help connect seniors with their community and with the supports they need to be healthy and independent - from nutritious meals to daily contact with a caring volunteer.

LIVE UNITED Program Partners in Wellness

These are the programs funded through our investment in Wellness:

Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers - Moot Senior Center, $72,000
Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network- Community Health Worker Program, $27,000
Buffalo Urban League Inc. - Multi-Service Center, $42,000
Child & Adolescent Treatment Services - Child Advocacy Center, $46,000
Child & Adolescent Treatment Services - Intensive Case Management (ICM), $26,000
Child & Adolescent Treatment Services- Clinic Treatment, $131,000
Child & Family Services of Erie County - Preventive Services Program, $41,000
Child & Family Services of Erie County -  Haven House, $49,000
Compeer- Compeer for Seniors, $17,000
Crisis Services - The Advocate Program, $33,000
EPIC- Every Person Influences Children- At-Risk Parent Education Programs, $32,000
Family Justice Center - FJC Services, $125,000
Gateway-Longview- Kinship Care Giver Support Program, $33,000
Hearts and Hands- Hearts and Hands: Faith in Action, $42,000
Hispanics United Of Buffalo- Domestic Violence Services, $9,000
Hopevale, Inc. - PACT-Parents & Abused Children in Treatment, $53,000 
Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County - Elder Wrap Around Program, $25,000
Joan A. Male Family Support Center - Core Services, $74,500
Meals on Wheels of Buffalo & Erie County - Sunshine Nutrition, $6,000
Neighborhood Legal Services - Domestic Violence Advocate at FJC, $58,000
Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Inc. - Elderly Program, $17,000
Olmsted Center for Sight - Senior Vision Services, $22,000
Rural Transit - Movin' Seniors, $8,000
Valley Community Association - Valley Senior Citizens, $12,000