The Community Action Organization of Western New York (CAO of WNY) is a nonprofit social services agency that operates multiple community centers and programs across Erie and Niagara counties, including a center at 114 Hickory Street in Buffalo. The organization provides early childhood education, youth and family services, housing and emergency assistance, and community engagement activities.
The Community Action Organization of Western New York is a nonprofit agency serving low-income individuals, families, and communities across Erie and Niagara counties. Services include early childhood education, youth and family supports, emergency and housing assistance, senior services, and community engagement activities.
Programs emphasize school readiness, family engagement, and connections to health and nutrition resources. The organization works directly with caregivers through outreach, meetings and home visits and provides materials and training to help families support children’s learning and development.
Services are delivered from multiple community sites and resource centers. Offerings supported across sites include meeting and event spaces, open gym use, room rentals, classroom-based activities, mobile markets and urban agriculture initiatives, and emergency family assistance such as food pantry distributions.
The 21st Century Community Learning Center works with stakeholders to offer specialized programs addressing academic barriers and urgent needs in underperforming schools.
The Community Engagement Team links residents with centers, offers free programs and workshops, and provides open gyms, room rentals and meeting spaces for community use.
The Education Task Force supports high school students with workshops, community events, and scholarships focused on college and career readiness.
Head Start/Early Head Start programs prepare children to succeed in school by providing a rich, positive environment that fosters age-appropriate academic and developmental growth.
The Leadership Academy is a summer program designed for older youth to provide age-appropriate leadership development and enrichment.
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Neighborhoods United for Restoration, Teaching, Upliftment, Recreation, and Education (NURTURE) provides an education-based after-school program for grades K–8 centered on clubs such as Reading, Culture, Debate and Drama.
NURTURE Summer Camp builds on the after-school academy and offers K–8 children activities during the summer, with scheduled days Monday through Friday and regular field trips.
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