OLV Human Services-Kinship Caregiver Program

790 Ridge Rd
Lackawanna, NY 14218
Program Contact: Leann Lapis
Phone: (716) 828-9411
Fax: (716) 828-7845
Website: www.olvhumanservices.org

Provides services to caregivers in Erie and Chautauqua counties who have Article 6 or 1017 custody arrangements, as well as those caregivers providing informal care arrangements for children not biologically their own.

Services include:

• Family-driven case management provided by an MSW Case Manager
• Hourly respite services available for caregivers (as needed basis)
• Kinship Peer-Lead Support Groups, Educational Sessions, Family Engagement Activities, and Interactive Groups for children
  • One Saturday per month, group runs for three hours to include a one-hour peer lead support group, one-hour educational group, and one-hour family engagement activity. A children’s support group is concurrently lead and open to all children in the caregiver’s household.
  • One Thursday per month a one-hour virtual support group is also available.
  • Must be enrolled in the kinship caregiver program to participate.
  • Contact Leann Lapis for more info.

Group curriculums are evidence based and include the PASTA training (Parenting A Second Time Around) and TCIF (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families).

A NYS Office of Children and Family Services Program