Community Resources

Mental Health Services

Family Justice Center

Phone: 716-558-SAFE (7233)

Email: safe@fjcsafe.org

Website: www.fjcsafe.org

Crisis Services

Text: TALK to 741741 or Call 834-3131

Resource Council of WNY

347 East Ferry Street

Buffalo, NY 14208

www.facebook.com/RCWNY/

Phone: 716-259-9844

Local Food Pantries

• Brighton Food Pantry

1225 Brighton Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150

2nd and 4th Saturday of every month - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Serves 14150 and some of 14226 zipcode only

• St. Leo The Great 

885 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY 14226

(716) 835-8905

Tuesdays 6:00pm - 8:00 p.m., Friday (except the 3rd Friday of the month) 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. and the third Saturday of every month 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 

Serves 14226 zip code only

• St. Christopher’s Outreach

530 Ellicott Creek, Tonawanda, NY 14150 

(716) 564-9023

Monday & Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Serves 14228/14150 zip codes only

• New Beginnings Food Pantry 

100 Willow Ridge Drive, Amherst, NY 14228

Tuesdays 6-8 p.m., Friday 9-11 a.m., every 3rd Saturday 9:45-11:45 a.m.

Serves 14221 & 14228 zip codes only

To find a designated food pantry near you, please click here or call 211. 

Emergency Housing

Neighborhood Legal Services:  847-0650

Erie County DSS Emergency Housing: 858-2912

For emergency housing loss after 4 p.m. or on a weekend,  call 211.