Children’s Center in the Courts

The Children’s Centers are designed to help people with official Court business, the same day. The staff are early childhood professionals trained in early childhood education. They emphasize security, comfort and peace of mind for parents and their children. Many activities are provided while your child attends our program. This program is free!

Located at Erie County Family Court and Buffalo City Court, the Children’s Center provides a safe, nurturing, literacy-rich environment for children in the court house.  The Center facilitates connections between families and needed community services.

Hours of operations for the Children’s Centers follow the court calendar, and are open year round.  We service children 0-12 years of ages, and children can stay for any length of time under 3 hours (successive).

For further information please call Stefanie Kerr, Project Director at (716) 725-3449 or email us at: skerr@ywca-wny.org

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The YWCA of WNY also welcomes a range of in-kind donations via Amazon.com to support the Children’s Centers in the Courts.

Children Center’s Contact

Stephanie Velez
Program Coordinator – Children’s Centers in the Courts
(716) 845-7211
familycourtcenter@ywca-wny.org

Additional Links
Erie County Family Court Children’s Center