Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth

975 Hertel Avenue Buffalo, NY 14216 www.berkshirefarm.org
Main Phone
716-862-4212

Home Finding Department
716-862-4212 x21

Kimberly Balliet, Supervisor
716-862-4212 x23

Wendy Ehrenfeld, Supervisor
716-862-4212 x24

Fax
716-862-4217

Primary Services
Foster Home Placement, Foster Parent/Family Recruitment, Therapeutic Foster Homes, Wraparound Facilitation/Community Support

Description
Foster Care Services:
Recruits, trains, and supports foster parents throughout New York State. Provides both regular and therapeutic foster care. Support for new and existing foster parents includes: extensive & dynamic training, personal family specialist to help with paperwork and advice, team of experts available 24/7, help ensuring that youth get support for their needs, help finding and paying for daycare, medical insurance and compensation to help with expenses,

Preventative Services:
Provides home and community based support through collaboration of the treatment team. Teaches and enforces positive social support network and have knowledge of problem-resolutions that encourage family unity. Families will demonstrate the ability to advocate for their own needs and identify the array of community services available to them.

Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

Eligibility
At-risk youth ages birth to 21 years that have been referred by the Counties of Western New York.

Adults 21 and over can become foster parents.

Service Area: WNY.

Intake Process
Referrals are provided by the Counties of Western New York as well as the Family Court System.

Program Fees
Fees are set by the counties of Western New York in each program's specific service area.

Handicap Accessible?
Yes

Date of Official Change
Jan 25, 2019

Contacts
Kimberly Balliet (Primary)
Supervisor
716-862-4212 x23
Wendy Ehrenfeld
Supervisor
716-862-4212 x24