Anyone here work in social services?
There is a gentleman who is losing his apartment who is 61 years old. His mother passed away in 2006 and I believe she helped him along. He seems to have a slight mental disability but is very curtious and well mannered. Apparently all he had as close family was his mom.
He's being evicted at the end of this month (1/31/07) because the landlord got sited for violations in the apartment he has been renting in the elmwood area. The landlord now wants him out.
I know about this because in the summer he stops by to see if there are any odd jobs he can do like cleaning the windows or picking up the papers in the parking lot.
He doesn't know what to do and asked for help today. He told me he recieves SSI and get's a check for heap once a year.
You can tell he's starting to get nervious because he doesn't know what to do and it's cold in buffalo when your homeless.
I don't know what to do with him and would like to know if there's any where I can direct him to.
Pm me.
Central Referral Services
There is a good online social services directory sponsored by the United Way. You simply enter Erie or Niagara County and the type of assistance you need. The directory will then bring up listings of agencies that provide housing, shelter, food, etc. It also has listings for non "social service" types of resources such as where to find small business info, etc.
http://www.centralreferral.org/