Building a Tradition of Successful Collaboration

Our History

The Chief Executive Officers of five large, quality-driven human service agencies met on a regular basis over several years to better serve the children and families of Western New York who depended on them.  They decided to incorporate this group into a unified, not-for-profit coalition in 1998.  Each agency has retained its independent status and mission but also works collaboratively to improve the services they provide children, families and adults in need.  They are committed to being the voice for those unable to speak or be heard. 

Our Collaborative Ventures

Since its inception, the Care Management Coalition of Western New York, Inc., has demonstrated the collaborations, joint advocacy, and administrative coordination and consolidation of select agency functions will most often ensure a higher quality of care and improved outcomes for all.  Some of these ventures have been:

Successfully speaking with one unified voice to advocate for the crucial needs of the community’s children and families

State-wide Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) advocacy

Centralized Best Practices

Ongoing Supervisory and Community Safety inter-agency trainings – over 300 graduates

Leading county-wide  quality of service initiatives

Specialized training for Erie County Family Voices Network – Approximately 1,000 graduates

Collaborative grant proposals for Local, State and Federal initiatives

Sharing of Human Resources and compliance information and resources

Cost-effective purchasing initiatives

Group data collection, analysis and distribution

Cross agency youth and family service delivery surveys

Driving county RFP improvement process

Sharing Information Technology

Coordinated intake process for Erie County Family Court

Coordinated non-secure detention group home services

Collaboration on Continuing Care Services through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Data collection of Preventive Services reports for Erie County Department of Social Services

Only upstate member of the NYS Juvenile Justice Coalition Steering Committee

Regional advocacy towards improvement of RFP process

Coordinated Preventive Services programs in community-based youth organization

Regularly scheduled member forum to openly discuss and strategize seamless solutions for community’s child and family service needs

Regional advocacy toward improving the local foster care system