Erie County Joseph P. Dwyer Peer-to-Peer Program

Erie County's Dwyer peer-to-peer programme offers veterans and their families free, confidential peer support, support groups, social events, short-term care management and referrals for food, housing and benefits, from an office on Niagara Street in Buffalo.

Also called: Dwyer, peer support, peer-to-peer, Vet to Vet, support group, Veterans One-Stop Center.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Erie County, NYCounty

The Private First Class Joseph P. Dwyer programme is the State's peer support programme, run county by county. In Erie County the New York State Dwyer Coalition lists the programme at 1255 Niagara Street, Suite 230, Buffalo, NY 14213, offering advocacy, education, referrals, short-term care management, support groups and social events that are free for veterans and their families. The programme is non-clinical and confidential. The County's own veterans and mental health pages do not describe the programme; ask the Veterans Service Agency (716-858-6363) for the current provider and contact.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Erie County Joseph P. Dwyer Peer-to-Peer Program
Gate	Rule
Veterans and families	Free. No rating or discharge test is stated.

Sources

New York State Dwyer Coalition, Erie CountyMirror

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-02.

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