About Us

A nationally recognized training organization...

The Center for Development of Human Services/Research Foundation of SUNY at Buffalo State College offers a comprehensive menu of management, supervisory, and worker training programs that enable agencies to more effectively serve their clients. Almost 400 training and support staff members with diverse backgrounds and varied expertise in social work, child welfare, temporary assistance, health and human services, Medicaid programs, management and organizational development, information technology, and multimedia production work together to develop curricula, deliver training, design distance and e-learning applications, conduct evaluations, provide technical assistance and consultations, and offer an array of support services for our training and staff development mission.

Our History

Originating as a small group of Buffalo State College social work faculty, CDHS/Research Foundation has evolved into the largest state-funded social services training provider in New York State, with training facilities at its Buffalo headquarters and across the state. Through partnerships with Buffalo State College, with the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB), and with the local educational community, CDHS/Research Foundation connects the most recent academic research and scholarship to the immediate needs of the workforce and community at large.