Success Stories

A senior living in Allegany, Bill Glose came to Catholic Charities in grief after his wife died.

Childhood wasn’t easy for Heather Lazar. Problems at home led to her placement in foster care, which moved her from home to home as a teenager.

Last summer a struggling, elderly, deaf man came to the Batavia Catholic Charities office in hopes of finding an apartment where he could live with his long-time companion – his terrier.

Patricia suffered as a victim of violence and abuse from her husband for years.

Five years later and the success story continues for Julio Figueroa, who participated in the Tomorrow’s Youth Today (TYT) Program in Buffalo.

Wendy Garfield is a psychiatric patient who was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, chronic clinical depression and post traumatic stress disorder.

At the beginning of their relationship, Kari* thought her husband’s obsessive behavior was just his way of showing affection.

Suzanne Kelly was an unhappy, mentally unstable person struggling to get through everyday life.

A dedicated mother, Sharon Santos, is greatly appreciative to Catholic Charities.

Catholic Charities’ Multisystemic Therapy (MST) program is an intensive, family focused intervention, serving families with delinquent youth who are at risk of being placed outside their home.

Pam came to the Creative Edge Arts Studio with bipolar disorder and depression, as well as multiple sclerosis (MS).

The average American family has two, maybe three children.

Being a parent of a teenager always has its challenges, but sometimes severe problems arise and parents need support to help their child turn their life around.

Catholic Charities is celebrating 85 years of service this year, and there are people in our community who remember more than half way back to our founding in 1923.

Catholic Charities’ Multisystemic Therapy (MST) changed the lives of a Cattaraugus County teenager whose rebellious attitude got so severe he turned to drugs, and a mother who learned how to communicate with her son better.