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BUFFALO, N.Y., May 12, 2010 – Catholic Charities is looking for adult volunteers to assist with sorting, stocking and preparing food for distribution at its four food pantries in Buffalo and Lackawanna.
Hours and days vary by pantry location but volunteers can choose to help as little as four hours each week. Specifically, volunteers are needed to perform the following tasks: sort and arrange food, stock shelves and package food items for client distribution, and assist with deliveries (carrying boxes of food from vehicle into building). Some tasks require the ability to lift 15 pounds or more..

 

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The 2010 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities has just under $1 million to go to achieve its $10.5 million goal, officials announced today. A total of $9,540,910.51 in cash and pledges has been received since Palm Sunday (March 28), bringing the total to 90.9 percent of the goal.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Professionals in the legal and social services communities can play a key role in helping to nurture positive connections between family members when dealing with relationships between children and their parents during times of crisis.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo and chairman of the Catholic Charities of Buffalo Board of Trustees, announced the appointment of two members to the Catholic Charities Board of Trustees.

BUFFALO, N.Y., April 23, 2010 – Catholic Charities of Buffalo staff helped clean up the east side of Buffalo and began distributing “Healthy Lifestyles Garden Kits” to Niagara County WIC (Women, Infants and Children nutrition program) families in recognition of Earth Day 2010 yesterday.

BUFFALO, NY – Most Rev. Edward U. Kmiec, Bishop of Buffalo, has appointed Sister Mary McCarrick, OSF, the eighth Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities of Buffalo. The first woman religious to serve in the role of diocesan director since the organization began in 1923, Sister Mary was appointed on an interim basis in December 2009 and began serving in mid-January.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – ProjecTruth of Catholic Charities honored 20 local middle and high school winners of its seventh annual Abstinence Until Marriage Creativity Contest: “Waiting is Easier because…” at an Awards Reception Friday afternoon in The Fairdale Banquet Center in Williamsville. The contest encourages students in seventh to 12th grades to creatively express their understanding of the benefits of remaining sexually abstinent until marriage and/or the consequences of high-risk behavior through art, essays, poems and/or music.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – It has been less than two weeks since Catholic Charities officials announced the status of the 2010 Appeal, and today the organization announced that an additional $708,808.27 in cash and pledges has been received since Palm Sunday (March 28), bringing the total to $8,804,241.74 or 83.8 percent of the $10.5 million goal.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Catholic Charities staff members gathered as Chief Executive Officer Dennis Walczyk pulled two raffle ticket stubs out of thousands of entries for a 37” LCD HDTV and Blu-Ray disc player at Catholic Charities Montante Administrative Center Monday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Nationally-recognized public speaker Keith Deltano spoke to 1,911 Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Wyoming County middle and high school students this week to teach them to take a stand for what is right.