Educators Harvey Miles and Roni Ehlert put the packages together for their students. Educators Harvey Miles and Roni Ehlert put the packages together for their students. Challenging times call for creative methods. In response to the COVID-19 health crisis, Catholic Charities’ Department of Workforce and Education this week transitioned its…
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A Gathering Place, Wellsville and Ladies of Charity thrift stores, and Nutrition~Simply Said effected Fri, Mar 13th 2020 03:00 pm Keeping both our clients' and volunteers' healthy and safety a top priority, Catholic Charities has elected to temporarily close three of its programs next week. During the week of March…
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Nutrition education, re-entry services and school-based services funded Thu, Mar 5th 2020 12:00 pm A recent Nutrition~Simply said training at our Russell J. Salvatore Food Pantry & Outreach in Lackawanna. Catholic Charities of Buffalo has been named a first-round grantee of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, receiving a total of…
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“The anticipated and now formal announcement by the Diocese of Buffalo regarding its pursuit of reorganization through Chapter 11 provides Catholic Charities of Buffalo another opportunity to communicate that we are a separate nonprofit organization, a distinct entity from the Diocese. As such, we are not involved or included in…
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Rick Cronin, Appeal 2020 chair, speaks to Niagara County Appeal volunteers at Immaculate Conception Parish in Ransomville About 55 parish volunteers, clergy, and Catholic Charities’ staff attended a volunteer training workshop today to help kick off Appeal 2020 for Catholic Charities in Niagara County. The event was held at Immaculate…
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Nutrition~Simply Said offered at area food pantries Wed, Feb 19th 2020 03:25 pm Nutrition education training at the Russell J. Salvatore Food Pantry and Outreach center in Lackawanna, Laura Steuerman, Catholic Charities nutrition educator, assists Nutrition~Simply Said participants with completing their food surveys. Pictured right, Nutrition Educator Cassandra Fee, left, and …
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From left, Colleen Gibbons, resource coordinator, Erie County Integrated Domestic Violence Court, Greg White, director of the Catholic Charities' Domestic Violence Program for Men, The Honorable Deborah A. Haendiges and Sr. Mary McCarrick, former Catholic Charities Diocesan Director, after Gibbons and Haendiges were presented with the Hero of Hope Partner…
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Sr. Mary McCarrick, OSF, former Catholic Charities diocesan director; Hero of Hope recipient Cindi McEachon, Peaceprints of WNY executive director; and Jeffrey Conrad, director of Catholic Charities Workforce and Development About 40 parish volunteers, clergy, and Catholic Charities’ staff attended a volunteer training workshop on Jan. 29 to help kick…
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About 25 parish volunteers, clergy, and Catholic Charities’ staff attended a volunteer training workshop Saturday, Jan. 25, to help kick off Appeal 2020 for Catholic Charities in Chautauqua County. The event was held at the St. Mary of Lourdes Church in preparation for the 96th annual campaign, which carries a goal…
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Laura Ianni describes how much joy it gives her to help people by visiting them regularly through Catholic Charities Home Visitor Program. From left, Deacon Steve Schumer, Hero of Hope Award recipient June Seager and Kelly Grimaldi About 40 Appeal parish volunteers, clergy, and Catholic Charities’ staff attended a volunteer…
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