by Kaitlin Jackson Tue, Jul 16th 2019 11:00 am Catholic Charities officials announced today that the 2019 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities and the Fund for the Faith achieved a total of $9,308,843 in cash and pledges, representing 85% of its $11 million goal. Catholic Charities President and Chief…

by Kaitlin Jackson More than $108,000 contributed since June 13 Thu, Jun 27th 2019 11:00 am In less than two weeks, the generous Western New York community has responded to fulfill the match challenge made by a Wellsville businessman. As of June 26th, a total of $108,972 in contributions, large…
by Kaitlin Jackson Donor pledges additional $100,000 match to help close the gap Thu, Jun 13th 2019 09:00 am With just over two weeks to go in the 2019 Appeal, Catholic Charities today recognized Charlie Joyce of Wellsville for his personal gift of $250,000, as well as his corporate gift…

by Kaitlin Jackson Thu, May 30th 2019 02:55 pm Pastor James Giles, president and CEO of Back to Basics Ministries Inc., makes a call for support during the May 30 rally on Buffalo’s East Side. With one month to go until the conclusion of the 2019 Appeal which supports Catholic…

by Kaitlin Jackson With less than two months to go, Catholic Charities officials and Appeal leadership ask community for continued support to achieve $11 million goal Thu, May 2nd 2019 09:40 am Ruthanne and John Daly, chairs of the 2019 Appeal, update the community on the progress of this year’s…

by Nancy Steves Fri, Mar 1st 2019 10:00 am Chautauqua County Appeal Workshop featured from left, client speaker Tiffany Erhard, center, volunteers from seven parishes, and Catholic Charities CEO Dennis Walczyk with 2019 Hero of Hope recipient, Kathy Hopkins of Agri-business child Development and Bishop Richard J. Malone. About 40 parish volunteers,…

Wed, Feb 20th 2019 03:00 pm About 60 parish volunteers, clergy, and Catholic Charities’ Appeal leadership team and staff attended a volunteer training workshop on Feb. 20 to help kick off the 2019 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities in Erie County. The event was held at Nativity of Our…

by Kaitlin Jackson Sat, Feb 9th 2019 10:40 am Pastor James Giles, at podium, and Billie Webster, right, accept the Hero of Hope Award on behalf of Buffalo SNUG Violence Prevention Initiative. Pastor Giles and Mr. Webster serve as SNUG administrator and manager, respectively. About 85 parish volunteers, clergy, and…

by Kaitlin Jackson Mon, Jan 28th 2019 09:00 am Kathleen Hall, Catholic Charities Niagara County director, and Michael Johnson, former Catholic Charities client, at the 2019 Appeal workshop in Niagara County. About 70 parish volunteers, clergy, and Catholic Charities’ Appeal leadership team and staff attended a volunteer training workshop on…

by Kaitlin Jackson Thu, Jan 24th 2019 11:55 am Wyoming County Court Judge Michael Mohun, photographed here with his daughter and wife, was chosen as the Hero of Hope for the Tri-County region. About 50 Appeal parish volunteers, clergy, and Catholic Charities’ staff attended a volunteer training workshop on Jan….