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Catholic Charities Appoints Rikki Nawotka-Ace to Senior Director

By Immigration, News, Leadership

 Catholic Charities of Buffalo has named Rikki Nawotka-Ace, LMSW as senior director. In her new role, Nawotka-Ace will join the program operations team and oversee Catholic Charities’ resettlement programming, including the immigration and refugee assistance program. “Rikki’s energy, leadership, and expertise will strengthen our commitment to the people and communities…

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John R. Oishei Foundation extends challenge to Buffalo United for Afghan Evacuees: Raise $25,000 and we will match it

By Immigration

Today, Buffalo United for Afghan Evacuees is announcing that The John R. Oishei Foundation has offered the campaign a matching challenge to generate $25,000 in donations and they will match that same amount leadingto a total of $50,000. On September 2, 2021, five organizations came together to announce a fundraising effort to raise $750,000 to support more than 300 Afghan evacuees destined for Buffalo. The campaign, Buffalo United for Afghan Evacuees, has…

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WNY Refugee and Asylee Consortium Launches Unprecedented Campaign Buffalo United for Afghan Evacuees to Serve Hundreds Coming to Buffalo

By Immigration

The five local organizations which comprise the Western New York Refugee and Asylee Consortium (WNYRAC) – Catholic Charities of Buffalo, International Institute of Buffalo, Jericho Road Community Health Center, Jewish Family Services of Western New York, and Journey’s End Refugee Services – are launching a major collaborative campaign, Buffalo United for…

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Local Resettlement and Immigration Organizations, Joined by Community and Elected Representatives, Urge President to Reverse Reported Intent to Virtually Shut Down Refugee Admissions

By Immigration

by Kaitlin Jackson Ending refugee resettlement in Buffalo would be damaging to families, the recovering economy Fri, Jul 19th 2019 04:00 pm Leaders of local immigration and resettlement organizations led the call this afternoon for Trump administration officials to reverse its apparent proposal to virtually shut down the refugee resettlement…

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