With the start of a new school year right around the corner, Catholic Charities is hosting a Socks and Undergarment Drive to benefit school age kids and teenagers in grades Pre-K through 12th in need throughout Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. Donations of new, unopened packages of socks and underwear are…
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Catholic Charities of Buffalo and MENTOR New York announce a partnership of efforts that will provide enhanced mentoring for students in Catholic Charities’ Workforce and Education Services programs. MENTOR New York will train Catholic Charities staff, who work with students ages 16 to 24, in its evidence-based best practice mentoring…
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Catholic Charities today announced the East Hill Foundation has awarded the organization $14,995 in support of its South Buffalo Promise Zone Neighborhood Closing the Gap Program and its Rapid Re-Housing program. Most of the award will be used to build a school community needs closet to best meet students’ basic…
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Catholic Charities of Buffalo Workforce and Education Services, in conjunction with the Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Investment Board and C-Tech, is offering a four-week training beginning Sept. 8 titled “Hands-On Technology Training: Short-term Training for Long-term Careers.” The training will give students a foundation in telecommunications, network cabling, copper and…
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Yesterday, Catholic Charities food pantry staff, as well as employees from its Workforce and Education and Immigration and Refugee Assistance Program, pitched in to pick up and sort eggs, pastries, vegetables, fruit and more for distribution tothe agency's nine food pantries in three counties (Erie, Cattaraugus and Allegany). More than 500 dozen eggs and other…
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by Kaitlin Jackson Fri, Dec 20th 2019 03:00 pm The East Delavan Academy Construction & Trades Training Program, a collaborative effort between Catholic Charities Workforce and Education and 716 Ministries, graduated nine students today. This was the second graduating class from the Academy; the first group graduated in April. Students…
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by Kaitlin Jackson Fri, Nov 16th 2018 10:00 am Dennis C. Walczyk, Catholic Charities CEO and diocesan director, addresses those gathered for the grand opening of 1001 East Delavan. Officials and staff of Catholic Charities Workforce and Education Services celebrated the grand opening of its newest location at 1001 E.…
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by Kaitlin Jackson Fri, Dec 16th 2016 11:00 am SPECIAL TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES from Empire State Development BUFFALO, NY, Dec. 16, 2016 - Empire State Development announced yesterday that Economic Development Group, Inc., a nonprofit entity comprised of four lead partners: Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance; Catholic Charities of Buffalo, Inc.;…
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