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We are pleased to share with you who we are and what we do.

Operating from 51 sites plus many schools in Western New York, we are proud to offer a wide array of human services. We are highly rated by Charity Navigator, a testament to our focus on transparency, sound fiscal management and high quality services.

We are a beacon of hope for people through all seasons of life – including ensuring safety and nurture for children who are neglected or at risk of harm, reaching out to children and teens with intensive family therapy, getting young adults back on an education and career track, assisting an unemployed father with food for his family, and keeping seniors independent.

Thanks for visiting. Browse our services, discover how you can help your neighbors in need, and find opportunities to join us in our work. We are grateful for your interest and support.

Deacon Steve Schumer
President & CEO

Deacon Steve Schumer

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jenna Bichler

Senior Director

Rose Caldwell

Chief Communications Officer

Joseph Farrauto

Chief People Officer

Meichle Latham, LCSW-R

Chief Operating Officer

Megan Lostracco-Reed, MPH

Senior Director

Julie Lulek

Senior Director

Clara Moran

Chief Development Officer

Michael Murphy

Senior Director

Deneb Pirrone

Corporate Compliance and Quality Officer

Michael Quinn

Chief Financial Officer

Ryan Undercoffer

Senior Director

Most Rev. Michael W. Fisher

Chairperson | Bishop, Diocese of Buffalo

Alexis Agnello

Group Manager, M&T Bank Commercial Division – Buffalo

Thomas R. Beecher Jr., Esq.

Attorney, Phillips, Lytle LLP

Rick Cronin

Community Volunteer

John Daly

Managing Principal, Trautman Associates

Anthony Delmonte, Jr.

Treasurer | Business and Professional Banking/Market Manager for Western and Central New York, M&T Bank

Rev. Gregory J. Dobson

Secretary | Pastor, Retired

Joseph H. Emminger

Supervisor, Town of Tonawanda

Joseph Feeley, CPA

Partner, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP

Patricia K. Fogarty, Esq.

Vice-Chairperson | Assistant Public Attorney, Allegany County

Pastor James Giles

President/CEO, Back to Basics Ministries, Inc.

Rev. Peter J. Karalus

Vicar General, Diocese of Buffalo

Jill D. Manka

Career Readiness Specialist and adjunct professor, Villa Maria College

Donna P. Mitchell, MDiv, MAPM

Founder/CEO, Universal Ministry Network

Larry A. Montani

Community Volunteer

Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Health Policy, Medicine, University at Buffalo 

Sister Regina Murphy, SSMN

Chancellor, Diocese of Buffalo

Anne Ryan

Executive Director, Read to Succeed Buffalo

Esmeralda Sierra

Community Volunteer

Adam Sumlin, PhD

Assistant Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Stephen Ulrich

Managing Member, Granite Spine LLC

Robert M. Bennett

John C. Dwyer

Deacon Steve Schumer

President and Chief Executive Officer