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Catholic Charities' Senior Day Program offers individualized assessment and plan of care, supervised group activities, nutritional snack and noon meal, limited showers and transportation, along with assistance with mobility, eating, toileting and hygiene for qualifying seniors.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Catholic Charities Department of Workforce Development and Education has been awarded an Adult Literacy Program grant for the second consecutive year from the Dollar General Corporation. The $20,000 grant is double the amount received for the initial year of 2009-2010.

BUFFALO, NY – The 2010 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities has reached the $10 million mark with about three weeks to go until the close of the human service agency’s fiscal year, Catholic Charities’ officials announced today.

BUFFALO, NY – More than 800 volunteers from parishes, campus ministries, schools, religious education programs, corporations and the local community have pushed the Catholic Charities 2010 Appeal close to $9.9 million, reaching 94.1% of its $10.5 million goal with about five weeks to go.

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 12, 2010 – Catholic Charities is looking for adult volunteers to assist with sorting, stocking and preparing food for distribution at its four food pantries in Buffalo and Lackawanna.
Hours and days vary by pantry location but volunteers can choose to help as little as four hours each week. Specifically, volunteers are needed to perform the following tasks: sort and arrange food, stock shelves and package food items for client distribution, and assist with deliveries (carrying boxes of food from vehicle into building). Some tasks require the ability to lift 15 pounds or more..

 

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The 2010 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities has just under $1 million to go to achieve its $10.5 million goal, officials announced today. A total of $9,540,910.51 in cash and pledges has been received since Palm Sunday (March 28), bringing the total to 90.9 percent of the goal.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Professionals in the legal and social services communities can play a key role in helping to nurture positive connections between family members when dealing with relationships between children and their parents during times of crisis.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo and chairman of the Catholic Charities of Buffalo Board of Trustees, announced the appointment of two members to the Catholic Charities Board of Trustees.

BUFFALO, N.Y., April 23, 2010 – Catholic Charities of Buffalo staff helped clean up the east side of Buffalo and began distributing “Healthy Lifestyles Garden Kits” to Niagara County WIC (Women, Infants and Children nutrition program) families in recognition of Earth Day 2010 yesterday.

BUFFALO, NY – Most Rev. Edward U. Kmiec, Bishop of Buffalo, has appointed Sister Mary McCarrick, OSF, the eighth Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities of Buffalo. The first woman religious to serve in the role of diocesan director since the organization began in 1923, Sister Mary was appointed on an interim basis in December 2009 and began serving in mid-January.