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BUFFALO, N.Y., May 12, 2011 – Catholic Charities of Buffalo has received a $2 million federally funded Targeted Assistance Grant from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, which will be utilized by the Agency to support its Immigration and Refugee Assistance Program with various aspects of refugee employment and job training.

 

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 11, 2011 – The 2011 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo has reached $9.5 million, with just under $1 million to go to achieve its goal of $10.5 million, the organization announced today. The progress continues as parishes and the corporate community increase their support for the campaign, bringing the total to $9,506,326.51.

 

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 9, 2011 – During the recent season of Lent to encourage almsgiving, 250 first through eighth-grade students enrolled in the St. Paul Roman Catholic Church Faith Formation program collected close to $760 through their “Pennies from Heaven” fundraiser for the 2011 Catholic Charities Appeal. Students of the Kenmore church program used Lenten collection boxes to help them remember to save their change.

 

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 3, 2011 – Just two weeks after announcing the progress of the 2011 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo, the organization today announced that an additional $729,829.25 in cash and pledges has been received, bringing the total to $9,054,181.80 or 86.2 percent of the $10.5 million goal.
 

BUFFALO, N.Y., April 19, 2011 – Today Catholic Charities officials celebrated the progress of the 2011 Appeal following the close of Appeal Week, during which volunteers led a concerted effort to gather donations in parishes throughout Western New York.

BUFFALO, N.Y., April 12, 2011 – Students and staff from Catholic Academy of West Buffalo gathered today with Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, and the Appeal team to celebrate Appeal Week 2011.
 

BUFFALO, N.Y., April 8, 2011 – To celebrate the recent achievements of seven students who received their High School Equivalency diploma, or General Education Development, through Catholic Charities Tomorrow’s Youth Today (TYT) Program, a recognition ceremony was held at March 25 at the TYT Buffalo site, located at 237 Main St.
 

BUFFALO, N.Y., April 5, 2011 – Appeal Week 2011, in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo, gets under way this weekend to celebrate the generosity of Western New Yorkers who have made a contribution to the annual Appeal for Catholic Charities and to encourage those who have not already donated to do so.
 

BUFFALO, NY, March 30, 2011 – Funding cuts in the New York State budget now up for vote would have a grave impact on relative caregivers, according to local grandparents raising children, as well as officials from AARP New York, Catholic Charities of Buffalo, and Mid-Erie Counseling and Treatment Services.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2011 – Catholic Charities Kinship Caregiver Program, in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension, will soon be expanding its resources in Cattaraugus County, offering Kinship Caregiver Support Groups in three locations around the county beginning March 8 to March 10.