Catholic Charities Of Buffalo

PROVIDE SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT WESTERN NEW YORK

NUTRITIONAL SERVICES - WE ADMINISTER THE WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN (WIC) FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAM IN ERIE, NIAGARA AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. TRHOUGH WIC, 92,861 WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED.CATHOLIC CHARITIES OPERATES NINE FOOD PANTRY AND OUTREACH CENTERS IN THREE COUNTIES ONE IN ALLEGANY, ONE IN CATTARAUGUS AND SEVEN IN ERIE COUNTY. ONE THRIFT STORE SERVES ERIE COUNTY AND ANOTHER SERVES ALLEGANY COUNTY. THE LADIES OF CHARITY, WHICH OPERATES THE BUFFALO (ERIE CO.) THRIFT STORE, ALSO PROVIDES A NUMBER OF OTHER SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED INCLUDING HOLIDAY GIFTS, CLOTHING, NEWBORN LAYETTES AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS. LADIES OF CHARITY OF THE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO IS A MINISTRY OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY WOMEN AND YOUNG WOMEN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. THE GROUP IS AN AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES. A TOTAL OF 19,230 PEOPLE WERE ASSISTED THRUOGH THESE SERVICES.

FAMILY STABILITY - CATHOLIC CHARITIES WORKS TO STABILIZE, EMPOWER AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS PREVENTIVE SERVICES, PARENTING PROGRAMS, MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY, OUR KIDS PARENT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM (OKPEAP), CARING DADS, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM FOR MEN AND THERAPEUTIC VISITATION SERVICES. THESE PROGRAMS IMPACTED 3,506.OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORTS TO HELP STUDENTS OVERCOME OBSTACLES THEY MAY FACE IN ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM. THE IN-SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM (ISSWP) ENHANCES STUDENT SUCCESS BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CHARACTER-DEVELOPMENT AND SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH SHORT-TERM INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS, SMALL GROUPS AND CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS. THE CLOSING THE GAP (CTG) PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS IN BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ADDRESSING NON-ACADEMIC BARRIERS TO LEARNING. A TOTAL OF 6,392 STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED BY THESE PROGRAMS.THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS WHO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS IN NEED IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR THE LOWER INCOME ELIGIBLE OLDER ADULT, INCLUDE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD, FINANCIAL BENEFITS, TRAININGS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH PEERS AND OTHERS. THE PROGRAM IMPACTED 940 LIVES.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH - COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS ADDRESS NEEDS OF SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO FACE CHALLENGING AND UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS. THIS ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED IN ALL EIGHT COUNTIES. BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, FINANCIAL, PRESCRIPTION, AND HEAT ASSISTANCE WERE PROVIDED TO 8,724 INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. IN CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES, OUR KINSHIP CAREGIVER PROGRAM SUPPORTED 514 KINSHIP AND NON-RELATIVE CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. USING A CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL AND SUPPORT GROUPS, KINSHIP CAREGIVER ALSO OFFERS FAMILIES OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON OLDER ADULTS THAT SUSTAIN SOCIAL INTERACTION FOR PERSONAL WELL-BEING AND KEEP INDIVIDUALS SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES SERVED 230 PEOPLE. THESE INCLUDE HOME VISITATION IN GENESEE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES, TELEPHONE ASSURANCE PROGRAM IN ERIE COUNTY, FRIENDLY PHONES IN ORLEANS COUNTY, AND PROJECT HOPE, A CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GEARED TO OLDER ADULTS.CARE COORDINATION COMPRISES PROGRAMS TO ASSIST 361 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE LOW INCOME. SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSING AND ASSISTING CLIENT NEEDS THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS WORK WITH CLIENTS AND THEIR NETWORK OF HEALTH PROVIDERS (MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS), HEALTH PLANS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.