Agency Details:

Catholic Charities

Our Mission

Catholic Charities of Buffalo is a Catholic sponsored human service agency serving anyone in need in the eight counties of Western New York. Believing all persons are created by God, we empower individuals, children and families to achieve and maintain meaningful, healthy and productive lives.

We advocate for those in need – particularly those who are poor and most vulnerable.

Our Vision

Catholic Charities will be the community leader in providing quality, effective and efficient human services.

We will be the premier agency of choice for clients, donors, employees and volunteers.

We will be the beacon of hope for those in need.

Description:
Catholic Charities of Buffalo is the most comprehensive human service provider in Western New York, reaching all eight counties with professionally staffed locations. Each year, Catholic Charities serves more than 160,000 Western New Yorkers without regard to age, race or religious affiliation. Today’s Catholic Charities leads the way for an integrated human service delivery system.

In 2007, the agency voluntarily sought and received its first four-year accreditation from the Council on Accreditation, attesting to its adherence to the highest national professional standards and delivery of the best quality services.

Catholic Charities offers programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Among them are comprehensive counseling services for all ages, basic emergency assistance and referrals, child and adult mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, educational and vocational services, services to the aging, parish outreach and advocacy, marriage counseling, foster care and adoption services, child and adult day care, and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues.

History:
Catholic Charities of Buffalo entered its 85th year of service to the people of Western New York on Oct. 23, 2008. On that date in 1923, a total of 16 institutions in the Diocese of Buffalo serving those in need and the vulnerable, such as the frail elderly and children, were incorporated into one organization.

Today’s Catholic Charities is as comprehensive as its 70-plus human service programs and as far-reaching as the eight counties of Western New York.

Contact people:

Eileen Nowak, Director, Community Outreach, (phone), (email) Mike Smith, Assistant, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (716) 842-1277

Address:

525 Washington St. Buffalo, NY 14203 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.ccwny.org

Last updated on September 4, 2009