Angel Action

This volunteer agency brings hope & comfort to low income and disadvantaged individuals in Wyoming County through their food, clothing and furniture collections & distributions, Christmas Adopt-a-Family program, youth programs, nursing home programs, Angel Action Choir, and a variety of special projects.

Big Buddy Program

Serving the youth of the Batavia area, this program plays a crucial role in children’s lives. A cadre of adult volunteers provide friendship and support, bolstering self-esteem and helping kids develop the skills needed to become responsible, self-sufficient young adults.

Cathedral Park Counseling

Located in downtown Buffalo, this agency offers short-term counseling and referral services to individuals and families as well as walk-in-clients.

Chautauqua County Rural Ministry

Headquartered in Dunkirk, this interfaith agency works with rural poor, minorities, battered women and farm workers providing emergency food, clothing, shelter programs, and referral services.

Church Mission of Help

One of the oldest and most respected private counseling agencies in the region, this Buffalo agency provides professional counseling for individuals, couples and families. Services are offered on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size.

Compass House

This agency, the only one of its kind in Erie county, offers short-term residence, counseling, foster care and referral service to abused teenagers and homeless youth. Immediate help and shelter are available 24 hours a day for all youth.

Concerned Ecumenical Ministry

This interdenominational agency provides human service programs to 2,500 children, teenagers and senior citizens of Buffalo’s Upper West Side.

Family & Children’s Service of Niagara

This agency helps families in the Niagara Falls area experiencing difficulties due to dysfunctional behavior, domestic violence, runaway youth, psychiatric disorders or the lack of life skills.

Genesee Orleans Ministry of Concern

With offices in Albion and Batavia, this agency’s objectives are to provide emergency services for the economically poor and to assist and encourage members of the poverty community in becoming independent, self sufficient, contributing members of society.

Genesis House

A shelter for homeless men, women and families located in Olean, New York which provides a stable living environment along with counseling and referrals aimed at preparing clients to become independent, contributing members of the larger community.

Homespace

Serving young, homeless, single parent families, this agency provides transitional housing and a safe and secure environment for children. Independent living skills are taught in order to for these families to become free from the limitations of a life dependent upon welfare.

Interfaith Caregivers

With offices in, this volunteer organization serves the frail elderly and others with health impairments who are at risk of becoming institutionalized. Friendly visitation, respite care, telephone assurance, light maintenance, advocacy and referrals are provided.

Interfaith Hospitality Network

This coalition of concerned congregations in Buffalo and its suburbs provides safe, secure shelter for homeless families. Host congregations open their buildings on a rotating schedule to provide overnight shelter for one week. Additional neighboring congregations help prepare meals, recreation, companionship. Guests are transported daily to IHN’s Day Center for job training, counseling, referral services and assistance in locating permanent housing.

St. Philip's Community Center

Through tutorial and recreational programs, this agency enhances the lives of children and senior citizens on Buffalo’s East Side.

Vive, Inc.

Vive assists refugees who claim political asylum and intend to enter Canada complete the extensive paperwork required. Because Canada does not allow refugees entrance into the country during the the months that processing takes, this agency also provides temporary shelter during that time. Vive is the only agency of its kind in the northern half of the United States.