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American Red
Cross
The mission of the American Red Cross Biomedical Services is to serve communities by ensuring the availability of blood products and services that consistently meets or exceeds all expectations with a commitment to quality. The NY Penn Region Blood Services is committed to fulfill the needs of the American people for the safest, most reliable, most cost -effective blood products through voluntary donations. |
Burchfield Penney Art Center
www.YourNewBurchfieldPenney.com The Burchfield Penney was founded in 1966 on the campus of Buffalo State College to honor the legacy of Charles E. Burchfield and the artists of Western New York State The 84,000 square foot museum, designed by Gwathmey Siegel and Associates Architects of New York City is the first “green” art museum in New York State having earned silver LEED status from the U.S. Green Building Council in February 2009. For information on volunteer opportunities please call 716-878-3215.
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The Town of Amherst Center for Senior Services is a human service agency serving the community’s older residents and their families. The Departments mission is to foster the physical and mental well-being of senior citizens by providing educational and recreational activities, nutritional, health-related, social and support services, and opportunities for volunteerism. The Department is an advocate for senior citizens and seeks to promote and sustain independence or optimal level of well-being. The Center is located at
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Baker Victory Services  www.BakerVictoryServices.org Baker Victory Services (BVS) is a non-profit charitable organization centered in Lackawanna, N.Y. Each year, more than 3,500 children and families receive care in a number of fields including: educational, residential, outpatient, adoption (both international and domestic), foster care, and even dental services. An affiliate of Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity, Baker Victory Services is the evolution of the social programs begun in the late 1800s by Father Nelson Henry Baker. |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County  http://www.beafriend.org Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County helps children reach their potential through professionally supported mentoring relationships with volunteer mentors. The agency offers two opportunities to become a volunteer mentor. Community-Based Mentors set a flexible schedule with their Little Brother or Sister and get together 2-3 times per month, for couple hours each time, to share activities they both enjoy like bike riding, making dinner or playing board games. Site-Based Mentoring Program volunteers meet at two designated City of Buffalo locations. |
The Brothers of Mercy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The Brothers of Mercy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 240 bed skilled nursing and rehab center which is uniquely structured around a team of professionals who provide the best possible long-term and sub-acute care. We have a very active volunteer program and are always searching for new student and adult volunteers to join our team. Check our website to find the opportunity that best suits you or call (716) 759-7617 |
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Buffalo Museum of Science
The Buffalo Museum of Science, through
collections, research, education and interpretation,
provides opportunities for all people to develop a
scientific understanding of the natural and cultural world
with an emphasis on the Greater Niagara Region.
Please check our website for volunteer opportunities. |
Buffalo Zoo
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Catholic Charities / Ladies of Charity
http://www.ccwny.org/volunteer.php
Catholic Charities of Buffalo is the most comprehensive human service provider in Western New York, reaching all eight counties with professionally staffed locations. Catholic Charities offers programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Each year, Catholic Charities serves more than 160,000 Western New Yorkers without regard to age, race or religious affiliation. |
The Catholic Health System 
“We are called to reveal the healing love of Jesus to those in need.” Mission Statement There are 2 hospitals that need volunteers, "Kenmore Mercy Hospital" (2950 Elmwood Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217) and "Sisters of Charity Hospital Main Street Campus" (2157 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214). Opportunities include Front Desk, Surgical Waiting Room Host/Hostess, Transporter of Patients, Transporter for Errands, students on the Patient Care floors, Emergency Room Liaison, Pharmacy, Lab, Clerical work, just to name a few. Anyone interested in our volunteer opportunities, please contact us at lo8365@chsbuffalo.org |
Child and Family Services Haven House
 www.cfsbny.org/programs/havenhouse Child and Family Services Haven House exists to interrupt the intergenerational cycle of violence and to assist victims, specifically battered women and children, in their quest to live lives that are free from violence. We provide a forum for victims and survivors so that they can fully maximize their true potential. We operate on the premise that everyone has a right to a life without violence. Learn more about Haven House at our web site. |
Child and Family Services-Senior Companion Program
Child & Family Services Senior Companion Program enables
the frail elderly, and other adults with special needs, to
maintain their independence. Low-income individuals who are
55 years of age or older serve as companions to provide
non-health-related services such as personal care, shopping,
errands, light housekeeping, reading, writing letters,
transportation to and from physician appointments, daily
visits, meal preparation and respite. Volunteers are paid a
modest hourly
stipend for their services and receive reimbursement for
travel to and from the client's home. |
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Compass House
Compass House is a shelter and resource center for runaway and homeless youth. We shelter up to 13 male and female youth ages 12-17 and our resource center provides nonresidential services for youth ages 14-21. We use many volunteers and interns throughout the year, mostly at our shelter as youth counselor aids. We also have a safe place program that requires volunteers to transport youth from a safe place location to our shelter. All of our volunteer positions require 2-3 hour training. Compass House’s mission is to provide homeless and runaway youth with safe shelter and services through a voluntary and mutually agreed upon process in an environment which supports dignity respect and self reliance. For more information on any of these opportunities please contact Lisa Freeman at 716-886-1351 or lisafreeman@roadrunner.com
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The Center for Hospice & Palliative
Care
The mission of Hospice Buffalo is to provide hope, care, and dignity to patients who face a life-threatening illness and their families. Please check our website for volunteer opportunities. |
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Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
The
Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is
a regional education service organization serving the needs
of schools and communities in western New York.
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Food Bank of WNY
The Foodbank of WNY obtains food and
support from public and private sources and efficiently
redistributes these resources to affiliated charitable
providers such as soup kitchens, pantries, and shelters.
Please check our website for volunteer opportunities.
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Hearts & Hands: Faith in Action
Hearts and Hands: Faith in Action
connects the elderly, those with health concerns, and their
care givers in underserved communities with trained
volunteers ~ to uphold their dignity ~ to improve quality of
life ~ to enhance their ability to live in their home of
choice.
Please check our website for volunteer opportunities. |
Joan A. Male Family Support Center
The Joan A. Male Family Support Center combines immediate
response with the provision of concrete services for
families experiencing issues of child abuse and neglect.
Our mission is to provide free support to families and
safety to children when parenting gets tough - 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. |
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Journey's End Refugee Services
Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc.
is a Christian and community-based organization with a
mission: to welcome refugees to Western New York without
regard to ethnic origin or creed and to assist them to
become healthy, independent, contributing members of the
community.
Please check our website for volunteer opportunities. |
Junior Achievement  http://wny.ja.org/
Junior Achievement is dedicated to educating students in
grades K-12 about entrepreneurship, work readiness and
financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.
JA’s unique approach utilizes community volunteers who go
into the classroom to share their personal experience and
business expertise while following an established JA
curriculum over a series of visits. All volunteers are
provided with training and all necessary materials in order
to teach our program. Schedules are determined between the
volunteer and the teacher they are placed with. JA programs
align with New York State Learning Standards and help
improve the quality of young people’s lives by preparing
them for the real world. |
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The Morlock Foundation, Inc.
http://themorlockfoundation.org The Morlock Foundation is devoted to helping families in Western New York, through advocacy and respite. We have programs that help families financially debilitated by disease and disability, programs that work with individuals who have aged out of the Foster Care System and several food programs for families in the area living in poverty. For more information please contact us at our web site or e-mail us at Volunteer_coordinator@themorlockfoundation.org |
Northgate Health Care Facility  www.mcguiregroup.com/tmg/facilities/Northgate.asp
The McGuire Group’s Northgate Health Care Facility in North
Tonawanda provides 24-Hour Skilled Nursing Care, Inpatient
and Outpatient Subacute Rehabilitation, Specialized Memory
Care and Short-Term Respite Care. It is among a select group
of facilities across the nation to have earned the American
Health Care Association’s and the National Center
for Assisted Living’s Step
I Quality Award for demonstrating a strong commitment to
continuous quality improvement. We love our volunteers! |
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Riviera Theatre and Organ Preservation Society Inc.
The mission of the Riviera Theatre
and Organ Preservation Society Inc. (RTOPS), owner of the
Riviera Theater in North Tonawanda, is to restore and
maintain the theater and its Mighty Wurlitzer Organ while at
the same time convert the original theater into a performing
arts center to provide an educational and cultural center
for music and live theater of all genres.
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you are interested in volunteering with the Historic Riviera
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Since 1898, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), America's
first cancer center, has forged an exemplary reputation
based on the combined strength of its basic/translational
research, multidisciplinary oncology teams, educational
programs and compassionate staff. RPCI is the only facility in Upstate New York
to hold the National Cancer Institute designation of
"comprehensive cancer center." Its mission is to understand, prevent and cure cancer. |
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Rural Transit Service
http://ruraltransitservice.org/
This service would not be possible without our volunteers. Currently we have over 130 individuals volunteering with us. We are looking for caring, responsible individuals interested in volunteering as: Drivers – transporting clients to appointments in local area, no traveling into the city of Buffalo, no special license required. Driver Aides – assisting clients on and off the van, carrying groceries, etc. Dispatchers – answering one phone line, scheduling rides, etc. |
Schofield Residence
100 years ago the Schofield Residence began its legacy of
providing quality health care services in our skilled
nursing facility and community based health care programs.
Please consider joining our dedicated volunteers by visiting
our website
to find the opportunity that best suits you or call
716-874-1566 ext. 324 for more information. Thank you! |
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United Way of
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Upstate New York Transplant Services
http://www.unyts.org/?select=volunteer
Upstate
New York Transplant Services’ commitment is to enhance and
save lives through organ, eye, tissue and blood donation
while maintaining respect for those who give the Gift of
Life. UNYTS serves the eight counties of Western New
York as a non-profit organization authorized by the federal
government to facilitate organ and tissue donation and is
the operator of WNY’s first Community Blood Bank which
services Erie, Niagara and Wyoming Counties.
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VA Western New York Healthcare System
www.visn2.va.gov/vet/volunteer.asp Our mission is to care for our veterans with compassion and excellence, with the vision to be the health care provider of choice, achieving the highest quality in health care delivery, education and research. Volunteers provide a wide range of supplemental support and financial assistance to programs for our veteran patients throughout the year. If you want to volunteer, or just want more information on how you or your organization can help our veteran patients, please contact us. |
Weinberg Campus
Weinberg Campus is a not-for-profit senior care community that offers everything for aging, all in one place. Weinberg Campus provides a wide range of thoughtfully designed settings and programs to meet the changing needs of the elderly. These services include a wide variety of housing options, day programs, rehabilitation, home health services and a managed long-term care program.
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Western New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office
The Western New York DDSO operates a residential facility on
a 439 acre campus in West Seneca, New York, called the West
Seneca Developmental Center, where approximately 50
individuals reside. The Western New York DDSO provides
residential, clinical, and day habilitative services in a
variety of settings and locations, including 152 community
based residences and 10 day program/clinical sites. Our Vision: MAKE EVERY DAY A QUALITY DAY.
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WNED Public Broadcasting
Member-supported WNED serves a bi-national region of 3.1
million households across Western New York &Southern Ontario
with high-quality programming and services that enlighten,
inspire, entertain, and educate our communities. Please
check our website for volunteer opportunities.
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