Recording artist Stephen Kulu and his company, Christ Records located on Pearl Street in Buffalo are helping to support the Buffalo City Mission's Stamp Out Hunger Campaign with a hip-hop custom recording speaking to the issues of poverty in Buffalo, READ MORE...

The Homeless Alliance of Western New York is co-sponsoring a new initiative to enhance collaborations between community groups and scholars, particularly in relation to Buffalo’s crisis of poverty. READ MORE...



Residents of Western New York are teaming up with the Salvation Army in New Orleans for a 8 day service mission trip this April. Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church is filling a bus load of people eager to continue aiding New Orleans still rebuilding after Katrina. READ MORE...

The Buffalo City Mission has launched its now annual Stamp Out Hunger Campaign this February to raise awareness and money to feed the hungry as well as reward participants with cool prizes for getting involved. READ MORE...

When Lisa Bouw stood in the doorway of her new, private family suite, she broke down and cried.

     It was a long way from the sense of doom she had felt only weeks before coming; or before that, when she boarded an airplane to Buffalo not knowing what lie ahead.

     “As the plane was taking off, I was so overwhelmed with emotion,” Lisa said. “In that moment, it was like a death and rebirth.” READ MORE...