The worker (volunteer?) that was present when I dropped off donated clothes was extremely rude to…read moreme. I save mine, my kids', and my husband's clothes to give to City Mission instead of Goodwill where they charge way too much. Now I'm not sure that I will go back. (May 2024)

Buffalo City Mission…read more Condensed - Where the homeless can get a meal. Located downtown Buffalo, 100 E Tupper Street, they feed and house some of Buffalos homeless and less fortunate women, children and men. They happily take donations of cash and goods. Check website for urgent needs. Expanded - https://www.buffalocitymission.org Created in 1917 - yep, almost 100 years ago - by a donation from a baseball player (Billy Sunday) started it all. After baseball Billy became an evangelist and he gave almost 10K to the Buffalo Evangelistic Association asking them to open a mission. It took them some time, but in 1922 they opened the mission, bought with that original donation. It started out as a place for people to get a meal. The next two decades they expanded services to provide clothing and shelter when needed. The great depression hit during that time, so they were very used and appreciated. The 1940-1970's saw expanded services being offered as more women's groups get involved raising funds and serving the homeless populations needs. The 80's-and 90's saw increased housing purchased and converted. The men's facility moved to the 100 Tupper location and the women's and children's facility is the Cornerstone Manor (North and Michigan), built through community and city funds. They raised over 15 million for it. Today they do many different things. From feeding people on Thanksgiving (Hambone Express), to groceries for low income families, to job search programs, to safe housing, they do this and more. Many people are homeless due to loss of a job or lack of child support payments, or a medical bill that came due. They just can't get out from under the mounting financial issues and wind up homeless. You can tour the facilities if you set it up in advance. There is a religious foundation to this facility, and they do preach the Gospel here. The underpinnings are various churches and related organizations. They strive to meet the spiritual and practical needs of the people they help. So while I often donate goods (see the "most needed" list on their website) and food here, I am not a volunteer here as I prefer to volunteer my time and skills at secular organizations.

Amazing quality work. I'm very pleased with the result. I…read morebrought in a pair of chanel flats that were damaged by another local cobbler, he was able to fix the damage, re-sole the bottom and buff out the scuffed leather on the toes. Absolutely beautiful, they look brand new again. They will last many more years. HIGHLY recommend !!

Always remember to stop in and see what he's been working on. He's got great vintage pieces all the…read moretime. He performs cobbler miracles to those classic pieces, shoes and bags alike. Is it made of leather? He can likely make it even better!

'friends', has been a key factor in helping me survive fifteen (15) months of being unhoused…read more They provide good quality and nutritious meals, hygene supplies, as well as clothing, laundy and showers. Awesome staff treats you like youre real people, and gives referrals for anything they dont provide. When i'm at friends, i feel safe, warm, and part of a community.

This place should be renamed, friends of the drug addicted. So I went to DSS thinking maybe I could…read moreget help with photo identification since I'm out of work temporarily, and funds are extremely tight. They sent me here. I arrived after lunch, around 11am. I spoke to them through an intercom system, and they said they would be with me temporarily. After waiting about 45 minutes of nobody coming out, I waited. The whole time homeless people were outside getting high, and congregating, waiting to use their showers. So I attempted to continue waiting. Some homeless man approached me and told me: you've been standing here for almost an hour just looking around. "If you keep looking my way, I'm gonna stick you" were his remarks. Branding a small pocket knife, I knew that he was serious about his intentions, and had some serious mental issues. So let's just say I didn't stick around. Long story short, if anyone tells you this place might help you, I wouldn't believe it. If you're homeless and need help, definitely use this place as a last resort, and go here at your own risk! Try the Buffalo city mission. It's safer, and people who actually care will help you.

Very helpful, knowledgeable staff who train and educate Day Care providers and Educators as well as…read morerefer parents to safe, licensed services within their areas. This place is also a great resource for refugees looking to open their own family, licensed, or group family day care.

This place is utterly worthless. We called to get referrals for local day care centers and over a…read moreweek later we got a generic packet of information in the mail from them. What's included in the packet is about 1/1000th of what I could find utilizing the internet. I don't really understand what it is exactly they do here, except take up tax payer dollars for sub par services. With the NY state budget being so bloated and out of control you have to trim the fat - and I'd start here because this place offers virtually nothing useful.

I found home at Nickel City Church! We have been going here for the last 6 years and our family is…read morebetter because of it. God is doing some amazing things through this church and it's growing bigger every year!

Nickelcity Church is place where they help each person take their next step to have a more real and…read moregenuine relationship with God and Jesus. They are rootes in the community and a great place for all walks of life... families, singles, eldery or young adults.

I first found out about the Massachusetts Avenue Project when I was looking for place near me to…read moredrop off kitchen compost. MAP is one of the drop-off locations for the City of Buffalo's residential food scrap collection program. If you'd like to participate, you can bring your scraps any time and look for the orange bins on the outer side of the fence. But MAP is more than just a place to drop off compost. It's an urban farm on the West Side that provides job and leadership training for low income youth. It also hosts cooking classes and gardening workshops, and a seasonal farm stand. You can also rent space in their farmhouse and/or commercial kitchen as well. I believe you can contact the org to request a tour of the farm (suggested donation $5), though I got a chance to see the grounds and go inside the farmhouse during MAP's annual seedling sale, where they also had outside vendors. Even though we didn't buy any seedlings (my recent track record with plants is not so great), it was still a fun visit. My three-year-old was interested in MAP's resident chickens, the demonstration beehive, and in the baby cows that were visiting the farm that day. We also purchased some food from one of the outside vendors, and some honey made by MAP's own bees. I'd definitely recommend being on the lookout for other MAP events if you're interested in locally grown food or edible gardening.

This is for M.A.P.'s farm location; 389 Mass. Ave. Went here for a visit with a bunch of other…read moreteachers to learn more about the organization and what they do. M.A.P. is an urban garden that is trying, very successfully IMO, to fill a "food drought" that is on the west side of Buffalo. They sell fruits, vegetables, fish, eggs and even chickens for awhile. Cool garden items: -They have two awesome aquaponic system to raise the fish and filter water. -Cool sized compost heap. -9 city house plots but you can't tell the size just from looking at the front For a $2 suggested donation, someone will show you around and answer all your questions!

I never heard of this place before but I hope with the good intentions of the "Women Religious," of…read morethe Catholic Diocese of Buffalo that they can become a force in the fight against poverty. They provide transitional assistance to Single parent families who are victims of domestic violence, or in recovery and are trying to make better lives for themselves and their children. Gerard Place strives to improve the quality of their lives through a holistic approach by feeding their mind, body and soul. The parents range in age from 18-45 years old. The children are aged newborn to 14 years old. The purpose is to empower parents through education, employment, vocational training, life skill classes and counseling so that they can live a more self-sufficient life when they leave Gerard Place. The after care case manager works with discharged families for six months in their new apartment so that transitional issues are addressed.