Urban Advocacy Update

Feb 15, 2023 | News, Urban Advocacy

Thanks to the outpouring of love and support for asylum seekers coming to Buffalo and to Vive (the asylee shelter), the current material needs have been met! We are grateful! For now, no more Go Bags, Personal Care bags or clothing donations are needed.    There are...

Urban Advocacy Update – Rapid Response Needed

Jan 26, 2023 | News, Urban Advocacy

Jericho Road Community Health Center is asking for a rapid response to help welcome families seeking asylum in Buffalo People fleeing imminent danger and persecution are seeking safety in the US. They are here legally under US and international law. Men, women, and...
Urban Advocacy Update – January 2023

Urban Advocacy Update – January 2023

Jan 12, 2023 | News, Urban Advocacy

Thank you for your empathy expressed for the people of Buffalo in recent days. On December 23rd and 24th a “bomb cyclone” blizzard paralyzed the city and left us unable to drive from home until December 28th, when our street was cleared by a City of Buffalo front-end...
Urban Advocacy Update – June 2022

Urban Advocacy Update – June 2022

Jul 1, 2022 | News, Urban Advocacy

Joyful Graduation On May 14 Houghton College commencement speaker Gabriel Salguero (pictured with Dean Julian Cook) had the audience of the Houghton College Class of 2022 Graduation singing with joy, laughing with abandon, and imagining with wonder what the future...