The New Buffalo Institute continues to update its list of ways to support our larger community while recognizing the need for social distancing. Please see the revised list below:
Feed and Fuel the Frontlines – Not only can you feed our frontline workers and support local restaurants through https://wnyfeedsthefrontline.org/ but now you can fuel the frontline and support local coffee shops who deliver coffee to health care workers through https://ofthesea.com/fueling-the-frontlines-buffalo/.
Virtual Tutoring – Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology is still in need of tutors for high school students in all subjects. The commitment lasts through mid-June. Contact Yanava Hawkins <yhawkins@bufcat.org> for more information.
Staffing Testing Centers – Remote Area Medical is helping to staff drive-thru COVID-19 testing centers in Western New York. Information and volunteer sign up is at ramusa.org. They are staffing locally until May 10. Most of their need is for non-clinical people, no specific skills needed.
Distributing Food – The Buffalo Peacemakers are conducting the following activities: Distributing food in the Bailey-Green Neighborhood and providing necessities to poor seniors; partnering with the NFTA to deliver 1,400 meals a week, they bag, box, and deliver them on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; with help from the Chapel at Crosspoint they are delivering food boxes and clothes; giving away food to any community member in need every Wednesday on Genesee Street at Kilhoffer Street. To volunteer, contact dschif1@gmail.com
Note: Information has been compiled by the New Buffalo Institute. Please refer to the website for previous postings.
These opportunities are not run or endorsed by Canisius College but simply provide a helpful resource for individuals considering in person or virtual volunteering. (We respect your individual decision-making and assessment of personal risk in engaging with in-person volunteer opportunities to support organizations that remain open and serving local residents.)
Contact Mary Rockwell, PhD, director of the New Buffalo Institute, at mary.rockwell@canisius.edu if you have other virtual volunteering opportunities to add to our list.
Submitted by: Mary Rockwell, PhD, director, New Buffalo Institute