Church Ministry Office
Opportunities for Volunteer Ministries

CATHOLIC CHARITIES (interviews are required for volunteers)

  • Catholic Guild for the Blind, Buffalo - Telephone 856-4494

  • Chautauqua County Outreach to the Elderly, Jamestown - Telephone 665-4374

  • Community Food Pantry, Olean - Telephone 373-9206

  • Foster Grandparent Program, Jamestown - Telephone 665-5354

  • Immigration and Refugee Assistance Program, Buffalo - Telephone 842-0270 or 842-6533

  • Lackawanna Pantry, Lackawanna - Telephone 824-4760

  • Ladies of Charity, Buffalo - Telephone 895-4001

  • Marriage Counseling Center, Buffalo - Telephone 839-4066

  • Msgr. Carr Institute (Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services), Bflo. - Telephone 835-9745 Ext. 302

  • Pastoral Ministry with Persons with Disabilities, Buffalo - Telephone 856-4494 Ext. 3003

  • South Buffalo Pantry, Buffalo - Telephone 824-5482 (Tuesday & Friday)

  • St. Brigid Outreach Office, Buffalo- Telephone 853-4456

  • Therapeutic Supervised Visitation, Buffalo - Telephone 896-6390

 

Benedict House (Residence for persons with AIDS), Buffalo - Telephone 834-4940

Compeer West (Ministry to persons suffering from mental illness), Buffalo - Telephone 883-3331

Food Shuttle of Western New York, Inc., Williamsivlle - Telephone 668-2527

The Franciscan Center (Shelter for young men), Buffalo - Telephone 822-8017

Genesis House (Shelter & Home for Women & Families), Olean - Telephone 373-3354

Harvest House (Distributes free baby items), Buffalo - Telephone 825-0929

Hispanic Migrant Ministry, Lockport - Telephone 433-3136; Brockport - Telephone 589-3241

Hope House (Temporary home for former inmates), Buffalo - Telephone 892-8224

Hospitality House (Hosts families visiting inmates), Buffalo - Telephone 892-5574

Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of Eastern Wyoming Co. (Outreach to Elderly),   - Warsaw - Telephone 786-3390

Little Portion Friary (Adult homeless shelter) - Telephone 882-5705

Loaves and Fishes Dining Room, Buffalo - Telephone 882-1861

Meals on Wheels, Buffalo - Telephone 852-2626; Jamestown - Telephone 488-9119

Providence House (Adults with disabilities), Buffalo - Telephone 881-4834

Response to Love Center, Buffalo - Telephone 894-7030 or 892-5377

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room, Buffalo - Telephone 882-3360

St. Luke's Mission of Mercy, Buffalo - Telephone 894-4471

Ronald McDonald House (Hosts families of sick children in area hospitals), Bflo. - Telephone 883-1177

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - Telephone 845-5708

Vive la Casa (Refugee Shelter), Buffalo - Telephone 892-4354

Warming House (Provides Meals), Olean - Telephone 372-2805

HOSPITALS

United Memorial Medical Center (only United Memorial Guild members may volunteer), Batavia - Telephone 343-5431
St. Joseph Hospita
l Healthreach, Cheektowaga - Telephone 891-2545
Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore - Telephone 447-6188
Mercy Hospital, Buffalo - Telephone 828-2348
Mt. St. Mary Hospital of Niagara Falls, Lewiston - Telephone 298-2144
Our Lady of Victory Hospital, Buffalo - Telephone 825-8000 Ext. 225
Sisters Hospital, Buffalo - Telephone 862-1106

NURSING HOMES & HOMES FOR THE AGED

Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Clarence - Telephone 759-6985 Ext. 217
Brothers of Mercy Sacred Heart Home, Inc
., Orchard Park - Telephone 759-6985 Ext. 349
Father Baker Manor
, Orchard Park - Telephone 667-0001
Holy Family Home
, Williamsville - Telephone 634-5400
McAuley Residence
, Buffalo - Telephone 447-6188
Nazareth Nursing Home
, Buffalo - Telephone 881-2323 Ext. 128
Orleans County Nursing Home
, Albion - Telephone 589-3241
Pine Health & Rehabilitation Center
, Olean - Telephone 373-1910
St. Columban on the Lake
, Silver Creek - Telephone 934-4515
St. Elizabeth Home
, Lancaster - Telephone 683-5150
St. Francis Geriatric and Healthcare Services, Inc.
, Buffalo - Telephone 837-4200 Ext. 284
St. Francis Home
, Williamsville - Telephone 633-5400 Ext. 249
St. Joseph Manor
, Olean - Telephone 372-7810
St. Luke Manor
, Batavia - Telephone 343-8806
St. Mary Manor
, Niagara Falls - Telephone 285-3236
St. Vincent Home for the Aged
, Dunkirk - Telephone 366-2066