Activities

Newman Center Sandwich Ministry: In February of 2011, the Newman Center at the University at Buffalo bagan a sandwich ministry program to help feed the hungry and homeless of WNY. With your help, we are able to provide over 600 sandwiches a month to the Buffalo City Mission and the Women and Children Shelter of Buffalo. We gather in the Newman Center Kitchen on the first Tuesday at 6pm and also the third Sunday of the month after Student Mass at 7:30pm.  All are welcome! Monetary donation are also welcomed. There will be a donation box at the front entrance of the Newman Center. For more information, contact Katie Koch at katrapp@buffalo.edu or call the Newman Center Office.

Habitat for Humanity Buffalo is a non-for profit ecumenical Christian group of volunteers that builds and sells houses to qualified home buyers who do “sweat equity” on the construction of their future home. Habitat holds the mortgage, following the biblical suggestions of “no usury”, charges no interest from the homebuyer, making the home affordable. Habitat Buffalo was founded in 1985 and has helped to build and finance over 180 homes in Western New York. Habitat families are guided for a year by a Family Support Committee and loan payments are reinvested in the organization’s treasury so others can purchase a home in the future. The Newman Center serves once per month to help on Habitat builds. These crews are designed to engage the entire community (permanent and UB students) to work together in Christian service. Our commitment falls on the 4th Saturday of each month from about 9 am– 3 pm. If you would like to assist in this important ministry, please contact Ed Koch(edwinkoc@buffalo.edu) or contact the Newman Center office.

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