Big Big Table
Pay as you can community cafe.
From their website: “Our mission is to provide a dignified response to hunger in our community, serving Buffalo with accessible and affordable nutritious meals, regardless of ability to pay. With generous community support, pay-as-you-can pricing, and significant volunteer contributions to day-to-day operations, everyone is given a chance to earn what they need by giving what they can.“
Buffalo Community Fridge
Free to the public fridges, stocked by the community.
From their website:
“Buffalo Community Fridge is a grassroots, 100% volunteer-led mutual aid network of community fridges dedicated to giving Buffalo communities access to fresh and healthy food.
Our mission is to build stronger community bonds, eliminate food waste, and address food insecurity in Buffalo, New York.
Take what you need, leave what you don’t.“
Join their Slack, which has lists of needs for fridges as they come up.
Buffalo Mutual Aid Network https://www.facebook.com/groups/740052889874229
A mutual aid network for folks in the Buffalo area.
BATMAN
[email protected], text: 716 389-5877
Buffalo Trans Mutual Aid Network
Journeys End
From their website: "Our Purpose is to empower refugees and immigrants by providing vital support and resources for their journey toward self-sufficiency. With a commitment to creating strong communities, we offer programs in resettlement, education, employment, and immigration legal services. "
KenTon Closet
From their website: “The mission of the Ken-Ton Closet is to directly improve the quality of life for needy children living in the Village of Kenmore/Town of Tonawanda by providing them with items of daily living such as clothing, school supplies, toiletries, and other materials at no cost.”
Volunteer opportunities on their website, as well as donation lists for needs.
Laurel’s Love Center
From their website: “Laurel's Grief Center is a not-for-profit organization committed to serving and supporting individuals and families in their responses to loss and grief. We offer a range of programs and resources to help you on your personal grief journey.”
Lavender Room NY
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Mutual aid and events booker for the queer community in WNY.
Literacy Buffalo Niagara
From their website: “Our mission is to develop literacy skills by providing free tutoring in Erie and Niagara counties through engagement and training of diverse community volunteers.”
Volunteer tutoring and donation opportunites are on their website.
Mental Health Advocates of WNY
Provides legal representation to mental health clients for Social Security disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income, public Assistance, Medicaid & Food Stamps. Links to sign up for support groups are on their website.
Peaceprints of WNY
From their website: “Peaceprints of WNY is a 501c3 non-profit organization offering comprehensive reentry services to men and women involved in the criminal justice system.”
PUSH Buffalo
From their website: “The mission of PUSH Buffalo is to mobilize residents to create strong neighborhoods with quality, affordable housing; to expand local hiring opportunities; and to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice in Buffalo.”
The Tool Library
From their website: “We are a volunteer-powered nonprofit tool-lending library located on Main Street in Buffalo, New York. At The Tool Library, we believe cost shouldn’t be a barrier to fixing up your home, growing your own food, and improving your community.”
Donation link and volunteer opportunities are on their website.
Transcend Nickel City
Trans Donation Closet