Month: November 2019

Buffalo is known as the City of Good Neighbors, and we often see that in action at Child & Family Services. Community partners are among the many building blocks that help to make our agency so strong. There is a new fence behind the Lee Randall Jones Community Residence that needed to be stained. Recently,…

The Falk Falcons Varsity Soccer team won the opening game of their season on Tuesday night, blanking the Christian Academy of Western New York by a score of 1-0. With two minutes remaining in the deadlocked game, senior Byron Evans recorded the deciding tally. Byron’s goal broke the Falk record for most career goals, which…

Imagine having someone tell you that you are being moved to a new home. Then imagine being told that, because you do not own any luggage, you need to put any possessions that you want to bring in a trash bag. For many foster children, this is a reality. As part of their “Sweet Cases”…

Fashion Show with a Twist was a night of beauty. Beautiful Venue. Beautiful Fashion from LuluLemon and RuthAnn Boutique. Beautiful crafts from local vendors.  But the most beautiful thing at the event was not something that could be seen. Rather, it was something to be felt. Everyone at Fashion Show with a Twist walked into…

“In five years, I get to be a firefighter!” Squeals of delight filled the Swormville Fire Department when ten of the youngest residents of Haven House came for a visit last week. February break is a busy time of year for the shelter, and staff work hard to develop memorable excursions to keep the children…

The first days of a new school year can be a difficult time for students. Many of them experience anxiety and self-doubt as they readjust to pressures and dynamics that they have gone without for months. What is one way that students can become more comfortable at school? Through shared laughter with their classmates. Thanks…