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| Charlie Joyce |
BUFFALO, N.Y. ─ Catholic Charities’ Wellsville office will
hold a Holiday Open House from noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at the
counseling office, 67 East Pearl St., Wellsville.
The Holiday Open House will offer information on Catholic
Charities’ services in Allegany County, as well as free food, games, and new
and gently used winter coats and boots for those in need. A Wellness Fair
featuring local community agencies will run in conjunction with the open house.
The open house will highlight the expansion of Catholic
Charities services in Allegany County. In addition to counseling, basic needs
assistance and a food pantry and thrift store, services in the county now
include Our Kids Parent Education and Awareness Program, and a Kinship Caregiver
Support Group as an expansion of the Kinship Caregiver Program in Cattaraugus
County, which has been supporting families for more than a decade. The food
pantry and thrift store will be open extended hours that day.
Also during the event at 1 p.m., the Catholic Charities
Wellsville Food Pantry and Outreach, which is onsite, will officially be
renamed to the Joyce Family Food Pantry and Outreach to recognize local
businessman Charlie Joyce’s significant, ongoing support of Catholic Charities.
Joyce, chairman of the board of Otis Eastern Service LLC, gave $450,000 in
total to the 2019 Appeal, the largest personal and corporate donation in the
Appeal’s 95-year history.
At the close of the 2019 Appeal, Catholic Charities made the
announcement that it would rename the pantry in the Joyce Family’s honor.
Last year, Catholic Charities impacted the lives of more
than 1,500 individuals in Allegany County.
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About Catholic Charities: Catholic Charities is the most
comprehensive human service provider covering all of Western New York, serving
people of all ages, races, faiths and walks of life. It has helped individuals
and families in need since its founding in 1923. That need is varied and
widespread – from emergency assistance to mental health counseling and
treatment, and from specialized services for older adults to help with job
training and education. Catholic Charities empowers children, families and
seniors to achieve meaningful, healthy and productive lives. In all situations,
Catholic Charities delivers support to meet immediate needs, and then assesses
clients for other needs to ensure long-term success. For more information,
please visit www.ccwny.org.
