Support & Resources

Fall Semester

• June-August - New Student Orientation (on-campus service project)
• August - New Community Partner Orientation, Community Partner Meetings
• Late August - Classes begin
• Mid September - Citizenship and Constitution Day Celebrations
• September-November - Voter Engagement events
• October - Spring Civic Engagement Series partner recruitment
• Mid December - End of semester, partnership assessment survey collection
• December/January - VolunteerWNY assistance by appointment

Spring Semester

• January - New Community Partner Orientation, Community Partner Meetings
• Late January - New Student Orientation (on-campus service project), classes begin
• February-April - Tax Assistance Program
• Abril/May - Fall Civic Engagement Series and Voter Engagement partner recruitment
• Early May - Celebration of Community Engagement
• Mid May - End of semester, partnership assessment survey collection
• May/June - VolunteerWNY assistance by appointment

Throughout Both Semesters

• Civic Engagement series workshops
• Tabling in the union

We know that racism is at the root of this violence. Active anti-racism is needed. Learn and act with these resources: 

Attend University at Buffalo’s K-12 Center for Black History Education - Teaching Black History Conference.

“Black Experiences: Affirmation and Resilience, Activism and Resistance in 45 Books for PreK-Grade 12” curated by the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Black Love Resists in the Rust is a member-led, abolitionist organization that seeks to build and fortify strong, resourced, thriving communities in Buffalo.

Center for Racial Justice in Education - Black History Month Resource Guide for Educators and Families.

Check out Buffalo State's Introduction to Black Lives Matter - Black Lives Matter - E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State University.

Check out the United Way's 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge.

Connect with Voice Buffalo on Facebook.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education Podcast: “Understanding the Black Experience on College Campuses with Dr. S. Kent Butler, president, American Counseling Association.”

NFJC of Western New York, Inc. programs promote understanding and respect among people of all races, religions, and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution, and education.

Open Buffalo's mission is to advance racial, economic, and ecological justice. We do so through skill building, network connecting, and activating leadership opportunities. 

PBS WNED advice on “Helping Kids Navigate Scary News Stories.”

Racial Equity Roundtable’s report – "Racial Equity Dividend: Buffalo Great Opportunity"

Read Partnership for Public Good’s “A City Divided: A Brief History of Segregation in Buffalo.“

Support ROCC Buffalo and their efforts to restore greenspace in areas of the Kensington Expressway.

The Anti-Racism Project seeks to educate participants about how institutionalized racism, internalized racism and white privilege feed oppression.

The Anti-Racism Resource Guide exists to be a springboard for folks to learn, unlearn, and relearn on their authentic anti-racist journey.

The Buffalo Syllabus was created in the immediate aftermath of the Buffalo Mass Shooting. Scholars, activists, politicians, and local officials took to social media to name the horrendous event as a white supremacist attack of those directly impacted - Buffalo’s East Side residents.

Write to your elected officials and demand their support of Partnership for the Public Good’s 2022 Community Agenda, particularly item 10 which calls for fair housing and decreased segregation in Erie County.

WNY Service Learning Coalition: WNYSLC is a collaboration of colleges, universities and community organizations committed to sharing resources, knowledge, and practices related to service-learning and community engagement in an effort to strengthen reciprocal campus-community partnerships to promote student civic responsibility.

Partners for Campus-Community Engagement: PCCE convenes, connects, and empowers campuses across New York and Pennsylvania to build equitable and just relationships with communities in order to advance a democratic society for the public good.

Campus Compact: Compact is a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. It builds democracy through civic engagement and community development.