How Can I Help?
Jericho Road’s programs and services are successful because businesses, churches, and individuals like you have supported our work through financial investments, volunteerism, event support, and other fundraising efforts.
If you’re here, it’s probably because you want to know how you can help! Some great ideas are listed below.
The first step to becoming a Jericho Road volunteer is to submit a volunteer application form.
Questions? Email [email protected].
Get Involved!
The business community’s support for Jericho Road through financial investments and in-kind donations has been essential in the expansion of programming, as well as ensuring the sustainability of our existing services.
There are many ways to engage your business:
- Invest in our work by making a financial contribution, sponsoring an event, or awarding a grant
- Get involved in team-building volunteer opportunities
- Host a third-party fundraising event for us
Please contact the Partner Development office to discuss how your company can best get involved with us!
Call 716-348-3000 ext. 417 or send us a message.
Third-party events are all about being creative and sharing the desire to help Jericho Road further its mission and vision. Want to organize an event in support of Jericho Road?
Call us with your idea at 716-348-3000 ext. 441 or send us a message – we’d love to help promote your event and provide you with the tools you need to be successful.
Here are some ways our supporters have raised money:
- Held a paid dress-down day at work
- Threw a dinner party with friends or an after-work mixer with colleagues
- Trained for a marathon and asked family and friends to sponsor
- Organized a roadside lemonade stand or bake sale (kid-friendly!)
- Hosted a family-friendly dance party
If you’re interested in supporting Jericho Road through crowdfunding (like asking your friends to sponsor your 5k run or donate to us for your birthday) – we can help! Contact us and we can set you up with a personalized Jericho Road fundraising page. Email us at [email protected] or call 716-348-3000 ext. 441 to get started.
From “lunch-and-learns” to church presentations, we love to share the story of Jericho Road Community Health Center!
We frequently send team members into the community to engage and educate audiences about our medical services and community programs in Buffalo, as well our global health work.
Please contact our Partner Development office to explore speaking opportunties that will suit your needs.
Call 716-348-3000 ext. 405 or send us a message.
Jericho Road partners with faith communities of all backgrounds and creeds in a variety of ways, including:
- Speaking to congregations and small groups about our work
- Participating in outreach mission conferences, worship services, or other events
- Arranging opportunities for church groups to volunteer
- Helping to plan an in-kind donation drive or creative fundraiser
- Providing opportunities to attend, sponsor, or financially invest in programs and events through the year
To talk to a member of our team about church engagement, please call 716-348-3000 ext. 417 or send us a message.
Thank you for your interest in renting your property to newcomers in the U.S. assisted by Jericho Road Community Health Center. We help newly arrived families seeking asylum and other eligible families to relocate from the shelter system to permanent housing in Erie County, New York.
Landlords who are interested in renting to people coming out of our program can get started by filling out this google form.
In-Kind Donation Opportunities to Support Residents
Vive’s donation room contains everything that residents may need during their stay with us. Vive gratefully accepts in-kind donations to keep this room stocked.
Please do not bring unlisted items to Vive without calling us first! We have limited storage space and want to make sure your donation goes to the right place. If we are not able to accept your items, we may be able to point you to another worthy organization who will make use of your donations right away.
WE ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ACCEPT DONATIONS OF GENTLY USED CLOTHING, other than the specific items listed below.
Donation drives: If your church, school, club, troop, office, or other group would like to hold a donation drive on behalf of Vive, thank you! Please contact us before you start to advertise your drive or collect items. This will help ensure we have the space to accept your bulk donation and that we can accept the items you’ll be collecting in large quantities. Give us a call at 716-348-3000 x441 or email [email protected] to start the conversation.
We are currently in need of these items:
- Diapers, sizes 5 & 6
- Baby wipes
- Sanitary Pads
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrushes
- Shampoo
- Deodorant
- Men’s underwear, small, medium, large (new in package)
- Women’s underwear, small, medium, large (new in package)
- Flip Flops, small, medium, large
- Twin fitted sheets
- Twin flat sheets
- Towels
- Pillows
For an easy way to support our current needs, check out our Amazon Wishlist.
Other generally needed items are:
- Pots and pans (for residents moving into apartments – accepted as needed and as space allows)
- Cleaning supplies (for residents moving into apartments – accepted as needed and as space allows)
- Furniture and other home goods (for residents moving into apartments – accepted as needed and as space allows)
- Gift cards (Tops, Price Chopper, Aldi, Walmart are best)
- Bus passes
To check if we can accept your home goods (kitchenware, cleaning supplies, furniture, etc.) or to ask any other questions related to making an in-kind donation, please email [email protected].