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Community Services Support Foundation

Enhancing our services by eliminating gaps in funding through events, mini-grants and more!

Mission
The Community Services Support Foundation secures financial resources and manages funds that support organizations, activities, and individuals that provide and improve services for individuals of all abilities in Western New York. The Foundation accepts and administers gifts, donations, bequests, and grants on behalf of Community Services for Every1. We offer opportunities for donors to participate in the pursuit of service excellence, new services and new approaches that improve the quality of life of individuals with developmental disabilities.

Why We Were Established
The Community Services Support Foundation came into being in the spring of 2011 as the first formal foray of Community Services for Every1 into a sustained fundraising initiative. The Community Services Support Foundation, Inc. is incorporated as a New York State not-for-profit and holds 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The Foundation, while independent from Community Services, has been developed to address the gap in services experienced by agencies serving people with developmental disabilities in New York state.

Since its founding, the Board has profoundly impacted hundreds of individuals supported by the agency and beyond. In the past ten years alone, they have invested $132,000 in Mini-Grants and $75,000 in capital growth, fueling transformative projects such as the Jefferson Career Exploration Center, the Apartments at the Lyceum which is supportive, affordable housing alongside habilitative and vocational services, and the upcoming Nest in Niagara Falls, which will offer both supportive housing and a hub for vocational opportunities.

Who Needs Our Support
Over 27,000 people in Western New York are directly affected by intellectual and developmental disabilities. While many are receiving caring services from not-for-profit agencies such as Community Services for Every1 and services directly from New York state, there are still over 1,000 people on the NYS OPWDD waiting list for residential placements. The demand for services is placing overwhelming pressure on our agency, particularly as governmental support is simultaneously being reduced. Today, there are many more people presenting with multiple service needs like behavioral, vocational and complex medical requirements. The individuals served are getting older on average which also presents significant challenges.

Annual Events
Every year we celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the people served by Community Services for Every1. We host the annual Golf Tournament in June and the annual Rockin’ with Every1 fall fundraiser in November. We invite you to show your support for our mission through corporate sponsorships, donations for basket raffles and silent auctions, or simply purchase a ticket for one of our events. (For more information, visit our Events Page.)

How to Give

For more information, contact our Development and Communications Coordinator Jillian Johnson at jillianjohnson@csevery1.com or 716-883-8888.

To donate via check, send payments to:
Community Services Support Foundation
180 Oak Street, Buffalo, NY 14203

Donate online by clicking the button below.

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Planned Giving:

Designate the Community Services Support Foundation as a beneficiary of a retirement plan.
Create a charitable gift annuity or a charitable remainder trust with Community Services Support Foundation as the beneficiary.
Donate a residence or other property to the Community Services Support Foundation.

These are a just few examples of planned giving. To set up a planned giving account, please visit the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo’s website at www.cfgb.org

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