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The Center for Sustainable Communities & Civic Engagement
The Center for Sustainable Communities & Civic Engagement at Daemen College (CSCCE) was formally established in 2001. Since then, The Daemen CSCCE has been awarded a range of grants from the following corporations, foundations, and agencies in support of its outreach projects in Seneca Babcock, The Fruit Belt, and the West Side.
The Bettina Weary Trust
The Buffalo Renaissance Foundation
The Children’s Foundation of Erie County
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Computers for Children, Inc. (in-kind support)
Erie County Youth Services Bureau
Fannie Mae
First Niagara
The John R. Oishei Foundation
The Josephine Goodyear Foundation
Junior League of Buffalo
KeyBank USA
M&T Charitable Foundation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Office of Sustainable Development & Intergovernmental Affairs
New York Campus Compact
Youth Service America
In addition, the Daemen CSCCE has partnered with other organizations and assisted them in procuring grants for joint projects.
In 2005, Daemen College worked together with the UB Economic Development Clinic, Teen Challenge, the Locust Street Art School, to procure funds for Fruit Belt United, Inc., to build a playground. Support was procured from
The Christopher Breen Foundation
Home Depot
Hodgson Russ Attorneys, LLP
KaBOOM!
M & T Bank
The Daemen CSCCE collaborates with CASH (Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope) and oversees the Income TAXi, a mobile tax preparation unit. Through this partnership, Daemen has assisted in procuring grants from:
The John R. Oishei Foundation (WNYSLC subgrant)
IRS
M&T Foundation
Virginia Evans Devereux Memorial Fund
The Daemen CSCCE is represented on the The Seneca Street Community Development Corporation and has helped procure grants to support community gardens. Funding was procured from:
The Baird Foundation
Honeywell Corporation
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Youth Service America and Disney (Disney Minnie Grants)