Work on Catholic Charities' Glynn Family Services Center to begin next month

Niagara Gazette - 10/31/2017

Oct. 31--Catholic Charities newest facility on Tronolone Place will be named the Glynn Family Services Center.

Construction work on the project is expected to begin next month, Catholic Charities of Buffalo officials announced Monday.

The $2.4 million project is made possible in part through three major funders: The James and Mary Glynn Family, the city of Niagara Falls and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.

The center, located at 625 Tronolone Place and the site of the former school at Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Parish, is set to be completed late spring of 2018.

Additionally, Sister Mary McCarrick, Catholic Charities diocesan director, announced that a $300,000 gift has been given to the renovation project by the James and Mary Glynn Family, who own the Maid of the Mist Corp., a boat tour in Niagara Falls. The center will be named the

"Just as generations of Glynns have supported us and the people we serve, we know that the center will assist generations of families in Niagara Falls and surrounding communities," McCarrick said.

Catholic Charities will move its offices from several existing programs in Niagara Falls, chiefly Family Services, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Multisystemic Therapy, into the new location. Also in the Glynn Family Services Center will be Catholic Charities' Workforce and Education services and the Western New York Alzheimer's Caregiver Partnership. Plans include constructing a parking lot, and creating office and meeting space for both Catholic Charities' services and other community organizations within the city.

Family Services provides counseling, basic emergency assistance and court-related services like the Domestic Violence Program for Men and Our Kids: Parent Education and Awareness Program for divorced or separated parents. Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women will be able to receive nutrition assistance, breastfeeding support, prenatal and postpartum support, counseling, referrals and supplemental food vouchers through the WIC program. Teens and young adults will be able to access high school equivalency classes, job-building and resume skills, and paid internship opportunities through Workforce and Education services. Multisystemic Therapy is an intensive family and community based treatment for parents/caregivers and their children, ages 12 to 17, who are at risk out-of-home placement because of such intense, persistent issues as truancy, aggressive behavior, criminal behavior and/or running away. Families work with a therapist to combat issues to achieve positive changes in the youth. The WNY Alzheimer's Caregiver Partnership connects caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's or other dementia with support groups, respite programs, educational courses, in-home companion services and more.

For further information about Catholic Charities and its programs and services, call 218-1400 or go to ccwny.org.

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