News & Press
7/15/25
For the fifth straight year the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres have teamed up to organize Give 716, a day of giving back to more than 570 Western New York Charities, including Seneca Street CDC!
7/15/25
Give 716 Day unites Western New Yorkers for a 24-hour fundraising event to support local nonprofits and charities.
3/12/25
Kent State students spend spring break in Buffalo helping children
3/12/25
Kent State students travel to Buffalo for 'Alternative Spring Break' and give back to the community
Seneca Street CDC: homework help (and so much more)
The after-school program offered by the Seneca Street Community Development Corporation (CDC) is laser-focused on homework surrounded by enrichment, social support and plenty of love.
Special Spring Break Guests
The Buffalo News recently featured a visit to the Seneca Street CDC by Howard University students!
Buffalo Sabres Forward Alex Tuch hosts toy drive for Seneca Street CDC kids
Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch and his AT9 Foundation hosted a toy drive benefitting the Seneca Street Community Development Corporation.
SUNY Oswego recognizes Cheryl Bird with Lifetime Award of Merit
Cheryl Bird, the Seneca Street CDC’s executive director, was recognized by her alma mater, SUNY Oswego, with a Lifetime Award of Merit during the 2023 Alumni Awards.
Building a Better Buffalo: Cheryl Bird advances Seneca Babcock
Lots of people take a few hours to volunteer in communities of need, returning to their day jobs the next day with a promise to try to do more. Cheryl Bird took that promise a few steps further by founding an organization to meet needs on Buffalo’s East Side.
Giving boys emotional tools needed to thrive
Building confidence, making healthy choices and helping boys turn into men with strong leadership skills. Boys on the Right Track is teaming up with the Seneca Street CDC to make it happen.
‘Justice Bus’ will soon be rolling throughout Western New York
The Seneca Street CDC supported an initiative to bring a Justice Bus to rural and suburban areas in Western New York
Seneca Street CDC earns GuideStar Platinum status
Seneca Street Community Development Corporation (SSCDC) has earned the 2018 Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, GuideStar’s highest level of recognition.
Summer reading camp reaches children living in poverty
Children in one of Buffalo's most impoverished neighborhoods will celebrate graduation from the Seneca Street Summer Reading Camp.
Two-Week Summer Reading Camp Marking 20 Years of Enriching Children’s Lives
About 60 volunteers will share their time and talents to work with the children over the course of the two weeks.
'Generational poverty' prompts new weekly health clinics
The Seneca Street CDC is branching out into health care. Supported by a grant from the Maria M. Love Convalescent Fund, the CDC will offer weekly preventative health care services.