Volunteer Manual
Volunteer_ Intern Manual 2021 (2)
Covid Outreach Team Successes
The International Institute of Buffalo has developed a Covid Outreach Team to meet the needs of refugees throughout the crisis. This team has done amazing work in their field, providing new arrivals with important Covid-19 information, encouraging vaccination, and debunking common myths surrounding the pandemic. Here are some of the highlights of our work: We …
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Buffalo Without Borders Cultural Packets
Thank you for supporting our Buffalo Without Borders To Go Series! Your ticket purchases support the local restaurants we feature, the local businesses we source our bag items from, and the refugees and survivors that benefit from the resources these fundraisers help us provide! Click each of the links below to learn more about the …
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Meet Ryan, Our Translation Coordinator!
Welcome to another week of our Meet Your Staff Monday Series, where we’ll be highlighting the different members of our team and letting you get an inside look at some of the wonderful people who help further the mission of the Institute! Today we’re speaking to Ryan, our Translation Coordinator! Please state your name …
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Last Night of BWB2G Materials
Middle Eastern Cultural Packet PDF Download Dear Friends, While Buffalo Without Borders TO GO must be POSTPONED, we as an organization and community will continue to celebrate the immigrants and refugees that make our city vibrant! Join us in our celebration with our final evening’s playlist and dance video. And the digital version of our Final …
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Immigration Movie and Book Recommendations
While social distancing is a priority, being inside can get boring! No worries, our team has put together this list of movies, books, and kid’s books about immigration to keep you entertained! Choose a couple and learn about the different cultures of the world. And grab a friend (digitally of course) to watch it with …
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CDC “Stop The Spread” in 17 Languages
We are all responsible for keeping each other safe and making safety accessible for ALL populations. This means making health information available for those in which English is not accessible. All of the following fact sheets are from the CDC. We are posting them together to make them easier to find for people whose first …
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Stop The Shutdown
January, 2019 Dear Friends of the Institute: Who would have ever believed that a government shutdown would last for a full month? Service members serving our nation without pay for the first time in history. Critical government employees overseeing benefits programs furloughed. Politics at its worst. This is our new reality. We see stories …
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