A journey that began back in 2007 culminated with a celebration filled with joy and tears at Erie County’s Family Court House on Friday, June 11, 2010. Gateway-Longview Home Finder, Lori Miazga celebrated the newest addition to her already large and loving family with the adoption of eight-year-old, Devine.
In 2007, Lori became certified to become a foster parent so that she could take Devine home and give her a safe, stable and loving family. “It doesn’t make a difference if a baby is born to you or comes to you. I got an opportunity to become a mom again at 46-years old. When I adopted Devine, it sealed the deal; she is now a part of my family. Parents have a chance to change things in this world, one child at a time,” said Lori Miazga the day she adopted Devine.
For more information on Gateway-Longview's Foster Care & Adoption program, please call (716) 883-4531, today.
Pumpkin Run
Harvesting hope for children
Save the Date
Join us on Saturday, October 16, 2010, for Gateway-Longview's Pumpkin Run, a fall 5K Run and Family Fun Walk. The race will kick off at 10:30 a.m. along Spindrift Drive in Williamsville, New York. It will be followed by a family-friendly fall festival featuring awards, a live band, food, door prizes, free post-race massages, the Zoomobile, children's activities & crafts, bounce houses, costume parade, fire safety tips for families and much more. The festival will take place on Gateway-Longviews Campus, located at 6350 Main Street in Williamsville.
Pre-event registration is just $20 for runners and walkers. Day of registration is $25. Children 12 and under are free with a paid adult registration.
To register today, visit the Pumpkin Run web site, or contact the Gateway-Longview Foundation at (716) 783-3220.
Buffalo, N.Y. – Evelyn Mae Mowitz’ life’s work improved thousands of children’s lives and now, even in death, her legacy of caring for disadvantaged children will live on at Gateway-Longview. The native Western New Yorker generously donated a $50,000 bequest gift to support the children that rely on the ch ...
Williamsville, N.Y. – Gateway-Longview is proud to announce that The Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation awarded $15,000 in grant funding to support the child and family service agency’s Special Education and Recreational Programs. The funds will be utilized to replace the safety padding in the gymnasium at Gat ...
State Senator William T. Stachowski (58th District, Buffalo) has secured grant funding in the amount of $200,000 to support and sustain Gateway-Longview’s Niagara Day Care Center. The center, located on the West Side of Buffalo, has been providing high-quality care for children ages six weeks to 12 years for 35 years.
Gateway-Longview’s Niagara Day Care Center will use the grant funding to off-set the cost of building improvement projects which will benefit the hundreds of children and families that utilize the day care center and other vital programs based at the agency’s Headquarters, located at 605 Niagara Street in the City of Buffalo.
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Gateway Longview is a proud recipient of a $100,000 gift to help support the Spiritual Life Development Program. Funds will also be allocated to help transform Memorial Cottage, located at our Main Street campus in Williamsville, into a therapeutic training and clinical center. This gift is donated in the memory of Michael T. Dwyer; to honor his legacy the new training center will be renamed the Michael T. Dwyer Children’s Center. Pictured above is Michael Dwyer with his granddaughter. ...
Congratulations to the Parents in the Incredible Years Training Program.
A celebration was held to honor all the parents who participated in the 2009-2010 Incredible Years parent group training at Gateway-Longview. These individuals have accomplished milestones in their parenting skills under the direction of Gateway-Longview staff facilitators, Keri Raymond and Maria Slawson. This training series teaches parents of children enrolled in the agency's Therapeutic Preschool how to strengthen their relationships with their children and encourage social and behavioral development during these early years. Incredible Years is funded through a generous granted gifted by the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation.
Gateway-Longview needs volunteers to help with all sorts of service projects, such as painting residential cottages and gardening, as well as a assisting with spiritual services and recreational activities.