From all our staff to all of you, we wish you a joyous holiday season with peace & cheer in the New Year!

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on Tuesday, December 17 from 5:30-pm-7:00pm for our annual Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Winter Celebration.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on Thursday, December 5 from 5:00-6:30pm for our annual Literacy Night. Activities will include Bingo, crafts & games as well as treats and refreshments. This event is free and open to all - we …

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on Wednesday, November 13 from 5:00-6:30pm.

As we celebrate a significant milestone, our 30th year in partnership with M&T Bank, we are proud to celebrate our 11th cohort of Buffalo Promise Neighborhood (BPN) Promise Scholars. Since its inception, sixty-four scholars have entered the …

Join us on Saturday, October 26 from 9:00am-11:30am for our first Super Saturday of the school year - Fall Festival Trunk or Treat at Westminster Community Charter School. Check out the flyer for full details - we hope to see you there!

Buffalo Promise Neighborhood & Independent Health are hosting Good for the Neighborhood. Please join us on October 9 from 4:30pm-6:00pm for this free health & wellness for the entire family. Check out the flyer to see everything there is to …

Join us on Wednesday, October 9 from 3:00pm-6:00pm to help support WCCS by picking up a Buffalo favorite - Chiavetta's Chicken BBQ dinner! Who wants to cook on a Wednesday night, am I right?!

Join us on Thursday, September 19 from 4:00pm-6:00pm at Westminster Community Charter School for our annual Taste of Curriculum & Open House.

Join us on Saturday, September 21st from Noon-2:00pm as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary in partnership with M&T Bank. This event is free and open to the public - come on down and see what makes Westminster Community Charter School so special!

CAO of Western New York is hiring!

Join us on August 14 from 4:30-6:00pm at Westminster Community Charter School for our annual Back to School Bash in partnership with Independent Health Good for the Neighborhood! One free backpack per child (child must be present), …

All incoming Westminster kindergarten students please join us on July 29 to August 1, 2024 for Kindercamp

Please join us in making a meaningful difference in our community by participating in Give 716 sponsored by @BuffaloBills and @BuffaloSabres beginning at 7:16pm on July 15 and running through 11:59pm on July 16. …

As the old adage goes, another year of school is “in the books!” Graduation season was in full swing for our Kindergarten and 8th Grade graduates! Fifty eight Westminster 8th graders will be attending some of the best local …

This year Westminster Foundation dba Buffalo Promise Neighborhood will be participating in the Give 716 campaign which runs from July 15 at 7:16pm to July 16 at 11:59pm. Stay tuned for more details!

Westminster Community Charter is a strong school - a safe and welcoming place - where students help shape the future every day, building on the progress of the leaders who have come before them. In honor of Juneteenth, we invite everyone to …

A long-running proud tradition for over twenty-five years, Westminster Community Charter School students once again put on a spectacular musical performance for their friends, families, and teachers. This past weekend, Westminster …

Our Westminster Community Charter School and Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Children's Academy were the hub of Spring activities. Check out the great things happening and Join the Pride!

Join us on Saturday, June 1st from 9:00am-11:30am to celebrate the Father Figures in your life! We will have a BBQ, lawn games and lots of fun family activities!

Join us on Friday, May 31st at 7:00pm or Saturday, June 1st at 7:00pm as our students present Moana Jr.

Please join us on Saturday, May 4th from 9:00am-11:30am to celebrate that special woman in your life! Breakfast and a craft round out the celebration!

Empower716 recently selected 12 honorees to be recognized at this year's award ceremony and gala on April 25, 2024.

Annual 8th Grade Fundraiser on Friday, April 19 from 3:00-6:00pm at Westminster Community Charter School. Meal includes half a chicken, 2 sides and a dinner roll. Order by April 13 for $13 or $15 after April 13.

Join us on April 11, 2024 from 5:00pm-6:30pm as we celebrate Eid as Ramadan comes to a close! Additionally, we are hosting an Open House for new families interested in learning more about Westminster Community Charter School. You will have the …

Are you looking to join a school that offers fun family activities - look no further than Westminster Community Charter School - Join the PRIDE today!

Early in March, a group of students from Howard University located in Washington, D.C. — one of the nation’s leading universities and most influential Historically Black Colleges & Universities “HBCUs” — visited …

Join us at our annual Math Night on March 13 from 5:00pm-6:30pm at Westminster Community Charter School. The event will include math games, prizes and a Spaghetti Dinner presented by our very own Parent Advisory Committee!

"Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." Dr. Mae Jemison

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on March 6 from 4:30p-6:00pm for our Independent Health Good for the Neighborhood event. There will be FREE health screenings, FREE fruit & veggie bags (while supplies last), a live cooking demo, …

Join us on Saturday, March 9 from 9:00-am-11:30am at Westminster Community Charter School for our first Super Saturday of 2024!

The BPN Two-Generation Program invites to to a parent workshop "Maximizing Your Return: A Comprehensive Tax Workshop" Where: Westminster Community Charter School When: January 24, 2024 from 5:00pm-6:30pm Dinner and childcare will be provided!

Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Night! Join us at Westminster on February 7 from 5:00pm-6:30pm for our annual STEM Night. Activities include building a catapult, …

From all our staff to all of you, we wish you a joyous holiday season with peace & cheer in the New Year!

“All children need is a little help, a little hope and, someone who believes in them.” Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on December 7 from 5:00pm-6:30pm for our annual Family Literacy Night!

Westminster Community Charter School currently has a number of open positions - come Join the Pride! 

Please join us on Wednesday, December 13 from 5:30-7:00pm at Westminster Community Charter School for our annual BPN Winter Celebration dinner sponsored by West Herr Automotive Group. The event with feature seasonal music, crafts and a 360 photo …

Join us on November 8 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm in the WCCS Dining Hall for some family fun. Everyone will receive a free set of bingo cards and additional boards will be available for sale. Value of prizes range from $5-100 Snacks will be available for …

At Buffalo Promise, we affirm our promise to one another and to ourselves every day. We are always looking forward, building upon our yesterdays to create brighter todays and tomorrows. It’s a commitment we share with our students and their …

Westminster Community Charter School threw its doors wide open and enthusiastically welcomed back our students from kindergarten to 8th grade! We were so excited to see our school community come together on the first day and are …

Westminster Community Charter School is hosting over 15 local charter and private high schools on October 11, 2023 from 4:30pm-6:30pm. This is a great opportunity for parents and students to learn more about their high school …

Join us for the Independent Health Good for the Neighborhood event at Westminster Community Charter School on October 11, 2023 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

Our Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Promise Scholar program is now entering its 10th year. Since inception fifty-nine student scholars have entered the program. This program, supported by the Wilmers and Czarnecki families allow …

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School for our first Super Saturday of the new school year! Takeout bagged lunch will be supplied. Children MUST be accompanies by an adult!

Looking for summer meals for your kids - visit SummerMealsNY.org or call 866-3-HUNGRY for opportunities in your area.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on August 2, 2023 from 4:30pm-6:30pm to celebrate the return to school at our Back to School Bash.

"Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it every generation." Coretta Scott King

Participate in the Leadership Summit on Fatherhood sponsored by the Buffalo Fatherhood Initiative. June 8, 2023 from 9:00am-Noon at the UB Education Opportunity Center located at 555 Ellicott Street. Registration is required - see the flyer for full …

Join in at the Recreational Festival sponsored by the Parent Network of WNY. June 3, 2023 from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Cazenovia Park. Free and open to the public! See the flyer for full details.

This past weekend, Westminster Community Charter School was proud to present Frozen Jr. to their friends, families, and teachers. Frozen Jr. is a story about the sacrifice and love between two sisters and it took exactly that to bring this story to …

M&T Bank cares about the communities it serves and it shows! On May 18-19 from 9:00am-2:00pm, over 40 M&T volunteers will be welcomed by Westminster Community Charter School and our immediate school community. On these two days they will be …

Westminster proudly presents Frozen Jr. Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 at 7:00pm. Presale tickets $10 adult/$5 child Day of event tickets $12 adult/$6 child

Westminster Community Charter is hosting a Chiavetta's Chicken BBQ 8th grade fundraiser on Friday, May 5th beginning at 3:30pm. Presale tickets $13/Day of tickets $15. Dinner includes half a chicken, macaroni salad, coleslaw and a buttered …

Check out the most recent University District Newsletter for April covering University Heights, Shoshone Park, Bailey and Kensington. Lots of great information is available and be sure to read about the FeedMore WNY Farm Truck every Wednesday from …

Through our partnership with FeedMore WNY, we are proud to share all of their resources, specifically the RISE job training program.

Westminster is actively enrolling for the 2023-24 school year. We would love to have you come and check out all we have to offer at one of our upcoming open houses.  

Buffalo Public Schools Adult Education Department is looking for people interested in enrolling in their Exploratory Construction program.

Buffalo Promise Neighborhood is here to help! Kenya Peoples, Two-Generation Financial Coach can assist it many ways and is just a phone call away!  

Gerard Place is hosting Parenting Workshop Dates: April 10-May 10, 2023 Time: Wednesday's at 10:00am Location: Gerard Place Campus, 2515 Bailey Avenue

Love fresh fruits & veggies - who doesn't! Stop by Westminster Community Charter School located at 24 Westminster Avenue every Wednesday beginning March 22 between 9:00am-10:00am. In partnership with FeedMore WNY The event is open to the public!

Every year, the month of March is designated National Reading Month and, once again, Westminster Community Charter School celebrated this special day by inviting community members to participate by reading aloud to students in Kindergarten to Fifth …

Every day, we witness firsthand our students’ drive to build on the progress of the leaders who have come before them.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School for an Independent Health Good for the Neighborhood event on March 8, 2023 from 4:30pm-6:30pm.

Join the Pride - at Westminster Community Charter School, every student receives the tools they need to succeed! Currently accepting applications through April 10, 2023. Lottery will be held April 12, 2023.

There is a lot of good news to celebrate at Buffalo Promise Neighborhood. Please take a moment to check out this story!

Community Action Organization of WNY is currently hiring and has immediate need to support our Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Children's Academy located at 3149 Bailey Avenue. Interested candidates should contact (716) 881-5150.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School for our January Super Saturday - Neighborhood Vendor Fair! Takeout bagged lunch will be supplied. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult!

Wishing our families a Joyous Holiday Season filled with Peace, Love and Prosperity! Best Wishes for a Safe and Happy New Year!

Join us on December 20 from 4:00pm-6:00pm for a Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Winter Celebration dinner sponsored by West Herr Auto Group. Activities will include family pictures, cookie decorating, facepainting and music. *Halal food options will be …

Gerard Place, in partnership with Trocaire College is currently enrolling for a 12-week Pharmacy Technician course. Interested in learning more check out the flyer below.

There is a lot of good news to celebrate at Buffalo Promise Neighborhood! Please take a moment to check out this story.

There is a lot of good news to celebrate at Buffalo Promise Neighborhood! Please take a moment and check out this story.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School for our November Super Saturday - A November Sky! Takeout bagged lunch will be supplied. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School for our October Super Saturday - Trail of Treats! Free breakfast & lunch will be provided. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School for our first Super Saturday - Fall Back to School Free breakfast and lunch will be provided! Children MUST be accompanied by an adult

Gerard Place is hosting a Family Wellness Fair on Saturday, September 10th from 12:30p-2:30p. Location: Gerard Place Community Center, Building 3 Free lunch while supplies last Free raffles, giveaways and health screenings

Beat the Heat and join us on August 10 from 4:30p-6:30p on the Green at Westminster Community Charter School located at 24 Westminster Avenue. We have lots of fun activities planned as well as a school supply and backpack giveaway - while supplies …

In person graduation season was back in swing at our Early Learning education centers and Westminster Community Charter School.

Join us every Tuesday 3:00pm-5:00pm from June 7 through October 25 for a Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Farmers Market in partnership with Massachusetts Avenue Project. We will feature fresh in season fruits and vegetables from local farms and various …

There is a lot of good news to celebrate at Buffalo Promise Neighborhood! Please take a moment to check out these stories.

Check out the career advancement opportunities available through Gerard Place and their community partners.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on Saturday, May 7 from 9:00am-Noon for our May Open House. Free breakfast and lunch will be provided! - Parents must accompany children - 

Another successful Independent Health Good for the Neighborhood event is in the books! Please join us at our school-based events as we begin to open the doors to our school community.

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on Saturday, April 9 from 9:00am-Noon for our April Open house. Free breakfast and lunch will be provided! - Parents must accompany children - 

Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on March 25 from 4:30pm-6:30pm for an Independent Health Good for the Neighborhood Health & Wellness Event.

Westminster Community Charter School is currently hiring and has immediate need for the following positions: Part-time Server and Part-time Cashier $15 per hour, maximum 30 hours per week, flexible daytime schedule, free breakfast & lunch, …

UB School of Management is offering free tax prep on select dates through April 1st.

Interested in a pursuing a career in Culinary Arts? BPS Adult Education is currently recruiting for a Culinary Arts Basic Training Program hosted at Gerard Place. Interested in hearing more? Call (716) 888-7088 X111 for details.  

Westminster Community Charter School is Hiring! Come join our dedicated team of academic professionals.

Our partner, Gerard Place has some great program offerings that are open to the community! Classes include but are not limited to: preventative services, infant safe sleep classes and the Senior Circle program.

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Join us at Westminster Community Charter School on August 25, 2021 from 3:30pm-5:30pm for an Independent Health Good for the Neighborhood Health & Wellness Event

Join us on Saturday, September 4, 2021 from 11:00am-1:00pm at Westminster Community Charter School for a Welcome Back Event & Raffle! See the flyer for details and we hope to see you there!

Check out all of the amazing stories and stay connected with us on social media

Check out the latest and greatest community programming available at Gerard Place!

Webinar on Youth/Young Adult COVID-19 Vaccination - May 25, 2021 at Noon   This presentation hosted by Dr. Shaw and Dr. Blatt, who have specialties in pediatric medicine/infectious diseases. The event is sponsored by the Youth and …

City of Buffalo Scrap It! Program begins June 6, 2021

Gerard Place Community Center located at 2535 Bailey Avenue June 14 and June 16 from 2:00pm-6:00pm Please call (716) 897-9948 Ext. 121

Only three Farmer's Markets remain: October 12, 19 and 26 so please be sure to join us! Join us every Tuesday 3:00pm-5:00pm from June 8 through October 26 for a Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Farmers Market in partnership with Massachusetts Avenue …

At Westminster, our students, teachers, and families find opportunity in every new day. Come join us and visit RENEW Promise!

Check out these offerings available through THRIVE.

Join us for a Community Health Panel on March 2, 2021 from 5:30pm-6:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.

Check out all of the amazing stories and stay connected by following us on Social Media.

Make 2021 the Year to Achieve Your Dreams!

Please join us on February 23 as Westminster celebrates Black History Month with their 2021 Showcase. Virtual video link https://youtu.be/lIPdwphqtgU 

Attention all families - please take advantage of the current offerings at Gerard Place.

Attention all families - take advantage of the All Access Pass supplied by the Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) when you visit our Mobile Market.  

Join us every Tuesday from June 23 through October 27, 2020 for a Farmer's Market in partnership with Massaschusetts Avenue Project.

Join us as we celebrate our WCCS 8th Grade graduates!

Check out what our schools are doing for Distance Learning and stay connected by following us on Social Media.

Read a message from our CEO regarding COVID-19

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including our holiday celebrations, a UB dental partner spotlight, and Westminster's literacy and science nights!

Read about our trip to the New Era Field sidelines!

Mindy Ernle, a volunteer in our after school program at Westminster has experienced the bond of mentorship with a group of third graders that she has been working with for three years now, click to read about her experience.

At Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, we believe that when parents succeed, their children succeed as well.  Kendra Campbell is a true success story of the Two-Generation (Parent Achievement Zone: PAZ) work accomplished at BPN!

It takes a village to make a difference! That's why we're grateful to our partners like Gerard Place. Read more about Amanda who is the Literacy & High School Equivalency Educator at Gerard Place.

We would like to shine a spotlight on some of our esteemed community members, Pastor and Mrs. Garmon. Read their story here!

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including a Gerard Place partner spotlight, our new Playworks program, first day of school and M&T volunteers in our community!

Malonya is a Promise Scholar in her senior year. Read her story!

Read about the amazing transformations in our neighborhood completed by Eight Days of Hope and their team of volunteers!

Read about one of our partners, The University District Tool Library!

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including the Westminster Community Charter School Plaza Events Performance, the Promise Scholars Celebration, and the end of the year carnival at Saturday Academy!

Lamar is a Promise Scholar entering his sophomore year at Canisius High School. Read his story!

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including a conversation with Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools, Dr. Kriner Cash, our visit with the Buffalo Bills and The Children's Academies' new therapy rooms!

M&T Bank volunteers host a fun and educational Coding Club at Westminster Community Charter School. Read more about the club and the celebration of their successful completion!

Read about the Buffalo Bills visit to Highgate Heights!

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including the opening of our second Children's Academy location at Gerard Place, M&T in the BPN Community, our holiday celebrations, and a partner spotlight featuring WNY united.

Kim, one of our newest M&T Bank mentors tells us about her journey with her new little, Ciraha!

Buffalo Promise Neighborhood welcomes approximately 100 new children to begin school at the second Children's Academy at Gerard Place. 

In recognition of National Mentoring Month, Brad discusses his experience as a BPN mentor!

One of our BPN Mentors, Renee, tells us about her experience as Big Sister!

Art Taggart, Housing Counselor/Financial Coach with Belmont Housing Resources for WNY discusses the BPN Parent Achievement Zone & Belmont partnership as well as the resources and services he provides for our families!

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including a Partner Spotlight featuring The Teacher's Desk, M&T in the BPN Community, our Promise Scholars celebration, and The Children's Academy graduation.

BPN hosts a celebratory evening for the Promise Scholars, including the very first cohort to graduate and head on to college.

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including a Partner Spotlight on Independent Health, M&T in the BPN Community, and NFL Flag Football with Highgate Heights Elementary and Westminster Community Charter School.

Through a generous grant provided by the Buffalo Bills Foundation, 40 students took part in a flag football program, culminating at a game at New Era Field. 

BUFFALO, NY — M&T Bank and the University at Buffalo Athletics Department teamed up to provide about 40 fourth- and fifth-grade students from Westminster Community Charter School and Highgate Heights Elementary School with a unique …

Teachers, Alexandra Asis and Caitlin Finn, discuss their classrooms and Autism Awareness at Highgate Heights Elementary.

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including a Partner Spotlight on Junior Achievement, a remembrance of Bob Wilmers, and a story about how the BPN schools celebrated Black History Month.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the legacy of Robert Wilmers will remain in the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood.

Buffalo Promise Neighborhood's partnership with M&T Bank and Big Brothers Big Sisters results in a happy mentoring relationship with Sydney and Ta'Naye!

City students from Buffalo Promise Neighborhood schools participated in a lesson of giving.

Read about what's new in Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, including a Partner Spotlight on Wegmans, a welcome to the new class of AmeriCorps members, and a Mentor Spotlight with a Big and Little from our Big Brothers Big Sisters …

The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood has a new library. The facility, fresh from a $500,000 rehab, is located in the Westminster Community Charter School, but is also available for families.

Read about what's new in our Back to School edition of the BPN Newsletter.

City officials gathered for an event that marked the near-complete renovation of the Westminster Community Charter School Library on Buffalo's East Side. The library went through almost half of one million dollars in renovations. 

If you had a library renovation plan with a $500,000 budget, what would you build? For Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, their answer to that question will be unveiled at 3:00 on Wednesday afternoon, from the Westminster Community Charter School …

A library on Buffalo's east side is re-opening today after a summer full of renovations. The Westminster Community Charter School Library will have a ribbon cutting today to mark the completion of the half million dollar project.

$1.6 Million Investment to Create ‘Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Children’s Academy at Gerard Place’

A brand new preschool will be opening next year in one of Buffalo's poorest neighborhoods. WBFO Senior Reporter Eileen Buckley says the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood has announced that M&T Bank will be investing $1.6 million to create a second …

A new preschool is the next piece of the puzzle in an effort to change the lives of kids and families in one of Buffalo's poorest neighborhoods.

Read about what's new as we head into summer in the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Summer Newsletter.