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Children's Academy Highgate Heights Elementary School Westminster Community Charter School

Mentoring Matters: Renee & Heaven

One of our BPN Mentors, Renee, tells us about her experience as Big Sister! Renee Davis is an M&T Bank employee who is passionate about making a difference in our community! She has been a Big since 2017. Read a bit about …

admin_bpnJanuary 8, 2019

Group of Promise Scholars posing for photo

Highgate Heights Elementary School Westminster Community Charter School

BPN Celebrates the Promise Scholars

BPN hosts a celebratory evening for the Promise Scholars, including the very first cohort to graduate and head on to college. 2018 has been an exciting year for our Promise Scholars program, as we celebrated the successful graduation and college acceptance for our first cohort of…

admin_bpnAugust 9, 2018

Delaware North execs with big $1 million check to M&T Bank

Children's Academy

Delaware North gives $1M to M&T Bank’s Buffalo Promise Neighborhood

Delaware North announces a $1 million gift to Buffalo Promise Neighborhood in support of its efforts to expand early childhood education on Buffalo's East Side. Original article by Allissa Kline, Buffalo Business First, July 26 One of the largest private…

admin_bpnJuly 26, 2018

Students playing flag football at New Era Field meeting Billy Buffalo

Westminster Community Charter School

Westminster Community Charter School and Highgate Heights Students Own the Field at New Era

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. Through a generous grant provided by the Buffalo Bills Foundation, 40 Buffalo Promise Neighborhood…

admin_bpnMay 9, 2018

Highgate Heights kids shooting hoops at UB for Basketball 101 event

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M&T Bank, UB Athletics Host Fourth Annual ‘Basketball 101’ for Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Students

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 sports-themed learning experience. M&T and…

admin_bpnApril 18, 2018

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Robert Wilmers: Education Legacy

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the legacy of Robert Wilmers will remain in the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood. "One way or another I've been involved with the Buffalo Public School system for many years. First we got involved with School…

admin_bpnJanuary 3, 2018

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A Big Heart Makes a Big Difference

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!

admin_bpnDecember 12, 2017

Students sorting through canned goods for giving project

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Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Promotes Student Giving Project

City students from Buffalo Promise Neighborhood schools participated in a lesson of giving. City students from Buffalo Promise Neighborhood schools participated in a lesson of giving Monday to help those in need. WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the students…

admin_bpnDecember 12, 2017

Westminster Community Charter School

Library brings new promise to Buffalo neighborhood [WBFO 88.7 FM]

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. The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood has a new library. The facility, fresh…

admin_bpnOctober 6, 2017

Westminster Community Charter School

Buffalo East Side library reopens to the public [WGRZ]

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. The doors of a library in the Queen…

admin_bpnAugust 31, 2017

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