"Buffalo: Through Their Eyes”, a photo exhibition by refugees

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Journey’s End Refugee Services to  Celebrate 25th Anniversary

On Thursday, October 21st. from 6 – p PM, Journey’s End Refugee Services will celebrate is 25th Anniversary by hosting “Buffalo: Through Their Eyes”, a photo exhibition by refugees who have been provided with cameras and trained by the CEPA Galleries to document various aspects of the refugee experience.  The celebration will also feature a silent auction and will mark the grand opening of its new location in the Tri-Main Center. 

Please join us at the Tri-Main Center at 2495 Main Street in Buffalo (Parking is available on Halbert Street). The cost of the event is $30 per person if tickets are purchased in advance and $35 at the door. The entire cost is tax deductible. For more information or to purchase tickets go to www.jersbuffalo.org or call 716-882-4963.

Journey’s End Refugee Services began as a small but zealous effort of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church and church member Phyllis Tompkins to gather local resources to meet the needs of Cambodian refugees resettling in Western New York. Other local churches expressed support and the work of Journey’s End had begun. Soon Journey’s End was providing a range of services to refugees from all over the world.

In 1998, JERS forged a stronger and more direct relationship with two national faith-based agencies – Church World Service and Episcopal Migration Ministries - becoming their local affiliate in Western New York.  Journey’s End currently serves more than 400 refugees annually.

The Presbytery of Western New York, its churches and their members, have been committed to the mission of Journey’s End since it was established. Whether it be by serving on the Board of Directors, sponsoring a refugee family, tutoring a child or adult struggling to learn a new language or by providing the financial support necessary to carry out the agency program the contributions of our Presbytery have helped make the vision of one dogged individual from a small church on the West Side of Buffalo not only come true but to survive and prosper for the last 25 years.

Please join us in celebrating this accomplishment.

About Journey's End Refugee Services
Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. is a Christian community-based organization with the mission of welcoming refugees without regard to ethnic origin or creed and to assist them to become healthy, independent, contributing members of the community.

Journey's End offers an array of services to refugees resettling into Western New York. These include resettlement services, employment services, immigration services, interpreting services, and education both for clients and for our community.

Through our Volunteer Services Department, Journey’s End offers rewarding and enriching service opportunities for high school and college students, church groups, professionals, and others who are interested in making a difference.

Journey’s End Interpreting Services Department offers high quality service for health and human service organizations, medical offices, educational institutions, legal and government agencies, corporations, and more.  We offer skilled and experienced professionals who interpret from English into more than 25 languages.

Journey’s End is Western New York’s local affiliate of Church World Service and Episcopal Migration Ministries - becoming their local affiliate in Western New York.  

JERS is proud to be a Read to Succeed Buffalo Coalition Member.

Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation incorporated in New York State.  You may obtain a copy of our latest Annual Report, upon request, from our organization, from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY  10271, or through the the Charities Bureau Registry Search.