Opening for Men & Women
The little Portion Friary Homeless shelter will be open to men and women starting on 9/6/2022.
Read MoreREOPENING!
The little Portion Friary Homeless shelter is reopening Tuesday 9/8/2020. Unfortunately, we will be opening as a male-only shelter and will not be providing dinners at this time. As before the guests will meet with counselors to identify a plan…
Read MoreTemporarily Closed
This is a very difficult message to write. As of Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the Friary will temporarily close. Our Guest Services is working with the Erie County Department of Social Services to place our guests. Out of an abundance of caution…
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I want to introduce you to an amazing nonprofit integral to the Buffalo community. Little Portion Friary serves as a homeless shelter for Buffalo’s most needy residents. They provide linkages to essential resources including social services, financial benefits, health care,…
Read MoreDecember 2019 Update
This last year we have had our fill of trials and many joyous occasions. A very thankful occasion occurred this year as Thomann Asphalt and Paving paved our side lot and removed a tree stump. The tree stump was over…
Read MoreDecember 2018 Update
For the months of November and December the Little Portion friary server 46 and 55 guests respectively. In November we served 33 male and 13 females guests. In December we served 46 male and 12 females guests. Of these guest…
Read MoreOctober 2018 Update
For the month of October, the Little Portion friary served 68 guests, 40 male and 28 female, of these guest 4 were veterans. Without the help of volunteers such as cooks who offer their time, talents and sometimes their own…
Read MoreSeptember 2018 Update
For the month of September, the Friary doors were once again opened to the homeless. We started at 9:00 AM on September 10th, and by 1:00 PM we were full! Your donations have helped 29 men and 14 women this…
Read MoreAugust 2018 Update
During the month of August, we were closed for much needed cleaning and repairs. In addition to carpet shampooing by Ron Karwik and Chris Cammarano, freezer and kitchen cleaning by Sr. Barbara and friends, curtain cleaning, ironing and hanging by…
Read MoreApril, May & June 2018 Update
For the months of April, May, and June the friary has been running smooth thanks to God’s help. There has been the occasional guest asked to leave but there have been many success stories. One success story is Ryan, he…
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