Opening for Men & Women
The little Portion Friary Homeless shelter will be open to men and women starting on 9/6/2022.
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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 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 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…
Read MoreMarch 2018 Update
For the month of March, we had a surprise plumbing bill which really humbled us. The main sewer pipe from the friary to the street was plugged or crushed. The plumbers were called and after approximately 14 hours they once…
Read MoreFebruary 2018 Update
This appears to be a repeat of last month! The end of the month brought us a foot of snow in Buffalo I’m warm, the 29 Guests currently staying at Little Portion Friary (LPF) are also warm thanks to your…
Read MoreJanuary 2018 Update
As I write this article there is snow falling outside and I’m in a warm house. There are many not as fortunate as I. For the month of January your donations have helped 40 men and 25 women who were…
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