Reignite Cheektowaga - Community Summit
Join Us! This Community Summit aims to help convene and share available resources that address social issues, challenges, and problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHO: Community Leaders and stakeholders, organization and association leaders, local service providers and agencies , local business owners and HR Directors, and anyone in a position to connect services and resources to local residents and employees.
Check-In & Breakfast: 8:30am-9:00am
Program: 9:00am - 11:30am
- Keynote presentation by Marie Cannon, Commissioner, Erie County Department of Social Services
- Strength in Numbers Interactive Activity
- Followed by a series of micro-presentations highlighting several community resources and showing the power of collaboration including:
- 211 - Kelly Dodd, Director of 211
- Catholic Charities, Padlet – Mary Ieraci, Hub Liaison
- Town of Cheektowaga Community & Economic Development – Rachel Straker, Director
- Town of Cheektowaga Senior Services – Kerry Peek, Director
- Town of Cheektowaga Youth & Recreation – Jillian Gorman-King, Director
- Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce – Kristina Groff, President/CEO
- Trocaire College & 716 Ministries Workforce Development Collaboration – Christine Whipkey, Associate Director of Workforce Development Trocaire & Matt Johnson, Train Director 716 Ministries
- M&T Tech Skills Initiative – Lindsay Aleshire, Tech Academy Program Lead
- The Goodness Project – Angela Catuzza, Director
- Aunt Bertha, Buffalo Referral Platform – Kim Reynolds, Resurrection Life Food Pantry Director
Reignite Cheektowaga - Community Summ...
Date and Time
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Location
Resurrection Life
2145 Old Union Road
Cheektowaga, NY 14225