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IIB Partners with Susan G. Komen
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The IIB received a grant totaling over $20,000 from the Susan G. Komen Foundation last month. This funding will be used to target breast health More>>
 
IIB Inspires St. Joseph's Student to Reflect in Poetry
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Amy Fleischauer, Director of Victim Services at the IIB, and Sarah Jakiel, Polaris Project, spoke at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute as part of More>>
 
Erie County Donates Used Furniture to IIB
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Erie County will donate used furniture to the International Institute of Buffalo's Refugee Resettlement Department. The County, having determined More>>
 
International Institute Co-Sponsors Conference on Human Trafficking
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The International Institute of Buffalo partnered with Farmworker Legal Services of NY and the NY Branch of the National Center for Missing & More>>
 
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IIB Partners with Susan G. Komen
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The IIB received a grant totaling over $20,000 from the Susan G. Komen Foundation last month. This funding will be used to target breast health sessions toward Burmese refugee women. Buffalo News article here.
 
IIB Inspires St. Joseph's Student to Reflect in Poetry
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Amy Fleischauer, Director of Victim Services at the IIB, and Sarah Jakiel, Polaris Project, spoke at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute as part of their Ripples of Hope Speaker Series in April on Human Trafficking. The series focuses on social justice issues. After the talk, Nate Hillman (SJCI Class of 2010) was inspired to write the following
 
Erie County Donates Used Furniture to IIB
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Erie County will donate used furniture to the International Institute of Buffalo's Refugee Resettlement Department. The County, having determined that the furniture, while useful, was not valuable enough to warrant selling at auction, decided to make the furniture available to the clients we will resettle in the 2010 year. For more information, refer to
 
International Institute Co-Sponsors Conference on Human Trafficking
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The International Institute of Buffalo partnered with Farmworker Legal Services of NY and the NY Branch of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to hold a workshop entitled, The Human Side of Human Trafficking: Awareness & Action on December 8, 2009. The conference, intended for members of law enforcement and social service, was held
 
Chinese Cultural Night Highlighted on MyBuffalo.com
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Chinese Cultural Night, hosted by IIB & Just Buffalo Literary Center, was a success!

 
Bangladeshi News Magazine Publishes Article on International Institute of Buffalo
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Probe News, a magazine out of Dhaka, Bangladesh, published an article in August on the International Institute and the City of Buffalo. The author, Dr. Uttam Kumar Das, came to meet the staff of the IIB through a collaboration with UB's English Language Institute (ELI) last summer. In the article, which can be found here, he writes about the plight of
 
IIB Awarded Grant from Susan G. Komen For the Cure
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Western New York Affiliate of Susan G. Komen For the Cure®, one of over 100 Affiliates nationwide dedicated to putting an end to breast cancer, recently awarded a community grant totaling $24,364.00 to The International Institute of Buffalo.
 
Join the International Institute of Buffalo's Board of Directors!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The International Institute of Buffalo is seeking new Board Members for 2010. 
 
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