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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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In the refugee department, we depend on community support in order to help refugees get settled in Buffalo and become established and self-sufficient as quicly as possible.

For our wide range of volunteer opportunities, please visit the Refugee Resettlement section of our employment, volunteer, and internship page.

Please visit our donations page to make a financial contribution, become a member, or donate items for the refugee resettlement program.

"(Buffalo) really is a lovely city and their people are brave...and so friendly. Thank you! We are brothers!"

-Uruguayan Delegate, 2007

The mission of the International Institute of Buffalo is to assist immigrants, refugees, their families, and others who face linguistic and cultural barriers to become self-sufficient, productive members of our community, and to increase global understanding and international connections in Western New York.