Inspiring Impactful Change
Our Community Partners
As a 100% volunteer organization, our community partners are vital to the success of our organization. They donate funds, items and volunteers in support of our mission to enhance the quality of life in the underserved areas of Riverside and Black Rock.
KeyBank Foundation
Recently the KeyBank Foundation donated $40,000 in support of our "Pitch in Buffalo" project, which will bring a $300k multiple-purpose athletic field to the Black Rock neighborhood, along the Scajaquada Creek.
Cullen Foundation
In 2022 we received a $5,000 grant from the Cullen Foundation, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), for their "Expanding Access to the Arts" initiative. This grant has funded the commissioning of (3) public art projects in the Riverside neighborhood to be completed in July 2023.
Seneca Gaming Corporation
The Seneca Gaming Corporation is one the main event sponsors for our 1st Annual "Rock Local" fundraiser that will take place in December at the historic Showplace Theater featuring "Nerds Gone Wild."
Highmark BCBS of WNY
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY is one the main event sponsors for our 1st Annual "Rock Local" fundraiser that will take place in December at the historic Showplace Theater featuring "Nerds Gone Wild."
They are also a sponsor of the 2023 Community Day events for the Buffalo Police Departments Community Police Officers, through a partnership with the RRCC.
Rich Products
Rich Products has pledged to support our "public art initiative" in the underserved area of Riverside. We are currently proposing to purchase a vacant lot from the city of Buffalo, to develop it into a Public Art Park.