Catholic Parenting Initiative

Catholic Parenting Initiative is a church at 780 Ridge Rd in Lackawanna, NY 14218-1629. It is one of 14 churches in Lackawanna.

We aim to serve around thirty parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo by offering spiritual formation for parents and caregivers and empowering and equipping them to pass on the Catholic faith to their children.

The Catholic Parenting Initiative will provide wholistic formation, accompaniment and support, parenting workshops and trainings, resources, formational experiences, and, most importantly, opportunities to encounter and develop a personal relationship with God.

780 Ridge Rd, Lackawanna, NY, 14218-1629

Phone: +17168289633 · Website: https://www.cpiwny.org/

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The community around Catholic Parenting Initiative

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 36.0%
  • Social Isolation: 31.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.4% (11.1–27.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 18.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 15.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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