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CurrencyFortheCulture |Reposted from Ujima Company, Inc. 📣 FREE Youth Programming @ Ujima 📣

We are so excited to be bringing back The Hanesworth Project and the Dunbar Project starting October 2026!

Who are these programs perfect for?
✨ youth who love music, dance, and all things theater
✨ youth who are interested in theater but haven’t had the opportunity to experience it first hand just yet
✨youth who are looking to make new friends outside of their school friends
✨ youth who are looking for a creative outlet
✨ youth who are excited to learn new things, be challenged, and grow artistically

If any of these points resonate with you or makes you think of someone—click the link in our bio to register!

REGISTRATION CLOSES SOON

Community happens when people have access to the resources they need to live well. 💚

Join the WNY Aging in Place Council for a Community Forum connecting older adults, families, caregivers, and neighbors with valuable resources right here in Buffalo.

📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ 10 AM to 2 PM
📍 Delavan Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave.

Come get informed, get connected, and learn what’s available in our community. 🏡💚

🎉 Some recognition hits differently when it reflects years of showing up, building, advocating, and staying committed to the work.

We’re proud to celebrate The Brown Bag Exchange Founder & CEO, Shantelle Lynette, on being named to Buffalo Business First’s Power 100 Business Leaders of Color for the fifth consecutive year. 🖤

Shantelle has been recognized every year since the Power 100 was created, while continuing to build The Brown Bag Exchange into an ecosystem connecting Black owned businesses to community, culture, capital, and curated opportunities.

Five years. A growing platform. A mission that hasn’t moved.

Congratulations to our CEO on another well deserved recognition. 🥂

2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026

📣 BUFFALO, WE’RE LOOKING FOR VENDORS!

The Sincerra Small Business & Youth Empowerment Expo is bringing young people, families, entrepreneurs, resources, and community together at Buffalo RiverWorks on October 21st.

If your business belongs in front of the next generation of thinkers, creators, consumers, and entrepreneurs, this is your room.

✨ Nonprofits & Community Organizations: FREE
💡 Youth Focused Businesses & Programs: $75
🛍️ General Businesses: $150
🍴 Food Vendors: $250
(*Food vendors may offer prepackaged food and beverages, excluding bottled water and canned sodas. No food trucks.)

📍 Buffalo RiverWorks
📅 Wednesday, October 21
⏰ 10 AM to 7 PM

Come sell. Come connect. Come introduce young people to businesses, careers, programs, and possibilities they may not encounter anywhere else.

Vendor spaces are limited.

Apply to Vend at the Expo⁠: https://bit.ly/4gM62SI