Keeping warm: Local organization kicks off “buy one, give one” program to support Buffalo refugees

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The growing refugee population is coming to Western New York from all over the world. A lot of them have never seen snow! Now a local organization is starting a new program to welcome them to our area.
A Buffalo winter is not always a welcome surprise, even to those born and bred in Western New York. Now the Buffalo blog and business, Rise Collaborative wants refugees, new to Buffalo, to be prepared.Executive Director Kevin Heffernan is kicking off a b