News
- "After-school programs, students merit praise"
- April 21st, 2009
- Child and Adolescent Treatment Services (CATS), the Northwest Buffalo Community Center (NWBCC), Concerned Ecumenical Ministry (CEM), and Native American Community Services (NACS) are highly praised by Senator Antoine M. Thompson in The Buffalo News on April 21st, 2009. Senator Antoine M. Thompson represents the 60th District in the New York State Senate.
- Child and Adolescent Treatment Services (CATS), the Northwest Buffalo Community Center (NWBCC), Concerned Ecumenical Ministry (CEM), and Native American Community Services (NACS) organizations operate After-school programs in four of the six schools removed from New York State Education Department SURR (Schools Under Registration Review) list.
- Ciurczak & Company, Inc. is the external evaluator for the After School Programs operated by these organizations.
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- The Buffalo News
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- Senator Antoine M. Thompson
- "2009 Best Place to Work in Western New York"
- March 6th, 2009
- Ciurczak & Company, Inc. is listed as "2009 Best Place to Work in Western New York" under small companies (10 to 20 employees) from Buffalo Business First.
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- Buffalo Business First
- "Mission, Money, Metrics, and Mobility: Current Issues in Nonprofit Leadership"
- October 15, 2007 - November 5, 2007
- Ciurczak and Company, Inc. is proud to announce that Gary Ciurczak is a guest speaker at "Mission, Money, Metrics, and Mobility: Current Issues in Nonprofit Leadership" at Canisius College.
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- Mission, Money, Metrics, and Mobility:
- "The Genesee County Drug-Free Communities Coalition Receives National Exemplary Award"
- September 2007
- Ciurczak and Company, Inc. is proud to again acknowledge one of its clients, The Genesee County Drug-Free Communities Coalition, in its recognition as a national winner of The 2007 National Exemplary Award for Innovative Substance Abuse Prevention Programs, Practices, and Policies. This award was presented in Portland, OR by the National Prevention Network (NPN) and the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD). All Ciurczak and Company staff involved in the evaluation of the coalition share in this honor.
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- NASADAD and NPN
- "Bronze Award"
- Awarded March 2, 2007
- The United Way presented the "2006 Bronze Award" to Ciurczak & Company in appreciation for continued support of United Way of Niagara. This award is presented to companies that went above and beyond in their commitment to helping their community through a partnership with United Way.
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- United Way of Niagara
- "Soaring Beyond Expectation"
- December 2006
- In their December newsletter “Soaring Beyond Expectations”, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services (CATS) showcased their 21st Century Community Learning Center Annual Report for the 2005-2006 program year. They noted they have met 6 out of their 7 objectives, and made progress toward reaching their 7th in the 2005-2006 program year. CATS also offered copies of the report to families of the students of the program, which is offered at two centers – School 74 and the Gloria J. Parks Community Center. To see what CATS said about the report and to check out a great example of a program newsletter, click on the link below.
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- Click here for Newsletter in PDF format ONLY
- "The Genesee County Drug-Free Communities Coalition Recognized as Coalition of the Year"
- Awarded December 15th, 2006
- Ciurczak and Company, Inc. is proud to acknowledge one of its clients, The Genesee County Drug-Free Communities Coalition, in its recognition as a national winner of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s (CADCA) Got Outcomes! Coalition of the Year competition. The Genesee County Drug-Free Communities Coalition won in the “coalition as a whole” category; over 700 coalitions are currently active in the United States. All Ciurczak and Company staff involved in the evaluation of the coalition share in this honor and thank The Genesee County Drug-Free Communities Coalition for their perpetual hard work.
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- CADCA Coalition Online
- "Future Leaders Network certified as a Promising Practice"
- Awarded November 14th, 2006
- Future Leaders Network just received unanimous approval from the Review Board at www.SharingSuccess.org to be certified as a Promising Practice. Sharing Success is an evaluation system funded by the New York State Legislature to evaluate and promote "exemplary programs" through a rigorous screening process. Ciurczak & Company, Inc. was instrumental in helping guide Future Leaders Network through the maze of assessments and reporting required for this success.
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- www.futureleadersnetwork.org
- www.SharingSuccess.org
- "2006 Best Place to Work in Western New York"
- Awarded March 30th, 2006
- Ciurczak & Company, Inc. is listed as "2006 Best Place to Work in Western New York" under small companies (10 to 20 employees) from Buffalo Business First. Honors were awarded at the Statler Towers Golden Ballroom on March 30th 2006. Fifty-seven companies have been selected as Business First's Best Place to Work in Western New York. Best place to work survey was done by Quantum Market Research of Wichita, Kansas.
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- Buffalo Business First
Recent Presentations
- "Statewide APR Data 2005-06 – What is the federal government seeing from New York ?"
- Presented by Gary Ciurczak and Ciurczak Colleagues at the annual conference for 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention, Tarrytown New York, November 28th, 2007. Presentation on November 28th, 2007 (PDF only)
- "Top 25 things to know about the Annual Performance Review"
- Presented by Christine Brinkhus Howard and Ciurczak Colleagues at the annual conference for 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention, Brooklyn New York, December 13th 2006.
Presentation on December 13th, 2006
(PDF only)
- "Changes in the Annual Performance Review 2005-2006"
- Presented by Christine Brinkhus Howard and Ciurczak Colleagues at the annual conference for 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention, Albany New York, June 11th, 2006. Presentation on June 11th, 2006 (PDF only)
- "Realistic Objectives – Holy Grail?"
- Presented by Gary Ciurczak, Ciurczak Colleagues and Debra Fuchs Nadeau from the New York State Center for School Safety at the annual conference for 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention, Albany New York, June 8th, 2005. Presentation on June 8th, 2005 (PDF only)