Stitching Communities Together
At Stitch Buffalo, we work, learn, and celebrate together—stitching a community where everyone is welcome to gather and create, regardless of their differences.
Every dollar strengthens this community and invigorates the creative process through mentorship, education, and economic opportunities.
If you are able, please consider choosing to donate monthly to sustain our work.
Donating in honor/memoriam? Please have your honoree’s name and e-mail address handy so we can send an acknowledgment.
Prefer to send a check? Please direct your donation to: Stitch Buffalo, 284 Plymouth Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14213
Leave a Legacy of Empowerment
By including Stitch Buffalo in your planned giving, you help sustain our mission of empowering refugee women, preserving textile traditions, and fostering community for generations to come. Your legacy can make an enduring impact through the art of textiles.
Donor Stories
“My great-grandfather, a tailor, emigrated from Russia in the early 1900s. As a Russian Jew he needed to find safety for his family. He went on to offer tailoring services in Buffalo. I still have his silk stocking repair machine in my home. My grandmother continued his tradition but only for family goods. […] I have her sewing machine in my living room. Your organization resonates with my family's story of another time. While it's a shame that people still need to leave their homeland for safety and basic human rights, thank goodness there are still those opportunities to be safe.”
—Lori S.
Hkawng Lung came to Buffalo from Burma. She received her first ever paycheck from Stitch Buffalo—at the age of 72! Hkawng is a talented seamstress and embroidery artist who has become a daily participant at the studio and takes home projects to keep her mind and hands active. Photograph by Michael Mandolfo.