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Emmazell Gerken receives small surprises, like flowers, from CAP caseworkers.
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Her infectious laugh belies the struggles she has lived as she has spent most of her life caring for others. Even at 78 years old and legally blind, she hasn’t lost the whimsy of her childhood, recounting how her father gave her the nickname...

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A young boy enjoys a book at the 2022 Books for Kids Kick-Off at the Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center.
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Stacks of thousands of shiny, new children’s books proudly stand in a donated room at Project FLIGHT’s Book Bank in The Buffalo and Erie County Library, waiting eagerly for their new homes. The fragrance of freshly inked pages fills the air as a...

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Stephen Butler, University of Scranton student, works on a home repair project during WorkFest.
Press Release

APPALACHIA – (April 13, 2022) Students from around the country spent their spring break in Appalachia repairing homes in Eastern Kentucky which marked the 30-year anniversary of WorkFest with Christian Appalachian Project (CAP). This week of service...

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Parsie Tackett with food delivery.

The light of candles nestled in thick white icing glowed against Parsie Tackett’s face as he took a breath and blew as hard as he could to extinguish the tiny flames. Parsie was celebrating his 85th birthday, and Kasey Mills, a Christian...

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Teagan McGuire, CAP teen leader.

One of the most important ways your contributions make a difference is by helping young people chart a healthy course for their lives through programs like our Summer Camps.  For Teagan McGuire, plans for her future began when she first came...

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