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CAO Seeks Candidates for Board of Directors

The Community Action Organization of Western New York is seeking candidates from Erie County to serve as a low-income representative* on our board of directors. The CAO of WNY is a private, non-profit 501c3 corporation serving Erie and Niagara Counties in upstate New York. Our board of directors is comprised of 15 members from three different population sectors, Public Private and Low-Income.

Interested parties must complete a Board Membership Questionnaire available here online or by downloading a copy to print by clicking here. Questionnaires are also available at the CAO headquarters during normal business hours (Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm). Completed questionnaires can be returned to CAO by email, mail or in person to the attention of LaDonna Huff at:

Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc.
45 Jewett Avenue, Suite 150
Buffalo, New York 14214

Or, by electronic mail to: lhuff@caowny.org. Completed questionnaires must be returned by October 29th at 5pm. Elections will be held October 31 – November 1, 2019.

*Low-income representatives are chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that these board members are representative of low-income individuals and families. Low-income representatives need not be low-income themselves, but must be selected by CAO clients and serve the interests of CAO clients and the low-income people throughout our service area.

To view the Board Member Job Description, please click here.