Poloncarz said the building has been swept and no evidence of a bomb or any other device was found. The building has since been cleared but the clinic will remain closed Wednesday.
Critics have savaged the deal, which would use $850 million in state and local funds. But many in the city say keeping the Bills in Buffalo is good for civic pride.
Just last week the Erie County Legislature Chair April Baskin and a crowd of supporters gathered to witness humanitarian Kelly Galloway open The FreeTHEM Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony. The FreeTHEM Center is Buffalo s new drop-in center for human trafficking victims and at-risk women and girls. The organization, located in the Eight Days of Hope building at 852 Kensington Avenue, is the sister location to Buffalo s first human trafficking restoration home, Project Mona s House, founded by Galloway in 2017.
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Through organizations like Project Mona s House, human trafficking victims from across the country receive shelter in Buffalo. The organization services women ages 18 and up through a 12 to 24-month program that includes holistic coaching, seminars, life skills training, and healthy family workshops. The program helps trafficking victims recover from their abuse and eventually become overcomers and functional members of society. Mayor Brown said, “Ke