Scientology Volunteer Ministers Combating Violence in the City of Buffalo

Throughout the summer the Scientology Volunteer Ministers of Buffalo have worked with other churches and community groups to make Buffalo a model city.

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers of the Church of Scientology of Buffalo are working with community groups and other churches to make Buffalo a model city.

Determined to slash the rate of violent crime in Buffalo, Scientology Volunteer Ministers have passed out many thousands of copies of a special edition of The Way to Happiness, provided by Soul legend, Isaac Hayes.

Although homicides are down 30% from the peak in 1994, the crime rate in Buffalo is still 1.7 times higher than the national average, and local residents are three times more likely to become a victim of a violent crime than people who live in other US cities.

In an all-out effort to eliminate crime in Buffalo, the Church has teamed up with the New Life Harvest Ministries as partners in the "Stop the Violence" initiative.

Many thousands of copies of a special edition of The Way to Happiness, provided by Soul legend, Isaac Hayes, have been distributed.

The Way to Happiness is a non-religious moral code based entirely on common sense. This booklet is part of the secret behind the success of the Criminon program, which has a 60 to 80% reduction in recidivism rate among its graduates.

All summer long the Scientology Volunteer Ministers have set up their big yellow tent in neighborhoods around town, where they also provide one-on-one help, seminars and books to help Buffalonians improve conditions in their lives.

The Executive Director of the Church of Scientology of Buffalo has signed onto the Stop the Violence coalition of the New Life Harvest to eradicate crime in the city.

Thousands of copies of The Way to Happiness, a non-religious moral code based entirely on common sense, have been passed out to Buffalonians.