Our 2025 Annual Report
Nonprofit organizations are known for their resilience and determination. “Making it work” in the face of inconsistent funding, limited resources, and increasing need is common for community-based providers. This was…
Health Foundation Awards More Than $400,000 in New Grants in Second Quarter of 2026
During the second quarter of 2026, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York invested in partnerships and programs to improve community health and strengthen the nonprofit infrastructure in…
Health Foundation Announces $1.6 Million in Grants for General Operating Support Through the SEA Change Fund
$400,000 also designated for capacity building to support long-term stability of 16 selected organizations (BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has selected 16...
How the Medicaid Cuts Will Affect All of Us
Regardless of whether we have private or public insurance, we should all be able to get the care we need to stay healthy. But for millions of low-income individuals and…
Health Foundation Awards Seven Grants Through Univera Healthcare’s 2026 Health Equity Innovation Awards
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has selected seven nonprofit organizations to receive grant awards for Univera Healthcare’s 2026 Health Equity Innovation Awards. Each year Univera Healthcare’s…
Announcing Our Age-Friendly: Go Local 3.0 Cohort for 2026-2027
We are pleased to present the newest members of our Age-Friendly: Go Local program. These 19 organizations, which make up the program’s third cohort, will focus on projects that advance…
How New York Can Help More Caregivers After the 2027 Medicaid Changes
The 2025 budget reconciliation package—also known as H.R.1 or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—will force changes to the Medicaid program in less than a year. Beginning in January 2027,…
Health Foundation Welcomes Braxton and Nicolson to Board of Trustees
BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has named Derien Braxton, MD, MPH, and Karen Nicolson, Esq., to its Board of Trustees. Along...
Response to President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address
On Tuesday, February 24, President Donald J. Trump delivered the annual State of the Union address to the nation. Nora Suric, President of the Health Foundation for Western & Central…
Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Social Connection Grants
The USAging’s Strengthening Social Connection in Communities (SSCC) has announced funding for 11 organizations to replicate and sustain evidence-based and evidence-informed social connection programs, partnerships, and referral processes in communities….