Recent Updates
Imagine Nonviolence: Expand the Reach
Request for Proposals The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is now accepting proposals for Imagine Nonviolence: Expand the Reach. The initiative is designed to support innovative and…
Annual Report 2023: Building bridges between social care and health systems
This story first appeared in our 2023 annual report. “I’ve always believed that social workers and community groups had an important place at the table as part of the medical…
Annual Report 2023: Expanding access to early childhood support across New York State
This story first appeared in our 2023 annual report. Being a parent of young children can be overwhelming. Why isn’t my baby crawling yet? What if I can’t afford diapers?…
Imagine Nonviolence: Expand the Reach
Request for Proposals The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is now accepting proposals for Imagine Nonviolence: Expand the Reach. The initiative is designed to support innovative and…
Health Foundation Selects 43 for Cohort 11 of Health Leadership Fellows
Cohort 11 Is the Largest and Most Diverse in the Program’s History (Buffalo, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has selected 43 professionals from health care…
Health Foundation Awards Over $900,000 in Funding for the First Quarter of 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York invested in the following partnerships and programs to advance racial and socioeconomic health equity in…
Health Foundation Invests in Rural Maternal Health Care Through New Approach to OB/GYN Staffing at Universal Primary Care
(BUFFALO, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a grant of $100,000 to Universal Primary Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Cattaraugus County,…
Making Connections for Better Human Service Delivery
Sometimes all it takes is unlimited imagination and a focused investment of energy to bring a transformative idea to life. In 2020 the Health Foundation awarded a Health Leadership Fellows…
Health Foundation Awards Over $1.7 Million in Funding for the Last Half of 2023
Funding decisions during the final half of this year included support for age-friendly health systems, a Buffalo nonprofit that works to address race-based health disparities, and a systematic process to…
Eight Nonprofits Selected for StoryGrowing WNY 2024
Sponsored by the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York and The John R. Oishei Foundation to bolster nonprofit communications skills with a storytelling focus Eight local nonprofit organizations…