Category: Community Health Capacity

Building Bridges To Community Care For Older Adults In Genesee County

At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here is a spotlight from our 2021 annual report: Connections. In rural…

Supporting Healthy Aging Across New York State

At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here are a few spotlights from our 2021 annual report: Connections. In…

Connecting The Dots And Closing Loops: Data That Drives Health

(Pictured above: Ashley Randolph, Healthy Community Alliance Navigator) At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here is a spotlight…

Building a Stronger Health Care Workforce

At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here is a spotlight from our 2021 annual report: Connections. One of…

Buffalo Center For Health Equity: Advocating For Community Voice In American Rescue Plan Allocations

At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here is a spotlight from our 2021 annual report: Connections. The Buffalo…

Health Foundation Announces Micro-Grant Fund to Address Health Disparities in Rural Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2022  CONTACT: Kent Olden | Phone: 716-852-3030 ext. 109 | Email: kolden@hfwcny.org BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – In 2021, the Health Foundation for Western…

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Conversations on Rural Health Disparities – Micro-Grant Funding

  Upstate New York is home to many beautiful and vibrant rural communities.  Many of the 16 counties that are served by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New…

Eight Local Non-Profits Selected for 2022 StoryGrowing WNY

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York and The John R. Oishei Foundation-sponsored program aims to bolster marketing communications skills with a storytelling focus Eight local nonprofit organizations…

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Health Foundation Selects 34 for Cohort 10 of Health Leadership Fellows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2022 Contact: Kent Olden Phone: 716-852-3030 ext. 109 Email: kolden@hfwcny.org The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has selected 34 skilled professionals from…

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New Report from Health Foundation Highlights Disparities, Systemic Needs for Community Health in WNY’S Southern Tier

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2022 Contact: Kerry Jones Waring | kjwaring@hfwcny.org | 716-852-3030 ext. 107 Social Determinants of Health Play Significant Role in Outcomes (BUFFALO, NY) The Health Foundation…