Recent Updates
Better Maternal and Birth Outcomes: Why the Health Foundation Is Investing in Doulas
Key Takeaways The U.S. ranks no. 1 in the developed world for maternal mortality rates. It also has high infant mortality rates. Factors related to race, culture, and geography can…
National Family Caregivers Month: Caring for Caregivers
November is National Family Caregivers Month—a chance to recognize and honor the Americans who take care of others. At the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, one of…
WNYICC Receives National Recognition for Social and Health Care Collaborations
By President Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD Congratulations to our grantee partner, the Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative, for receiving The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award from the Aging…
From Surviving to Thriving—Together: Trauma-informed program in Onondaga County helps parents and kids grow
This story originally appeared in our 2022 annual report. Since 2015, the Early Childhood Alliance of Onondaga County has been working toward a vision of all children in Onondaga County…
A Head Start to Keep People Covered: “All hands on deck” collaboration builds on success of Health Foundation project
This story originally appeared in our 2022 annual report. When COVID-19 arrived in the U.S. in 2020, the federal government declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) to address the catastrophic…
An Oasis on Lake Erie for Family Caregivers: Exhale spurs innovation for respite programs
This story originally appeared in our 2022 annual report. Located south of Buffalo on the shores of Lake Erie, Cradle Beach is known as the long-time home of an enriching…
“Whatever they need, they can call us” – RISE breaks down barriers to bring trusted care management to New Americans
This story originally appeared in our 2022 annual report. Most of the people served by RISE (Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment), a nonprofit organization founded in Syracuse and now serving Buffalo,…
At Community Health Center of Buffalo, ‘What Matters’ Comes First
Originally published in our 2022 Annual Report. See the whole person. That’s the philosophy of the Age-Friendly Geriatric Services Program at Community Health Center of Buffalo (CHCB), a Federally Qualified…
Impact Snapshot: Strengthening Community-Driven Health Care
As we celebrate the Health Foundation’s 20th year on the path toward health equity, we are sharing the stories of our grantees, fellows, trustees, and other partners and the impact…
Health Foundation Awards Over $1.5 Million to Programs and Projects Across Western and Central New York in the Last Quarter of 2022
Funded projects include helping more people gain health coverage, trauma-informed care program expansions, and reconnecting families through strengthening caregiver-child bonds. In the final quarter of 2022, the Health Foundation for…