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The 2024 Election: Statement from Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, President, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York

Statement from Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, President of the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York Elections are a significant indicator of a healthy democracy. So, too, are community involvement,…

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Health Foundation Awards $700,000 in New Grants in Third Quarter of 2024

In the third quarter of 2024, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York invested in a range of partnerships and programs to advance racial and socioeconomic health equity…

Health Foundation Awards More Than $140,000 in Grant Funding for a New Program Focused on Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded more than $140,000 in grants to 15 community-based organizations in western and central New York through its new program,…

Announcing Our Age-Friendly: Go Local 2.0 Cohort for 2024-2025

We are pleased to announce the 18 grantees in our newest cohort for Age-Friendly: Go Local 2.0, a program designed to help neighborhood-level groups and organizations build equitable and age-friendly…

Eight Organizations Receive Funding Through Close the Gap, Phase One of Imagine Nonviolence

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is proud to announce the 2024 grant recipients for Imagine Nonviolence: Close the Gap, the first phase of our initiative to…

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Community Service Society Report Examines Local Outreach Methods to Increase Health Insurance Enrollment

Pilot program yields scalable methods that could be applied statewide to engage uninsured New Yorkers With the goal of addressing barriers to insurance enrollment faced by uninsured New Yorkers across…

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Franca Trincia, CPA, Joins Board of Trustees of Health Foundation for Western & Central New York

(Buffalo and Syracuse, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has announced that Franca Trincia, CPA, of North Tonawanda, NY, has joined the Board of Trustees. Her…

Health Foundation Awards Over $800,000 in Funding for the Second Quarter of 2024

In the second quarter of 2024, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York invested in a range of partnerships and programs to advance racial and socioeconomic health equity…

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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…

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Annual Report 2023: Amplifying respite opportunities through community

Pictured: Flo, a Musical Memories café regular, with some photos of her fellow attendees This story first appeared in our 2023 annual report.  What does it take for a project…