Recent Updates
Now Hiring: Program Officer
Who We Are Founded in 2002, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York awarded its first grants in April 2004. Since that time, more than 400 grants totaling…
Transform Rural Health Campaign Raises Awareness of Disparities, Calls for Systemic Change Through Firsthand Stories
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Buffalo and Syracuse, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York launched the Transform Rural Health campaign today to give voice to the people who…
Health Foundation funds new programs and projects in first half of 2023
Funded projects include trauma-informed care efforts, community doula access, and advocacy to ensure more New Yorkers have health care coverage. In the first two quarters of 2023, the Health Foundation…
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…
ASA Blog: New York is Committed to a Master Plan for Aging
Please note this blog post first appeared on the website for the American Association on Aging. We thank them for the opportunity. In 2022, New York became the latest state…
Health Foundation Board Names New Chair, Welcomes Four New Trustees
BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has named Leanne F. Fiscoe, CPA, FLMI, Chair of the Board of Trustees. Carrie Whitwood…
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…
“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,…
Honoring, Mourning, and Remaining Committed to Action
img credit: CNN By Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, President On Sunday, May 14, the Buffalo community will mark one year since a shooter, driven by hatred and the vicious lies of…
Health Foundation Announces New Initiative and $500,000 in Funding to Advance Rural Health
Funding, advocacy, forthcoming report made possible by gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in 2022 BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York announced a…