Recent Updates

Health Foundation Welcomes Two New Staff Members to Advance Vision of Health Equity
For Immediate Release October 13, 2023 Contact: Kerry Jones Waring | kjwaring@hfwcny.org BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is pleased to announce…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Invited to Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion on the High Costs of Hospital Care
For Immediate Release Contact: Kerry Jones Waring at kjwaring@hfwcny.org WHAT: New York StateWide Senior Action Council and the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York will host a screening…

Apply Now for Health Leadership Fellows Cohort 11
Leaders from health and social care organizations serving young children and older adults, especially those in under-resourced communities, are encouraged to apply to the next cohort of Health Leadership Fellows….

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…