Recent Updates
Funding Opportunity: Fellows Action Network Micro-Grants
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, in support of the Fellows Action Network, has established a micro-grant fund to support the collaborative work of graduates of the…
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…
Response to the 2023 NYS State of the State Address
On January 10, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul presented her annual State of the State address. Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, President of the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, offers…
Celebrating 20 Years on the Path Toward Health Equity
BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York will celebrate 20 years of service to the community with a year-long commemoration of the…
Request for Proposals: Equity in Communications Review and Recommendations
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York (Health Foundation) is requesting proposals from communications firms that specialize in racial and socioeconomic equity-driven projects to partner with us on…
National Family Caregivers Month: Exploring the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
By Ken Genewick, Senior Program Officer for Caregiving At the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, a key component of our strategy to achieve health equity is supporting…
Response to Executive Order for a NYS Master Plan for Aging
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York President Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive order for a state Master Plan for…
Health Foundation Welcomes Health Care Attorney Catherine Diviney to Board of Trustees
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is proud to welcome Catherine Diviney of Auburn, NY, to its Board of Trustees. Ms. Diviney will…
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York Receives $9 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to Support Health Equity Initiatives
BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY – The Board of Trustees and President Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, of the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York announced on October 28, 2022, that…
Health Foundation Awards Over $1 Million to Programs and Projects in the Third Quarter of 2022
Funded projects include health care services for immigrant and refugee populations in the city of Buffalo and western New York; micro-grants to address rural health disparities in WNY and CNY;…