Recent Updates
Valerie Gaydosh Joins Health Foundation as Director of Finance and Administration
BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has welcomed Valerie Gaydosh to the team as Director of Finance and Administration. In this…
Health Foundation Awards Over $900,000 in Grants in the First Quarter of 2021
Photo courtesy of The Community at Sunset Wood/Photo by Nancy L. Ford Photography In the first quarter of 2021, the Health Foundation awarded grants totaling $915,635 to organizations across western…
Sign-On Letter – Tell AG James: Highmark/HealthNow Must Commit More to Western New Yorkers
Dear community partners: You may have heard about the recent “affiliation” of HealthNow (BlueCross Blue Shield of WNY’s parent company) and Highmark Health, a health care giant headquartered in Pennsylvania. You…
Grantee Spotlight: Parkway Center
This spotlight first appeared in the Health Foundation’s 2020 Annual Report. The Health Foundation’s focus on helping older adults live healthy, independent lives in their communities took on new meaning…
HealthNow Affiliation with Highmark Misses the Mark for Health Foundation for Western and Central New York
Foundation says the Pennsylvania-Based Health Insurer is Woefully Underfunding the Charitable Contributions to the Communities It Will Serve The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York is calling for…
Advocacy Priorities: Submitted to the NYS Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health and Medicaid
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York submitted the following written testimony to the Feb. 25, 2021 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health and Medicaid. The Health Foundation…
Black History Month Spotlight: Marie Cannon, a Leader in Community Health
February is Black History Month, an opportunity to celebrate the vast contributions Black Americans have made throughout our country’s history, and are continuing to make today. In that spirit, we…
Health Foundation Announces New Grants Totaling More Than $2.8 Million in Second Half of 2020
Between June and December 2020, the Health Foundation awarded new grants totaling more than $2.8 million to support programs that improve the health of people in western and central New…
A Message for the New Year: Seeking Hope When We Need it Most
by Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD President We are beginning a new year together in the midst of ongoing, significant challenges. COVID-19 cases and deaths are still rising across the country, with…
In Your Own Words: The Impact of COVID-19 on Community-Based Organizations
In early December, we asked our local community of nonprofit organizations: how has the COVID-19 crisis had an impact on your work? We were overwhelmed and moved by the many…