Recent Updates
A Closer Look at Our Strategic Plan: Equipping Communities with Trauma-Informed Practices
In October 2020, the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York announced a new vision statement and strategic plan that will guide the work of the Health Foundation through…
Another Voice (The Buffalo News): Relief plan will strengthen health coverage in New York
This column was originally published in The Buffalo News on April 20, 2021. View it on The Buffalo News website here. by Maria Alvarez, Executive Director, New York State Wide…
Health Foundation Welcomes Four to Board of Trustees
BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is proud to welcome four new members to its Board of Trustees: Angela M. Douglas,…
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…