Recent Updates
Health Foundation Awards $700,000 in New Grants in Third Quarter of 2024
In the third quarter of 2024, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York invested in a range of partnerships and programs to advance racial and socioeconomic health equity…
Applications being accepted for Health Equity Innovation Award Funding
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has announced a new partnership with Univera Healthcare on the health plan’s 2024 Health Equity Innovation Awards, which provide funding to…
Health and Social Care Professionals Encouraged to Apply to Health Leadership Fellows Cohort 12
No-fee program aims to strengthen network of collaboration, solve health care challenges in western and central New York (BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New…
Community Service Society Report Examines Local Outreach Methods to Increase Health Insurance Enrollment
Pilot program yields scalable methods that could be applied statewide to engage uninsured New Yorkers With the goal of addressing barriers to insurance enrollment faced by uninsured New Yorkers across…
Franca Trincia, CPA, Joins Board of Trustees of Health Foundation for Western & Central New York
(Buffalo and Syracuse, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has announced that Franca Trincia, CPA, of North Tonawanda, NY, has joined the Board of Trustees. Her…
Access, Poverty, Underfunded Services: Social Factors Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes in Rural Central New York
New report outlines challenges, opportunities in Cayuga, Cortland, Madison and Oswego counties (SYRACUSE, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has released a new report highlighting the…
Health Foundation Selects 43 for Cohort 11 of Health Leadership Fellows
Cohort 11 Is the Largest and Most Diverse in the Program’s History (Buffalo, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has selected 43 professionals from health care…
Health Foundation Awards $200,000 to Organizations Dedicated to Rural Health Equity
Funds made possible by 2022 grant from billionaire MacKenzie Scott (BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has announced surprise, unrestricted grants to three…
Upcoming Town Halls in Buffalo, Hamburg Seek Public Input on Issues Facing Older Adults
(Buffalo, NY) As the U.S. marks Older Americans Month in May, the NYS Master Plan for Aging Coalition, an independent advocacy group made up of members from across New York…
Health Foundation Invests in Rural Maternal Health Care Through New Approach to OB/GYN Staffing at Universal Primary Care
(BUFFALO, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a grant of $100,000 to Universal Primary Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Cattaraugus County,…