Recent Updates

Health Foundation Announces Launch of New Program to Improve Access to Community Transportation in Western & Central New York
(BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York will launch a new program and funding opportunity, Accelerate Community Transportation (ACT), with a webinar for community…

Health Foundation announces awardees through Univera Healthcare’s 2024 Health Equity Innovation Award
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York today announced they will provide seven grant awards as part of their collaboration on Univera Healthcare’s 2024 Health Equity Innovation Awards….

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…