Recent Updates
Health Foundation funds new programs and projects in first half of 2023
Funded projects include trauma-informed care efforts, community doula access, and advocacy to ensure more New Yorkers have health care coverage. In the first two quarters of 2023, the Health Foundation…
Health Foundation Board Names New Chair, Welcomes Four New Trustees
BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has named Leanne F. Fiscoe, CPA, FLMI, Chair of the Board of Trustees. Carrie Whitwood…
Health Foundation Announces New Initiative and $500,000 in Funding to Advance Rural Health
Funding, advocacy, forthcoming report made possible by gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in 2022 BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York announced a…
Health Foundation Announces 18 Awardees for Age-Friendly: Go Local Projects
Initiatives will help bring equity-driven, age-friendly projects to neighborhoods (Buffalo and Syracuse, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, in partnership with The New York Academy of…
Health Foundation Announces Staff Promotions
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has announced the promotion of three staff members in recognition of their commitment and achievements on behalf of the Health Foundation’s…
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…
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 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;…
Health Foundation Announces Age-Friendly: Go Local Program to Support Groups Making Neighborhoods More Livable and Equitable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2022 CONTACT: Kerry Jones Waring | kjwaring@hfwcny.org | 716-380-7319 BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has…
Health Foundation Announces Micro-Grant Fund to Address Health Disparities in Rural Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2022 CONTACT: Kent Olden | Phone: 716-852-3030 ext. 109 | Email: kolden@hfwcny.org BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – In 2021, the Health Foundation for Western…