Recent Updates

Board of Trustees retains Isaacson, Miller to assist in presidential search
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Board of Trustees has retained the firm Isaacson, Miller to assist in the search for a new foundation president, Board Chair…

Health Foundation selects seventh cohort of Health Leadership Fellows
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has named its 2016 class of Health Leadership Fellows, recognizing 39 diverse, highly skilled professionals from health-related and safety-net organizations in…

New StoryGrowing initiative building community capacity in storytelling
In April 2016, 11 organizations in central New York began a six-month learning program called StoryGrowing, a new initiative to build nonprofit and community capacity in storytelling. Since we first…

Report shows overall improvement in stakeholder ratings for Health Foundation
Last year, we commissioned The Center for Effective Philanthropy to conduct an Assessment Report of our stakeholders and we’re happy to share with you the key findings from this report….

Cavity Free Kids teaching preschoolers healthy dental habits
As morning snack is wrapping up, preschoolers in Head Start classrooms across western New York are gathering in groups to swish and swallow, and to brush their teeth. “It’s now…

News from the Health Foundation: Spring 2016
What's New at the Health Foundation? Happy Spring! While we wait for the weather to catch up to the calendar, we're excited to share what's been happening lately at the...

Policy brief introduces Triggers of Decline model
As a funder in the aging sector, we are focused on improving the health of older adults and ensuring that they can lead a dignified, independent, high quality life in…

The Health Foundation graduates fifth class of Health Leadership Fellows
Thirty-six leaders from health-related and safety net organizations across western and central New York graduated from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Health Leadership Fellows program at…

Health Foundation expands Cavity Free Kids initiative
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has awarded grants of $110,000 each to Holy Cross Head Start, Inc. and Cattaraugus Wyoming Counties Project Head Start to expand…

Grantmakers in Aging selects Ann F. Monroe as Board chair
Ann F. Monroe, president of the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, has been named chair of the board at Grantmakers in Aging, a national philanthropic organization that…