Recent Updates
The Expanded Child Tax Credit: A Powerful Tool for Supporting Families and Fighting Poverty
At the Health Foundation, one of our priority areas is the health and well-being of children ages zero to 5. Through targeted programs, we work with partners to support trauma-informed…
From Surviving to Thriving—Together: Trauma-informed program in Onondaga County helps parents and kids grow
This story originally appeared in our 2022 annual report. Since 2015, the Early Childhood Alliance of Onondaga County has been working toward a vision of all children in Onondaga County…
A Closer Look At Our Strategic Plan: Children Have Access to High-Quality Social-Emotional Learning Support.
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…
Capacity building efforts help practices expand access to midwifery care
A growing number of U.S. mothers are turning to midwives for prenatal care, labor and birth. And current research may tell us why – it shows that the midwifery model…
Help Me Grow awarded $1.8 million grant from Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation has awarded Help Me Grow Western New York, a program first launched by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, a $1.8…
PEDALS: Preparing Kids for Kindergarten
Singing to the tune of the well-known French children’s rhyme Frere Jacques, the sound of more than a dozen little voices filled the classroom at Bethel Head Start in Buffalo,…
Success in school requires more than the three R’s
Dotting the Buffalo skyline are windmills generating solar power and tower cranes rebuilding downtown; these images remind us that new changes are happening in our community almost daily. What’s also…