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How New York Can Help More Caregivers After the 2027 Medicaid Changes

The 2025 budget reconciliation package—also known as H.R.1 or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—will force changes to the Medicaid program in less than a year. Beginning in January 2027,…

Derien Braxton and Karen Nicolson

Health Foundation Welcomes Braxton and Nicolson to Board of Trustees

BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has named Derien Braxton, MD, MPH, and Karen Nicolson, Esq., to its Board of Trustees. Along...

Response to President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address

On Tuesday, February 24, President Donald J. Trump delivered the annual State of the Union address to the nation. Nora Suric, President of the Health Foundation for Western & Central…

Strengthening Social Connections in Communities

Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Social Connection Grants

The USAging’s Strengthening Social Connection in Communities (SSCC) has announced funding for 11 organizations to replicate and sustain evidence-based and evidence-informed social connection programs, partnerships, and referral processes in communities….

Storytelling with Courage

Ten WNY Nonprofits Selected for StoryGrowing WNY 2026

Program offers communications expertise to help accelerate nonprofit impact and influence narrative change (Buffalo, NY) Ten nonprofit organizations have been selected from a field of more than 40 applicants to...