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Funding Opportunity: Fellows Action Network Micro-Grants

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, in support of the Fellows Action Network, has established a micro-grant fund to support the collaborative work of graduates of the…

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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…

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Strengthening Leaders and Building Partnerships Through Health Leadership Fellows

As we celebrate the Health Foundation’s 20th year on the path toward health equity, we are sharing the stories of our grantees, fellows, and partners and the impact they have…

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Big Wins for Health Care in the Inflation Reduction Act

by Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD President, Health Foundation for Western & Central New York  The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in August 2022, could be the most consequential piece…

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Response to the 2023 NYS State of the State Address

On January 10, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul presented her annual State of the State address. Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, President of the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, offers…