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Conversations on Rural Health Disparities – Micro-Grant Funding

  Upstate New York is home to many beautiful and vibrant rural communities.  Many of the 16 counties that are served by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New…

Health Foundation Awards Nearly $2 Million to Programs and Projects Across Western and Central New York in the Second Quarter of 2022

Funded projects include urgent community needs following May 14 shooting; doula coordination; and infant and child safety in the Southern Tier. In the second quarter of 2022, the Health Foundation…

Better Health Coverage, Better Outcomes: The Urgent Need to Make ACA Improvements Permanent

By Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD President Across New York State and the country alike, recent efforts to close the health insurance coverage gap have been making coverage more affordable and accessible….

Health Foundation Welcomes McDuffie and Paul to Board of Trustees

BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is proud to welcome two new members to its Board of Trustees: Brenda W. McDuffie…

Eight Local Non-Profits Selected for 2022 StoryGrowing WNY

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York and The John R. Oishei Foundation-sponsored program aims to bolster marketing communications skills with a storytelling focus Eight local nonprofit organizations…