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Health Foundation Awards Over $900,000 in Funding for the First Quarter of 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York invested in the following partnerships and programs to advance racial and socioeconomic health equity in…

Annual Report 2023 – Catalyst for Change: Buffalo Center for Health Equity

“Human beings have the amazing capacity to do big things, when it’s a priority.” A version of this story also appeared in our 2023 annual report. Rev. George Nicholas, affectionately…

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Imagine Nonviolence: Close the Gap Request for Applications

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is proud to announce Imagine Nonviolence (IN), a new effort to support community-based organizations that are working toward safer, healthier communities…

Investing in Rural Maternal Health

Health Foundation Invests in Rural Maternal Health Care Through New Approach to OB/GYN Staffing at Universal Primary Care

(BUFFALO, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a grant of $100,000 to Universal Primary Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Cattaraugus County,…

Response to President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address

On Thursday, March 7, President Joseph R. Biden delivered the annual State of the Union address to the nation. Nora OBrien-Suric, President of the Health Foundation for Western & Central…