Erie County Walkability Study
The WNY Falls Prevention Consortium, in partnership with AARP, conducted walkability studies in 14 locations within the City of Buffalo and Erie County. A walkability study examines issues such as crosswalks…
Southern Finger Lakes Fund – Overview and Impact
In 2007, we reached an agreement with the New York State Attorney General to create a specific fund to provide grants that address the needs of vulnerable older adults and…
Sustaining Sharing Your Wishes
In 2004, we launched the Sharing Your Wishes program to identify and support community coalitions in facilitating improved health care decision-making for older adults. We initially funded six coalitions, and…
Sharing Your Wishes: Program Summary Report 2004-2008
Even though Americans are living longer, healthier lives than ever before, many will experience a serious chronic illness or disability in the later stages of life. It’s important that people…
Quality Improvement Collaboratives: A Qualitative Study
A Quality Improvement Collaborative is a short-term learning program that brings together teams from multiple sites across a region to seek improvement in a focused topic area. The goal is…
Greater Buffalo Trauma-Informed System of Care Community Plan
The adverse effects of trauma, especially trauma experienced as a child, have long been recognized as negatively affecting a child’s emotional well-being, increasing the likelihood of drug and alcohol use…
New York State Association of Counties No Wrong Door Feasibility Study
Recognizing that during challenging economic times, county governments face difficult decisions regarding how to meet the increased demands for human services, we look to support positive and workable solutions for…
Challenges and Opportunities of Community Health Workers in Buffalo, NY
Although the United States leads the world in medical research and has the best medical technology available, vast health disparities persist. In cities such as Buffalo, NY, there is another...
2013 Central New York Primary Care Safety Net Assessment
The assessment examines the state of the safety net in central New York and makes recommendations on how stakeholders in the region can work together to build the capacity of…
2015 Stakeholder Assessment Report
In 2015, we commissioned The Center for Effective Philanthropy to conduct an Assessment Report of our stakeholders.The STAR provides comprehensive analysis and comparative data that helps us understand how our…