Partnership for the Public Good is a community-based think tank that builds a more just, sustainable, and culturally vibrant Buffalo Niagara through action-oriented research, policy development, and citizen engagement.

A New Home For Action

Since 2007, our work has been dedicated to effecting lasting, positive change in our community. Created with the help of educators, students, volunteers, interns, and independent researchers, our rich body of reports, policy briefs, and fact sheets can now be found in the Buffalo Commons.

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October 7, 2025

Community Organizations and Buffalo Residents File Appeal in Lawsuit to Compel the City of Buffalo to Fully Enforce its Proactive Rental Inspections Law

Four local community organizations and four Buffalo residents today filed an appeal in their lawsuit against the City of Buffalo to compel the City to fully implement the Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) Law. You can see the legal filing here.

September 25, 2025

Summer Internship Paused for 2026

Due to shifts in staff capacity and a physical office move and build out, PPG will be putting our summer internship program on hold for summer 2026. We deeply apologize to any students who may have been interested in the internship this summer. 

August 22, 2025

Buffalo Business First: A renaissance for whom?

"The economic activity of the last 15 years has done little to ease the region's deep-rooted poverty. By some measures things have gotten worse. A flurry of economic activity has brought some of the shine back to Buffalo after decades in the doldrums. But what does it mean for the average …

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Judging Symptoms: The Cost of Punishing a Public Health Crisis
Building a Community Response Program in New York State
The Tesla Plant in Buffalo: Time for a Fresh Start
Building Better Services for New Americans | Buffalo in Transition
Making Water Affordable and Accountable | Buffalo in Transition