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Buffalo Niagara suffers from serious health problems closely linked to poverty, environmental problems, and systemic inequality. Problems like lead poisoning and asthma, for example, disproportionately affect people of color and people with low incomes. Like other regions, Buffalo Niagara also suffers from our broken health insurance system, which excludes many working people from coverage and imposes unnecessary costs on employers.
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January 28, 2025
Spectrum News: "Partnership for the Public Good continues legal fight over rental inspections in Buffalo"
Mark Goshgarian | January 28, 2025 Leaders with the Partnership for the Public Good, a network of community groups and nonprofits advocating for policies and programs in hopes to create a more viable and equitable region, are preparing to appeal a recent state Supreme Court ruling. A judge …
January 21, 2025
WIVB: "New report shows water shutoffs disproportionately affect poor residents in Buffalo"
Jeff Preval | January 21, 2025 A new report done by the Partnership for the Public Good (PPG), an organization based in Buffalo, shows that water shutoffs in the city of Buffalo disproportionately affect low-income residents. PPG said the city isn’t doing enough to help people pay …
January 19, 2025
The Challenger: "It’s Time to Re-Imagine What Public Safety Looks Like In Buffalo!"
Dorian Griffin | January 19, 2025 This past October Partnership for the Public Good announced the launch of a Community Responders Pilot Program in Buffalo with $100,000 in initial state funding. Community responders are first responders who respond to nonviolent, noncriminal calls without police. …
January 17, 2025
WGRZ: "More than 100 community groups voice support for Kensington Expressway's removal, Humboldt Parkway's restoration"
Nate Benson | January 17, 2025 Community-based think tank Partnership for the Public Good unveiled its 2025 Community Agenda Friday morning during an event at Buffalo State University. The community agenda is a list of 10 policies, voted on by the partners of PPG, that the organization will …
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Community Responders: Community Listening SessionJanuary 25, 2025, 12-2:30 pm
Community Responders Coalition
Community Responders are a new type of civilian, unarmed first responder for health and social needs. A pilot program is coming to Buffalo. We want to hear from you! Learn more and share your thoughts on a community responder program for Cold Springs/Masten Park neighborhoods.
Community Responders: Community Listening SessionJanuary 25, 2025, 12-2:30 pm
Community Responders Coalition
Community Responders are a new type of civilian, unarmed first responder for health and social needs. A pilot program is coming to Buffalo. We want to hear from you! Learn more and share your thoughts on a community responder program for Cold Springs/Masten Park neighborhoods.
Community Responders: Community Listening SessionJanuary 25, 2025, 12-2:30 pm
Community Responders Coalition
Community Responders are a new type of civilian, unarmed first responder for health and social needs. A pilot program is coming to Buffalo. We want to hear from you! Learn more and share your thoughts on a community responder program for Cold Springs/Masten Park neighborhoods.
Treatment Not Jails: The Case for Harm Reduction and Holistic Court SystemsJanuary 14, 2025, 11:30 am-12 pm
Dejia Marie James
Through the decades our society has faced crisis after crisis: the Crack Epidemic, the 2008 Financial Crisis, the Opioid Crisis, COVID-19 and innumerable events have directly impact the economic, social and emotional health of everyday people. The criminal justice system in New York State sought to …
