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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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November 12, 2025
PPG is Hiring a Lead Poisoning Prevention Task Force Coordinator
Partnership for Public Good (PPG) is looking for a Lead Poisoning Prevention Task Force Coordinator. Partnership for Public Good builds a more just, sustainable, and culturally vibrant community through action-oriented research, policy development, and civic engagement, working in close …
May 15, 2025
PPG Releases Buffalo in Transition Papers on Important Policies for a New Mayoral Administration
On May 15, PPG released the first four briefs in our Buffalo in Transition series, highlighting actionable policy solutions to build a more just, sustainable city: Putting Vacant Land to Good Use, Supporting Low Income Homeowners, Fixing Rental Housing Starts with Tenant Protections, …
May 15, 2025
BPTM: "Partnership for the Public Good releases 'Buffalo in Transition' outline for mayoral race"
Jamal Harris Jr. | May 15, 2025 Community think tank Partnership for the Public Good released one phase of their “Buffalo in Transition” series, which lists policy platforms they would like to see the next Buffalo mayoral administration adopt. While their nonprofit status does …
March 28, 2025
Protecting Our People, Communities, and Organizations: Local Action in a Time of National Crisis
The current instability and rapid changes in the United States federal government have raised unprecedented threats and concerns for nonprofits and community groups in Buffalo Niagara. Our communities face severe risks, and the nonprofit sector that serves their needs is itself under attack due to …
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2026 Community Agenda Roll OutJanuary 16, 2026, 10-11:30 pm
PPG Partners
Each year, PPG leads a democratic process among its partners to determine the Community Agenda for the coming year. In the fall, PPG asks our 380+ partners to submit policy change proposals. Then, in December, the partners gather to discuss their ideas and vote for their top ten priorities.
Virtual Report Launch - Judging Symptoms: The Cost of Punishing a Public Health CrisisSeptember 25, 2025, 12-1:30 pm
Jenni Thurston, MSW
Join us for our virtual report launch, Judging Symptoms: The Cost of Punishing a Public Health Crisis, a report on what the Treatment Court Expansion Act means for WNY. Held Thursday, September 25th from 12pm-1:30pm, learn more with The Treatment Not Jail Coalition.
Virtual Report Launch - Judging Symptoms: The Cost of Punishing a Public Health CrisisSeptember 25, 2025, 12-1:30 pm
Jenni Thurston, MSW
Join us for our virtual report launch, Judging Symptoms: The Cost of Punishing a Public Health Crisis, a report on what the Treatment Court Expansion Act means for WNY. Held Thursday, September 25th from 12pm-1:30pm, learn more with The Treatment Not Jail Coalition.
How Federal Cuts are Impacting Buffalo & WNY: a Community ConversationAugust 28, 2025, 5:30-7:30 pm
Join us for a conversation about how federal cuts are impacting our community's critical programs and services--both right now and in the years ahead. Residents and community groups are welcome to attend.
