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Rental and Utilities Payment Assistance: Sue Lumadue on The Public GoodOctober 12, 2021, 10:30-11 am

Sarah Wooton

Join us on The Public Good. This week, we are talking with Sue Lumadue from the City of Buffalo Department of Community Services. Sue talks with us about programs that assist those financially impacted by COVID-19 to pay expenses such as rent and utility bills. 

Evictions & Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP): Updates & ActionsSeptember 30, 2021, 12:30-2 pm

Grace Andriette, Sue Lumadue, Sumathy Kumar, Adam Bojak, and Teresa Watson

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) launched in June 2021 to provide rental and utility relief to New Yorkers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But many things have changed since June 2021. The SCOTUS struck down a portion of the NYS eviction moratorium, and then a new one was …

Evictions & Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP): Updates & ActionsSeptember 30, 2021, 12:30-2 pm

Grace Andriette, Sue Lumadue, Sumathy Kumar, Adam Bojak, and Teresa Watson

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) launched in June 2021 to provide rental and utility relief to New Yorkers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But many things have changed since June 2021. The SCOTUS struck down a portion of the NYS eviction moratorium, and then a new one was …

Wage Theft is an Epidemic: Ian Hayes, Gabriel Burgos-Nieves, and Michael Dolce on The Public GoodJanuary 26, 2021, 10-10:30 pm

Orlando Dickson

Join us on The Public Good! We speak with workers who are suing Hotel Henry and Tempo Restaurant for wage theft. At least five employees from each establishment report not receiving wages, tips, and commissions, reporting lost wages over $1 million in total. Ian Hayes, Partner at the law firm of …

Wage Theft is an Epidemic: Ian Hayes, Gabriel Burgos-Nieves, and Michael Dolce on The Public GoodJanuary 26, 2021, 10-10:30 pm

Orlando Dickson

Join us on The Public Good! We speak with workers who are suing Hotel Henry and Tempo Restaurant for wage theft. At least five employees from each establishment report not receiving wages, tips, and commissions, reporting lost wages over $1 million in total. Ian Hayes, Partner at the law firm of …

2021 Community Agenda Run-Down: Andrea Ó Súilleabháin and Miles Gresham on The Public GoodJanuary 19, 2021, 10-10:30 pm

Orlando Dickson

Join us on The Public Good! We'll discuss the 2021 Community Agenda - the top ten policy change priorities pitched and voted on by our partners. Orlando Dickson speaks with PPG Policy Fellow Miles Gresham and PPG Executive Director Andrea Ó Súilleabhain about each of our partners' …

Buffalo Commons Workshop: Buffalo's City Budget 101June 24, 2020, 12-1:30 pm

Brian Borncamp

Learn the process and timeline of who makes what decisions for Buffalo's budget. 

POSTPONED Poverty Research WorkshopApril 9, 2020, 9 am-12:30 pm

This event has been postponed to a date to be determined. The 11th annual Poverty Research Workshop will take place on Friday, April 10th from 8:30am-12:30pm at The Buffalo History Museum. Hosted by the Homeless Alliance of Western New York, Partnership for the Public Good, and Buffalo Commons, the …

PPG's 2020 Community Agenda: A Deeper Discussion at Niagara Branch LibraryFebruary 20, 2020, 6-7:30 pm

Orlando Dickson and PPG Partners

Please join us for a conversation about PPG's 2020 Community Agenda planks - ten ways to build a better Buffalo Niagara!

PPG's 2020 Community Agenda: A Deeper Discussion at Merriweather LibraryFebruary 13, 2020, 6-7:30 pm

Orlando Dickson and PPG Partners

Please join us for a conversation about PPG's 2020 Community Agenda planks - ten ways to build a better Buffalo Niagara!