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Free Financial CoachingMay 18, 2017, 5:30-7:30 pm

Partnership for the Public Good

Build wealth and save money by working alongside your neighbors to gain knowledge about banking and budgeting. Thursday, May 185:30 – 7:30pmRiverside Library, 820 Tonawanda Street

Reception for PLATFORM: a Socially Engaged Design Studio, on Tuesday, 5/16May 16, 2017, 9 am-5 pm

Department of Art at the University at Buffalo

Please join us for a public student presentation and opening reception of graphic design projects by students in the Department of Art at the University at Buffalo. This will be the launch of PLATFORM: a socially engaged design studio in the UB Department of Art. Exhibition runs through May 31st …

Why Preservation Matters: Max Page on The Public GoodMay 9, 2017, 1-1:30 pm

Max Page

Join us on The Public Good, every Tuesday on 1080AM at 1pm! We'll be speaking with Max Page, Professor of Architecture and Director of Historic Preservation Initiatives at UMass Amherst.

"Health Equity: The Path to Inclusive Prosperity in Buffalo" Report ReleaseMay 8, 2017, 12-2 pm

Open Buffalo, PolicyLink, Partnership for the Public Good, and Push Buffalo

Equity — just and fair inclusion — is the key to sustainable economic recovery and growth in the Queen City. It is central to “Health Equity: The Path to Inclusive Prosperity in Buffalo,” a groundbreaking new report by PolicyLink that will be released on Monday, May 8, 12pm, …

May Day Parade on May 7th!May 7, 2017, 1-5 pm

Crossroads Collective

Join the Crossroads Collective this May Day in Buffalo to celebrate our shared vision for a just and vibrant economy. Our new economy must be founded on worker's rights, responsible management of resources, democratic decision-making, sacredness, the arts, and equity for all people! An outdoor …

From Welfare to Work: Barriers and SolutionsMay 5, 2017, 10 am-12 pm

Sam Magavern and UB Law

On Friday, May 5 from 10am to 12pm, PPG executive director Sam Magavern and a team of 15 UB law students will present their research on the transition from public assistance to employment. What are some of the key barriers and pitfalls that people experience as they start to earn their way off of …

Leading Innovation in the Social SectorApril 27, 2017, 7:30 am-5 pm

Seth Godin

Join UB's CLOE for Leading Innovation in the Social Sector, an "unconference" featuring Seth Godin for a day of no-excuses action, interaction and collaboration focused on social innovation and entrepreneurship. Godin, the best-selling author of Tribes, Purple Cow, Linchpin and Meatball …

The Greater Buffalo Recycling Alliance MeetsApril 25, 2017, 5:30-6:30 pm

Partnership for the Public Good

The Greater Buffalo Recycling Alliance works to expand recycling within schools, homes and businesses in and outside of Buffalo. We do this by educating, advocating, and collaborating with a number of other area partners. We’d love for you to join us! Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 25 at …

Christine Vogel of the Legal Aid Bureau of WNY speaks on The Public GoodApril 25, 2017, 1-1:30 pm

Christine Vogel

Be sure to tune in to the Public Good Tuesday at 1pm on WUFO MIX 1080AM. We will be speaking with Christine Vogel, a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Bureau of WNY. Christine will speak about civil legal services that she provides to previously incarcerated individuals.

Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop VIIIApril 7, 2017, 9 am-12:30 pm

Sam Magavern, Dale Zuchlewski, Amy Hequembourg, Thomas Keily, John Washington

The eighth Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop offers everyone concerned with Buffalo’s poverty the chance to hear about new and ongoing research, promising strategies, and opportunities for collaboration. The workshop is designed for local scholars, social service agencies, advocates, …