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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 …

May 2, 2025

BPTM: "Buffalo budgets thousands each year for arts and anti violence groups, most of it goes unspent"

Holly Kirkpatrick | May 2, 2025 For more than 60 years, Locust Street Art has provided free or low-cost arts classes for children and adults. Housed in a former convent, the nonprofit is a fixture of Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood. As a small organization with tight budget margins, board …

March 25, 2025

Buffalo News: "Local coalition is giving away money to individuals, families, small businesses"

Deidre Williams | March 25, 2025 Buffalo’s Crossroad Coalition is giving away money, about $1 million a year. The money comes through the coalition’s Crossroads Community Fund and will directly benefit Buffalo’s frontline communities, including the LGBTQ+ and Indigenous …

January 29, 2025

Partnership for the Public Good Rolls Out Policy Change Agenda for 2025

On the morning of Friday, January 17, 2025, Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) and community advocates—from large social and health and legal service agencies, neighborhood groups, arts organizations, small businesses, and environmental justice organizations—convened to unveil the …

January 22, 2025

The Buffalo News Editorial Board: "Partnership for Public Good's 2025 agenda addresses urgent needs and deserves support"

"Agendas for Buffalo’s future don’t always come from City or County Hall, nor should they. Those looking for ideas and solutions for the region’s most pressing needs can also turn to the Partnership for the Public Good, which released its 2025 Community Agenda last week. 

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 …

January 17, 2025

Buffalo News: "Community responders, CBAs, rental inspections lead Partnership for the Public Good's agenda"

Ben Tsujimoto | January 17, 2025 A community think tank says that in 2025, it hopes to address quality of life concerns in Erie County, better rental housing conditions and ensure major development projects don’t leave out the surrounding community. The Partnership for Public …

April 13, 2024

Registration Open for Uniting on the High Road: A Conference on Economic Justice at the Local Level

In cities across the United States, everyday people are working to transform our democracy by strengthening their voices in local government, shaping an economy that works for all, and reimagining public safety and health. They are organizing locally to imagine and build a new future where people …

February 27, 2024

SAVE THE DATE: Uniting on the High Road Conference

Uniting on the High Road: A Conference on Economic Justice at the Local Level will take place on June 20-22, 2024 in Buffalo, NY. Hosted by Cornell University ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and Partnership for the Public Good, with community and academic partners from across Buffalo and nationwide, the …

January 12, 2024

PPG & Community Groups Roll Out Policy Change Agenda for 2024

On the morning of Friday, January 12th, 2024, Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) and community advocates convened to unveil the 2024 PPG Community Agenda at Frank E. Merriweather Library. The program began by acknowledging the historical legacy of the ancestral community who sought to make a …

August 30, 2023

Letter to Common Council: 2023-2024 Arts Funding in the City of Buffalo Adopted Budget and the Buffalo Arts Commission’s Recommendations

Dear Buffalo Common Council members,Thank you for fighting for the arts and recognizing how crucial it is for a city to invest in itself by funding its cultural heart. We appreciate your support and presence for the arts throughout the year: cutting the ribbon for a new mural at the William-Emslie …