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 …
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 …
I'Jaz Ja'ciel | January 17, 2025 A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that contended the City of Buffalo is failing to enforce a law that mandates inspection of rental units for the presence of lead paint. Partnership for the Public Good and three other community organizations filed the lawsuit …
In July 2024, several community organizations—PPG, Housing Opportunities Made Equal, People United for Sustainable Housing, and Center for Elder Law and Justice—and four individual Buffalo residents sued the City of Buffalo for its failure to implement the city's Proactive Rental …
I'Jaz Ja'ciel | December 16, 2024 After 30 years on the bench, the last 14 presiding over Buffalo’s Housing Court, Judge Patrick Carney has hung up his robes, making way for what could be significant changes in the way Housing Court operates. While Carney’s current term runs …
Mark Goshgarian | November 8, 2024 The Partnership for the Public Good, a community-based think tank in Buffalo, is the latest group in New York state looking to pilot a community responder program. They're teams of social workers and mental health professionals tasked with showing up to …
Buffalo News Editorial Board | November 3, 2024 This valuable initiative could help both police and people in need. It deserves a tryout in Buffalo. A new community responder pilot program will put into practice the concept that traditional police responses are not always ideal for nonviolent, …
I'Jaz Ja'ciel | October 24, 2024 The City of Buffalo is asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit accusing the city of failing to enforce a rental inspection law aimed at reducing lead paint in its aging housing stock. Here’s why the case has no merit, according to the …
The first hearing for our lawsuit against the city of Buffalo was held on Tuesday, October 15. You can read our full press release below.
Halena Sepulveda | October 15, 2024 After the Partnership for the Public Good filed to sue the City of Buffalo, alleging the city failed to follow its Proactive Rental Inspections, or PRI, law, the city filed a motion to dismiss, arguing the responsibility for inspections falls to individual …
I'Jaz Ja'Ciel | October 2, 2024 Erie County is expected to play a larger role in battling Buffalo’s lead poisoning crisis under a new state program that is pouring millions of dollars into health departments across much of New York State. While the state program won’t be fully …
I'Jaz Ja'ciel | August 29, 2024 For the past 30 years, state court officials have ignored a law mandating independent oversight of Buffalo’s oft-criticized Housing Court. After the state Legislature in 1978 passed a law establishing an advisory council to monitor the court and recommend …