2024 Annual Report

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Our mission is to improve the health and health care of the people and communities of western and central New York.

A Message from Our LeadershipAbout Us

A Message from Our Leadership

2025 Annual Report Nonprofit organizations are known for their resilience and determination. “Making it work” in the face of inconsistent funding, limited resources, and increasing…
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A Port in a Storm: Community Health CentersCommunity Health Capacity

A Port in a Storm: Community Health Centers

2025 Annual Report “Access to health care” is an often-used term. It can relate to a number of factors—how affordable your care is, if you…
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Going Beyond the Check and Using Our VoiceAdvocacy

Going Beyond the Check and Using Our Voice

2025 Annual Report At the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, we advocate for quality, affordable care and policies to improve the health…
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Early Detection: From Crisis Management to Proactive CareOlder Adults

Early Detection: From Crisis Management to Proactive Care

2025 Annual Report You misplace your car keys. You can’t remember if you locked the front door to your house. You see an acquaintance at…
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The Power of Learning TogetherCommunity Health Capacity

The Power of Learning Together

2025 Annual Report Our grantee-partners are taking different paths in weathering the challenges of the last few years: diversifying funding sources, consolidating services, or strengthening…
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Imagining Better Access to Early Childhood Support in New YorkYoung Children

Imagining Better Access to Early Childhood Support in New York

2025 Annual Report Early learning experiences and developmental milestones can have a lifelong impact. When a child is born into a family facing poverty, those…
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Illuminating the Truth: Journalism’s Role in Advancing Health CareAdvocacy

Illuminating the Truth: Journalism’s Role in Advancing Health Care

2025 Annual Report For the delivery of care to be effective, it takes more than the expertise of providers—it also depends on the public’s trust…
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Caring for CaregiversOlder Adults

Caring for Caregivers

2025 Annual Report Older adults are a key target population for the Health Foundation, and one strategy is to support the people who care for…
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Building Nonprofit Muscle for Long-Term SuccessCommunity Health Capacity

Building Nonprofit Muscle for Long-Term Success

2025 Annual Report Most people would agree that trying to run a marathon without training, resting, or eating nutritious foods is a bad idea. So…
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New Grants Awarded in 2025About Us

New Grants Awarded in 2025

2025 Annual Report In 2025, the Health Foundation awarded grants to organizations across western and central New York to advance health equity, strengthen the nonprofit…
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Board of Trustees & Staff – 2025-26About Us

Board of Trustees & Staff – 2025-26

2025 Annual Report To improve the health and health care of the people and communities of western and central New York.A healthy central and western…
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In Focus: The Stories of Three Grantee-Partners Working to Transform Rural Health2024Community Health Capacity

In Focus: The Stories of Three Grantee-Partners Working to Transform Rural Health

2024 Annual Report In 2024, as part of our Transform Rural Health campaign, we awarded unrestricted grants to three nonprofit organizations: Finger Lakes Community Health,…
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Older adult women painting
Spotlight on the Memory Café Collective: Finding Joy Through Connection and Respite2024Older Adults

Spotlight on the Memory Café Collective: Finding Joy Through Connection and Respite

2024 Annual Report The first memory cafés appeared in the late 1990s and were the brainchild of Bere Miesen, a Dutch geriatric psychologist who recognized…
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Youth basketball group photo at Villa Maria College gymnasium
Safer Communities Are Healthier Communities2024Community Health Capacity

Safer Communities Are Healthier Communities

2024 Annual Report Gun violence is a complex public health issue with many root causes, and addressing it requires not just one solution, but a…
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To Our Community Partners and Friends – 20242024About Us

To Our Community Partners and Friends – 2024

2024 Annual Report No matter who you are, your life has been touched by a nonprofit organization. Nonprofits help older adults thrive at home with…
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Health Leadership Fellows: 20 Years of Shaping Collaborative Community Leaders2024Community Health Capacity

Health Leadership Fellows: 20 Years of Shaping Collaborative Community Leaders

2024 Annual Report Not all leadership programs are created equal. Take, for example, the Health Foundation’s Health Leadership Fellows program, designed for executives and managers…
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Helping Families Thrive: Growing Up Strong2024Young Children

Helping Families Thrive: Growing Up Strong

2024 Annual Report The experiences we have in our first few years of life have an impact on our long-term health and well-being, and having…
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Group photo of advocates for older adult care and safe spaces
Creating Safe, Trauma-Informed Spaces to Care for Older Adults2024Older Adults

Creating Safe, Trauma-Informed Spaces to Care for Older Adults

2024 Annual Report Nearly all of us will experience trauma in our lifetimes, and the ripple effect from those experiences can last for years or…
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Measuring the Impact of Reaching the Uninsured2024Advocacy

Measuring the Impact of Reaching the Uninsured

2024 Annual Report When people have comprehensive health coverage, they are more likely to stay healthy. That’s a simple fact—but keeping people covered is no…
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Grandfather hugging two granddaughters, one under each arm
New Grants Awarded in 20242024About Us

New Grants Awarded in 2024

2024 Annual Report In 2024, the Health Foundation awarded new grants to organizations across western and central New York to advance health equity, strengthen the…
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Board of Trustees & Staff – 20242024About Us

Board of Trustees & Staff – 2024

2024 Annual Report To improve the health and health care of the people and communities of western and central New York.A healthy central and western…
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