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Education
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo brought together more than 200 partners to form Say Yes Buffalo. Since its 2012 launch, the high school graduation rate in Buffalo has increased by 27 percentage points.
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When we close the gaps in racial equity, our region can continue to grow by fulfilling its potential as a community of promise and opportunity for all.
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The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo convened over 150 regional environmental organizations and created a shared agenda to promote environmental change and conservation in Western New York.
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The Greater Buffalo region is steeped in art, history, architecture and culture. Sustaining and strengthening these assets will stimulate a powerful economic engine that will impact the quality of life in all of Western New York.
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Project Play WNY Teams Up with Local Community Organizations to Offer Free Softball, Baseball & T-ball Leagues for the East Side, West Side and Black Rock Communities
April 12, 20242024 Registration is now open for Project Play Ball! Spring clinics begin April 15, with the season starting May 18…
Continue ReadingWyoming Foundation Now Accepting 2024 Grant Applications
April 2, 2024Warsaw, N.Y. — The Wyoming Foundation, a division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, is accepting grant applications from nonprofit…
Continue ReadingCommunity Foundation Announces Awards Totaling More Than $183,000 to Wyoming County Nonprofits through William F. Thiel Trust
March 26, 2024Buffalo, N.Y. – The William F. Thiel Trust, a fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, recently awarded grants totaling more…
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