Project that aims to transform Broadway-Fillmore gets $3M boost from Mother Cabrini

 An ambitious effort to transform a neighborhood on Buffalo's East Side – and eventually rebuild many more communities in the city – has received a financial jump-start from a powerful funder.

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, the largest foundation focused on health outcomes in New York, on Thursday announced a two-year, $3 million grant for the Buffalo Center for Health Equity to support the Upper Broadway-Fillmore Transformation Project. 

It's a big moment for the project, which has been years in the making and differs from other models in that it aims to have residents drive the decisions about how to revitalize their neighborhoods. By focusing on issues such as housing, education and economic opportunity, the project could rebuild not just neighborhoods but residents' lives and lead to better health outcomes, its planners hope.

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