Our primary objective is to make the BCHE’s work tangible and functional to those residing in zip codes where our research and advocacy work is developed.
Food Pantry / Food As Medicine
Food Pantry / food as medicine collaboration with the medical clinic at Harvest House provides individuals and families with fresh fruits and vegetables at medical appointments to ensure effective health outcomes on the Eastside of Buffalo.
Indoor Food Production
In collaboration with the NY Power Authority, Buffalo Go Green and NeuWater Assoc., a new vertical farm is in a 40-foot-long shipping container at Buffalo Go Green’s Zenner Street urban farm. The new vertical farm is growing vegetables and herbs year-round without soil. Buffalo Go Green oversees community training on the farm, teaching hydroponic gardening, sustainability and nutrition. The New York Power Authority funded the $300,000 investment, and the Buffalo Center for Health Equity owns and maintains the container farm and is offering agricultural community programming as well.
Read more about this program here.
Our Workforce Development
Our Workforce Development program prepares cohorts of 10 AmeriCorps Members for careers at places like:
- Buffalo Sewer Authority
- Buffalo Parks Department
- Emergency Medical Services dispatch
- Buffalo Employment and Training Center
- Child and Family Services
- ... and more!
RISE
RISE is an initiative sponsored by the NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services, enables the BCHE to provide 1:1 mentorship to four (4) grassroots organizations in the area of proper administration of State grant funding.
Igniting Hope Conference
The Igniting Hope Conference brings hundreds of community leaders, researchers and public officials to the Jacobs School of Medicine at the University at Buffalo for a day of information sharing on the BCHE’s work to address the social determinants of health.
EPA Air Quality Project
The Center was selected to work with the EPA to assist in monitoring the air quality of homes in the Humboldt Parkway neighborhood.
Wellness Center
A single property to serve as a catalyst for community development boasting a full-service grocery store, fitness center, health services, physical therapy, mental health services, cultural arts and fun fitness.
Housing Strategy
With the assistance of the University at Buffalo, plans for improved housing (in a targeted residential area) will happen simultaneously as a neighborhood redevelopment strategy on the Eastside.