Here are a few of the most recent Community Programs in Buffalo. See the event archive below for more.
Buffalo Sprouts: A pediatric urban gardening initiative at Niagara Street Pediatrics. Our goal is to get kids and families excited about growing your own food! (3:20 Video)
Clean Sweep: aims to empower community members and provide them with the tools necessary to improve their quality of life. The task force meets weekly and goes door to door to provide services (i.e., health insurance, dental services, lawn care services, lead screening, energy-efficient heating, and cooling, etc.) to community members in high-risk zip codes. Additionally, the task force assesses for environmental hazards such as chipping paint, potholes, fallen trees, low lines, rotted steps, and unsafe sidewalks and submits this data to the city for remediation.
Niagara Street Pediatrics Farmers Market
Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) aims to help families, schools, and communities raise children to become responsible and successful adults.
Storytime at Canalside: “Storytime At Canalside: A Bicentennial Celebration” “This year’s theme is all about celebrating the 200 years of Erie County, with special guest readers and weekly themes to represent the many different facets of the city.
West Side Promise Neighborhood (WSPN) Summer Lunch Program: The mission of WSPN is to work together with the West Side children, families, and individuals to ensure success from cradle to career and beyond. This Summer Lunch Program is meant to support our neighbors with lunch and fun activities from sports to science to arts and crafts.
Past Events and Affiliations:
2022
2020
Outreach at Crane Branch Library January 6th, 2020
Outreach at Frank E. Merriweather Branch Library January 7th, 2020
University at Buffalo’s Global Innovation Challenge January 21st – January 25th, 2020
Outreach at the Central Library, February 12th, 2020
2019
WNY Youth Climate Action Summit June 1st, 2019
The Association of Asthma Educators Annual Conference in Buffalo on June 7-9. 2019
WNY World Refugee Day June 30th, 2019
D’Youville College/AHEC Public Health Summer Camp July 10th, 2019
Canisius College/AHEC Public Health Summer Camp July 17th, 2019
University at Buffalo/AHEC Public Health Summer Camp July 31st, 2019
Healthy Babies Festival August 2nd, 2019
Buffalo Baby and Toddler Expo October 12th, 2019
Poster Presentation at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting November 4th, 2019
Say Yes Buffalo CareerCon November 13th, 2019