As we close out 2025, we are reflecting with deep gratitude for the partners, residents, and community leaders in our region. This year end message highlights what we have built together through partnership, trust, and shared commitment to health equity.
Our December newsletter is out! We’re closing out the year with gratitude, shining a spotlight on three grantee partners working to advance health equity in our region: Milly’s Pantry in Yates County, the Indigenous Health Coalition, and Causewave Community Partners.
At Greater Rochester Health Foundation, we know that lasting solutions begin in community. On National Rural Health Day, we’re especially grateful for the people and partners across our region’s rural towns and villages who are working every day to strengthen health and well-being close to home.
In our November 2025 newsletter our Grantee Spotlight shines on the Dad’s Café, hosted in partnership with ROC the Future with a focus on mental and physical health for Men’s Health Awareness Month. We’re also recapping our Healthy & Equitable Futures Summit, a special gathering of Racial Health Equity partners, resources around SNAP uncertainty, and TWO new grant opportunities.
In our October 2025 newsletter our Grantee Spotlight shines on ROC the Future Alliance’s presentation at the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Convening in Atlanta, where parent partners and community organizations highlighted how data, advocacy, and collaboration are driving housing stability and improved outcomes for Rochester families.
In our September 2025 newsletter, we’re resharing our 2020–2024 Highlights: What We’ve Built Together – Reflecting on Five Years of Listening, Growing, & Advancing Health Equity. Over this time, we’ve worked to center equity, broaden our reach across all nine counties we serve, and remove barriers to funding — especially for organizations led by and rooted in community.
Greater Rochester Health Foundation and Rochester Area Community Foundation have partnered to invest $2.1 million to expand local health equity resources. Grants will support 32 grassroots and nonprofit organizations across nine counties, advancing community-led solutions in mental health, food security, and basic needs.
Our 2020-2024 Highlights report, What We’ve Built Together, reflects the community voices, collaboration, and possibilities that have guided and shaped our work over the past five years. Through trusted partnerships, we’ve deepened our presence across the nine counties we serve, and continue to work to ensure our values are reflected in every action we take.
Our August 2025 newsletter is here! We’re sharing exciting Health Foundation News along with many opportunities for Learning & Engagement in the region. This month’s Partner Spotlight shines on Common Ground Health, as they’ve just released the 2025 Monroe County Behavioral Health Needs Assessment, offering a timely and comprehensive look at the current behavioral health landscape in our community.
