August 11, 2022
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The Health Foundation & our Partners in the News
Criminal Justice Faculty Awarded Grant to Create Coordinated Services for Victims of Gun Violence
A team of faculty from Rochester Institute of Technology’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives is spearheading a new initiative to address community trauma and health inequity caused by gun violence.
August 10, 2022
2021 Annual Highlights – From Crisis to Recovery
With support from Greater Rochester Health Foundation, we celebrate that our grantee partners directly reached more than 55,000 individuals residing in our communities. We hope you enjoy browsing our 2021 Annual Report.
August 10, 2022
Health Equity Demands That All Have Genuine Access to All Legal and Medically Accepted Reproductive Health Care Services
We believe in the fundamental importance of individuals’ privacy and self-determination in making their own health care decisions, together with their providers. Health equity demands that all persons have genuine access to the full array of legal and medically accepted reproductive health care services.
July 28, 2022
Now is Time to Address Child Mental Health Crisis
Watching your 13-year old child struggle with anxiety and depression is heartbreaking for any parent. Even before the pandemic, our family spent hours running from numerous mental health appointments to psychiatric emergency rooms, trying desperately to get my daughter the help she needed. Unfortunately, like countless children across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on my child’s mental health. Sadly, she is not alone.
March 27, 2022
Federal Funds will Help Agency Combat Food Insecurity in the Finger Lakes
BluePrint Geneva will receive $44,000 in federal funds to help combat food insecurity in the Finger Lakes. The money will be used to create a community kitchen and storefront location in Geneva to increase accessibility of fresh, healthy foods to underserved neighborhoods.
March 25, 2022
City Fire Department Embraces Role as PAARI Location
More than ever, people struggling with substance use disorder need to know there are places they can go for immediate help – free of judgment and criminal implications. That’s why Genesee County’s Public Safety Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative locations are so important. This month marks the second anniversary of the opening of the PAARI site at the City of Batavia Fire Department – a significant event as the department is the first from New York State to participate in PAARI and one of only a few fire companies in a network of more than 600 police and public safety agencies in 34 states.
March 25, 2022
Essay: Embracing ‘Plan B’
SOAR, a community health grant, is concerned with the physical, mental, economic and social health of area residents. As wonderful as the holidays are, for some they can be a more difficult time — and during a pandemic it’s all about the “Plan B.”
December 23, 2020
‘GROW’ Bus Helping Support Childhood Development
The Children’s Institute has a new vehicle for its Get Ready to GROW program. The GROW Bus will help provide developmental screening for children throughout the Rochester-Finger Lakes region.
October 9, 2020