Latest News

November 22, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of November 18, 2024

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check …

November 15, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of November 11, 2024

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check out our …

November 8, 2024

Spectrum News: "Buffalo group looks to bring emergency responders to Erie County for nonviolent 911 calls"

Mark Goshgarian | November 8, 2024 The Partnership for the Public Good, a community-based think tank in Buffalo, is the latest group in New York state looking to pilot a community responder program. They're teams of social workers and mental health professionals tasked with showing up to …

November 8, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of November 4, 2024

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check …

November 3, 2024

Buffalo News Editorial Board: "Community responder pilot program could free up Buffalo police and address behavioral health issues"

Buffalo News Editorial Board | November 3, 2024 This valuable initiative could help both police and people in need. It deserves a tryout in Buffalo. A new community responder pilot program will put into practice the concept that traditional police responses are not always ideal for nonviolent, …

November 1, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of October 28, 2024

By PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check out …

October 31, 2024

Spectrum News: "Language access law aims to help immigrants in Western N.Y."

Viktoria Hallikaar | October 31, 2024 Building a new home for yourself or your family is hard. It’s even harder when you don’t understand what’s going on around you. “The basic principle that makes a person a human being is being able to communicate, to be able to express …

October 30, 2024

WGRZ: "New funding for community responder program"

WGRZ | October 30, 2024

October 30, 2024

Buffalo News: "Group pitches plan that would have community responders, not police, handle some non-emergency calls in Buffalo"

Justin Sondel | October 30, 2024 A coalition of community policy and advocacy groups is launching a pilot program to bring community responders to nonviolent, non-emergency public safety calls that otherwise would be handled by police. The Partnership for the Public Good released a …

October 30, 2024

Coalition Calls for Community Responders in Buffalo and Erie County and Announces $100,000 NYS Funding Award for Pilot

We announced the launch of our new policy report, calling on Buffalo and Erie County to invest in community responders, as well as pilot funding from NYS on Wednesday, October 30. You can read the policy report here and our full press release below.

October 25, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of October 21, 2024

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check …

October 24, 2024

Investigative Post: "Buffalo asks judge to dismiss lead inspection lawsuit"

I'Jaz Ja'ciel | October 24, 2024 The City of Buffalo is asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit accusing the city of failing to enforce a rental inspection law aimed at reducing lead paint in its aging housing stock. Here’s why the case has no merit, according to the …