Gov. Kathy Hochul today announced progress made by the grassroots, community-driven initiatives established to address trauma, mental health and emotional wellness in the east Buffalo community following the racially motivated shooting at the Tops supermarket on May 14, 2022.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Brian Higgins today announced $3,889,303 in federal funding toward the Buffalo United Resiliency Center, through the U.S. Department of Justice s Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
Plans to redevelop a derelict and burned-out former factory along the Scajaquada Creek into a 50-unit apartment waterfront apartment complex are ready to advance into demolition, remediation and construction.
These funds are important, advocates say, because they not only help survivors heal but they also are an inflection point in cycles of violence, and in stopping cycles of violence.
The city of Dunkirk plans to lease parking spaces in its East Fourth Street lot to BestSelf Behavioral Health. The Common Council authorized a lease agreement