Partnership for the Public Good

22/05/2026

Daniella Gallego from the Homeless Alliance of Western New York sat down with PPG to talk about what Year One of the Trump administration has meant for the people and organizations working every day to keep roofs over heads in our region. Federal funding cuts aren’t abstract line items — they are the difference between someone having a place to sleep tonight and not. And without restored funding, the Homeless Alliance estimates up to 2,000 people in WNY could be on the streets.

This interview is part of PPG’s Federal Cuts, Real People series — documenting the real-world impact of Year One of the Trump administration on Western New York communities in 2025.

🎥 Watch the full interview now — link in bio or head to our YouTube playlist.

🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8E6UDlRiVr3JkSkUEcd5pbZRT35VRsM

22/05/2026

Kristin Heltman-Weiss and Hamadi Ali from Providence Farm Collective sat down with PPG to talk about what’s really at stake when federal policy targets the people who just want to feed their neighbors. Their work is simple — connect refugee communities to the land, build food security, and create opportunity through sustainable agriculture. But USDA cuts and a federal DEI crackdown have put everything they’ve built in jeopardy.

This interview is part of PPG’s Federal Cuts, Real People series — documenting the real-world impact of Year One of the Trump administration on Western New York communities in 2025.

🎥 Watch the full interview now — link in bio or head to our YouTube playlist.

🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8E6UDlRiVr3JkSkUEcd5pbZRT35VRsM

14/05/2026

PPG Advocacy Communications Lead Dejia James points us to two stories on the fourth anniversary of 5/14 — Mark Talley on what hasn’t changed on the East Side, and BTPM NPR’s I’Jaz Ja’ciel tracking $91,256,623.56 in post-massacre funding.

We will remember their names and continue to advocate for a flourishing East Side community.

🔗 What’s Next, BTPM NPR: https://www.btpm.org/2026-05-13/what-does-accountability-look-like-four-years-after-may-14

🔗 Buffalo News: https://buffalonews.com/opinion/article_ba8257d0-2ab0-43b8-b1db-5113d0e0c3be.html

12/05/2026

Introducing The Advocacy Help Desk — free 30-minute, one-on-one consultations with the PPG team to help turn community ideas into real policy change.

Whether you’re just getting started or hitting a wall, we’re here to help you move forward:

✅ Local laws & government navigation
✅ Coalition building & outreach
✅ Working with elected officials
✅ & more

Free. Virtual or in-person. No experience necessary.

🔗 Details & scheduling: https://ppgbuffalo.org/action/advocacy-help-desk/

08/05/2026

Join us for a discussion on how we as Erie County residents would like our tax dollars spent. This event will include food and fellowship before we work as our own county departments to come up with our priorities for the budget year. Then we’ll each have a chance to vote with our “tax dollars” on where we would like our $2.28 billion in funds to go.

Register: https://bit.ly/NNJBudgetTownHall26

07/05/2026

We are proud to share that our Advocacy Communications Lead, Dejia James, will be speaking on the Media & The Mission panel at the Buffalo Black Caucus this Saturday!

The panel brings together nonprofit leaders, advocates, and media professionals for a timely conversation on how organizations are using podcasting and storytelling to shift public narrative and drive community impact.

This is a conversation and event worth showing up for. We’re grateful to Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart for bringing community together in Buffalo in such a meaningful way.

The stories we tell shape the world we live in.

For too long, Black communities have had to fight against narratives created by people who never lived our experiences. That’s why media matters. That’s why storytelling matters. And that’s why this conversation is so important.

🖤 MEDIA & THE MISSION
How nonprofits use podcasting & media to shift public narrative

This powerful workshop at the Buffalo Black Caucus will explore how organizations, advocates, creators, and community leaders are using media to educate, organize, inspire, and create real change.

From podcasts and journalism to digital storytelling and community campaigns — this panel is about taking control of our voices and using media with purpose.

Join host Jamil Crews and an incredible lineup of changemakers:
▫️ Sufana Wajed – Buffalo Toronto Public Media
▫️ Daniel Robertson – Say Yes Buffalo
▫️ Dejia James – Partnership for the Public Good
▫️ Madeline Little – Say Yes Buffalo

Whether you’re a nonprofit leader, content creator, student, advocate, podcaster, entrepreneur, or someone who simply believes our stories deserve to be told correctly — this conversation is for you.

Because media is more than content.
It’s influence.
It’s education.
It’s advocacy.
It’s power.

📍 Buffalo Black Caucus
🗓 Saturday, May 9, 2026
📍 Canisius University Student Center
🕤 Doors open at 9:30AM for registration
🎟 FREE to attend | Registration required
🌐 www.buffaloblackcaucus.com

04/05/2026

Thank you to County Legislator Lawrence Dupre and the Erie County Legislature for protecting our privacy in Western New York!

This new law will shield residents from having our biometric data collected by retailers like Wegmans. We know that data about our preferences, bodies, and our whereabouts is being collected, stored, and sold by many entities—sometimes to be used for nefarious purposes. This is an excellent step from our local government to limit that collection and to protect our freedoms as Western New Yorkers.

Thank you for taking this bold step and for paving a pathway for the rest of the state, EC Legislature!

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Today, my sponsored bill, the Biometrics Transparency and Privacy Act, was passed by the Erie County Legislature making Erie County the first county in New York State to ban businesses from collecting, storing, or selling customers' biometric data. I want to thank my colleagues in the Erie County Legislature Democratic Caucus for their support of this law. This law will protect the privacy of all Erie County residents.

04/05/2026

Over 100 community members came together on Saturday, April 25 for the Partnership for the Public Good’s Second Advocacy in Action Summit at Hayes Hall on the University at Buffalo South Campus.

Local residents and advocates spent the day building skills across public policy, media engagement, power mapping, coalition building, trauma-informed advocacy, and more — with sessions designed for both newcomers and experienced organizers alike.

Thank you to our partner presenters and session facilitators for bringing your expertise and commitment to every room. Thank you to Poet Deia Elwadi and Singing Resistance Choir for infusing the day with the creative energy that sustains this work. And thank you to our sponsors for making this event free and accessible to all.

We leave this summit energized and clear-eyed about the work ahead. The Buffalo community continues to show up — and we are honored to be part of that effort.

01/05/2026

250 Delaware was built with nearly $10 million in tax breaks to Uniland Development from the Erie County Industrial Development Agency.

Now it is home to the regional ICE headquarters, including holding cells and controlling operations for Western New York, Central New York, Mowhawk Valley, the Southern Tier, North County all the way to mid-Hudson.

ICE is tearing apart our communities and creating instability for hundreds of Western New Yorkers and our economy.

This is OUR money, OUR tax dollars. Elected officials should put a stop to this. We need to ask them to.

22/04/2026

There’s still time to register! Join Partnership for the Public Good for our 2nd Advocacy in Action Summit — a FREE, day-long experience built to help you organize, advocate, and lead in your community.

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible sponsors and partners who make this work possible. Your support means everything to our community!

📍 Hayes Hall UB South
🗓️ Saturday, April 25 | ⏰ 9AM–4PM

You’ll gain real tools on:
• Public Policy 101
• Working with the media
• Power mapping & meeting elected officials
• Coalition building & trauma-informed advocacy
• Non-collaboration with ICE
…and more

🔗 Register FREE now: https://bit.ly/2026AdvocacySummit