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Welcome to The Public Good, the podcast version of our weekly radio show on WUFO - Power 96.5 FM/Mix 1080 AM. We invite PPG partners, elected officials, and other local leaders to discuss community issues and uplift events and initiatives.
The show is produced by Centrell Smith at WUFO and uploaded by Partnership for the Public Good. The show airs live every Tuesday at 10:30am.
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Celebrating Foster Care Awareness Week: Honoring Dr. Leah Angel Daniel and Fostering Greatness Inc.
This Foster Care Awareness Week, we’re thrilled to highlight Dr. Leah Angel Daniel, Founder and Executive Director of Fostering Greatness Inc. and Executive Director of the African American Cultural Center.
As a foster care alumna herself, Dr. Daniel is dedicated to uplifting the foster care community, especially focusing on youth of color. Through her organization, she’s transforming lives from survival mode to thriving, providing crucial support in mental health, housing, and more.
Join us in honoring and learning more about her incredible work and how you can get involved.
And check out PPG's 2024 Community Agenda Item #5 - Support a Forgotten Population: Reimagine Local Systems of Care for Foster Youth and Young Adults in Erie County - to learn more about current advocacy work.
To learn more about our work, visit our website at ppgbuffalo.org. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Share your ideas for improving our community by emailing us at info@ppgbuffalo.org. Whether it's highlighting community organizations you admire, shedding light on deserving initiatives, or providing feedback on our current episode, we welcome your thoughts. Let us know how you envision positive change in our community! -
2024-2025 Buffalo City Budget 101
Are you interested in learning what Mayor Byron Brown is prioritizing in his proposed budget for 2024-2025? Do you want to know how you can influence the city budget?
Check out PPG’s virtual workshop (from May 13, 2024) on the city's proposed $618 million budget.
We discuss where the City gets its revenue, what the City spends its money on, and what's changed since last year.
We also take a deeper look into funding for PPG Community Agenda and partner priorities, such as youth services, rental housing inspections, arts funding, and snow removal.
The 2024-2025 proposed budget public hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 15 at 5pm at City Hall Council Chambers. Sign up to speak or leave comments for the public record.
Important links:
Workshop slides
Council Budget Resources
Citizens Guide to Understanding the Budget
Proposed 2024-2025 budget
Full workshop on YouTube
To learn more about our work, visit our website at ppgbuffalo.org. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Share your ideas for improving our community by emailing us at info@ppgbuffalo.org. Whether it's highlighting community organizations you admire, shedding light on deserving initiatives, or providing feedback on our current episode, we welcome your thoughts. Let us know how you envision positive change in our community! -
Reshaping Education: Community Perspectives on School Suspensions
#2 on PPG’s 2024 Community Agenda is Address Racial and Special Needs Disparities in Buffalo Public School Discipline by Implementing New York State Education Department Recommendations. Tune into this episode of The Public Good where we’re joined by Sam White from Western New York Law Center and Quinn Carroll from New York Civil Liberties Union.
Sam and Quinn share their expertise and experiences in suspension advocacy. Learn about the challenges students face, the systemic issues at play, and the resources available through the WNYLC’s School Discipline Project to support families navigating the suspension process.
To learn more about our work, visit our website at ppgbuffalo.org. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Share your ideas for improving our community by emailing us at info@ppgbuffalo.org. Whether it's highlighting community organizations you admire, shedding light on deserving initiatives, or providing feedback on our current episode, we welcome your thoughts. Let us know how you envision positive change in our community! -
Voices for Justice: Parole Reform with Donna Robinson from the RAPP Campaign
#7 on PPG’s 2024 Community Agenda is Reform Parole to Reunite Families Across New York State. Tune into this episode of The Public Good for an insightful conversation with Donna Robinson, Buffalo’s Community Organizer with the Release Aging People from Prison Campaign.
Donna shares her personal experiences and advocacy for parole reform, highlighting the need to address the long-term effects of mass incarceration. Discover more about bills like Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole at https://rappcampaign.com.
To learn more about our work, visit our website at ppgbuffalo.org. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Share your ideas for improving our community by emailing us at info@ppgbuffalo.org. Whether it's highlighting community organizations you admire, shedding light on deserving initiatives, or providing feedback on our current episode, we welcome your thoughts. Let us know how you envision positive change in our community! -
Empowering Buffalo's Future: Advocating for Youth Equity
#9 on PPG’s 2024 Community Agenda is Increase Funding for Youth Services in the City of Buffalo Budget. This week’s guest is Alia Williams, the Voices Influencing Building Equity (VIBE) Organizer at VOICE Buffalo and a lead on this agenda item. Alia shares insights with Dejia James about the vital role of community engagement and activism.
Explore how Alia’s upbringing and passion for Black liberation drive her commitment to change. From reflecting on past experiences to envisioning a brighter future for Buffalo’s youth, this episode offers perspectives on empowering the next generation and advancing youth initiatives for a stronger, more inclusive community.
To learn more about our work, visit our website at ppgbuffalo.org. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Share your ideas for improving our community by emailing us at info@ppgbuffalo.org. Whether it's highlighting community organizations you admire, shedding light on deserving initiatives, or providing feedback on our current episode, we welcome your thoughts. Let us know how you envision positive change in our community! -
International Childhood Advancement
Our guest this week is Evelyn Kessler, a self-described banker by day and social entrepreneur by night. She is the founder and Executive Director of International Child Advancement (ICA), a nonprofit with a mission to empower orphans and underprivileged children to become self-sufficient through education, vocational training, and mentoring.
Listen to Evelyn share her journey as a second-generation immigrant to the United States and her time growing up in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and France, and how that inspired her to found ICA.
Learn about the work ICA does, including pairing orphans and underserved children with educational sponsors, and providing them with access to education, vocational training, and essential support.
And, tune in to hear what ICA does to build collaborations between Buffalo and the DRC through education, the Art Gala, and more - and how you can get involved.
To learn more about our work, visit our website at ppgbuffalo.org. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Share your ideas for improving our community by emailing us at info@ppgbuffalo.org. Whether it's highlighting community organizations you admire, shedding light on deserving initiatives, or providing feedback on our current episode, we welcome your thoughts. Let us know how you envision positive change in our community!