| Advocacy Area | Group Name | Description | Website |
| Anti-Trafficking & Survivor Support | Project Mona’s House | Restorative programs and Housing for survivors of human trafficking in Buffalo. | https://www.projectmonashouse.com |
| Economic & Worker Justice | Buffalo DSA | We’re the Buffalo, NY chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. DSA is the largest socialist organization in the U.S. We believe a better world is possible and we’re building it right here in Buffalo. | https://buffalo-dsa.org
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| Economic & Worker Justice | Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) | Organizes campaigns for workers’ rights and economic equity in Buffalo. | https://www.cejbuffalo.org |
| Health, Healing & Human Services | Buffalo Center for Health Equity | Addresses health disparities through research, education, and community partnerships. | https://buffalohealthequity.org |
| Health, Healing & Human Services | Catholic Charities of Buffalo | Offers mental health, Housing, and family support services across Western New York. | https://ccwny.org
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| Health, Healing & Human Services | Dear Tayrin | Supports families navigating grief after the loss of children through community and resources. | https://www.facebook.com/DearTayrin/ |
| Health, Healing & Human Services | Every Bottom Covered, Inc. | WNY’s first diaper bank providing essential baby supplies to families in need. | https://www.everybottomcovered.org |
| Health, Healing & Human Services | Jewish Family Services of WNY | Provides health, counseling, refugee resettlement, and social services in Buffalo. | https://jfswny.org |
| Health, Healing & Human Services | WNY Mobile Overdose Prevention Services | Delivers mobile harm reduction, NARCAN, and overdose prevention services in WNY. | https://www.wnymobileops.com/
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| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | African Heritage Food Co-op | Builds community wealth and food sovereignty through cooperative grocery initiatives | https://africanheritagefoodcoop.com |
| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | Belmont Housing | Provides affordable Housing solutions and financial counseling to residents. | https://belmontHousingwny.org |
| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers | Offers youth programs, senior services, and Housing support to underserved communities. | https://bfnc.org |
| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | Buffalo Residents for Council Accountability | Grassroots watchdog group demanding transparency and responsiveness from Buffalo’s Common Council. | https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloResidentsForCouncilAccountability |
| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | FeedMore WNY | Provides food assistance, meals on wheels, and hunger-relief programs across Western New York. | https://www.feedmorewny.org/ |
| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | Friends of Night People | Offers meals, clothing, medical care, and support for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Buffalo. | https://friendsofnightpeople.com |
| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | Hearts for the Homeless | Hearts for the Homeless® is a charitable organization that clothes and feeds the chronic homeless, poor and those in need. | https://heartsforthehomeless.org |
| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) | Advocates for fair Housing and works to eliminate Housing discrimination in Western New York. | https://www.homeny.org/
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| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | PUSH Buffalo | A membership-based organization working on affordable Housing, climate justice, and equitable community development. | https://www.pushbuffalo.org |
| Housing, Food & Basic Needs | Neighborhood Legal Services | WNY Eviction Prevention Project | Neighborhood Legal Services created the Western New York Eviction Prevention Project to meet the growing legal need for representation in eviction cases within our client community. | https://nls.org/services/western-new-york-eviction-prevention-project/ |
| Immigrant, Refugee & Cultural Support | Buffalo Immigrant Leadership Team (BILT) | Empowers immigrant communities through leadership development and civic engagement | https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloImmigrantLeadershipTeam
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| Immigrant, Refugee & Cultural Support | Justice for Migrant Families WNY | A Buffalo-based nonprofit providing accompaniment, post-release support, direct assistance to migrants in detention, and grassroots organizing for immigration justice in Western New York. | https://www.justiceformigrantfamilies.org/
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| Immigrant, Refugee & Cultural Support | ACCESS of WNY | Provides comprehensive support to immigrants and refugees including education, legal aid, and health access. | https://accesswny.org
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| Immigrant, Refugee & Cultural Support | Journey’s End | Provides resettlement, legal, and employment services to refugees in Buffalo. | https://jrchc.org
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| Immigrant, Refugee & Cultural Support | Justice for Migrant Families WNY | Provides accompaniment, post-release support, and organizing for immigrant justice in WNY. | https://www.justiceformigrantfamilies.org/
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| Immigrant, Refugee & Cultural Support | WNY Refugee & Asylee Consortium | Consortium of refugee-serving agencies providing support and advocacy for newcomers in Buffalo. | https://ccwny.org/wny-refugee-and-asylee-consortium |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | HALTsolitary WNY | Advocates for ending solitary confinement in New York State prisons and jails. | https://haltsolitary.org
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| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Black Love Resists in the Rust | A member-led, abolitionist organization advancing healing justice and leadership to resist policing in Buffalo. | https://blackloveresistsintherust.org/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Buffalo Anti-Racism Coalition | Grassroots coalition committed to dismantling systemic racism through public forums and action. | https://buffaloantiracismcoalition.wordpress.com/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Buffalo Transit Riders United (BTRU) | Rider-led collective advocating for equitable, efficient public transit in Buffalo. | https://www.cejbuffalo.org/btru |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Buffalo Urban League | Supports African American and underserved communities through education, employment, and advocacy. | https://buffalourbanleague.org |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Clean Air Coalition of WNY | Builds power by developing grassroots leaders to win campaigns for environmental health and justice. | https://www.cacwny.org/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | League of Women Voters of Buffalo-Niagara | The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels. | https://lwvbn.org/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Open Buffalo | Leadership and network-building group advancing racial, economic, and ecological justice in Buffalo. | https://openbuffalo.org/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) | A community-based think tank providing research and advocacy to build a more just and sustainable Buffalo. | https://ppgbuffalo.org/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Project Civica | Engages youth and adults in civic education, leadership, and community organizing in WNY. | https://projectcivica.org/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) | Advocates for parole justice and ending mass incarceration through vigils, rallies, and legislative campaigns. | https://rappcampaign.com |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Slow Roll Buffalo | Community bike rides that foster civic dialogue and highlight neighborhood issues. | https://www.slowrollbuffalo.org |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Stronger Together WNY | Grassroots organizing network focused on civic education and citizen empowerment in Buffalo. | https://strongertogetherwny.wordpress.com/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Unite By Night | Fosters dialogue, education, and events to build racial equity and inclusivity in Buffalo. | https://www.facebook.com/UnitebyNight/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | SURJ Buffalo | SURJ Buffalo is a chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice, a national network organizing white people against white supremacy. This chapter is a coalition of folks organizing across class lines in Buffalo, Erie County, and Western New York to undermine racist institutions through collective action. | https://www.surjbuffalo.com/ |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | Western New York Peace Center | Promotes nonviolence, racial justice, and human rights through demonstrations, teach-ins, and coalition-building. | https://wnypeace.org |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | WNY Bridge Brigade | A citizen-led visibility movement staging weekly “Rush Hour Resistance” protests on bridges and overpasses across Western New York. Volunteers display bold signage to spark civic engagement and solidarity around democratic values, encouraging public action through peaceful, high-visibility demonstrations. | https://wnybb.org |
| Justice, Equity & Advocacy | WNY Progressives | A grassroots political organization working to elect progressive Democratic candidates in the Buffalo-Niagara region. The group blends modern campaign tools with traditional organizing to support leaders who champion community-focused, forward-thinking policies. | http://wnyprogress.org |
| Land Trust & Housing Justice | Fruit Belt Community Land Trust | A community-led land trust in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood to ensure permanently affordable Housing. | https://www.facebook.com/FruitBeltCLT/ |
| LGBTQ+ Advocacy & Support | Niagara Pride | Volunteer-run nonprofit offering education, social events, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ individuals in Niagara and WNY. | https://niagarapride.org/ |
| LGBTQ+ Advocacy & Support | Pride Center of WNY | Provides LGBTQ+ health, wellness, and advocacy programs across Western New York. | https://pridecenterwny.org/ |
| LGBTQ+ Advocacy & Support | Upstate NY Black & Latino Pride | Celebrates Black and Latino LGBTQ+ culture through events and advocacy in Buffalo. | https://www.facebook.com/UNYBLP/ |
| Neighborhood Development | Allentown Association, Inc. | Works to preserve and promote Buffalo’s historic Allentown neighborhood. | https://allentown.org |
| Peace & Conflict Resolution | Western New York Peace Center | Promotes peace through justice and nonviolent conflict resolution in Buffalo and beyond. | https://www.wnypeace.org/
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| Political Education & Racial Justice | VOICE-Buffalo | A grassroots nonprofit advancing racial justice through leadership development and political education. | https://www.voicebuffalo.org/ |
| Sustainability | Buffalo ReUse | Promotes reuse of building materials and community revitalization through green practices. | https://buffaloreuse.org |
| Sustainability | GObike Buffalo | Advocates for biking, walking, and public transit to create healthy, sustainable mobility options. | https://gobikebuffalo.org/ |
| Sustainability | The Tool Library | We provide communities the tools they need to create the change they want. | https://thetoollibrary.org/
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| Urban Agriculture | Buffalo Go Green, Inc. | Promotes community wellness by training youth in agriculture and distributing healthy food. | https://buffalogogreen.org/ |
| Urban Agriculture | Grassroots Gardens WNY | Manages over 100 community gardens in Buffalo and Niagara Falls to promote food justice and neighborhood revitalization. | https://www.grassrootsgardens.org/ |
| Youth, Education & Empowerment | Black Boys Read Too | Promotes literacy by providing culturally relevant books to African American youth. | https://www.blackboysreadtoo.org/ |
| Youth, Education & Empowerment | Buffalo String Works | Provides music education to refugee and immigrant youth to foster inclusion and creativity. | https://buffalostringworks.org |
| Youth, Education & Empowerment | Compass House | Compass House provides emergency shelter, counseling, and support services to runaway and homeless youth in Western New York, helping them find safety, stability, and self-reliance. | https://www.compasshouse.org/ |
| Youth, Education & Empowerment | Just Buffalo Literary Center | Hosts public readings and storytelling events that elevate marginalized voices and challenge dominant narratives. | https://www.justbuffalo.org |
| Youth, Education & Empowerment | Level the Playing Field | LPF redistributes equipment to expand access and equity within youth sports and recreation programs in under-resourced communities. | https://www.levelingtheplayingfield.org/locations/western-new-york/ |
| Youth, Education & Empowerment | Locus Street Art | Locust Street Art provides free or low-cost art classes on a consistent basis for any individual, especially youth, low-income and minority individuals from age 4 to senior adult, to seriously develop the talent and skills necessary to excel in the visual arts. | https://www.locuststreetart.org/ |
| Youth, Education & Empowerment | Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) | Urban farm employing youth and promoting food justice through education and a mobile market. | https://www.mass-ave.org/ |
| Youth, Education & Empowerment | Native American Community Services | NACS provides wraparound services including youth programming, senior support, workforce development, and emergency assistance. | http://www.nacswny.org/ |
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