Since 2007, our work has been dedicated to effecting lasting, positive change in our community. Created with the help of educators, students, volunteers, interns, and independent researchers, our rich body of reports, policy briefs, and fact sheets can now be found in the Buffalo Commons.
In 2025, NYS created a new lead rental registration program. The state is requiring municipalities to inspect properties that are the most at-risk of containing lead hazards and to require landlords to remove lead safety hazards. This is a major step toward improving our housing stock here …
PPG is launching a new virtual workshop series on the local campaigns working for change in our region. Each session is one hour over lunch. You’ll learn about the issue, hear from the people leading the work, and leave knowing how to take action.
Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) is a community-based think tank that builds a more just, sustainable, and culturally vibrant Buffalo Niagara through action-oriented research, policy development, and resident engagement. We are offering a paid, full-time summer internship program. Interns will …
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 …
Did you know that, in Buffalo, a landlord can double your rent or ask you to leave without any reason?
Do you want to make a change in your community? Do you want help figuring out how to do it? The Advocacy Help Desk is a direct one-on-one consultation service for community members working to make a better Buffalo.
Since last year, people who use at-home care have faced major difficulties in accessing the care they need. Why? Because NYS is paying a private-equity-backed company to manage care provision.
Each year Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow at PPG, teaches a Lawyers as Change Agents class at the University at Buffalo Law School. The students will be presenting their work on a wide array of policy initiatives to help make Buffalo-Niagara more equitable and sustainable.