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Mission Statement: The Buffalo Bills Foundation supports organizations that are committed to improving the quality of life in our region. This will be achieved through philanthropic investment in our community along with supporting NFL and team charitable initiatives.
Focus: The Buffalo Bills Foundation is focused on addressing hunger, increasing access to nutritious food for families and supporting healthy eating in the Western New York region.
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The Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres are pleased to announce the return of Give 716, marking the fifth year the teams have joined together to fundraise for Western New York charities. Buffalo's Give 716 will begin at 7:16 p.m. on July 15 and run until 11:59 p.m. on July 16. Registration is now open for all local charities who wish to be a part of the event. New features this year will include a soft launch on June 30 and sponsorship matching.
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To register a Western New York charity for Give 716, visit Give716.org.
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The Buffalo Bills Foundation donates over one million dollars each year to address food access and hunger in Western New York.
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5 Loaves Farm is an urban farm and community hub on the West Side of Buffalo that provides jobs for local youth, and access to healthy, sustainably grown food. The Training Youth for Farm & Food Careers Program is a paid internship opportunity for local teens to care for plants and animals, learn life and job skills, earn money, build supportive relationships and serve their community by growing over 70 crops and sharing healthy foods with their neighbors.
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FeedMore WNY provides nutritional and social support to over 400 partner agencies in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. The Niagara Falls City School District Feeding Programs will ensure students have access to healthy and nutritious foods. The BackPack Program provides school children with easy to transport meal kits they can take home to their families, and the Pantry Program allows high school and college students to shop for food items at no cost.
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Grassroots Gardens of WNY is a dedicated group of over 2,000 local gardeners and 100 community gardens. The School Gardens Program educates children about the environment and builds their gardening skills so they can grow fresh food and develop healthy eating habits.
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Our City Buffalo is a community service organization committed to building a more equitable Buffalo. The Introduction to Small Food Businesses for Immigrant, Refugee and Underserved Communities is focused on developing skills for managing a small business, as well as providing organization resources and entrepreneurial opportunities.
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Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry is a national organization focused on providing solutions to overcome hunger and poverty. The No Kid Hungry Expanding Summer Meals Program is focused on supporting school districts and community organizations in rural WNY that offer non-congregate meal services for students and families.
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Last summer, the Buffalo Bills Foundation awarded Buffalo Prep a $105,000 grant in support of the Prep Market, providing scholars access to fresh nutritious foods, freezer meals and in-school pantries. Through Buffalo Prep’s partnership with Buffalo Go Green, scholars and their families can opt-in for weekly produce bags delivered directly to Buffalo Prep. Scholars participating in afterschool and weekend events also have access to fresh take meals, allowing them to continue their studies or extracurricular activities through the dinner hour.
To date, the Prep Market has served over 750 individuals through the distribution of 2,700+ fresh take meals and 480+ weekly produce bags. The services of Buffalo Prep’s Prep Market will expand to three additional sites this summer offering premade market bags for scholars to take home. By providing reliable and consistent food access, Buffalo Prep helps eliminate food insecurity and hunger as barriers, allowing scholars to fully engage in their educational experiences.
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Slow Roll Buffalo
Join us in partnership with Slow Roll Buffalo for the Buffalo Bills Foundation Monday Night Community Ride on June 2! Slow Roll Buffalo is an inclusive, action-oriented nonprofit that connects people, places and causes in Western New York through a shared love of bicycling. The Buffalo Bills Foundation ride will begin and end at Buffalo Go Green’s Zenner Street Food Hub and will stop at other community farms and gardens. Not a bike rider? No worries! Join us for the after party to learn more about Buffalo Go Green's work.
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Juneteenth Agricultural Pavilion
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15 for Buffalo’s Juneteenth Celebration at MLK Jr. Park. The Buffalo Bills Foundation will support the Juneteenth Agricultural Pavilion, a space dedicated to agricultural education, especially lifting up the contributions and innovations of African Americans in farm science and entrepreneurship.
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No Kid Hungry
In celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 5, the Buffalo Bills are excited to announce the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the Buffalo Bills Foundation have committed $260,000 over the next three years to launch Modified Girls Flag Football. These programs will start at middle schools throughout the region this spring.
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Middle School Flag
In celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 5, the Buffalo Bills are excited to announce the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the Buffalo Bills Foundation have committed $260,000 over the next three years to launch Modified Girls Flag Football. These programs will start at middle schools throughout the region this spring.
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