Westminster Commons News Today

Two major steps forward to increase access to health care on Buffalo's East Side, as Evergreen Health and Community Health Centers of Buffalo plan new sites.

Banks are hardly giving up on branches. New ones are opening, and some existing ones remain busy places.

At Feed More Western New York, the food bank has found a way that helps bring food access to residents of Buffalo’s East side, and beyond.And it’s an idea that is likely to sprout up elsewhere too.

Longer life spans mean women need more money for retirement than men, yet their increased caregiving responsibilities, coupled with the gender pay gap, make it difficult for them to save as much as men.

Black older Americans are more likely to have chronic health conditions and die prematurely than white older Americans, while at the same time likely to have large retirement savings and own their own home. In Buffalo, where 37% of U.S.-born older adults are Black, the largest share of any city in New York state, those inequalities are also present.