Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities

As the regional economy has declined, Buffalo has struggled with increasing segregation and a widening income gap. People of color in the Buffalo Niagara region are disproportionately poor and clustered in the urban centers. In our role as a community foundation, together with our donors we are uniquely positioned to address the complex, structural and attitudinal issues that contribute to these inequities.

Why it Matters:

  • People of color constitute the only growing population in the region. They are also the youngest component of the population.
  • The Buffalo Niagara region is the 8th most segregated between African Americans and Caucasians in the United States.
  • Reports of incidents of racial bias in the housing sector increased by 42% since 2005 in the Buffalo Niagara region.

Sources: (US Census, 2000, Housing Opportunities Made Equal)

Learn more by reading our Community Impact Report on this topic:

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