Give Today to Help Bring the Open Buffalo Ecology Center to Buffalo's East Side

After nearly 10 years of training tomorrow's leaders, empowering communities, and organizing for justice, our next step toward addressing various inequities across the City of Buffalo is the creation of a multi-acre ecology campus.

Extreme weather patterns, super storms, drought, and lack of fresh water are currently causing global displacement; forcing people to find safety in places such as Buffalo, New York. However, Buffalo, in particular, the East Side of Buffalo, grapples with its own toxic legacy of environmental issues, and disinvestment. The Open Buffalo Ecology Center is a holistic solution to address the intersecting and systemic challenges faced by Buffalo residents.

The model of the Eco Center is rooted in environmental sustainability, residential empowerment through leadership development, and economic development that benefits disinvested community members first. It will also feature outdoor recreation and cultural assets.

Our goal is to develop neighborhood-level climate resilience strategies, prepare communities of color for new green sector jobs, and utilize community-building strategies that create more just, and joyful neighborhoods for us all.

Over the next year, Open Buffalo is embarking in the pre-development phase of what is estimated to be a $25 million project. Your tax-deductible contribution will cover costs associated with land acquisition and move its development from ideation to reality through community engagement.