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Vision Buffalo spotlight: Therese Fuerst, BestSelf Behavioral Health BestSelf Behavioral Health’s programming and demand for its services grew exponentially during the past five years, so much so that it needed a professional communicator to spread the word. That’s how Therese Fuerst became the organization’s first-ever Chief Marketing and Development Officer. Read full article here  

BestSelf Behavioral Health announces Future Child Advocacy Center will bear the name of the Scott Bieler Family Foundation BestSelf Behavioral Health announced this week that the Scott Bieler Family Foundation will name 899 Main St, the future home of the Child Advocacy Center at BestSelf (CAC) and the new BestSelf Behavioral Health headquarters, located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus....

175-unit apartment project planned for Highland Park development Ciminelli II is picking up the mantle of the proposed Highland Park neighborhood with a $72 million affordable housing project. The younger Ciminelli, through his Arc Building Partners, is collaborating with BestSelf Behavioral Health to create the Chalmers Apartments at Highland Park, bringing 175 new housing units to the vacant...

Child Advocacy Center campaign gets major boost from Bieler Family Foundation The Child Advocacy Center will be housed inside the new BestSelf Behavioral Health headquarters at 899 Main St., Buffalo. The gift brings the campaign to 80% of a newly expanded goal, with the center slated to open this summer. Read full article here

Patrick P. Lee Foundation Awards $1 Million in Grants to Support the Mental Health Workforce The Patrick P. Lee Foundation (Foundation), a private foundation that focuses its investments on education and mental health, is pleased to announce 10 grants totaling $1,071,936 to promote recruitment and retention at mental health organizations serving western and central New York. Since 2007, the...

Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins announce nearly $4 million in Federal Funding toward the Buffalo United Resiliency Center to provide mental health resources and support to victims impacted by the tragic Tops market mass shooting on Buffalo’s east side “We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to partner with and provide support to the community and the dedicated team at the Buffalo...

Request for Interest (RFI) Coffee/Food Retail Shop at 899 Main Street BestSelf Behavioral Health, Inc., located at 255 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202, is seeking vendors to occupy a coffee/food retail space at their new building located at 899 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC). This Request for Interest serves as an initial inquiry where potential...

Savarino nearly ready to begin two Buffalo apartment projects Savarino Development is nearly ready to begin two long-planned Buffalo brownfield projects that will add a combined 116 apartment units. Read full article here

“We save people. We get them off the streets”… Buffalo confronting homelessness Marek Parker, program director of homeless services with BestSelf Behavioral Health, said the number of people who identify as homeless has jumped from under one thousand at one point to around 1500 this year in Erie County. “We work with the clients that have struggled the most. The clients...

Ellen Bieler BestSelf Behavioral Health BestSelf is excited to announce the reappointment of Ellen Bieler as Board Chair. Read full article here