About the Neighborhood


Buffalo Promise Neighborhood encompasses a 97-block area of approximately 12,000 residents, including 3,000 children ages 0-18. In five census block groups flanking Bailey Avenue, roughly two out of five residents are of school age, or about double the city-wide rate.

The neighborhood faces many challenges, with high rates of poverty, crime, blight and teen pregnancy. But this is also a neighborhood bounding with promise, including dedicated community stakeholders, a commitment to education reform and rich physical, cultural and economic assets. Read More

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 Fast facts:

  • One square mile area
 
  • Nearly 12,000 residents and 1,600 families
 
  • Three schools: Westminster Community Charter School, Highgate Heights and Bennett High School
 
  • Home of the Community Health Center of Buffalo.
 
  • Future home of the Early Childhood Education Center, opening in September 2013