Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York

Planned Parenthood of the Central and Western New York, Inc (ppcwny) is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care to men and women in the Central and Western ny area. Ppcwny is licensed by New York state article 28 of the public health law. Ppcwny delivers high quality, affordable reproductive health care including: annual exams, pregnancy testing, breast and cervical screening, all fda approved contraceptive options, counseling, pregnancy termination, and sti and hiv screening. Currently, ppcwny has health centers in buffalo, niagara falls, north tonawanda, west seneca, rochester, syracuse, batavia and canandaigua. In 2023, ppcwny delivered health care to more than 23,510 patients over 39,049 visits. In 2023, ppcwny programs also provided services to 59,897 individuals. These services included outreach and education on sexual and reproductive health as well as rape crisis and domestic violence services.

Pppcwny provided outreach and education programming on sexual and reproductive health, healthy relationships, and youth healthy skills development across our region. Ppcwny operated unique youth programs including teen reality theatre in buffalo, the connection youth drop-in center in niagara falls, in control rochester, and peer health advocates in syracuse. Ppcwnys buffalo and niagara frontier outreach and education department, inclusive of teen reality theatre and the connection, reached 28,964 youth and community caregivers with 787 specific activities including evidence-based sex education, theatre and performing arts, cooking classes, and online activites. The connection in niagara falls was open year-round 6 days a week for youth access serving over 300 unique youth. Ppcwnys rochester/finger lakes outreach and education department, inclusive of in control in rochester, reached 9,675 youth and community caregivers with 587 specific activities including evidence-based sex education, youth fashion, photography, dance, and music programs. Ppcwnys syracuse/cny outreach and education department, inclusive of the peer health advocates program, reached 8,084 youth and community caregivers with 947 unique activities including evidence-based sex education including youth in schools, community settings, and youth such as justice-involve youth and youth with special needs.

Ppcwnys restore program provided direct services including prevention education, hotline, emergency room, victim accompaniment/advocacy, counseling, therapy and legal services to 4,361 clients. Restore provided services from 15 discrete and/or confidential office locations with many more additional community locations across monroe, genesee, livingston, orleans, and Wyoming counties. Restore staff provide free services to all clients, including at colleges and universities int the five counties. Restore is the designated domestic violence service provider in Wyoming county.