716 CommUNITY Day

Together, we can create a more equitable and vibrant Buffalo for all.

Where: MLK Park, Buffalo, NY

Hosted By: Trusted Gives and Dion’s Dreamers

When: July 16, 2024 from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.

What:716 CommUNITY Day 2024 is Trusted Gives’ annual day-long celebration of community, health, and well-being in East Buffalo. Held at MLK Park, this beloved event brings together neighbors, families, and local organizations to support and uplift the East Side through connection, resources, and fun.

Attendees can enjoy free hot meals, fresh produce, health screenings, and engage with a wide range of health and human service vendors. The day also features family-friendly activities and entertainment, giving children a fun, safe space to play while parents connect with valuable community services.

At its heart, 716 CommUNITY Day is about empowerment, unity, and showing up for one another. Each year, we’re proud to partner with inspiring organizations who are deeply committed to making a positive impact in Buffalo — one connection at a time.

What we accomplished:

• 1200 Free Hot Meals
• 1000 Bags of Fresh Produce
• 3000 Hygiene Products
• 100+ Boxes of Clothing Donated
• 100 Free Haircuts
• 50 Kids Bikes Given Out
• 100 Bike Helmets Handed Out
• 65+ Health, Wellness and Human Services Resources at the Event

Thank you to our Sponsors:

• Dion’s Dreamers
• West Herr
• Highmark
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Tops
• Wegmans
• UHC
• New Era
• Hope Rises
• Trusted Choice Homecare
• The Thurman Thomas Family Foundation
• 500 Seneca
• Kacey Elizabeth Photography
• Blue Dot Media

Thank you to our Food Vendors:

• Buffalo Go Green
• Audley’s Caribbean Cuisine
• BW’s BBQ
• Fat Bob’s
• Illio DiPaolo’s
• Mr Mister
• Bar Bill
• The Ice Cream Men

Thank you to our tablers:

1. Agents for Advocacy
2. Alzheimer’s Association
3. Voice Buffalo
4. American Heart Association
5. Big Brothers Big Sisters
6. Buffalo Museum of Science
7. Community Canvasses
8. Colored Girls Bike Too/Hollistic Cycles
9. Compass House
10. Connect Life
11. Erie County Department of Social Services
12. Erie County Cancer Services
13. Northland workforce Training Center
14. Erie Country CAS (Community Access Services)
15. FeedMore WNY
16. Horizon Health Alliance
17. Justice League of WNY
18. Kalos Health
19. Kevin Guest House
20. Buffalo Urban League
21. Rosia B. Mobile Phlebotomy Services LLC
22. Sleep in Heavenly Peace
23. St Brian’s Clothier
24. The Grand Healthcare System
25. Trusted Choice Homecare
26. Dress for Success
27. Go Bike
28. American Cancer Society
29. Verizon Wireless
30. Veterans Center of Buffalo
31. We R Buffalo Strong
32. AKG
33. Roswell Park
34. Buffalo Go Green
35. Caring Environments
36. LPF WNY
37. PAL
38. New York Caring Majority
39. Haircuts for Those in Need
40. Library – Bookmobile
41. City of Buffalo Animal Shelter
42. The Buffalo Army Recruiting Company
43. Most Alive LLC
44. Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo
45. ECMC
46. Healthy Community Store Initiative
47. UB Nursing
48. Prime Care Coordination
49. Endeavor Health
50. GuildCare
51. Nami Buffalo (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
52. GMR – Ambulance Touch a Truck
53. New Directions Youth & Family Services Inc
54. Harvest House
55. Ever Dry NY
56. AHEC
57. Planet Fitness
58. VA Western New York Healthcare System
59. US Renal Care
60. Partnership for the Public Good
61. Best Self
62. STEPS2 Program CUNY School of Public Health