BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A local nonprofit organization is taking direct action to address what they describe as an unprecedented mental health and substance abuse crisis in Buffalo’s Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood.
Buffalo F.A.T.H.E.R.S. is launching a 72-hour community outreach initiative at the corner of Broadway and Titus, providing essential supplies and connecting vulnerable residents with critical resources.
“Giving to a community that’s in need of many resources,” said Leonard Lane, Buffalo F.A.T.H.E.R.S. president.
The initiative comes months after I first reported on the crisis plaguing the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood in July, when video showed tents, trash and drug use throughout the area. City leaders called on the county health commissioner to help provide care for some of the community’s most vulnerable residents…