BRRAlliance, Inc.

Since the establishment of the BRRAlliance in 2011, this volunteer run and driven organization has worked tirelessly in the following areas to achieve their mission and goals:

Environmental Impact

Since our inception much of what we do has revolved around nature for both beautification and sustenance for our community. Our community gardens allow us to feed our neighbors and they act as important meeting spots. We grow and educate together with our neighbors who are our most important asset. Evolution of our programs has taken us to work on more environmental sensitive projects. Our environmental speaker series and garden patch newsletter all provide education and teaching about relevant environmental topics. Our work on a community wide habitat project has prompted us to lead the City of Buffalo to become a National Wildlife Federation Habitat Community. Work educating people about our national bird way, butterfly way and RAMSAR designated wetland have focused even more on the environment. Our focus on the Black Rock Harbor Center, a site focused on an environmental center with multiple not for profits, is a major goal.

Economic Impact

The Black Rock Business Association and Buffalo Main Street initiatives help our business communities grow and prosper. We assume our community’s voice is important and should be heard. New grants and partnerships with major projects such as Niagara Street redevelopment assure our community voices are heard and needs are met. We continue to grow our relationship with important city, county, state, and business partners to make sure we are present when decisions are made relevant to our communities. We continue to create partnerships that will bring jobs into the community by introducing more non-traditional career paths to students and adults. This will form the basis of future economic growth and jobs for our community.

Quality of Life

From running the Northwest Buffalo Tour of Gardens, to working alongside the neighbors in one of our community gardens, to distributing and planting sunflowers as part of our 1000 Sunflower Project, so much of what we do has revolved around nature for both beautification and sustenance for our community. Our Holiday events and our free markets are important to our community and bolster the interaction at all levels of our community.

Mission

The BRRAlliance, Inc. (BRRA) is committed to the overall betterment of the Black Rock, Riverside, Grant-Amherst, and West Hertel communities of Buffalo, New York.

Goals

• Revitalize and preserve these vibrant, historic communities.
• Improve the overall quality of life in these communities.
• Work towards the beautification of our neighborhoods and city.
• Bolster private economic development.
• Increase commercial desirability.
• Foster community involvement.