Roswell Park in the Community

Explore the ways Roswell Park is making a difference in Western NY with outreach and community partnerships to educate, inform and reduce the cancer burden in our neighborhoods.

Year in review

Interested to see what took place in previous years?

January

Celebrating the holiday season and making it easier to get screened for cancer. Welcome to 2026!

A view of the crowd at the 2025 Tree of Hope

Child holds a teddy bear donated by Roswell Park employees.

Spreading holiday cheer!

Thanks to the generosity of Roswell Park employees and community members, we were able to collect and distribute more than 2,100 toys through our holiday toy drive! Special thanks go out to the Buffalo Fire Department for their support.

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Revelers enjoy the lights at Tree of Hope 2025

Another successful Tree of Hope

Under clear, starry skies, hundreds of people gathered in Kaminski Park on December 12 for our annual Tree of Hope celebration. It was a festive night of lights and fun!

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Make a resolution to get screened

Roswell Park wants you to get screened! With two mobile cancer screening units – one for lung cancer, the other for breast and prostate cancers – we’re bringing detection into the community. See where you can find EDDY this month!

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Smarter than Cancer

Did you know we have a podcast? On Smarter Than Cancer, the new podcast presented by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, your hosts speak to the experts and report back to you in engaging, easy-to-understand episodes that delve deep into what cancer is, how it works, how to treat it, and how to live a happy, productive life while managing it.

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The meeting room inside Roswell Park's Community Outreach and Engagement Center

Here for our neighbors

Roswell Park’s Community Outreach and Engagement Center at 907 Michigan was created to be a place where people can come together to learn about cancer care, but it’s more than that! It’s a space that can be used by community organizations for meetings and workshops. We host so many events each month and we’d like to welcome you!

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Volunteers in blue coats are eager to help people coming into the hospital

Help your community

We always need more volunteers! Whether you have a few hours to spend helping patients find their way to appointments, or you can translate information in Spanish or other languages, we need your help! Bring your friends and volunteer together!

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