Buffalo F.A.T.H.E.R.S. launches 72-hour community outreach to address mental health, substance abuse crisis

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