Nearly $4 million in federal funding from the Department of Justice is coming to the Buffalo United Resiliency Center. 

The money will provide counseling, support services, and assistance to victims and those impacted by the Tops mass shooting.

“The pain of the, tragic hateful mass shooting at the Tops Market will never be forgotten in Buffalo. Since that day the Community Health Center of Buffalo, BestSelf, and their dedicated staffs have worked to tirelessly to provide the victims of this traumatic event the support and help they need to heal, and this nearly $4 million in federal funding will help them continue within this vital work to bolster mental health and support resources to get care to the people who need it most,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer. “Buffalo is the City of Good Neighbors and nowhere is that truer than on the East Side and nowhere is that more evident than in neighbors coming together in projects like the Buffalo United Resiliency Center. I will continue to fight to deliver the federal resources Buffalo needs to heal, allow our neighbors on the East Side to help and take care of each other, and address the long held systemic inequities to lay the foundation for a better future for Western N.Y."

The Buffalo mass shooting gunman targeted the Tops on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo because of its majority-Black neighborhood. He used a rifle to kill 10 people and injure three others on May 14, 2022. He has been sentenced to life in prison.

“Ever since the tragic mass shooting that took the lives of 10 innocent people, the Community Health Center of Buffalo has helped provide victims of the tragedy with the vital resources they need to heal,” said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. “This critical funding will help ensure the Community Health Center of Buffalo can continue its important work to provide counseling and support services for victims of the horrific event. I will continue to fight so the Buffalo community receives the federal resources it needs to provide vital support services to the victims in this healing process.”

The Buffalo United Resiliency Center will be located at 1001 East Delavan Avenue in Buffalo, to serve as a centralized place for victims to have their needs identified and be connected to resources and support.