Gov. Kathy Hochul announced more funding for United Way to support the expansion of Choose Healthy Life.

It’s a program dedicated to increasing access to health services in underserved communities through the Black church.

The governor was at the Desmond Hotel on Friday to make the announcement.

“You have reached over 100,000 people in the five boroughs. That’s extraordinary, but you also saw there’s a bigger state out there, and I don’t think many people know that of the top 10 highest poverty zip codes in New York state, one is in the Bronx, three are in Syracuse, three are in Buffalo, and three are in Rochester,” said Hochul. “So you recognize that this is a problem that is all over upstate, especially in our cities.”

The expanded initiative will add 10 Choose Healthy Life–funded churches in New York state to the 20 existing churches in New York City, bringing critical health services and wellness programs to five New York cities: Albany, Buffalo, Newburgh, Rochester, and Syracuse.