2021 grants
PROMISING FUTURES
Hunger and Homelessness
Community Center of Northern Westchester, to provide food to hungry Ossining residents, $36,000, March
Jobs and Workforce Development
WPTI, to provide professional development for the county’s workforce development agencies, $70,000, March
Youth Development
Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, to expand a program that builds resiliency, responsibility, and self-advocacy skills in young people ages 8 to 18, $35,000, March
CLUSTER Community Services, to support a restorative justice program, $15,000, March
New Era Creative Space Inc., For a leadership and empowerment program for adolescent girls in Peekskill, $5,000, March
Center for Court Innovation, to support a coordinator for a pilot program diverting young people from the courts, $50,000, March
SPECIAL PROJECTS
New York State Census Equity Fund, for a funder collaborative to support a fair and open redistricting process in New York State, $10,000, March
THRIVING COMMUNITIES
Arts and Culture
Hoff-Barthelson Music School, to support instruction in and performance of Germanic music during a week-long music festival in 2021, $6,000, March
Civic Affairs
Family Service Society of Yonkers, to advocate for affordable housing policies that benefit kinship caregivers, $20,000, March
THRIVING COMMUNITIES
Conservation and Environment
Groundwork Hudson Valley, to implement an action plan for the Saw Mill River watershed, $28,000, March
Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund, for a collaborative fund to protect and restore the Long Island Sound, $10,000, March
HEALTHY LIVES
Health Services
Town of Greenburgh, to support vaccine outreach in the Town of Greenburgh to reduce vaccine hesitancy and help residents access vaccinations, $9,000, March