Juliet Maloff

Mike Nash, president at KS&R and Book Buddies Volunteer, shares how he saw the positive impact of Book Buddies after only a few month volunteering for the program.

Seventeen Black Equity & Excellence Fun grants, totaling $238,200, distributed to Black-led organizations.

Jacob Gedetsis, founder and director of Write Out and lecturer and coordinator of the Writing Resource Center at SUNY ESF, chronicles his transformative journey through The Leadership Classroom.

Juliet Nabinger, employee benefits senior specialist at OneGroup and Book Buddies Volunteer, shares how her experience reading to children in the Syracuse City School District has become the best part of her week.

The Central New York Community Foundation recently distributed $1,127,321 in grants to local nonprofits.

Ashley Quimby-Simoni, program manager at the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, shares how adding adaptive recreation along the Erie Canalway Trail is making it possible for people of all abilities to participate in the Canalway Challenge.

In May, leaders from five local grassroots and nonprofit organizations celebrated their completion of The Leadership Classroom (TLC). After participating in monthly training sessions, each group received a $4,000 grant to implement a community project that is proposed and planned during their training.