Stories
The United Way of CNY recently used a $100,000 grant from our Literacy Initiative Fund to further local literacy efforts through support of the Literacy Coalition of Onondaga.
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.
When Linda Verni Williams first opened the Oneida Lakes Arts & Heritage Center (“the center”) in October 2021, she wasn’t sure anyone would show up. She had long dreamt of creating a central gathering place for artists and people of all ages to learn, share...
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.
Learn how Jeff Knauss and his wife use their donor-advised to engage their children in their philanthropy by participating in the decision-making process around where they direct support and where they volunteer their time.
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.
A $500,000 Program Related Investment (PRI) to Home HeadQuarters (HHQ) acted as a loan loss reserve to backstop first mortgages for new, first-time homebuyers in the city of Syracuse.
A $250,000 secondary capital loan is helping Cooperative Federal expand lending in the Syracuse community.
Pathfinder Bank tells us how a $500,000 deposit at their new Southwest Branch helped serve local residents who did not have easy access to a bank.