Central New York Community Foundation

“Our city’s teens need support and guidance to explore vocational opportunities, set career goals and build essential skills for obtaining employment.”

Kevin Frank believes that together we can create a pathway out of poverty where people can thrive, grow, and transform.

Building Men supports young men living in Syracuse through their journey towards becoming what it defines as ‘men of character’.

“We’re building the citizenry of the future when we invest in early education today.”

Central New York is home to more than 7,000 veterans, signifying a need for support services. This sparked the vision for Clear Path for Veterans.

Once housed in a small office, CAP's old location was not sufficient to meet the needs of its nearly 12,000 low-income clients.

On a Wednesday evening in the middle of April, classrooms at the YMCA of Greater Syracuse are abuzz with activity. A diverse crowd is streaming into the Downtown Writer’s Center, which offers low-cost, accessible writing workshops.

For many, the library is a light of hope within a rural school district where nearly 50 percent of students and their families are considered economically disadvantaged.

Over its 125-year history, the Earlville Opera House has been host to a variety of performances including Vaudeville acts, three-penny operas and traveling medicine shows.

174,860 residents of Central and Northern New York are food insecure, meaning that they do not know where their next meal is coming from.