Giving Voice Spring 2025: Cover Story

Huntington Family Centers, the recipient of a grant from our COVID-19 Community Support Fund | Photo By: Ben Cleeton

Giving Voice Primavera 2025: Dar importa

The Central New York Community Foundation is welcoming three new Black Equity & Excellence Fund advisory council members: Karla Hall, Indaria Jones and Reverend DeCarto D. Draper. Jr.

Orlando Mcinnsey launched a youth boxing and mental health program, All Mighty Boxing. It’s there that he trains local youth ages 6-18 in self-defense to help them cultivate resilience, emotional intelligence and community.

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Hear from Andy Zepp, executive director, Finger Lakes Land Trust, about the importance of the organization’s new Shotwell Brook Conservation Project to protect and preserve the water quality of Skaneateles Lake.

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Peter Wong, antiguo trabajador de una compañía aérea, encontró un propósito renovado gracias a North Area Meals on Wheels, después de que unos problemas de salud le dejaran aislado. Con comidas nutritivas, visitas amistosas y apoyo vital, dice: "Me da una razón para levantarme y...

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Sixteen-year-old Azory Infinite dreams of redefining music while breaking cycles of poverty. Through the Good Life Youth Foundation's HipHop-preneurship program, youth like Infinite are learning about hip-hop, entrepreneurship and resilience, empowering them to rise above their circumstances.

Escucha a Chayna Short, fundadora de Women Overcoming Obstacles Together, hablar de cómo sus experiencias transformadoras con The Leadership Classroom (TLC) y nuestro proyecto de Subvenciones Participativas le proporcionaron orientación para desarrollar, fortalecer y hacer crecer su organización.

In May, leaders from four local grassroots groups celebrated their completion of The Leadership Classroom (TLC). After participating in monthly training sessions, each group received a grant to implement a community project that was proposed and planned during their training.

Al inicio de la pandemia de COVID-19, InterFaith Works of Central New York empezó a distribuir excedentes de leche de la American Dairy Association, lo que condujo a la creación de una vasta red de despensas de alimentos que ahora da apoyo a 32 despensas...