Stacks of donated diapers and pull-ups in the Samaritan Center.

Even before Onondaga County reported its first verified case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, the region was reacting to the global health crisis.

“Giving Back” has always been the culture at Hueber-Breuer, so it was a natural response to give during the COVID-19 pandemic call to action.

Steve and Elaine Jacobs are Community Foundation fundholders and Legacy Society members. Steve is a member of the Development Committee, which he previously chaired, and is a former member of the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Samantha at Samaritan Center.

The Allen Speiser Memorial Vocational Rehabilitation Fund awarded $4,388 to local nonprofit projects meeting a vocational need for individuals with disabilities. The Speiser Fund is a component of the Central New York Community Foundation.

Downtown Cortland

The Central New York Community Foundation awarded $60,000 in the third year of its Cortland County Bright Ideas grants to twelve nonprofit organizations.

Oswego County Opportunities holds a check after grant from the Greater Pulaski Community Fund.

The fund will rapidly deploy flexible resources in the form of one-time operating grants on a rolling basis to nonprofits whose operations support vulnerable populations stressed by the outbreak.

The Madison County Rural Poverty Fund announces it is supporting nonprofit organizations who are working with communities who have disproportionately impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Women’s Fund of Central New York announced today that it is modifying its grantmaking this year to support nonprofit organizations in the region.

Nine nonprofit organizations from Oswego, Onondaga, Madison and Cayuga counties were awarded grants from the Women’s Fund of Central New York.

Gardeners happily work at the Boces Garden.

Regional and affiliate partners are now collecting and disseminating funds for COVID-19 relief.