Children enjoying crafts outside at Orenda Springs.

Orenda Springs

Orenda Spring’s Experiential Learning Center invites individuals, classrooms of children or teens, families, friends, and co-working staff to take advantage of its ropes courses, horseback riding, camping, biking, skiing, yoga, art, and orienteering.

Participants helping plant trees for Onondaga Earth Corps.

Onondaga Earth Corps (OEC) trains and employs inner-city youth to plant trees and maintain green infrastructure within the City of Syracuse.

Antwann Kearse standing on the campus of Morrisville State College.

On Point for College assists and guides high school students on their journey toward attending and excelling in college.

The facilitation of a community discussion about the benefits and challenges surrounding I-81.

NYCLU: I-81

NYCLU conducted outreach both in city and suburban neighborhoods to encourage an open dialogue and community conversation around the benefits and challenges of various I-81 replacement options.

Women of New American Women’s Empowerment (NAWE) meeting around a round table.

Khadijo Abdulkadir launched New American Women’s Empowerment (NAWE) to instill confidence and strength in refugee girls and teach them the tools to overcome gender boundaries.

Shawndell Burden in her salon styling a clients hair.

Shawndell Burden was one of the first funding recipients of the Near Westside Initiative's Microloan Program, created for existing businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs located in the Near Westside neighborhood of Syracuse.

The lounge/activity area in the McMahon-Ryan Child Advocacy Center

A three-story historic building was renovated into a state-of-the-art facility that provides McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center with 10 times the space it had in its previous location, allowing multiple agencies to serve the needs of vulnerable victims under one roof.

Students enjoying the process of creating model rockets.

Children at McKinley Brighton Middle School add the final touches to model rockets of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Once fully assembled, the countdown will begin.

Matthew House resident relaxing in the lounge area.

Matthew House is a two-bed, not-for-profit, non-denominational home for people who are terminally ill and who for a variety of reasons, can no longer remain in their own homes.

Rick Rarick, farm manager, kneeling next to plants in greenhouse.

Matthew 25 uses its farms located in Tully and LaFayette to grow and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution free of charge to those in need.