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

2025 年春季 "奉献之声":捐赠很重要

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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彼得-黄(Peter Wong)曾是一名航空公司工作人员,在健康问题使他孤立无援之后,他通过北区送餐服务重新找到了生活的目标。有了营养餐、友好的探访和重要的支持,他说:"这给了我一个站起来生活的理由"。

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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.

聆听 "妇女共同克服障碍 "组织的创始人 Chayna Short 讲述她在 "领导力课堂"(TLC)和我们的 "参与式资助 "项目中的转变经历如何指导她发展、加强和壮大自己的组织。

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.

在 COVID-19 大流行之初,纽约中部宗教间工作组织开始分发美国奶制品协会的剩余牛奶,并由此建立了一个庞大的食品储藏室网络,目前为 32 个基层储藏室提供支持。