HELPING COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
The Community Foundation, in partnership with United Way of Central New York, Allyn Family Foundation, The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County, established a COVID-19 Community Support Fund to support nonprofit organizations working with communities who are disproportionately impacted by economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
| AccessCNY | $28,900 | Connect those with disabilities and/or a mental health diagnosis to vital services through remote technology |
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| ACR Health | $16,000 | Purchase technology to continue support services remotely and ramp up food pantry offerings due to increased demand |
| Advocates | $6,540 | Implement a telehealth solution to continue critical health services for people with disabilities |
| Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter | $3,200 | Offer virtual care consultations, referral meetings, support groups and education programs to dementia patients and their caregivers |
| ARC of Onondaga | $50,665 | Purchase telehealth, PPE and cleaning equipment for residential programs, clinical supports, community habilitation and virtual services |
| ARISE | $24,000 | Upgrade phone system to allow for reliable telehealth services |
| Assumption Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen | $5,000 | Distribute emergency food parcels and to-go meals to families in need |
| Auxiliary at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center | $5,000 | Provide personal hygiene supplies, food and clothing to individuals in need |
| Baldwinsville Meals on Wheels | $3,500 | Purchase food for distribution to accommodate doubling of demand |
| Bea GONZÁLEZ Summer Fellows Program | $150,000 | Funding provided to PEACE, Inc., RISE, Southwest Community Center and Building Men program to fill the gap of summer youth employment programs |
| Bellegrove Missionary Baptist Church | $6,500 | Stock and maintain a food pantry to assist individuals and families in need of emergency food, toiletries and other basic needs |
| Catholic Charities | $25,000 | Help people in need purchase food, cleaning supplies and hygiene items and assist with unexpected household expenses |
| Cancer Connects | $6,400 | Provide safe transportation for immune-compromised adult cancer patients to access treatment or physician visits |
| Center for Community Alternatives | $20,340 | Provide food and basic supplies for residents of Freedom Commons Academy and participants of the Recovery Community and Outreach Center; provide remote employment and reentry services |
| Center for Court Innovation | $6,750 | Help clients stay connected virtually to attorneys, probation officers, mental health treatment providers and other services |
| Centers of St. Camillus | $50,779 | Implement remote access to maintain business continuity and convert two floors of its West Wing for dedicated COVID-19 care |
| CNY Diaper Bank | $25,000 | Distribute diapers to families, which are not otherwise covered by government safety net programs |
| Chadwick Residence | $5,196 | Purchase health and safety supplies for residents of its supportive housing program for women and their children; purchase technology to meet with women in crisis remotely |
| Clear Path for Veterans | $8,000 | Provide emergency food delivery services as well as other critical services such as financial and career counseling to Veterans and their families |
| CNY Ronald McDonald House Charities | $12,000 | Provide emergency relief support for its Meals that Heal program; purchase supplies to welcome back guest families safely |
| Consortium for Children’s Services | $3,000 | Offer remote parenting education classes for families with children |
| Contact Community Services | Amount | Description |
| Name | Amount | Description |
| Name | Amount | Description |
| Name | $19,590 | Maintain a central triage line for individuals in crisis and concerned parties to divert unnecessary hospital visits |
| Delta Torch Foundation | $15,000 | Purchase and distribute feminine hygiene products and laundry detergent to young women and girls in Syracuse |
| Determination Center | $19,500 | Purchase laptops for youth to complete their remote schoolwork; provide child care and food to children of essential healthcare workers |
| DeWitt Food Pantry | $2,500 | Meet increasing demand for emergency food distribution |
| Early Childhood Alliance | $8,000 | Deliver early learning and developmental tool kits to families to prevent learning loss while schools and daycare centers are closed |
| Fight for Hearts | $3,810 | Offer fitness and wellness live programming to teens through Boys & Girls Clubs and Syracuse Parks & Rec |
| First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville (Eastern Farm Workers Association) | $4,000 | Expand emergency food service for low-income workers to include hygiene and sanitary supplies delivered through no-contact deliveries |
| Food Bank of Central New York | $57,420 | Increase emergency food response |
| Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society | $13,517 | Purchase barriers, shields, air purifiers and cleaning supplies for meeting with clients safely |
| Good Life Youth Foundation | $35,000 | Provide food, hygiene supplies, clothing and life coaching to youth living in homelessness or poverty |
| Hillside Children’s Center | $2,000 | Outfit staff with PPE for use during 4-week summer programming |
| Home HeadQuarters | $30,000 | Assist homeowners without discretionary income in making emergency home repairs |
| Humanitarian Organization for Multicultural Experiences (H.O.M.E.) | $5,000 | Provide telehealth habilitation services and purchase health and safety supplies for staff providing face-to-face services |
| Huntington Family Centers (Syracuse Community Center Collaborative) | $50,000 | Provide food pantry and diaper bank services at four neighborhood community centers |
| InterFaith Works | $45,725 | Provide personal items, sanitizing products and food to families; implement safety protocols for visitors and purchase technology for staff to work remotely |
| Interreligious Food Consortium | $2,000 | Serve as a resource for food items as emergency food providers and social service agencies respond to high demand |
| It Takes a Village for All | $10,000 | Purchase educational supplies to continue grade-school learning with students who have been removed from school and displaced |
| Le Moyne College | $5,000 | Offer emergency financial aid quickly and efficiently to Le Moyne students experiencing significant economic disruption |
| LiteracyCNY | $21,000 | Offer basic literacy and English instruction to adults remotely over the summer months |
| Loretto | $36,000 | Provide basic needs — food, child care assistance, family essentials and transportation — to frontline healthcare workers |
| Matthew 25 Farm | $15,000 | Grow more produce to help stock food pantries and soup kitchens with fresh fruits and vegetables |
| McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center | $12,050 | Purchase remote technology to continue child trafficking advocacy services for families and youth |
| Meals on Wheels of Eastern Onondaga County | $3,500 | Upgrade technology to meet rapid increase in demand for services |
| Meals on Wheels of Syracuse | $4,840 | Assist employees with technology to work from home and rent refrigerated storage to meet increased meal demand |
| Mercy Works | $120,000 | Provide weekend groceries to Syracuse families whose children qualify for school breakfast and lunch on weekdays; offer pop-up food pantries |
| Ministries of Victory Temple | $3,000 | Serve home-cooked meals to community members |
| New American Forum | $7,500 | Connect refugee families with basic essentials and native-language best practices to remain healthy |
| New Justice Conflict Resolution Services | $3,500 | Install plastic shielding for face-to-face custody and visitation mediations |
| North Side Learning Center | $50,500 | Provide basic food items and multilingual outreach to advise refugee families on current restrictions, social distancing practices and community resources |
| North Syracuse Christian Church Food Pantry | $2,000 | Prepare additional food packages to meet increased need |
| Olivet Community Development Institute | $5,000 | Provide food and essential items to at least 200 families |
| Onondaga Community College | $5,000 | Connect students with technology necessary to finish coursework and assist them with other emergency needs |
| PEACE, Inc. | $8,650 | Deliver food, toiletries, and emergency supplies to clients lacking transportation and food access |
| PGR Foundation | $4,250 | Make and distribute washable fabric face masks to families with children living in public housing and temporary shelters |
| Public Broadcasting Council of CNY (WCNY) | $10,000 | Broadcast the TV Classroom Network, which offers Pre-K to 12th grade instruction in key academic subject areas, as well as health, physical fitness, and music |
| Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment (RISE) | $18,765 | Provide 24/7 hotline assistance and purchase equipment for virtual case management to connect limited English proficient families to accurate public health information and social services |
| Rescue Mission Alliance | $50,000 | House men living in homelessness and dealing with physical and mental health challenges at its Crossroads Adult Home |
| Road to Emmaus Ministry of Syracuse | $7,500 | Meet increased demand for meal service and food pantry distribution |
| Robert & Marjorie Jones Community Benefit Organization | $5,400 | Deliver food and basic necessities and provide access to mental health professionals |
| Samaritan Center | $5,000 | Install protection and technology equipment to continue delivering case management services safely |
| Sarah’s Guest House | $2,000 | Purchase food staples and cleaning supplies for guests who are patients receiving urgent and necessary medical care |
| Salvation Army-Syracuse Area Services | $40,000 | Provide basic needs to teenagers and their babies housed at its Transitional Apartments and Parenting Center as well as deliver food, health and cleaning supplies to families |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace | $5,000 | Retrofit build stations with Plexiglass shields to safely construct beds for children in need |
| Special Olympics New York | $1,000 | Purchase PPE for coaches and athletes participating in in-person sports training |
| St. Joseph’s Health Care Coordination Network | $5,000 | Deliver food to patients’ homes |
| St. Lucy’s Food Pantry | $3,000 | Distribute emergency food packages to families in need |
| Street Addiction Institute | $7,500 | Feed families through bi-weekly home deliveries |
| Syracuse Alliance Church | $2,500 | Connect families with nutritional meals and essential hygiene supplies |
| Syracuse Jewish Family Service | $5,000 | Meet increased demand for Kosher Meals on Wheels and purchase technology to provide virtual counseling and group cognitive and emotional support discussions |
| Syracuse Tenants Union | $9,000 | Educate tenants who live in areas of high poverty and COVID-19 infection about the eviction moratorium |
| Tucker Missionary Baptist Church | $13,500 | Provide food to Southside neighborhood families in need |
| Vera House | $41,500 | Use remote counseling technology and maintain emergency shelter to meet a higher need due to stay-at-home restrictions, which can lead to being trapped in violent conditions |
| Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County | $35,000 | Purchase safety equipment and remote technology for client meetings |
| University United Methodist Church | $6,000 | Distribute food through its Emergency Food Box and To-Go Breakfast programs |
| Upstate Foundation | $12,800 | Educate farm operations on best practices in prevention, screening, and responding to COVID-19 symptoms within their farm workforce |
| We Rise Above the Streets | $2,000 | Distribute food and basic hygiene items to families in financial hardship and those living in homelessness |
| YMCA of Central New York | $18,561 | Safely continue housing and child care assistance to those in need |
