$30,000 To Otsego County From Community Foundation
Otsego County organizations received almost $30,000 in grants from the Community Foundation for South Central New York’s Community Fund, Women’s Fund and special funds, as follows:
- SUNY Oneonta’s Children’s Center, $6,138 to upgrade food services to code (Otsego)
- SUNY Oneonta’s Children’s Center, $15,000 for childcare subsidies (Otsego)
- Otego Community Food Pantry, $2,000 to help residents grow and use their own vegetables and greens (Otsego)
- Opportunities for Otsego, $6,000 for emergency counseling for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes (Otsego)
In all, $160,00 in grants were announced this afternoon, the others being:
- Cider Mill Playhouse $8,820 for equipment upgrades (Broome)
- Susquehanna River Archeological Center $4,107 for display cases (Tioga)
- The Addiction Center of Broome County $6,787 to create a Vivitrol program, medication assisted therapy for substance users. (Broome)
- Samaritan Counseling Center of the Southern Tier $12,765 for operating expenses for a children and youth counseling program (Broome)
- The Impact Project $15,000 for supplies and labor for low-income/senior home repair and maintenance program (multiple counties including Broome and Chenango)
- The Place-Norwich $15,000 salary for a VISTA volunteer (Chenango)
- The Church Commons $8,890 for a new furnace (Tioga)
- Delhi Campus Childcare $10,000 for childcare subsidies (Delaware)
- Jewish Community Center $15,000 for childcare subsidies (Broome)
- Wilson Children’s Center $7,283 to replace carpet (Broome)
- Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial Church $2,000 for a supplies cupboard (Broome)
- VINES (Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments) $15,000 for the youth summer employment program (Broome)
- Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga $3,000 for personal care supplies for women and girls (Tioga)
- Tioga County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse $3,685 for purchase of equipment and programming to add a physical fitness component to substance abuse prevention programming for adolescent girls (Tioga)
- Union Endicott High School $2,315 for a transition program and support group for 9th grade at-risk girls transitioning to high school (Broome)
- SUNY Broome Entrepreneurial Assistance Program $300 for two scholarships for a six week training program for women starting their own business (Broome)
The Community Foundation for South Central New York, a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 and headquartered in Johnson City, encourages and facilitates personal and institutional philanthropy throughout the region by managing 80 funds within the Foundation’s endowment that are established by donors to achieve specific charitable goals. From these funds, the Foundation has awarded over $8.2 million in grants to the area’s nonprofits to help address community concerns and improve the quality of life in the region. The Community Foundation serves donors and nonprofits in five New York counties: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Tioga. More information about the Foundation can be found on its website at www.donorswhocare.org