The Adirondack Trust Co. Community Fund has awarded Lend-A-Hand Grants to 37 local nonprofit organizations.
\nSince 2012, Lend-A-Hand Grants have been awarded annually using community funds from ATCCF\u2019s annual Autumn of Giving Match Campaign.
\nOfficials said because of the economic stresses COVID-19 has placed on businesses and individuals, the Adirondack Trust Co. fully funded this year\u2019s grant efforts, donating $77,000 in lieu of the typical match campaign.
\n\u201cIn a year full of challenges and difficult decisions, the Community Fund is grateful that Adirondack Trust quickly stepped up to fund the 2020 Lend-A-Hand Grants,\u201d said ATCCF Advisory Committee Chair Brian Straughter. \u201cWe are so grateful for our community partnerships like this one.\u201d
\n\u201cThere was absolutely no question when it came to funding this year\u2019s grants,\u201d said Adirondack Trust President and CEO Charles V. Wait, Jr. \u201cEnsuring the Community Fund\u2019s perpetuation and its ability to assist so many incredible nonprofits was a top priority, but the best part is that, even though the community didn\u2019t have to donate this year, so many did.\u201d
\nLend-A-Hand Grants help local nonprofits throughout Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties obtain critical funding for a diverse spectrum of needs: combatting food insecurity, improving living conditions, providing medical supplies and personal protective equipment, and so much more.
\nGrant awards were provided to the following organizations:
\n\u2022 4-H Youth Development (Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County)
\nto help support programming and education for community families during a remote learning environment.
\n\u2022 After the Fire to provide fire victims with gift cards for supplies they lost due to fire.
\n\u2022 AIM Services, Inc. to help purchase of laptops for participants in the Employment Services Program.
\n\u2022 Ben Osborn Memorial Fund to help purchase Ben\u2019s Personal Hygiene kits, which will be distributed to teens.
\n\u2022 Caff\u00e8 Lena to create programming and concerts for an online audience and support the use of a professional streaming platform as the new revenue streams develops.
\n\u2022 Camp Abilities Saratoga to support the summer camp program that offers blind, visually impaired, and deaf\/blind campers athletic activities.
\n\u2022 Catie Hoch Foundation to support the purchase of gas cards for families of children battling cancer.
\n\u2022 Clifton Park Halfmoon Emergency Corps
\nto be used to conduct Safe Sitter Babysitting safety classes for 48 middle school students.
\n\u2022 Coesa, to provide professional wellness retreats that offer tools, resources, and information about a variety of mindfulness and well-being methods.
\n\u2022 Community Hospice (St. Peter\u2019s Health Partners) to support pediatric bereavement services.
\n\u2022 C.R.E.A.T.E Community Studios
\nto provide expressive activities to engage youth, while offering a safe environment to foster social and individual growth.
\n\u2022 Double H Ranch to assist with the shift to alternative\/virtual programs through the purchase of technical equipment and software, camper supplies and seasonal staff stipends.
\n\u2022 First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa
\nto help families by providing lunches during the summer, when free or reduced-price lunches from the school district are not available.
\n\u2022 Flower & Fruit Mission to assist Saratoga Hospital to host a Lactation Counselor Training Course.
\n\u2022 Franklin Community Center to support Project Lift, which works to provide at-risk youth with activities to promote positive youth development and to increase social-emotional skills.
\n\u2022 Gateway House of Peace to help it fulfill their mission of caring for those dying and supporting their families free of charge.
\n\u2022 Glens Falls Area Youth Center
\nGrant to help bridge the gap between ambition and opportunity to break the generational cycle of poverty.
\n\u2022 Habitat for Humanity Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties to be used to cover the cost of materials and labor for the construction of a wheelchair accessible ramp.
\n\u2022 L.E.A.P (Washington County Economic Opportunity Council)
\nto support Head Start.
\n\u2022 Mechanicville Area Community Services Center to go toward the development and implementation of Boys on the Move, a program addressing self-esteem, respectful and communication, teamwork.
\n\u2022 Nipper Knolls Equine Center
\nFunding to provide food and care to retired and or rescued horses used in the equine assisted activities program.
\n\u2022 Northeast Parent & Child Society (Northern Rivers Family of Services)
\nto allow Northern Rivers to continue to address the rise in food insecurity.
\n\u2022 Open Door Mission to provide food and direct expenses for its Hunger Relief program.
\n\u2022 Rebuilding Together Saratoga County
\nto fund home safety kits for 125 homeowners in need.
\n\u2022Saratoga Bridges to support the Creative Endeavors Art Center programming.
\n\u2022 Saratoga Center for the Family
\nGrant to support the growing need for financial assistance to clients who are weathering a health crisis without jobs or health insurance.
\n\u2022 Saratoga County Children\u2019s Committee to help support the Empty Stocking Project in 2021, which helps fill the needs and some gifts for children during the holiday season.
\n\u2022 Saratoga Hospital and Saratoga Community Health Center (CHC) to support the purchase of X-ray equipment.
\n\u2022 Saratoga Pride, an affiliate of the Capital District Gay Community
\nto sustain and expand support for LGBTQ community members and allies.
\n\u2022 Saratoga Senior Center to support Legacies for Life, an oral history project for seniors in Saratoga County.
\n\u2022 Shelters of Saratoga to help it obtain COVID-19 supplies, including PPE, masks, gloves, and cleaning supplies.
\n\u2022 SNACpack Program Inc. to support the distribution of weekly bags of food to children who live with food insecurity.
\n\u2022 Veterans & Community Housing Coalition
\nto provide food, PPE, and other essentials to homeless veterans and low-income families.
\n\u2022 Wait House (Warren\/Washington County Homeless Youth Coalition, Inc.) to support the youth Street Outreach and Safe Harbour programs.
\n\u2022 Wilton Emergency Squad for upgraded technology to provide virtual lifesaving education programming and training.
\n\u2022Wilton Food Pantry Grant to support the Children\u2019s Healthy Choice breakfast\/lunch program.
\nThe Community Fund\u2019s website is ATCCF.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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