June 4, 2012 - Thirty-four nonprofit organizations are
competing for a grant in The CNY85 Giving
Project and are calling on the public for their support. The project that
receives the most online votes by the end of the month will receive an $8,500 grant
from the Central New York Community Foundation in celebration of its 85-year
anniversary.
The Community Foundation is asking the public to visit cny85.org to view the full list of
projects and vote for their favorite. Projects up for vote range from the
training of psychiatric service dogs for U.S. veterans to assisting Syracuse
families with emergency home repair. Each visitor may cast one vote per email
address per day until June 30. The winner will be formally announced in
mid-July, after all of the votes have been verified.
About The CNY85 Giving Project
The Community Foundation created The CNY85 Giving Project to use its 85-year anniversary as an
opportunity to highlight the many nonprofit programs serving Central New York
and inspire their support among community members. The month of June is the
second of four voting periods the Community Foundation will open to the public over
the course of the year. The June voting round features human service, health
and housing projects. Future rounds will feature projects that address
education and technology (September) and arts, culture and civic leadership
(December).
The Community Foundation recently awarded $8,500 to the
first quarter’s winner - Madison County Office for the Aging - to expand its
senior transportation program. The program provides medical transportation for
frail, isolated elderly who have no other means of transportation to their
physicians, eye care professionals, pharmacies, and other medical related
appointments.
The Community Foundation will be accepting applications for
its third round, featuring projects that address Central New York’s education
and technology needs from July 1- July 31. Nonprofit organizations that serve
Onondaga and/or Madison Counties are invited to enter by submitting a simple
online form. To view the Project’s full calendar and learn how to apply, visit cny85.org.
About CNYVitals
Each round features projects of different themes based on
findings of a community indicators project, CNYVitals.
The community indicators were the result of a collaborative effort between
Syracuse University's Maxwell School, FOCUS Greater Syracuse, the Central New
York Community Foundation, city and county municipalities and a host of
community-based organizations that have signed on to help gather and analyze
the data on Central New York’s greatest needs.
The resulting data is a snapshot of Central New York's current state of affairs within various interest areas. The architects of the project hope that making this information available to the general public will inspire collaborative discussion and action to address the community's most pressing needs while also focusing funding and programming on projects and initiatives that will have the greatest positive impact on the region. All of the data can be viewed and contributed to at cnyvitals.org.
About the Central New
York Community Foundation
This year, the Central New York Community Foundation celebrates
its 85-year anniversary. Founded in 1927, it strives to inspire philanthropy in
Central New York by connecting the generosity of donors with community needs -
making grants to organizations working to enhance the quality of life of those
who live and work in Central New York from more than 550 charitable endowment
funds that it manages. Grants are awarded for programs in the areas of human
services, arts and culture, education, environment, health, economic
development and civic affairs. As the region’s largest endowed philanthropic
foundation, the Community Foundation awards more than $5 million in grants to
nonprofit organizations annually. The Community Foundation is located at 431
East Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 and can be reached at (315) 422-9538 or
www.cnycf.org.
Projects Up For Vote
Alzheimer's Association, CNY Chapter
Train responders to safely
locate missing persons with dementia
Amaus Health Services
Conduct low-income patient
health education
American Diabetes Association, CNY
Start a diabetic support
network
BRiDGES MCCASA
Implement a bullying
prevention program
Camp Good Days & Special Times
Fund a women's oncology
support group
Central New York Health Systems Agency (CNYHSA)
Provide rental assistance
to the working disabled
Clear Path for Veterans
Train psychiatric service
dogs for use by U.S. veterans
Community Action Partnership for Madison County
Provide discounted
medications to free health clinic patients
Crouse Health Foundation
Furnish NICU with a
baby/parent bonding area
Downtown Syracuse YMCA
Provide housing for
homeless men
Focusing Our Resources for Community Enlightenment
(FORCE)
Educate vulnerable
communities in emergency preparedness
Food Bank of Central New York
Distribute food to
emergency food programs
Hamilton Senior Citizens Center
Provide isolated seniors
with social opportunities, education and nourishment
Home HeadQuarters, Inc
Assist City of Syracuse
families with emergency home repair
It's About Childhood and Family, Inc.
Provide social and emotional
parenting training
Madison-Oneida BOCES
Help identify
developmental delays and disabilities in young children
Maureen's Hope Foundation
Deliver care packages to
people facing a cancer diagnosis or life altering disease
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Upstate NY
Provide adaptive support
to people living with multiple sclerosis
Oneida Healthcare Foundation
Provide community course
on healthy living
Orenda Springs Experiential Learning Center
Send SCSD students to a
day-long empowerment program
P.E.A.C.E., Inc.
Take low-income rural
families on educational field trips
Poverello Health Center
Supplement health care
costs for low income individuals
Rescue Mission
Create a laundry facility
for use by low-income area residents
SHA Development Foundation
Build a self-sufficiency
fund for residents in public housing
Southern Hills Preservation Corporation
Provide safe, affordable
housing for low to moderate income families
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center Foundation
Provide ER patients
arriving in damaged clothing with new clothes to leave in
Success By 6
Distribute a cookbookto
WIC participants featuring local, low-cost foods
SUNY Upstate Pediatric Designated AIDS Center/SCC
Promote HIV/AIDS
prevention & testing to young adults by producing a PSA
Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare
Exhibit art created by
people with mental health and eating disorders
Syracuse Habitat for Humanity
Help construct a Women
Build house in Syracuse
Syracuse Housing Authority
Provide low-income
families with home ownership education
Syracuse Jewish Family Service
Offer arts programming to
homebound, isolated seniors
Syracuse Northeast Community Center
Enhance family-focused
services to Syracuse's Northeast inner-city area
The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services
Outfit an infant room at a
homeless family center
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