17-02-2025
NNYCF's LEAD Council Awards $20K to 7 local nonprofits
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – LEAD Impact Grant Program has awarded 7 tri-county nonprofit organizations a share of $20,000 in grant funding.
The LEAD Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation evaluated nearly three dozen applications and selected applications that address current community needs while supporting a wide range of organizations whose work improves the quality of life in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
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The following tri-county nonprofit organizations were awarded LEAD Impact Grant Program funding:
Children's Home of Jefferson County — $5,700 to purchase a hygiene products vending machine for its behavioral health clinic in Jefferson County, where residents face significant barriers to accessing essential health resources;
— $3,500 to help combat food insecurity and provide basic human needs to clients at the Salvation Army of Watertown;
— $3,000 to help launch a new commercial kitchen at its Victory Road facility. The organization is experiencing growth and serving more clients, while also seeing an increase in food pantry and soup kitchen supply costs;
— $2,500 to help lead a newly established Teen+ Club that serves neurodivergent teens and young adults up to age 21;
— $2,000 to strengthen food security for St. Lawrence County residents and promote a local food system;
— $2,000 to give the pantry a critical boost to secure more food through the Food Bank of Central New York; and
— $1,100 to support a coupon program for children to purchase fruits and vegetables at a seasonal market. Lyons Falls ALIVE is a new nonprofit serving Lewis County.
The LEAD Council is an advisory committee of young professionals empowered to make meaningful investments through community grants and volunteerism in the tri-county area.
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The Council and its grant program are supported through the Hyde-Stone Charitable Foundation of the Northern New York Community Foundation, Carthage Savings and Loan Association, Morgia Wealth Management, and donors to the Community Foundation's Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Annual Fund.
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