{"id":1044,"date":"2018-03-23T14:13:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T14:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2018-03-23T14:13:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T14:13:57","slug":"lead-council-community-foundation-award-25000%e2%80%a8to-expand-local-poverty-initiative-helping-area-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/lead-council-community-foundation-award-25000%e2%80%a8to-expand-local-poverty-initiative-helping-area-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAD Council & Community Foundation Award $25,000\u2028 To Expand Local Poverty Initiative Helping Area Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Northern New York Community Foundation and its LEAD Council have stepped up to assist with a local poverty initiative designed to impact residents in need.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Community Foundation\u2019s board of directors and LEAD Council teamed up to award a $25,000 grant to the \u201cRace Against Poverty Fund,\u201d which is designed to support non-profit organizations conducting the \u201cBridges Out of Poverty and \u201cGetting Ahead\u201d initiatives in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. The \u201cRace Against Poverty Fund\u201d was established by the Jefferson Leadership Institute Class of 2017 \u2013 in partnership with the Greater Watertown North Country Chamber of Commerce \u2013 and is administered by the Community Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The LEAD Council is an advisory group of young professionals that complements the Community Foundation with strategic grantmaking efforts. The council was founded in 2014 as a way to empower and mobilize the next generation in proactive community philanthropy that enhances the quality of life in the North Country. More than 20 members are represented on the council from across Northern New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cBridges Out of Poverty\u201d and \u201cGetting Ahead\u201d initiatives were introduced to the community last year by Community Action Planning Council and the Watertown Urban Mission, with additional support from the Volunteer Transportation Center. The 16-week workshop leads participants through self-exploration and discovery exercises to identify and resolve the root issues of their situation living in poverty. To date, two workshops have been completed. The Community Action Planning Council received additional grant support from New York State through the \u201cEmpire State Poverty Reduction Initiative,\u201d which is being administered by the United Way of Northern New York, to conduct \u201cGetting Ahead\u201d workshops to help residents in the city of Watertown.<\/span><\/p>\n

The LEAD Council began exploring hyperlocal effects of poverty on the community in late 2016 and pursued a collaboration with chamber\u2019s Jefferson Leadership Institute (JLI) class to expand the initiative across the tri-county area. In 2017, the JLI class raised $24,000 through its \u201cRace Against Poverty\u201d event in downtown Watertown to build the \u201cRace Against Poverty Fund.\u201d LEAD and the Community Foundation have added funding to the charitable resource to provide an opportunity for other area non-profit organizations to seek funding to conduct the \u201cBridges Out of Poverty\u201d and \u201cGetting Ahead\u201d initiatives in their service area.<\/span><\/p>\n

A committee consisting of members from the LEAD Council and the Jefferson Leadership Institute class has developed an application and review process and will recommend deployment of grant funding to non-profits. The committee will also assist with the examination of outcomes from the workshops to help determine impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGetting Ahead\u2019 is an innovative program that provides those who lack resources with the necessary tools to make positive changes toward a brighter tomorrow,\u201d said Dawn Cole, Deputy Director of the Community Action Planning Council.\u00a0\u201cThe future stories that come from \u2018Getting Ahead\u2019 not only impact participants on an individual level, but they strengthen the community as a whole. I am deeply grateful for the generous support of the LEAD Council and Northern New York Community Foundation and look forward to many more \u2018Getting Ahead\u2019 workshops. It will put us one step closer to a truly sustainable community where we can all live well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The LEAD Council program and its efforts are made possible through the generosity of the Hyde-Stone Charitable Foundation at the Northern New York Community Foundation, Carthage Savings and Loan, BCA Architects and Engineers and annual gifts made to the Friends of the Community Foundation Community Betterment Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so grateful for the broad range of Community Foundation donors who have supported the efforts of the LEAD program as it strives to empower young professionals to begin to find strategic and meaningful ways to make a difference in the place they live. The \u2018Race Against Poverty\u2019 initiative has demonstrated the great potential these committed young citizens have to make their mark for years to come,\u201d said Rande Richardson, Community Foundation director.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you wish to support this endeavor with a contribution to the \u201cRace Against Poverty Fund, please consider making a gift to: Northern New York Community Foundation and write \u201cRace Against Poverty Fund\u201d in the memo line. You may mail your gift to 131 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601. You may also make a contribution online at www.nnycf.org<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Northern New York Community Foundation makes grants to support the work of non-profit organizations and provides scholarships to individuals in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. The Foundation has been built and added to from gifts (both while living and through their legacy plans) by individuals and organizations committed to meeting the changing needs of Northern New York, as well as supporting specific charitable interests and passions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The following is an active list of current members serving on the LEAD Council at the Northern New York Community Foundation:<\/span><\/p>\n

Eli Anderson, Henderson (Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization)<\/span><\/p>\n

Krysta Aten-Schell, Adams Center (BCA Architects and Engineers)<\/span><\/p>\n

Hilary Avallone, Carthage (ACR Health)<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew Boulter, Watertown (Watertown Savings Bank)<\/span><\/p>\n

Anthony Burgess, Watertown (Jefferson Community College)<\/span><\/p>\n

Dennis Caughlin, Watertown (Watertown Savings Bank)<\/span><\/p>\n

Victoria Collins, Croghan (Conboy, McKay, Bachman & Kendall LLP)<\/span><\/p>\n

Bridget Fetterly, Carthage (Carthage Savings and Loan)<\/span><\/p>\n

Trevor Garlock, Hammond (Northwestern Mutual Co.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Kerry Kennett, Sackets Harbor (South Jefferson Central School)<\/span><\/p>\n

Cari Knight, Great Bend (ACR Health)<\/span><\/p>\n

Lindsay Knowlton, Adams Center (North Country Initiative)<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristin LaClair, Watertown (Children\u2019s Miracle Network at Samaritan Medical Center)<\/span><\/p>\n

Diane Leonard, Clayton (DH Leonard Consulting and Grant Writing Services)<\/span><\/p>\n

Joanna Loomis, Watertown (Watertown Urban Mission)<\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Magovney, Watertown (Transitional Living Services)<\/span><\/p>\n

Kylee Monroe, Philadelphia (General Brown Central School)<\/span><\/p>\n

Aaron Naklick, Watertown (Samaritan Medical Center)<\/span><\/p>\n

John Nuber, Clayton (RBC Wealth Management)<\/span><\/p>\n

Melissa Schmitt, Watertown (Samaritan Medical Center)<\/span><\/p>\n

Erin Simser, Watertown (WinnCompanies)<\/span><\/p>\n

Robert Sligar, Carthage (Carthage Savings and Loan)<\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer Voss, Watertown (City of Watertown)<\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew Walldroff, LaFargeville (Jade Stone Engineering)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Northern New York Community Foundation and its LEAD Council have stepped up to assist with a local poverty initiative designed to impact residents in need. The Community Foundation\u2019s board of directors and LEAD Council teamed up to award a $25,000 grant to the \u201cRace Against Poverty Fund,\u201d which is designed to support non-profit organizations …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["type-post","category-recent-news","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1044"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1047,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions\/1047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}