Man reading a book to a child

What started as a small seed blossomed into thousands of children and families around the county now practicing early literacy lessons.

A performer in costume on stage at the Rev

The Rev Theatre Company (formerly Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), or The Rev, found a way to take its arts programming on the road to use the creativity and artistry of theatre to educate youth all over New York State.

girl plays with chickens

The Haven at Skanda (Skanda), a nonprofit organization located in Cazenovia that pairs rescue animals with children in need of support, quickly responded by pivoting its programming to support these families in crisis.

Mercy Works volunteers loading boxes for COVID relief

Vera House was about a week from its annual White Ribbon Walk when the coronavirus pandemic upended plans for its fundraising and domestic and sexual violence awareness campaign.

Central New York Community Foundation is committing to invest a minimum of $1 million over the next few years through a new Black Equity & Excellence funding priority.

Northside Learning Center volunteers fill boxes of food

Ra Har Met is just one of several young New Americans who have stepped up to Cass’s call to serve as translators in their native languages.

WHOLE ME connecting with its students over Zoom.

WHOLE ME provides mentoring, literacy, transitional life skills training, early intervention, advocacy, and rights awareness programs for deaf and hard of hearing children, adolescents, young adults, and their families.

Stacks of donated diapers and pull-ups in the Samaritan Center.

Even before Onondaga County reported its first verified case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, the region was reacting to the global health crisis.

Nicola DaSilva stands on the porch of her home located in Syracuse

Giving Voice Spring 2020: LeadSafeCNY

A staff advancement recipient poses with two men from her agency.

More than twenty years ago, Mike and Elaine Crough identified a common challenge among social service employees – that a large number of those working below the executive level lacked opportunities for further training and advancement.