Westchester Community Foundation Awards $3.2 Million in Grants to 67 Westchester Nonprofits
Kudos to BCW Member The Westchester Community Foundation which recently announced it has awarded $3.2 million to 67 nonprofits in 2021 to help improve the quality of life for Westchester residents. Grants addressed a wide range of needs, including COVID-19-related challenges. Five organizations received grants totaling $567,000 to address the increased need for mental health services. They were:
The Harris Project: $62,000 to expand use of a therapy protocol that combines treatments for mental health and addiction.
Ossining Union Free School District: $160,000 to address mental health needs of public-school students and their families in the Ossining and Peekskill school districts.
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center: $250,000 to increase access to behavioral health crisis services and suicide prevention at its St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester division.
Westchester Jewish Community Services: $45,000 to provide free mental health and substance abuse services to 90 college students in Westchester through May of 2022.
Westchester Medical Center Foundation: $50,000 to support a pilot clinic for individuals experiencing lingering symptoms related to COVID-19.
“The Westchester Community Foundation has always worked hard to address pressing problems with innovative approaches,” said Executive Director Laura Rossi. “In the wake of the pandemic, we have prioritized access to behavioral health services. These grants will provide help to people in our communities so they can cope and thrive.”
Grants were also made to a total of 63 other not-for profits in the following areas: Arts & Culture, Civic Affairs, Community Development, Conservation & Environment, Emergency Response/Covid-19, Health Services, Human Justice, Hunger & Homelessness, Hillside Food Outreach, Jobs & Workforce Development, Special Projects, Technical Assistance and Youth Development.
The grants were made possible because generous donors included the Foundation in their wills and, more recently, people contributed to The Westchester Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund to help support residents as the county recovers from the pandemic.