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We were happy to return to the Hochstein School to present Grant funds, which are to be used for their Arts4All programming provided to Pre-K through 8th graders at Charles T. Lunsford School 19 in the 19th Ward of Rochester. This inclusive program offers comprehensive arts education for students with limited access to the arts. Learning experiences such as dance, instrumental music, performing and visual arts and performing arts strengthen social and emotional development, create pathways for academic success and provide personal transformation through the arts.

We are happy to support Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to help fund their AFA Education & Resource Center & The Residence. By AFA creating this Center on Long Island, they will be filling a huge educational and therapeutic services gap, as well as enhancing training programs for healthcare professionals..

We are happy to provide Grant funding to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, NY. Our funds will be used to assist with their additional flight conditioning cage to help strengthen flight muscles for migratory birds and small raptors. They provide rehabilitation services and care for approximately 2000 individuals annually.

We are happy to again provide Grant funds to the Andrea Rizzo Foundation. The Andréa Rizzo Foundation funds “Dréa’s Dream” Pediatric Dance Therapy Program to children ages 1 – 18 years old with cancer and special needs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and John Street School since 2003, providing improved social, emotional, cognitive and physical outcomes through dance/movement therapy.

We are happy to provide Grant funds to the Shepherds House, Indiana. They serve Veterans with mental health diagnoses, including dual diagnosis of PTSD, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and/or substance use disorders. They provide case management and support to ensure Veterans have access to programs and rehabilitation that provide quality clinical services to meet their needs. The only requirement for Veterans to enter our program is a commitment to recovery. Their three facilities handle housing for 30 homeless male veterans ages 18 and over, another for men further along in recovery but have disability or health issues. The third facility caters to those with more severe addiction and mental health issues which require more supervision.

The goal is to support Veterans as they establish sobriety and transition from homelessness to permanent housing. So far there is an 85% success rate in helping Veterans achieve sobriety and a 95% success rate of Veterans completing their program move into permanent independent housing.

We are once again happy to provide Grant funds to JAVC Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council of Mohave County, Inc. Our funds will contribute to their repairs and supplies necessitated from recent heavy rains. Damage not only occurred to the building roof but to clothing, furnishings, files and necessitated countless hours of clean-up. The JAVC houses 20 homeless veterans on a 90-100 day rotation and provides them with comprehensive wrap-around services. They also provide assistance to about 750 at-risk veterans with emergency housing, food, transportation, mortgage/rent payments, utility notice shut-offs, mobility equipment, vehicles and much more.

We are happy to fulfill a Grant request for Grassroots Gardens WNY to contribute to their fundraising for overall project needs including personnel costs. Their gardens supply low-income children and families with fresh seasonal produce grown within walking distance of their homes. Their member gardens are thriving urban green spaces that teach children about nature, restore habitat for pollinators and other wildlife, and serve as community gathering spaces where neighbors can meet and build relationships.

We are happy to support TSINY Transitional Services for New York, Inc. assisting Color My World a new art as therapy program in partnership with The Spirit of Huntington Art Center. TSINY provides rehabilitative services to enrich the lives of people with severe mental health diagnoses and facilitate their transition to greater levels of independence.

We are happy to support Believe In A Cure with Grant funding to contribute towards their AAV Drug Refinement Study in FOXG1 mice. BIAC has contracted a company called Psychogenics and partnered with University of Massachusetts Medical School in research and development of this drug. The mission of the organization is to develop a treatment for a rare brain disease called FOXG1 syndrome which has links to Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and brain tumors. This syndrome prevents impacted kids from walking, talking, or doing anything independently while suffering from seizures, a sleep disorder, feeding difficulties, and more (many patients have died from the complexity of these issues). The second part of the mission is to provide support to impacted families.