Community Foundation of Dutchess County Awards $25,000 to Local Nonprofits

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Community Foundation of Dutchess County has awarded eleven grants totaling $25,000 from its Community Response Grants program. 

“Community Response Grants enable the Foundation to take a leadership role in finding solutions to our community’s most pressing needs,” said Andrea Reynolds, President and CEO.  “It is through the generosity of donors that the Community Foundation is able to make these grants possible.”

Community Response Grants are awarded to help organizations be more effective and efficient.  Grants awarded throughout Dutchess County include but are not limited to equipment to improve office operations, professional development for staff and/or board members and programmatic areas.  Organizations receiving grants included:  Astor Services for Children & Families, Dutchess Outreach, Grace Smith House, Inc., Harriet Tubman Academic Skills Center, Hudson River Housing, Inc., Mid-Hudson Addiction Recovery Centers, Mill Street Loft, Inc., No Strings Attached Food Pantry, Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley, Somos La Llave del Futuro, and The REAL Skills Network Inc.

Grant monies will be used in a variety of ways: to purchase food, computers and books, hire a teacher, replace worn mattresses, purchase a telephone system, offer a graphic design course, purchase a commercial refrigeration system, expand programs and support an immigrant health initiative.

Please click here for a complete listing of grants awarded, including descriptions.

Grants from the Community Response Grants – Dutchess County program are made in the spring and fall of each year.  The online grant application and guidelines are available on the Foundation’s Web site at www.cfdcny.org.  The spring deadline is February 28, 2010.

Established in 1969, the Community Foundation of Dutchess County has been a driving force of affordable philanthropy in our region.  Currently, the Foundation administers more than 425 charitable funds established by donors who primarily live in Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster counties.  Since the Foundation’s inception, more than $14 million in grants and scholarships has been awarded to our community.  We are your first resource for everything charitable.  For more information about the Community Foundation call 845-452-3077 or visit www.cfdcny.org.