Field Hall Foundation, a Cortlandt Manor-based philanthropy focused on improving the lives of older adults and their caregivers in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties, has announced
$249,000 in new grants through its Spring 2023 grant cycle.
The grant recipients include:
”¢ CAREERS Support Solutions, $40,000 ”“ To provide workforce readiness, job placement and ongoing support to low-income seniors;
”¢ Cancer Support Team, $25,000 ”“ To provide in-home nurse education, social work, and case management for low-income senior cancer patients and their families;
”¢ Association on Aging in New York, $24,500 ”“ To increase caregiver identification and connect caregivers to local resources in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester Counties;
”¢ Community Center of Northern Westchester, $20,000 ”“ To provide food, clothing, social work and case management services to seniors in need;
”¢ Family Service Society of Yonkers, $20,000 ”“ To support their Guardianship Program, which protects incapacitated seniors from physical and emotional abuse, neglect and financial exploitation;
”¢ Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County, $20,000 ”“ To provide needed home repairs and modifications that allow seniors to continue to live in their own homes;
”¢ Lifespan of Greater Rochester, $20,000 ”“ To provide caregiver-directed vouchers for respite services to families in Dutchess, Putnam, and Westchester Counties;
”¢ Cardinal McCloskey Community Services, $15,000 ”“ To replace the flooring at a senior group residence home;
”¢ Meals on Wheels of White Plains, $15,000 ”“ To deliver meals to homebound seniors living in White Plains;
”¢ Mental Health America of Dutchess County, $15,000 ”“ To provide emergency relief funds to senior veterans in need;
”¢ My Brother Vinny, $15,000 ”“ To provide kitchen and bathroom essentials to low-income, newly housed senior veterans;
”¢ Town of Bedford, $10,000 ”“ To provide emergency relief funds to seniors in need;
”¢ Stonewood Farm, $5,000 ”“ To provide fresh produce to food insecure seniors in Dover;
”¢ Trinity United Methodist Church, $4,500 ”“ To provide fresh foods and produce to food insecure seniors in the White Plains area
This is the second of the foundation”™s three grant cycles for 2023.
