2017 Community Service Grants

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2017 Community Service Grants
As in previous years, our Club has supported community service projects that benefit Yonkers residents and are sponsored by not-for-profit organizations. In 2017 we have provided supporting grants for 11 projects with grants starting at $500 per project, totaling $6,000.00.  Family Service Society of Yonkers Kinship Support Program and the Yonkers Public Library Telescope Lending Program have been awarded Grants of $750 each, while all others (in no particular order) will receive $500 Grants.
 
Family Service Society of Yonkers   -  Kinship Support Program – Provide for educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities for at-risk children being raised by  Grandparents.
 
Yonkers Public Library  -  Telescope Lending Program for the scientific engagement for patrons of the Yonkers Public Library.
 
Queen’s Daughters Day Care -   "Get Moving, Get Fit” for tricycles and playground equipment.
 
Greyston Foundation  -   Greyston Community Gardens and Environmental Education Program – Hope and Dreams Project – on Buena Vista Avenue.
 
Yonkers Historical Society   -   Publication of quarterly newsletter The Historian.
 
CLUSTER Community Services  -  Provide for CLUSTER Summer Camp Program to offer full and partial scholarships to a 6-week summer camp.  Many are from very low-income households.
                                                           
Fine Arts Orchestral Society  Of Yonkers - Provide for a free Symphonic Concert by the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra, specifically to help pay musician’s fees during the Winter Concert season 2017-2018.
 
Hudson Valley Justice Center - Provide for 5 educational outreach presentations in Yonkers to inform clients of legal rights and options in areas that include immigration, housing, and consumer law.
 
YMCA of Yonkers -  “Community Dining” – a program that addresses hunger on multiple levels:  children, teenagers, adults, older adults, and the homeless.
 
Westhab, Inc.  -  Food Pantry at Westhab’s Elm Street Community Resource Center.
 
Science Barge/Groundworks,  Blue Door - “BargeSpeak/ArtSpeak” – Two three-hour workshops on the Hudson River to provide bond connecting the arts, history and the environment.