2019 Lend A Hand Grant Awards

The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund via the Independent Advisory Committee has awarded Lend-A-Hand Grants to 35 local, nonprofit organizations. The grants totaled $74,000. The name of each organization receiving a Lend-A-Hand Grant is listed below.

Recipient of the David H. Porter Memorial Grant: The Charlton School

To provide funding for Therapeutic Arts Classroom Renovations, which offers art therapy programming.

Recipient of the Ned Chapman Memorial Grant: Saratoga County Children’s Committee

To provide funding for the Empty Stocking Project, which provides local children gifts, clothing and other necessities during the holiday season.

After the Fire

To help families in Saratoga County who suffer loss due to a fire, including gift certificates that they can immediately use.

AIM Services

To support Enhanced Respite After School Program through the purchase of educational and recreational materials such as teaching materials, sensory stations, art supplies, books, musical items, recreational items and provisions of healthy snack foods.

Amanda’s House at Glens Falls Hospital

To provide funding for monthly TV/Cable, internet, and WiFi services for comfort and ease of patient and families extended stay during treatments.

Art in the Public Eye

To provide funding for the licensing fees associated with showing each film in a public setting, which will be free and available to the community, promoting family-friendly activity opportunities.

Backstretch Employee Service Team of NY (BEST)

To purchase of food and beverages for backstretch workers during the shoulder season where there is limited access to meal options at the track.

Bikeatoga

To purchase bicycle parts and tools, lights and high visibility items, as well as adult and child helmets.

Books in Kids’ Hands Corporation

To purchase books for students to take home during vacations and summer breaks.

Brookside Museum/Saratoga County Historical Society

To provide materials for hands-on activities for sheep shearer program.

CAPTAIN Human Services

To support the Getting Ahead program, which assists those living in poverty or low-income situations, by building their resources for a more prosperous, self-sufficient life. Funding supports purchase of program materials, logistics and supplies.

Catie Hoch Foundation

To purchase gas, food and other gift cards to provide financial assistance to families who have children with cancer.

Clifton Park Halfmoon Emergency Corps, Inc.

To purchase Stop the Bleed training props for bleed control outreach education and training.

First Baptist Church Summer Lunch Program

To purchase food items and supplies for student summer lunch programming.

Franklin Community Center, Inc.

To support program costs for the after-school prevention program, Project Lift, for “high-risk” students.

Glens Falls Area Youth Center, Inc.

To provide funding for logistics, meals and educational supplies.

Lake George Region Women for WIN, Inc.

To purchase personal hygiene items for distribution to area elementary students.

Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue, Inc.

To purchase updated search-and-rescue GPS units.

Mechanicville Area Community Services Center

To provide sneakers, nutritious snacks, supplies and race fees for inaugural Boys on the Move program.

Moreau Community Center

To purchase an additional commercial refrigerator, and cosmetic upgrades for renovated food pantry.

The Open Door—Mission Servants of the World, Inc.

To purchase food, supplies and other direct expenses for the Food Assistance Program.

Pitney Meadows Community Farm, Inc.

To provide funding for supplies to construct two handicapped, accessible picnic tables.

Prospect Center—Center for Disability Services, Inc.

To provide funding for the development of a fully accessible playground with adaptive equipment to meet the needs of children with different abilities.

Rebuilding Together Saratoga County

To purchase items for Safe and Healthy Home Kits, which include items such as smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, flashlights and first-aid kits.

Salvation Army of Saratoga

To provide funding for one-time household expense support, allowing families to stay in their homes.

NYSARC, Inc., Saratoga County Chapter (Saratoga Bridges)

To support staffing of new artists for the Creative Endeavors Art Center program.

Saratoga Center for the Family

For outpatient therapy to individuals with no health insurance or who are underinsured. Therapy will introduce coping and social skills. Services are provided by licensed mental health professionals.