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    “Their Finger’s on the Pulse.”

    Trustee and Tupper Lake business owner Adam Boudreau talks about why his money’s on Adirondack Community Foundation.

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    Going the Distance

    An innovative collaboration led by LivingADK and funded through ACF’s Strengthening the Social Safety Net initiative aims to bridge the physical and social gaps that can leave residents feeling adrift.

  • Changing the Rural Narrative

    In 2024, Adirondack Community Foundation was selected by the Trust for Civic Life to be one of 20 inaugural grantees working to reinvigorate rural, often high-poverty regions.

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    Birth to Three Turns 10

    “Little short of a miracle” is how Joan Grabe describes what the Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance (BT3) has accomplished in just over a decade.

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    The New Adirondack Workforce

    Their reasons for moving to the Adirondack region vary, but what they have in common is a career that allows them to live anywhere with an internet connection.

  • Beyond Band-Aid Solutions

    Now in its third year, Adirondack Community Foundation’s Social Safety Net Project — with funding from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation and generous local donors — is building on its…

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    So Much More than Books

    In hamlets and villages across the Adirondack region, libraries have become rural community hubs — places to gather, learn, work, and create. In the 2024 fiscal year, Adirondack Community Foundation…

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    Charting Career Pathways

    Building a bridge from high school to life beyond the classroom Young people face a unique set of challenges and opportunities as they navigate the transition from high school to…

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