Food, Housing, Child Care: How We Showed Up Together

Over $10 million invested across the Adirondacks

July 9, 2026

As another fiscal year wraps up, we’ve been looking back at what happens when neighbors stand up for neighbors across our region.

We were able to put $10 million directly back into the towns, families, and organizations that make the Adirondacks home.

Here is a quick look at what your support built, boosted, and backed over the last 12 months:

Keeping Pantries Full & Child Care Open: When federal funding shifted, our community stepped up. We delivered $75,000 to 33 local food pantries for critical supplies and $151,000 in gap funding to keep 56 regional child care providers open.
Unlocking Local Workforce Housing: Finding a home shouldn’t keep people from living where they work. We launched Accelerate Workforce Housing to help towns jump-start local projects — helping unlock $3 million in state funding.
Investing in Long-Term Stability: We poured over $1.1M into local nonprofits solving everyday community challenges through Generous Acts, alongside $445,000 in multi-year funding to protect local news, strengthen family safety nets, and build trade pipelines for local students.
Advocating for Working Families: By speaking up for parents in Albany, our early childhood advocacy helped secure a 40% state funding boost for child care assistance to support local families.
Connecting People & Ideas: We hosted 73 local gatherings where 2,000+ residents teamed up on regional problems, while our Adirondack Innovation Initiative (A2i) connected over 160 local entrepreneurs and remote workers.

None of this happens without a community that cares deeply about the place we call home and generous local donors who contributed $13 million in new gifts. If these efforts are important to you, please contact one of our philanthropic advisors to discuss how to continue the momentum.