Adirondack Regional Social Safety Network

Adirondack Foundation, in partnership with the Rugge Center for Community Impact, and generous funding by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, presents this report on our region’s social safety net. The report’s primary goal is to spark conversations among diverse stakeholders about how we can collectively strengthen our social safety net.  

Most Promising Jobs Report

Adirondack Foundation publishes the "Most Promising Jobs of the Adirondack North Country" report — a guide designed to empower youth, families, educators, and career seekers with valuable insights into the employment landscape of New York’s North Country. 

A Place to Start: Adirondack Housing Resources

This resource, created in partnership with Northern Forest Center, is a compilation existing best practices and resources to address our communities' housing needs.  This resource provides a starting point to accelerate the process for finding housing solutions.

COVID-19 Impacts on Nonprofits in the Adirondacks

Two surveys, completed in partnership with the Cloudsplitter Foundation, are helping us track the impacts of COVID-19 on nonprofits in the region. Read our latest findings from fall 2020 here. You can also find findings from the spring 2020 survey here.

Meeting the Needs of Adirondack Communities

This report identifies critical needs and highlights existing efforts and new initiatives seeking to improve the quality of life in our region. Each section makes daunting social issues feel more tangible and accessible through personal stories.

Economic Impact of Adirondack Nonprofits

Read an economic impact study, which combines financial information from 36 nonprofit organizations to demonstrate how nonprofits help to drive the regional economy.  You can also view an interactive summary of the report here.

Food Backpack Programming in the Adirondacks

This report looks at public school-based food backpack programs to better understand their scale, scope, and scaffolding. The average per-child cost for these programs, which provide more than 1,100 students across the Adirondacks, is $183 for 30 weeks. Raising the necessary funds is among the challenges they face.