The Good Portal
Hearing about the good happening across the Adirondack region celebrates philanthropy, validates our collective work, and helps to encourage others to support this special place. Explore how generous people, nonprofits, and neighbors from across the Adirondacks and North Country come together to make this place a better one today, tomorrow, and always. Get in touch to share your own slice of good news using the form farther down on this page, or reach out to us here...
This is How We Come Together for Good in the Adirondacks...
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Read About the Project's ImpactFresh Food, New Ideas, Creative Collaboration
Between April and August 2020, 40,000+ emergency food packages had been delivered to the doorsteps of people with limited income or experiencing economic hardship due to the pandemic. See how AdkAction and Hub on the Hill made it possible with help from Adirondack Foundation and other funding partners.
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Meet the MonettesEnterprise, Energy, and Convenience
For Bruce and Nancy Monette, their businesses are inextricably tied to the people in the Adirondacks they have had long connections to as neighbors, employees, or customers. With their business growth came their philanthropy.
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Explore How NCCC is HelpingInvesting in Students
With help from the Special and Urgent Needs Fund and Generous Acts, North Country Community College has been able to lend a hand during the pandemic to nontraditional students like Rebecca DeCarlo, a mother of four who lives in Moira.
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Meet the WeatherupsFilling in the Blanks
Craig and Connie Weatherup give from the heart to help the Adirondacks thrive. Learn how the Foundation has come to fill in the blanks for their local philanthropy.
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Learn More about the Impact of New Parent KitsBT3 Start Small, Learn Big
Our Birth to Three Alliance worked with other partners in the health and social service sector to distribute as many as 1,000 kits across five counties before the end of 2020. Meet one family who personally benefitted from this free resource for parents in the region.
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See How This Grant Helped Seniors in Long LakeLion-Hearted Generosity in Long Lake
In the small town of Long Lake, with a population of less than 1,000 year-round residents, a SUN Fund grant helped lion-hearted helpers and volunteers ensure senior neighbors have been taken care of when they need it most.
Share A Story of Good
Use the below form to share your own story of good with us. Whether it's something or someone you're inspired by in your community, or an example of generosity you helped to make possible, we want to hear from you...
