It said donations, including those that were unsolicited, went up, and it raised $2.89 million to fund its operations last fiscal year.
The local United Way added about 105 agencies, food pantries and schools to its list of aid recipients since the beginning of the pandemic. Some even donated their stimulus checks to worthy causes. Though safety precautions forced many organizations to again cancel or go virtual with key fundraising avenues like galas or garden parties, many still opened their wallets. See where, how it could be used.īut Marc's Friends was able to make it through its first year with the assistance available to nonprofits from agencies such as the United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region and the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.Īround the region, charities have been able to survive the second year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through such assistance and with the help of government relief funding and programs.ĭonors also continued to give, following a pattern that has shown people tend to be more charitable during or directly after a disaster. Restaurant relief: Dutchess restaurants received $20M is relief funding.
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Housing: Rent relief still available in Dutchess as state closes program See how to get help It still wasn't enough to cover the cost to rent space in Newburgh for the weekly meetings and provide food for participants.Īrts: Bardavon Gala plans return with Audra McDonald in 2022 She and her volunteers were raising funds by collecting donations and selling dinners. "For at least five or six months, trying to hold the program and taking everything out of pocket, it was hard for me and put me behind on my bills," Hall said.
The goal is to provide peer-to-peer support for adults who have lost a loved one to a tragic death, be it violence or illness, and a mentorship program for children at risk. Marc's Friends, the name of Hall's nonprofit, was a means to cope with the loss of her own son to gun violence. Though the first wave of the pandemic was over in the Mid Hudson Valley, social distancing and safety restrictions were still in place to complicate gatherings, and unemployment levels kept the concept of donating disposable income to charity uncertain for many. Jemika Hall started her nonprofit last fall.
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