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Community Foundation Partners with Dyson Foundation to
Provide $20,000 for Lewis County Flood Relief
Published: October 01, 2024
at 07:45 p.m.
By: Press Release from NNY Community Foundation
Community Foundation Partners with Dyson Foundation
to Provide $20,000 for Lewis County Flood Relief
Snow Belt Housing to Manage Applications for Funding
from Residents in Need
LOWVILLE — The Northern New
York Community Foundation, in partnership with the Dyson Foundation, is
pleased to announce $20,000 in grant support to help Snow Belt Housing
provide emergency relief to Lewis County residents impacted by summer
flooding.
The Community
Foundation and the Dyson Foundation will each provide $10,000 to aid
residents with documented
losses.
“It has been a difficult few months in Lewis County, and we feel
strongly about this direct support for residents in need,” said Max
DelSignore, Community Foundation assistant director. “With our partners at
the Dyson Foundation, this is a critical deployment of charitable funding
that will be responsive. We are confident with Snow Belt Housing Company
leading the effort to ensure these resources reach the individuals and
families who need it most.”
Grant funding
will help with expenses that state and FEMA programs will not cover,
offering immediate relief to Lewis County residents. Snow Belt Housing
expressed concerns for specific populations in the region, but available
resources are now limited since initial costs related to summer flooding
have been settled.
“Snow Belt
Housing is grateful to the Community Foundation and the Dyson Foundation
for awarding this grant funding. This support will make a significant
impact on our community by helping our neighbors recover and rebuild in the
wake of such devastating events,” said Jaylyn Heames,
Snow Belt Housing Company executive director. “It is truly inspiring to see
how organizations like these step up during times
of crisis, demonstrating a commitment to community resilience and support.
We look forward to continuing to work together to strengthen our
community.”
Snow Belt Housing
Company was recently awarded New York State Homes and Community Renewal grant
funding to support homeowners with emergency repairs necessary to make
their home safe, sanitary, and habitable. Recent extreme summer weather has
not only caused tens of thousands of dollars in property damage, but many
families have also reported the loss of essential personal property, which
is not covered under any funding source, leaving many residents to rebuild
without necessary financial help.
The $20,000 in
grant funding will help reimburse residents for costs that are not covered
through state grants and other sources. Snow Belt Housing has posted a
Local Flood Damage Assistance Application on its website, snowbelt.org.
Impacted residents may download and complete application and email it to information@snowbelt.org
or mail it to: Snow Belt Housing Company, 7500 South State St.,
Lowville, NY 13367. Applications will be accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis by October 31, 2024, or until funding is
expended.
The Community
Foundation and the Dyson Foundation are longtime collaborative funding
partners. The Dyson Foundation is the primary funder for the annual
“Operation Snowstorm” initiative that helps provide warm winter clothing
for Lowville and Beaver River students.
“Family
connections in the Lowville area have provided a reason and an opportunity
for the Dyson Foundation to partner with the Northern New York Community
Foundation on this and other important and timely supports for families in
need,” Dyson Foundation President and CEO Andrea Reynolds said. “We are grateful
to our partners in the region for their local knowledge and for the real
impact that partnership brings to helping meet community needs.”
About Snow Belt
Housing Company
Lowville-based
Snow Belt Housing Company, Inc., facilitates access to decent, safe, and
affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents, and partners
with others to catalyze community revitalization throughout Lewis County.
Whether it builds, repairs and rehabilitates homes, or provides emergency
shelter options to its neighbors, Snow Belt Housing believes that as a
community we can ensure everyone has access to a safe place to live.
About the Dyson
Foundation
The Dyson
Foundation, Millbrook, supports nonprofits and transformative projects in
the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York State to improve the quality of life,
create opportunities for the economically disadvantaged, and strengthen the
nonprofit sector. The Dyson Foundation also provides quality-of-life
support in the greater Lowville area, through its invitation-only Legacy
and Family Interest grantmaking program.
About the
Northern New York Community Foundation
Since 1929, the
Northern New York Community Foundation has invested in improving and
enriching the quality of life for all in communities across Jefferson,
Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
Through
partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and
generous families and individual donors, the Community Foundation awards
grants and scholarships from an endowment and collection of funds that
benefit the region. Its commitment to donors helps individuals achieve
their charitable objectives now and for generations to come by preserving
and honoring legacies of community philanthropy while inspiring others.
The Community
Foundation is a resource for local charitable organizations, donors,
professional advisors and nonprofit organizations. It also works to bring
people together at its permanent home in the Northern New York Philanthropy
Center to discuss challenges our communities face and find creative
solutions that strengthen the region and make it a great place to live,
work, and play.
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