In 2021 AVfC established our Local Assistance Fund to support individuals, families and nonprofit organizations in Saranac Lake and surrounding communities who are in need of assistance and could benefit from allocations generally amounting to between $100 to $500.
Our goal is not to duplicate the efforts of other organizations, but to offer assistance in areas which other groups may not cover or to fill in gaps at times when resources or other organizations may fall short of what is needed.
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If you are in need, or if you know someone in need, please call 518-637-4335 or send an email to: adirondackvotersforchange@gmail.com.
Our Work
In 2021 AVfC established a Local Assistance Fund to support individuals, families and nonprofit organizations in Saranac Lake and surrounding communities who need assistance. This assistance can take the form of meeting immediate clothing, food, fuel, medical, educational or travel needs and occasionally assistance to engage in enrichment activities offered in our community. The fund does not provide cash or long-term assistance.
The goal of the fund is not to duplicate the efforts of other organizations, but to offer assistance in areas which other groups may not cover or to fill in gaps at times when resources of other organizations may fall short of what is needed. Average grants from the fund have generally been between $100 to $400.
Past grants have included grocery gift cards for needed food pantry items and individuals in need, a car seat for safe transport of children, gas cards so an immigrant family could attend necessary government appointments, dress clothes for a student to attend the funeral of a family member, dozens of mittens and snowpants for needy elementary school students, and school supplies and educational materials for a local youth program.
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The privacy of all grant recipients or applicants is respected and information is never shared with any outside group or organization without the expressed permission of a grant recipient or applicant.
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