The United Way of Cayuga County Board of Directors established the COVID-19 Response Fund in late March to provide mini-grants to Cayuga County nonprofits fighting on the frontlines of the current health crisis. The fund was started with $50,000 and thanks to the generosity of 29 community members and businesses, an additional $4,501 was raised.
COVID-19 Response Fund Recipients:
Chapel House | $3,150
Laptops & Sanitation Equipment
Salvation Army | $3,500
Support Food Operations
Auburn Hunger Task Force | $1,500
Increased Meals & Food Pantry Needs & Expenses
E. John Gavras Center | $4,800
Day Habilitation Modifications to Treat Disabled Individuals with COVID-19
CAP | $3,500
Technology Needs & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Critical Support Services | $3,500
Equipment & Technology Purchases
Loretto: The Commons on St. Anthony | $3,500
Employee Support – Childcare, Transportation, Food, etc.
Auburn YMCA-WEIU | $2,600
Sanitizing & Cleaning Equipment for Childcare & Wellness Areas
Mozaic | $5,000
Cleaning Supplies & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Food at the Supervised Residences
CHAD | $2,000
Equipment & Technology Purchases for Remote Work
Lunches with Love Program (Holy Family Church) | $500
Purchase Food & Other Needs to Maintain Program
Cayuga Counseling Services | $2,426
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways | $1,000
Financial Assistance to Girls & their Families in Cayuga County
Parkinson’s Foundation, New York & New Jersey | $1,000
To help produce and distribute “Aware in Care” kits to Cayuga County residents dealing with Parkinson’s
Westminster Manor | $4,500
Help cover the costs of mandatory employee COVID-19 testing
Donor List:
- Anonymous (5)
- Thomas & Bonny Blair
- Richard Boedicker
- Mary Caffrey
- James Casasanta
- Flora T. Dailey
- Michael Dates
- Debra Delaney
- Kim & Darrin Emperato
- Elisa Hunt
- Janie Hutchinson
- Greg & Virginia Johnson
- Key Bank Foundation
- Terry & Steve Kline
- Judy & Lynn Lepak
- Helen Littman
- Susan E. Marteney
- Karin Moskov
- Dan & Mary Nellenback
- Timothy T. Nolan
- Elinor W. Osterhoudt
- Laurie Didio Piccolo
- Alyssa Renk
- Julisa Stone & Dustin Szpaicher
- Suzanne VanEpps
