Field Hall Foundation Announces
$237,500 in New Grants
Now Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Its Fall Grant Cycle
CORTLANDT MANOR, NY, MAY 19, 2021 – Field Hall Foundation announces $237,500 in new grants through its Spring grant cycle. Funding will be used to pilot, support and expand nine programs that will improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties.
Some of the organizations receiving full grants include:
Catholic Charities Community Services of Westchester
$35,000 – To provide case management, eviction prevention assistance and technology skills to seniors directly affected by the pandemic in Putnam and Westchester counties
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County
$37, 500 – To support the Relatives as Parents Program, which provides assistance to seniors raising their grandchildren in Dutchess county
Pace Women’s Justice Center
$50, 000 – To expand the Elder Justice Unit, which provides free legal services to seniors experiencing elder abuse in Putnam and Westchester counties
Westchester Jewish Community Services
$50, 000 – To expand their Geriatric Care Management Program, which helps low-income seniors age safely and well in Westchester County
Small grants were awarded to:
Long Term Care Community Coalition
$15, 000 – To equip families with the information and resources to advocate for better care for their loved ones in nursing homes in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties
Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, Inc.
$5,000 – To support their home-delivery program to seniors in the Mt. Kisco area
Second Chance Foods
$5,000 – To support their meal and grocery delivery program to homebound seniors in Putnam county
United Way of Westchester and Putnam Counties
$10, 000 – To include senior-specific essential goods with their home-delivery program to seniors in Putnam and Westchester counties
Field Hall Foundation awards grants quarterly and is currently accepting letters of inquiry for its Fall 2021 cycle; the deadline for submittals is July 12, 2021. For more information and submission instructions, visit the Foundation’s website, http://www.fieldhallfoundation.org. To discuss a potential submittal, contact:
Patti Lavan Horvath, Program Officer
Field Hall Foundation
2302 Catherine Street, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
(914) 813-9103 phorvath@fieldhallfdn.org
