A revitalization grant was also provided to the town of Constantia’s public park, David C. Webb Memorial Park at Taft Bay, to pay for the construction of a large, previously donated municipal-quality playground system in the spring. The Shineman Foundation made a commitment of $60,000 to Victory Transformation to pay for renovations of its new […]
A revitalization grant was also provided to the town of Constantia’s public park, David C. Webb Memorial Park at Taft Bay, to pay for the construction of a large, previously donated municipal-quality playground system in the spring.
The Shineman Foundation made a commitment of $60,000 to Victory Transformation to pay for renovations of its new home at the former Vale Haven, at 24 E. Oneida St. in Oswego. Another grant of $56,668 was made to Grace and Glory Ministries for the expansion of its Foundations EDU program, which provides a structured environment for kids ages 5-13 during hybrid-remote learning days or after school, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Three education/arts and culture grants were awarded by the Shineman Foundation to organizations expanding their outreach with and into Oswego County schools: The REV Theatre Company (formerly Merry-Go-Round Playhouse) for its virtual touring “Sequential Dramatics Program;” the Museum of Science and Technology’s “Oswego County on the Go” science program, which will bring a virtual or in-person 45-minute classroom-based science demonstration to all 78 sixth-grade classes in 16 school buildings in Oswego County; and Symphoria for several virtual Christmas concerts in the county during December.
The Shineman Foundation awarded two capacity-building grants in this round. CNY Community Arts Center in Fulton received funds to purchase a movie-projection system and Clear Path for Veterans was awarded funding for its Oswego Peer Expansion project.
Several health and human-services grants were awarded by the Shineman Foundation: David’s Refuge for provision of respite/caregiver support to Oswego County parents and guardians of children with special needs; Fulton’s Blessings in a Backpack for its weekend backpack program for 250 K-6th grade children in the Fulton City School District; and Oswego County Children’s Fund for its 2020 Christmas Fund.
Two awarded grants were specifically addressing COVID-19 problems. The regional CNY Arts Inc. organization received a grant to provide funding to arts and culture organizations across the county that have experienced a huge decline in revenues due to the virus. The American Red Cross received a grant to assist it with providing COVID-19 antibody testing on blood taken during blood drives in Oswego County.
