Project: Event support/activities The Arthritis Foundation of NY will use their monies to support the Juvenile Arthritis Family Day in Western NY. This is a virtual educational forum, empowering families and children to live their best lives with chronic, often debilitating illness.
Project: Operating expenses Benincasa has provided end of life care in Mendon, NY for 25 years. They rely 100% on contributions and will use MCT funding to meet ongoing operating expenses.
Project: Commercial dishwasher Bridges for Brain Injury guides individuals with traumatic brain injury, individuals with disabilities and their families. They are a Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provider and will use MCT funding to purchase a commercial dishwasher.
Project: Training equipment Canandaigua Emergency Squad provides EMS services to people in the greater Canandaigua region. They will purchase (1) Stop-the-Bleed trainer and (4) AED trainers for training private citizens, EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement, and other parties in tourniquet, CPR, AED, and first aid training.
Project: Playground equipment Kiwanis’ Dream Big Inclusion in Motion project is building a certified Universally Designed all-inclusive playground in the Town of Canandaigua. MCT grant funding will be used to purchase Kaleidoscope equipment in the music section of the playground.
Project: Educational book purchases Child & Family Resources provides affordable programs that enhance/support the education of parents, caregivers, and child care providers. Funding will purchase educational books on healthy eating. For their Celebration of Motherhood event, funds will also purchase two books to support mothers’ healthy decision making.
Project: Community garden supplies The Clifton Springs Library will use MCT funding to build, plant and maintaining a raised-bed community vegetable garden. Gardening books and vegetable cookbooks will also be purchased as complements for the library.
Project: Educational book purchases The Community Reading Partnership will partner with Child & Family Resources to provide cohesive programs with a common theme on healthy eating (ages 0-5). These will include the purchase of CRP Kindergarten Registration Books and Prescription to Read books at Canandaigua Pediatrics.
Project: Program services and vehicle maintenance This nonprofit organization helps homeless and low-income families in Ontario County achieve sustainable independence. Funding will go to program services, particularly vehicle maintenance and insurance for a 14-passenger mini-bus used to transport clients daily throughout Ontario County for various services.
Project: Diabetic patient medication and dental services support Geneseo Parish Outreach Center’s mission is to support and empower the physical, social, emotional and spiritual well-being of uninsured and underserved children, women and men. Funds will be used to ensure diabetic patients receive all required prescriptions as well as prophylactic and emergency dental services.
Project: Rehabilitation equipment Happiness House is an educational, residential, health and human service organization providing high quality, innovative and cost-effective services to children and adults with and without disabilities. Funds will be used to purchase a QuickMove Sit-to-Stand Aid for use in repetitive exercises and motions to strengthen muscles, improve balance and enhance muscle-memory.
Project: PPE: COVID masks Ontario ARC promotes opportunity and independence for individuals with disabilities or other challenges. Their funding allows them to purchase clear masks for use with the hearing and speech impaired.
Project: Prevention flyers Partnership for Ontario County supports and administers alliances to cultivate positive social change. MCT support will enable printing of prevention flyers for children and adults on the topics of Alcohol, Bullying, Substance Use, Suicide, Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Sexual Health and Smoking.
Project: Motorized patient lift Pathway Home of the Finger Lakes provides end of life care. They currently do manual lifts on all residents and will purchase a motorized patient lift with their MCT funding.
Project: Handrail replacements Serenity House is a home for the terminally ill. MCT funding enables them to repair two sets of loose porch handrails, improving safety for residents, staff and families.
Project: Kitchen Garden supplies Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion preserves and interprets the living collection of nine historic gardens. They will use MCT funding to purchase seeds, plant materials and fertilizer for their Kitchen/Utility Garden. 100% of the vegetables grown will be donated to Gleaner’s Community Kitchen.
Project: Benincasa Hospice Home Benincasa is a two-bed comfort home in Mendon, NY that will use MCT funding to help replace their two-20 year old hospital beds used by their patients.
Project: Emergency Preparedness Bridges for Brain Injury will use MCT funding to provide 50 people who have brain injuries an emergency kit and emergency preparedness training. The kit includes items such as: flashlight, batteries, cell phone chargers, first aid supplies, food and water.
Project: AED Replacement With the MCT grant, the Bristol Volunteer Fire Department will purchase a new AED, AED cabinet, and spare adult and pediatric electrodes and batteries. The AED will be placed in a central location in the community room so it can be accessed by the department as well as by community groups using the space (4H, Boy Scouts, weddings, showers…).
Project: Community Fire Prevention Program The MCT grant will be used to purchase equipment/technology (laptop, projector, screen, speakers) so the CFD can deliver fire and life safety education in facilities that do not have audio/visual equipment.
Project: Bridges for Hope Bridges for Hope provides families with safe, secure and supervised temporary lodging while assisting them with acquiring permanent sustainable and independent housing. MCT funding will help fund vehicle maintenance and insurance for a 14-passenger mini-bus to transport clients throughout Ontario County for various services and to the Day Center. The Day Center is a space run by FPOC where individuals can search for housing and employment and it provides services such as help navigating health care programs, developing financial literacy and securing reliable transportation.
Project: AED Happiness House will purchase an AED for the new Golisano Autism Center where Happiness House provides preschool and day care services to children diagnosed with autism ages 3-5 with its MCT grant. This space is also host to outside community events. Happiness House believes it would be prudent to have an AED on site in case of an emergency.
Project: Training Program Mercy Flight’s Air Medical Crew are required to possess and maintain a number of certifications. The MCT grant assists in providing these trainings as well as additional professional development opportunities.
Project: Medical Clearance of N-95 masks The COVID-19 crisis has made Ontario ARC acutely aware of the need to have essential staff who can safely provide direct care to their quarantined or isolated residents in the group homes. MCT funding covers the cost of having up to 150 staff medically screen to wear N95 masks. It is imperative to develop a pool of direct care staff and nurses who have been medically cleared and assigned an N95 mask.
Project: Deck Furniture Serenity House is a home for the terminally ill. MCT funding will purchase deck furniture for its residents and family members.
Project: Sonnenberg’s Kitchen Garden Supplies for 2020 Sonnenberg Gardens will use MCT funding to purchase seeds, plant materials and fertilizer for its Kitchen Garden. 100% of the vegetables grown will be donated to Gleaner’s Community Kitchen, “a place to serve healthy meals, free of charge, to those in need, no questions asked, no one denied.” Sonnenberg recruits volunteer groups (youth groups, Boy scouts, retirees..) to help prepare, plant, maintain and harvest the garden.
Project: Providing Cancer Support Programs to Rural Communities Thrive to Survive is dedicated to providing support – emotionally and financially - to adults diagnosed and being treated for cancer. Thrive to Survive with help from MCT funding will continue to provide support groups, survivor wellness program, and yoga classes.
Project: Supporting Healthy Families Budding Readers received MCT funding for additional age-appropriate books for their Healthy Families program. Healthy Families is an organization that provides a variety of support for young families who are potentially at-risk. Budding Readers will help the Healthy Families staff to demonstrate appropriate reading techniques to parents of approximately 50 families. The MCT grant funding will allow the purchase of (300) books for children (0-6 yrs of age) and their families to help promote their healthy, productive interaction.
Project: Carbon Monoxide Prevention Each year, the Fire Prevention Division of Canandaigua Fire Department educates people of all ages on the dangers of Carbon Monoxide (CO). MCT Grant funding will support the purchase of six (6) CO monitors to help EMS quickly alert first responders of a potentially hazardous environment. Funding will also be used to purchase 50 home CO detectors which will be given to those in need.
Project: Bridges for Hope Bridges for Hope provides families with safe, secure and supervised temporary lodging while assisting them to acquire permanent sustainable and independent housing. MCT funding will fund vehicle maintenance and insurance for a 14-passenger mini-bus to transport clients throughout Ontario County for various services and to the Day Center, which is a base for housing and employment searches and provides services such as help navigating health care programs, developing financial literacy and securing reliable transportation.
Project: Substance Abuse/ Mental Health Counseling Expansion GPOC will continue a pilot project initiated in 2018 through MCT grant funding to assist patients with their mental health care/substance abuse treatment costs.
Project: Special Needs Weight Opportunity Happiness House will use the MCT grant to purchase a portable lightweight scale to be used with wheelchairs to better monitor and manage co-occurring medical disorders (obesity, diabetes, respiratory and cardiac diseases) by monitoring and measuring weight and BMI.
Project: Automated CPR Project Mercy Flight Central will use the MCT grant to purchase three automated CPR devices that will administer compressions. This equipment will allow health care provider’s hands to be free for other critical care procedures.
Project: General Support of Operations The PSGFL received MCT grant funding to provide scholarships to help defray costs of programs demonstrated to be beneficial to persons with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners. Additionally, funding will assist with creating a website and materials needed to conduct a fundraising campaign.
Project: Continuing Education Pathway Home provides quality hospice and comfort care to 20+ families per year. MCT funds will help pay for continuing education conference fees for the director and assistant director. The conference will address funding, volunteer recruitment and retention, resident and family care as well as developing an effective board of directors.
Project: Sonnenberg’s Kitchen Garden Supplies for 2019 Sonnenberg Gardens will use its MCT grant to purchase seeds, plant materials and fertilizer for its Kitchen Garden. 100% of the vegetables grown will be donated to Gleaners Kitchen, a local food kitchen.
Project: Providing Cancer Support Programs to Rural Communities Thrive to Survive helps provide support in a variety of ways to approximately 1200 individuals who have been diagnosed and treated for cancer. MCT funds will be used to expand existing programs like Breast Cancer Support Groups and Survivor Wellness programs.
Project: Unplug and Explore Wood Library will offer adventure backpacks for families to use while hiking/walking through local parks and pathways with its MCT grant. Backpacks will include nature identification books, small tools, nature journal for notes and drawings, binoculars, healthy snacks and maps about local places to explore.
Project: Free Smile Day The Zion Fellowship is holding its annual Free Smile Day in which dental professionals volunteer an entire day of free dental services. MCT support helps cover dental supplies, advertising, and tent and chair rental for the event.
Project: Monthly Supply a Smile Program The Supply-A-Smile Program of Zion Fellowship partners with area dental professionals to provide free dental care for those in Ontario County who are unable to pay for dental services. MCT funding helps pay for dentures or partials to replace missing or extracted teeth.
Project: General Support Benincasa, a two-bed comfort home in the village of Mendon, received MCT funding to support the general operation of the home for the terminally ill.
Project: Canandaigua Lake Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Program This group received MCT funding to launch the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Monitoring Program which will utilize local volunteer scientists to help monitor, test and report on Canandaigua Lake’s water quality. The goal of this program is to develop an effective, science-based water quality monitoring program and to provide the community with timely and accurate information.
Project: CPR Mannequins with monitor acquisition The Canandaigua YMCA received MCT funding to purchase four adult and two infant CPR mannequins with feedback devices. The YMCA’s goal is to increase the number of certified CPR providers in the Canandaigua area to decrease down time between cardiac arrest and CPR.
Project: Healthy Families Outreach: Community Baby Showers & Baby Cafés Child and Family Resources provides free and voluntary, home-based parenting programs. MCT funding will assist with purchasing supplies for outreach events. These include the Community Baby Shower, which offers free access to resources like nutrition, family health, car seat safety, literacy and more; and the Baby Café, which offers healthy snacks, nutrition education, and an environment for moms to socialize.
Project: Increasing Prenatal Support/Education for Spanish-Speaking Moms Collaborating with the Finger Lakes Breastfeeding Partnership, UR Medicine Thompson Health, Seneca County Public Health and Ontario County Public Health, the Finger Lakes Community Health organization will use the MCT grant to finance tuition for two Spanish-speaking individuals to become certified in Birth And Beginnings Education (BABE). This project will increase the number of Spanish-speaking birth educators in the Finger Lakes region, thus improving health outcomes for our rural communities.
Project: Substance Abuse/Mental Health Counseling Expansion The Geneseo Parish Outreach Center is designing a six-month pilot program to address the growing substance abuse and mental health problems in the community. When financial need is demonstrated, MCT grant funds will help cover the cost of the provider fees for those who are underinsured/uninsured.
Project: HEAL-Healthy Eating And Learning Huther Doyle, an addiction recovery service, received funding for cooking equipment for HEAL, the Health Eating And Learning program. The equipment will be used at a three-hour interactive seminar on healthy eating and the relationship between nutrition and recovery for individuals actively engaged and in the late stage of their substance abuse treatment.
Project: Training Project Mercy Flight Central will use the MCT grant to help cover the cost of providing a training program for their medical crew which includes continuing education, maintaining certifications and licensing, and required quarterly skills testing.
Project: Therapy Dogs in Practice: A Training for Health Professionals Ontario ARC runs a program called Pet Connections which uses trained therapy dogs to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. MCT funding will help cover the cost of facilitating “Lunch and Learn” sessions at area health-based facilities to train health professionals on the benefits of therapy dogs.
Project: General Support of Operations The Parkinson Support Group of the Finger Lakes received MCT grant funding for obtaining and training facilitators and introducing a Parkinson Speaker Forum.
Project: Community Support Center The Community Support Center program within The Partnership for Ontario County assists families and individuals with mental health and/or substance abuse through therapy that builds on strengths of the individual. MCT funding will assist in providing evaluation and tools to measure desired outcomes.
Project: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Prevention Training The Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Ontario County, a program of The Partnership for Ontario County and the Suicide Prevention Coalition, will use its MCT grant to conduct two trainings on how adverse childhood experiences can increase substance misuse and abuse as well as mental health diagnoses. The trainings will be offered to coalition members, community partners and the general public.
Project: General Support of Operations Thrive to Survive supports adults with cancer emotionally and financially so they can focus on their recovery. MCT funds will help pay for care packages, emergency financial grants and a wellness program, as well as massage and acupuncture services for those affected by cancer.
Project: Meet Me at the Market The Meet Me at the Market program allows qualified families to purchase fresh and local produce at the Victor Farmers’ Market through a voucher system. The MCT grant will support the cost of the produce available through each voucher, as well as the vouchers themselves.
Project: Free Smile Day The Zion Fellowship is holding its annual Free Smile Day, during which dental professionals volunteer an entire day of free dental services. MCT support helps cover dental supplies and advertising as well as tent and chair rental for the event.
Project: Supply A Smile Program The Supply-A-Smile Program of Zion Fellowship partners with area dental professionals to provide free dental care for those in Ontario County who are unable to pay for dental services. MCT funding helps pay for dentures or partials to replace missing or extracted teeth.
Project: SADS Certification Bridges for Brain Injury, a local not-for-profit that helps people with disabilities maximize their independence in the home and community, has applied to the New York State Office For the Aging to become an approved Social Adult Day Services provider. The new program mandates Bridges for Brain Injury have 2 AEDs and 6 door chimes (to prevent elopement) as well as additional specific training for staff (not requested to help cover). An MCT grant will help cover the cost of the new equipment..
Project: First Alert Then Defend Project The Canandaigua Fire Department received MCT grant funding to purchase 300 reliable smoke detectors for Canandaigua residents who need them to defend against the tragedy of a house fire.
Project: Bridges for Hope Family Promise of Ontario County Bridges for Hope Program assists homeless families' secure reliable housing and learn self-sufficiency. The Program received funding to help purchase air beds, blankets, mattress pads, pillows and sheets for homeless children and adults in need of sheltering.
Project: Training Project Mercy Flight Central received MCT grant funding to help cover the cost of continuing education programs so medical personnel can maintain state and local certifications and licensing requirements.
Project: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Awareness The Partnership for Ontario County received MCT funding to assist with expanding trainings and educational awareness by hosting four community trainings to engage residents on strategies for substance abuse, mental health and suicide prevention. MCT funding will help pay for space rental, training materials, advertising, and food for participants for the trainings.
Project: Volunteer & Caregiver Training NYSARC, Inc. Ontario County Chapter received funding for TAGteach, a revolutionary new way of teaching children who are on the autism spectrum. TAGteach breaks down tasks into smaller The Serenity House of Victor received MCT funding to support a training initiative with the objective of attracting, training and retaining volunteers. The program consists of three components: A training series for current volunteers; the purchase of training workbooks for current and future volunteers; and lastly, to purchase books, and pamphlets on bereavement for volunteers, residents and families to use.
Project: Wood Library Wellness Collection The Wood Library Association received MCT support to help establish material and equipment for 15 themed wellness kits. The kits will make it easy for people to try out and use a variety of fitness and wellness resources on their own time in the convenience of their home.
Project: Monthly Supply-A-Smile Program The Supply-A-Smile Program of Zion Fellowship partners with area dental professionals to provide free dental care for those in Ontario County who are not insured/cannot afford it. The MCT funding will help pay for dentures or partials to replace missing or extracted teeth.
Project: Free Smile Day The Zion Fellowship is holding its annual Free Smile Day in which dental professionals volunteer an entire day of free dental services. MCT support will help cover dental supplies, advertising, and tent and chair rental for the event.
Project: Healthy Cooking, Healthy Lifestyles at 4-H Camp Bristol Hills 4-H Camp Bristol Hills received funding for the Healthy Cooking, Healthy Lifestyles program. The program provides modern nutrition education in an age-appropriate format. Campers learn how food choices impact both physical and mental health; as well as which nutrients and types of foods are harmful in large amounts versus healthful. The campers learn the differences between whole and processed foods through participating in two interactive learning activities. With direct guidance from a professional chef, campers will explore the range of healthy cooking skills from menu planning, food safety, food preparation, and presentation.
Project: Renovation/Remodeling of Training/Meeting Room The Bristol Volunteer Fire Department will use MCT grant funding to renovate/remodel their training/meeting room. The room is used when the Fire Department is on stand-by, for county-wide EMT and CFR classes, by 4-H, Boy Scout groups, Bristol Harmony Circle and occasionally the Town Board. In the event of a community-wide emergency, Station One is also used as command central.
Project: Replacement of Refrigerator Canandaigua Comfort Care received funding to replace their refrigerator.
Project: LGBTQ Support and Resource Center Family Counseling of the Finger Lakes received funding to help furnish a new Support and Resource Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth and adults in our community. The ultimate goal is to provide a warm, relaxed, welcoming and safe space for individuals and families, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression; and to promote a more inclusive community by educating, advocating, and celebrating the region’s LGBTQ community.
Project: Oral Health Initiative The Oral Health Initiative received funding to improve the oral health of the Parish Outreach Center’s clients. Few, if any, of the clients have dental insurance and most cannot afford routine dental care. Funding will be used for oral exams, cleanings, x-rays, fillings, and other dental services which are offered at a discount by partnering dental professionals. Clients are asked to donate back 50% of the funding they received, when and if they are able, to help future clients. No one is ever turned away.
Project: TAGteach Advanced Workshop NYSARC, Inc. Ontario County Chapter received funding for TAGteach, a revolutionary new way of teaching children who are on the autism spectrum. TAGteach breaks down tasks into smaller pieces making it easier for the learner to achieve desired results. MCT grant funding will support a two-day workshop to the area is to give parents, school personnel, clinicians, trainers, coaches, and behavioral therapists the opportunity to learn how to implement TAGteach and learn its benefits.
Project: Children’s Community Garden The MCT grant will help Sonnenberg acquire vegetable seeds, plant material, and fertilizer for the Children’s Community Garden. All the food grown in the garden is donated to Gleaners Community Kitchen, a local food kitchen, to meet the 90 meals per day provided to those in need in our community. In the garden’s first two seasons, over 2400 pounds of fresh produce has been shared.
Project: General Support of Operations The Ontario County Youth Court, a program administered by The Partnership for Ontario County, Inc., will use the MCT grant award to collaborate, establish and enhance a partnership with a local counseling service agency. This partnership will serve first-time youthful offenders with solution-focused brief therapy counseling.
Project: Thrive to Survive Program MCT grant funding will be used to enhance support groups for adults diagnosed and being treated for cancer who are living in Geneva, Waterloo, Seneca Falls, Clifton Springs, Phelps, Dundee, and Penn Yan.
Project: UR Medicine Home Care UR Medicine Home Care received MCT funding for an evening education program aimed specifically at the adult children, spouses and partners, or friends, who have taken on, or anticipate taking on, a caregiver’s role for a person who may need palliative or hospice care.
Project: Free Smile Day Free Smile Day is a one-day event where area dental professionals provide free dental care to anyone who lives in Ontario County and cannot afford it on their own. More than 14 dentists, 25 hygienists and over 100 community members will volunteer their time. MCT funding helps cover the costs associated with the event.
Project: Children's Community Garden - Therapeutic Work Bench The Children’s Community Garden at Sonnenberg was built in 2014 and is a wheelchair accessible area. Sonnenberg encourages integration and hosts students, ARC life skills students, as well as anyone in the general community with mobility challenges. However, the Children’s Community Garden is not wheelchair accessible for potting, retrieving water or harvesting plants. With MCT funding, the Garden will build three therapeutic work benches to serve all populations who wish to participate.
Project: My Outcomes Counseling Initiative Partnership for Ontario County runs four Family Support Centers that provides counseling to youth and families within four Ontario County School districts. MCT grant funding will help purchase four subscriptions and one training package for the My Outcomes Application, a web-based program that tracks desired outcomes and goals of the individual and/or families who receive counseling. This tool will streamline the data collection as well as allow more time in counseling for the individual/family.
Project: Community CPR Canandaigua Emergency Squad (CES) will offer more Heart Saver CPR classes to Canandaigua area residents with MCT grant funding. CES’s goal is to educate and certify as many people in the greater Canandaigua area in CPR as possible to increase the potential for lives to be saved.
Project: Supply A Smile Supply A Smile is a community outreach program offering free dental care for those without access to dental insurance. Supply A Smile partners with local dentist and hygienists who donate their time. With MCT grant funding, the program will purchase dentures, partials, crowns and other supplies for those with missing or extracted teeth.
Project: Healthy Cooking, Healthy Lifestyles 4-H Camp Bristol Hills is committed to bringing campers a program that focuses on wellness and positive body acceptance. MCT grant funding will support the Healthy Cooking, Healthy Lifestyles program that will provide nutrition education and teach kids how to prepare healthy snacks and meals. Instructors from the New York Wine & Culinary Center facilitate hands-on cooking experiences while educators from UR Medicine’s Thompson Health deliver healthy lifestyle information.
Project: Resocialization and Healthy Activities Blue Star Mothers of America is a program that supports veterans and their families with reintegrating back into their communities without judgment or stigma. The MCT grant will help create the Victory Garden and provide additional food for weekly dinners. This project will provide and promote healthy food, but it will also provide a judgment-free support system, meaningful activity, and overall resocialization skills for veterans who have recently returned home from deployment.
Project: 3B Scientific® Patient Care Manikin, I Canandaigua Comfort Care Home provides a loving, compassionate and peaceful home for the terminally ill. MCT grant funding will allow for the purchase a life-like manikin to assist in the training of volunteers (and family members, if desired) who are providing care to residents. The teaching manikin allows volunteers the opportunity to practice and develop skills and become comfortable in performing personal care which will directly impact the resident’s overall health, well-being, and dignity.
Project: Revitalization of the Community Healthy Eating / Learning Space The community kitchen space at the YMCA is focused on teaching healthy food options and healthy eating habits to children of all ages. The space is in need of updates. MCT grant funding will help cover the costs for new flooring, a sink, and counter tops.
Project: Baby Café Baby Café is a program in Canandaigua that is a resource to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. It is a relaxed and informal environment where mothers can meet other mothers, share breastfeeding experiences and receive help from trained staff and community volunteers. The cafe offers refreshments, comfortable seating, a play area for toddlers, and an open forum. MCT funding will cover refreshments, nursing supplies, breastfeeding materials, printing needs for outreach and marketing. In addition, the funding will contribute to a portion of the cost of the space. This project will help approximately 20 women overcome challenges with breastfeeding through support and guidance.
Project: Youth Garden Project The mission of Gleaners Community Kitchen is to feed the hungry within Ontario and Yates counties. The project will use its MCT funding for a Youth Garden that teaches youth how to garden - prepare the soil, plant seeds, weed, and harvest the crops. The funds will help purchase rain barrels, soil, seeds and plants, general gardening tools and supplies, consultants, and a celebration for the youth at the end of the project. The 30-35 youth involved will learn valuable job readiness skills and learn about ecology as well as how to grow and prepare their own food. They will develop an understanding of how the earth can provide abundance. Vegetables and herbs will be used in meal preparation for approximately 60 Gleaners’ clients.
Project: Let the Children Plant Sonnenberg’s MCT grant will offer local middle school students an opportunity to participate in an outdoor field trip on the grounds of their 20-acre arboretum. Students will learn basic tree identification skills, see some very unique trees, and participate in a restoration planting project within the arboretum. The planting project will also teach the students proper planting techniques and the types of soil and compost to use.
Project: Services to the Armed Forces Comfort Kits and Resource Guides The Canandaigua office of the Red Cross strives to improve the emotional and physical well-being of local veterans. The MCT funding will provide Comfort Care Kits consisting of robes, slippers and toiletries to local veterans at the VA Medical Center. The kits will be assembled and distributed by Red Cross volunteers.
Project: Kindergarten & UPK Books Budding Readers’ mission is to educate, encourage and equip parents in Ontario County to read with their infants and young children as a natural part of their daily routine. MCT funds will help gift a new, age-appropriate book to each entering kindergarten and UPK child in the seven school districts FLACE serves. By doing so, they hope this will start each child’s school experience with a book that will be enjoyed and treasured by them and their families.
Project: Window Replacement and Kitchen Repair Since 1975, Naples Little Bunch has operated as a parent co-operative preschool to offer our community a quality preschool curriculum with an emphasis on self-confidence, exploration, creativity and fun. To ensure a safe environment for the children, MCT funding will help cover some of the cost of replacing windows and repairing plumbing and water-damaged cabinets in the kitchen area.
Project: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training The mission of the Partnership for Ontario County is to create, support and administer alliances to cultivate positive social change. MCT funding will teach adult first aid responders to recognize mental health symptoms and how to guide the individual to seek professional help. The goal is to train adult populations who work with youth to become certified as Mental Health First Aid Responders.
Project: Educational Community Vegetable Garden Sonnenberg’s Educational Community Vegetable Garden is designed to help children and young adults understand how to grow a vegetable garden. The MCT support will assist in providing wheelchair-accessible gardening work stations and interactive games.
Project: Domestic Violence Community Awareness and Panel Discussion The mission of FCS is to provide professional counseling and supportive services to individuals, children and families to improve the quality of life at home and in the community. Domestic violence is a significant problem in our area and MCT funding will be used to increase the community’s awareness of domestic violence and bridge resources impacting those in immediate need. FCS will host a community event that will include an educational video followed by a panel discussion to start the conversation about domestic violence.
Project: 2015 Aging Symposium - The End of Life Journey Ontario ARC is hosting a one-day Aging Symposium to review the components involved in advanced care directives for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Experts in the area of guardianship, advanced care planning and mental hygiene legal services will present information on how best to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the end-of-life process. MCT will help cover the cost of this important community event.
Project: Ga-ga Pit The Canandaigua Corps will use MCT grant funding to install a Ga-ga pit. Ga-ga ("touch-touch" in Hebrew), is a variant of dodge ball that is played with one ball. The game can be played by a group as well as in one-on-one matches. The project encourages outdoor activity for youth in the community, thereby helping with physical health, social interaction and sportsmanship, which will benefit those youth not only today, but for a lifetime.
Project: Community Supported Agriculture program Thompson’s on-site Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program is available to all employees, but the cost is prohibitive to many. MCT grant funding will provide access to healthy produce up to 20 associates in financial need at reduced or at no cost.
Project: ErgoNurse The Canandaigua Comfort Care is a local hospice home that provides compassion and support to individuals dealing with a terminal illness and their families. This MCT grant will help purchase an ErgoNurse repositioning system. This piece of equipment will improve the health, well-being and the quality of life of residents, their guests and volunteers during end-of-life care.
Project: AED Acquisition The MCT grant funding will purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED) that will be located directly in the Wellness Center for immediate access to members using cardio, free weights, and circuit equipment.
Project: Purchasing AED The Canandaigua Police Department currently is equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in each patrol car and since the inception of the Public Access Defibrillation Program, they have responded to over 1,300 requests to respond to cardiac incidents. Four of these AEDs are outdated and need to be replaced. MCT grant funding will help cover the cost to replace these AEDs.
Project: General Support of Operations MCT funding will support the cost of 10 monthly group meetings that will include guest speakers, an annual picnic and a holiday luncheon for approximately 100 members. This group helps those with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers deal with this chronic and progressive illness, and provides opportunities to meet others with the disease and share ideas.
Project: Project Lifesaver Project Lifesaver is a law enforcement-based tracking program that assists in locating those who are prone to wander, such as dementia patients or those with intellectual disabilities like autism. MCT grant funding will assist with purchasing a receiver that is placed in a general location and transmitter bracelets that at-risk clients will wear. If the client is missing, the bracelet will emit a signal to the receiver that will help police locate the individual. The Project Lifesaver program decreases the search time for those who have wandered from hours or days to just minutes.
Project: Believe Collaborative Conference MCT funding will help fund the Child Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes, Family Counseling Services of the Finger Lakes, Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes, and the Ontario County Victim/Witness Assistance Program, all part of the Partnership for Ontario County, to create an educational conference for professionals and community members. The conference will provide pertinent, applicable and current information and education regarding child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault to professionals and community members.
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