New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today that he secured over $474,500 in an end-of-year resolution in the State Senate for additional grant funding distributed to 13 different recipients and aimed at a variety of community-based programs and initiatives.
“These investments provide crucial support to organizations that are providing services and opportunities to our most vulnerable residents,” said Harckham. “Many of these nonprofits operate on shoestring budgets and rely on the help of volunteers yet accomplish so much. This is funding that will empower residents in many ways, and I thank Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins for acknowledging the impact of these organizations in our communities.”
Among those receiving funding through the end-of-year Senate resolution in FY2026-2027 State Budget:
- City of Peekskill (Community Violence Intervention – CVI): $50,000 for operational funding to provide vocational and recreational programming aimed at deterring violence among youths
- Hope’s Door, Inc.: $65,000 for operational funding to provide survivors of domestic violences with legal services, referrals, counseling and shelter
- Medicare Rights Center, Inc.: $25,000 for operational funding centered on public education
- My Brother Vinny, Inc.: $50,000 for operational funding towards the distribution of furniture and houseware items to veterans
- Neighbor’s Link: $17,500 for operational funding to provide legal services to the immigrant community
- Opengate, Inc. (CAREERS Support Solutions): $80,000 operational funding to support vocational training for the Intellectual and Development Disabilities (I/DD) community
- The Ossining Micro Fund, Inc.: $15.000 Operational funding to provide interest-free loans to residents who encounter unexpected financial obstacles
- Peekskill Hispanic Community Corp.: $22,000 for operational funding to support community initiatives for Spanish-speaking constituents
- The Prevention Council of Putnam, Inc.: $35,000 for operational funding toward substance use prevention services
- Putnam / Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center: $35,000 for operational funding to provide survivors of domestic violences with legal services, referrals, counseling and shelter
- Support Connection, Inc.: $50,000 Operational funding to support people being treated for breast, ovarian and gynecological cancers
- Westchester Youth Alliance, Inc.: $23,000 for operational funding for youth programming
The funding, awarded at Harckham’s discretion, comes from several areas in the FY2026-2027 State Budget, including the state’s Division of Criminal Justice Services, Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Department of Health, Department of Labor, Department of State, Office of Mental Health, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation; plus the State Education Department, Urban Development Corporation and New York State Council on the Arts.
