BINGHAMTON — The Stephen David Ross University and Community Projects fund has awarded $28,300 in grants to support initiatives of local nonprofit organizations and university partners, Binghamton University announced. The fund is administered through the Center for Civic Engagement at Binghamton University. Grants were awarded to the following seven projects, according to a university news […]
BINGHAMTON — The Stephen David Ross University and Community Projects fund has awarded $28,300 in grants to support initiatives of local nonprofit organizations and university partners, Binghamton University announced. The fund is administered through the Center for Civic Engagement at Binghamton University. Grants were awarded to the following seven projects, according to a university news release: • Binghamton Food Rescue will receive $5,821 for a partnership between NoMa and Sustainable Communities to provide rescued food from farmers’ markets and stores at no cost to individuals and organizations in need. • Black Art @ BAUM will be allocated $4,115 for a partnership between the Binghamton University Art Museum and the Binghamton Philharmonic for a project that aims to expose 3,000 school children and their chaperones and 900 philharmonic patrons to works of art Black creators. • Empowering Caregiver and Child Connections Through the Power of Play and Storytime will receive $3,000 for a partnership between the Division of Speech and Language Pathology and the Mothers & Babies Perinatal Network to provide training to parents and caregivers in the Mothers & Babies Parents as Leaders program. • Evidence-Based Emergent Literacy Instruction: Teacher and Speech-Language Pathology will get $4,809 for a partnership between the Division of Speech and Language Pathology and Mom’s House of Endicott, to implement emergent literacy intervention. • Greenhouse Project for CCNY will receive $2,571 for a partnership between Compassionate Care of Central NY and the student group NuRhoPsi to help Compassionate Care expand its services for people with traumatic brain injuries through a partnership with Binghamton University and Broome County. • Happy Health Lives will be allocated $3,000 for a partnership between the Department of Social Work and the Rural Health Network of SCNY, Inc., to promote holistic wellbeing among rural older adults in northern Broome County. • Language Chef will receive $4,984 for a partnership between the Division of Speech Language Pathology and Gigi’s Playhouse of the Southern Tier for a project to provide motivational, real-life-applicable learning experience to adults with intellectual disabilities. Ross Fund grants are awarded based on promotion of collaboration and cooperation between the university and community groups; innovative use of talents and resources; demonstrated commitment to the use of existing funds or obtaining matching funds; and significant, enduring, and positive difference in the quality of life of the community, Binghamton University stated.