Boeheim Foundation grant benefits Learning Disabilities Association

EAST SYRACUSE — The Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation has awarded the Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York (LDACNY) a grant of $4,200.

The funding will help cover costs related to the nonprofit’s Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL) education program, LDACNY said in a news release.

It is the second consecutive year that the Boeheim Foundation has awarded LDACNY a grant for the SAIL program, the association said.

SAIL is a six-week program for 13-year-old children who struggle with learning. The teens participate in small-group instruction that helps them maintain the skills necessary for success the following school year, the LDACNY said.

More than 70 children participated in SAIL last summer.

Founded in 1985 and headquartered in East Syracuse, LDACNY is an affiliate of the Learning Disabilities Association of New York State, according to the LDACNY website.

It works to help children and adults with learning disabilities and related disorders through advocacy, programs, and educational resources.

LDACNY serves Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, Cortland, and Cayuga counties, the website says.

Established in 2009 by the Syracuse University men’s basketball head coach and his wife, the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation works to help Central New York children in need and to provide support for eliminating cancer through research and advocacy.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com