Empower

From Farmhouse to Service Center: Creating a New Home for Key Services and Supports

Empower is looking to transform one of its buildings — an 1845 farmhouse currently being used for offices — into a respite and day habilitation center that will make high-demand respite, community habilitation and day services more accessible to young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. A few physical improv

CATEGORY: Strengthening Partner Capacity
LOCATION: Niagara Falls, NY
AMOUNT: $25,000
YEAR AWARDED: 2021
WEBSITE: https://www.empower-wny.org

FEATURED IMPACT STORY


GetSET Helps Strong Nonprofits Build Adaptability and Sustainability

After receiving an invitation to join the new GetSET program, Lori Russell, executive director of Aspire Developmental Services, a nonprofit that promotes positive developmental outcomes and educational opportunities for families with young children, was not sure what to expect. Unfamiliar with the initiative designed to strengthen organizations to better meet their mission and thereby attract … Continued