West Side Community Fund

The Spring 2024 Impact Report outlines the impact of WSCF’s Fall 2023 grants and highlights a few of the grantees’ initiatives. A full annual report is forthcoming in Fall 2024. Thank you to all of our gracious supporters. Together, we are strengthening the west side community. https://lnkd.in/eTpceFmE Adaptive Design Association Inc. Asian Community Care Organization Cambio Labs CHEKPEDS INC Chelsea Community News Food Education Fund FRIENDS OF ARGENTINE TANGO INC Friends of Chelsea Green Hot Bread Kitchen Keoni Movement Arts Manhattan Community Boathouse RUSA LGBTQ+ — Russian-speaking American LGBTQ+ Association Seeds of Fortune Inc. 52nd Street Project Inc W42ST.nyc

Grantee Highlight: Fundavenyc Inc. utilized their WSCF grant funds to host an Open Arms Resource Fair, supporting our newest New Yorkers and all families in temporary housing. In partnership with The Shed (NY) and NYC Public Schools, the fair connected thousands of individuals to dozens of organizations providing vital resources - from food assistance programs to immigration services, health insurance registration, vaccinations, dental screenings, free eyeglasses, connections for permanent housing, career pathways, financial resources, and more. Watch a recap of the Open Arms Resource Fair here: https://lnkd.in/eV9rcAdG Fundavenyc received a WSCF grant this past May. Learn more about all of our Spring grantees: westsidecommunityfund.org #newnewyorkers #migrantfamilies #theshed #westside #resourcefair #chelsea #hellskitchen #hudsonyards

#PRIDE is more than a celebration of LGBTQI+ identities; it's also a call to support and protect the LGBTQI+ community in the face of ignorance. WSCF is honored to have supported a few organizations on the front lines of this work: In 2023, we funded RUSA LGBTQ+ — Russian-speaking American LGBTQ+ Association's capacity-building project to expand their services to the fast-growing population of Eurasian-LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, with focus on the midtown west side area. Parity Productions is a two-time grantee based in Chelsea. This Spring, funding will go to professional development of women, trans, and gender-expansive playwrights and productions of their plays. Translatina Network received a grant for the second time this spring in support of their Nutritional Support Program. Funds will supply a food pantry, located in Chelsea, with nutritional necessities and gender-affirming hygienic projects. Happy Pride! Tanzilya Oren, Ph.D. Ludovica VillarHhauser Cristina Herrera #pride #lgbtq #westside #microgrants #chelsea #hellskitchen #hudsonyards

WATCH: The West Side Community Fund was recently invited to be a guest on MONICA MORALES's "Monica Makes It Happen!" show on PIX11! We were joined by one of our grantees, Housing Conservation Coordinators Inc, to discuss housing rights on the west side. You can catch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eCYBnxfZ This Spring, we're funding HCC's Protect and Preserve Affordable Housing Project. Learn more about WSCF and our grantees: westsidecommunityfund.org Thank you, Monica, for having us! Ken Jockers, Executive Director of Hudson Guild, appeared on behalf of WSCF, joined by Leslie Thrope, Executive Director of HCC. #monicamakesithappen #monicamorales #pix11 #housingrights #affordablehousing #westside #microgrants #grants #westsidecommunityfund

Great news! My next shows are all about affordable housing! We will have exclusive listings! Hip hop legend and mogul Dres, two Assistant commissioners for HPD, President of New York Foundation For Senior Citizens, Linda Hoffman, Victoria Schneps, the publisher and owner of Schneps media, and Housing Conservation Coordinators. The West Side Community Fund is giving a million dollars to groups helping their communities. @nychousing @nychagram @nycmayor Make sure to watch! @pix11news This Friday and Monday at 4:30 pm #monicamakesithappen #monicamakesithappenshow

The West Side Community Fund was recently featured in New York Nonprofit Media at the conclusion of our Spring grant cycle. Read the interview with Ken Jockers, Executive Director of Hudson Guild, and Jalen L., WSCF's Program Development Officer, here: https://lnkd.in/eBh-G_qR "Microgrants have been [our] primary intention, so that these leading businesses could come together to support people who have been here; the grassroots organizations, hyperlocal initiatives that uplift the ordinary, everyday residents,” Lisbon told NYN. #newyorknonprofitmedia #nyn #grants #westside

So proud to be a part of this amazing organization, and looking forward to seeing the great work that these nonprofits will be able to continue with support from the West Side Community Fund!

Thank you West Side Community Fund for supporting the roll out of #StartupNYCHA, our accelerator program designed for NYCHA entrepreneurs to launch and develop their own businesses 🚀

Congratulations to all of the West Side Community Fund grant recipients—so proud that #HudsonYards is part of this amazing initiative and happy to see local organizations receive this well-deserved support. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

In February, we opened applications for our Spring grant cycle, and today we are proud to announce the 19 recipients! Our Spring 2024 grantees are making a difference across five impact areas: community improvement, education & economic empowerment, food security, health & wellness, and the arts. Each organization or initiative funded demonstrates WSCF’s mission by delivering services to under-resourced residents in Community Board 4. Many of our grantees prioritize youth, seniors, unhoused individuals, and disabled residents in their work. Learn more about our grantees here: https://lnkd.in/dZND3WDj Congratulations to all of the recipients and thank you for your vital contributions to our community. This grant cycle is a milestone for WSCF - we have now distributed over $1M in grants! Our fall grant cycle will open in August. #westsidecommunityfund #wscf #microgrant #grantcycle #chelsea #hellskitchen #hudsonyards #grants #communityboard4 #westside Fundavenyc Cambio Labs Food Education Fund Emergent Works Mouse Seeds of Fortune Inc. Midtown South Community Council Translatinx Network Inc Xavier Mission Adaptive Design Association Inc. Hudson River Community Sailing Building for the Arts NY, Inc. Parity Productions Angela Pinsky Carley Graham Garcia Charles John O'Byrne Michael Phillips Myron Terry Matthew Rubin Julia Furnari Julia Verbrugge Daisy Mendoza LeeAnn Scaduto Ken Jockers Sid Dinsay Gabriella Rossi Jerry Nadler Brad Hoylman-Sigal Tony Simone Erik Bottcher Jeffrey LeFrancois