- (315) 381-3072
- info@womensfundhoc.org
- 2 Williams Street, Clinton, NY, 13323
Your contribution is a meaningful way to give back and pave a brighter future for women in dire need.
Please contact us for more information.
The Women’s Fund works closely with various non-profit agencies to support women. Based on your need and the agency that can help, we are sometimes able to help them help you.
Please visit https://211midyork.org/ to find a list of agencies by particular need. Once you identify the agency that serves your need, The Women’s Fund may be able to step in and help.
Partner agencies make recommendations for grant awards for women in need. Through our collaboration we are able to help women in temporary but immediate crisis situations.
No, Grant recipients are not required to pay back their grant award. They are encouraged to help another woman or make a donation to The Women’s Fund if future circumstances enable them to do so.
History
Annie’s Fund got its start in 2004 as The Women’s Fund grew and became better known in the community as a source of help and hope. The late Richard Hanna, an area businessman and former congressman, came to us with a proposal to create a fund to help individual women in temporary but immediate crisis situations. With Mr. Hanna’s financial support, Annie’s Fund was established.
Our first gift was simple but life changing – $50 for a woman to renew her nursing license. Without this support, she would not have been able to continue in her career and provide for her family. Since then we have supported women by funding what other organizations are unable to fund. When women have worked with the nonprofit agencies and found that no funds were available, we have been able to donate items such as refrigerators, mattresses, table and chairs for single mothers, partial rent payments, much needed gas cards, and more. We currently partner with sixteen local agencies to identify women in need and will add organizations as needs continue to arise.
If you are interested in support from Annie’s Fund
Based on your need, you may search here for an agency that can help. One of the things that is special about Annie’s Fund is that we may be able to step in and help them help you because of regulatory or funding requirements associated with different programs.
Funds Given
Since 2004, Annie’s Fund has been able to give $205,000 to support women in immediate crisis situations.
These are the partner agencies we regularly work with. To be added to this list for collaboration and opportunities please let us know via email at info@womensfundhoc.org.
ACR Health
627 West Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13204
Mel Oriolo, Services & Testing Supervisor
315/898-2552
moriolo@acrhealth.org
Catholic Charities, Herkimer County
61 West St., Ilion, NY 13357
Maureen Petrie, Executive Director 315/894-9917, ext. 222
mpetrie@ccherkimer.org
Catholic Charities, Oneida & Madison Counties
1408 Genesee St., Utica, NY 13502
Kala Flynn, Community Outreach Program Manager
315/724-2158, ext. 7012
kflynn@ccharityom.org
Center for Family Life & Recovery (CFLR)
502 Court St., #401, Utica, NY 13502
Oahmidah Chalbat, Program Administrator
315/768-2661
ochalbat@cflrinc.org
Cassandra Sheets, CEO
315/733-1709 (main CFLR line)
csheets@cflrinc.org
Central New York Health Home Network (CNYHHN)
268 Genesee St, Suite 202, Utica, NY 13502
Danielle Falzarine
315/983-7342
danielle.falzarine@cnyhealthhome.net
Emmaus House
1215 Kemble St., Utica, NY 13501
Teresa Carnright, Shelter Manager –
Executive Assistant
315/797-3339
tcarnright@stmargaretshouseny.org
Judith H. Reilly, Executive Director
315/724-2324
www.stmargaretshouseny.org
Empowered Pathways
502 Court St., Suite 234, Utica, NY 13502
Karizma Wadsworth, Program Coordinator
kwadsworth@empscny.org
Joanne Thompson, Program Coordinator
jthompson@empcny.org
315/724-1718
Timothy Lyon, Executive Director
315/724-1718 ext 130 tlyon@empcny.org
Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN)
310 Main St., Utica, NY 13501
Lisa Reginelli, Director of Transitional Service
315/801-5735
lreginelli@ican.family
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc.
120 Bleecker St., Utica, NY 13501
Amy Coria, Eviction Paralegal
315/793-7079
amy.coria@lasmny.org
Paul Lupia, Executive Director
Life Center Collaborative, Inc.
Camden Life Center, 20 Main Street, Camden, NY 13316
Boonville Life Center, 202 Main Street., Boonville, NY 13309
Jessica Perusse, Executive Director
315-820-2638
jperusse@camdenlifecenter.com
Midtown Utica Community Center (MUCC)
43 Scott St., Utica, NY 13501
Kay Klo, Executive Director
315/496-1791
info@midtownutica.org
Mohawk Valley Latino Association, Inc. (MVLA)
1640 Oneida St., Utica, NY 13501
C. Sonia Martinez, Executive Director
315/864-8419
sonia@mvlautica.org
The Neighborhood Center, Inc.
624 Elizabeth St., Utica, NY 13501
Sabrina Lamie
315/272-2600
sabrinal@neighborhoodctr.org
Sandra Soroka, Executive Director
50 Forward Mohawk Valley (The Parkway Center)
220 Memorial Parkway, Utica, NY 13501
Kelly Walters, Executive Director
315/223-3973, ext. 111
kwalters@50forwardmv.org
Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL)
131 Genesee St., PO Box 210, Utica, NY 13503
Margaret Gallaway, Executive Director LIFE at RCIL
315-797-1253
mgallaway@rcil.com
Matt Sheehan
msheehan@rcil.com
YWCA
7 Rutger Park, Utica, NY 13501
Gina Ionta, Director of Client Services
315/732-2159, ext. 231
315/240-8115
rionta@ywcamv.org
Debra Jalonek, Case Manager, Rapid Rehousing Program
Dianne Stancato, Executive Director
dstancato@ywcamv.org
Not long after Maria’s 16 year old daughter Julia was diagnosed with kidney cancer and placed on a transplant waiting list, the family received more devastating news. Julia also had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and was now ineligible for a life-saving kidney transplant. Her only treatment option was chemotherapy and radiation which she received at a hospital that was about 90 miles away from their home.
Julia’s illness impacted the family profoundly. Not only were they dealing with the heartbreak of a critical illness and difficult prognosis, but now they also faced a financial crisis. Travel costs, substantial medical bills and day-to-day living expenses totaled more than the family’s meager income. Maria soon found herself in the untenable situation of having to choose between her daughter’s medical needs and paying her monthly rent. But Maria persevered. She began to search for monetary assistance and enlisted the help of her caseworker. When Maria’s caseworker applied to Annie’s Fund for assistance Maria owed $2,000 in rent payments. Annie’s Fund provided critical intervention helping Maria avert a financial crisis eliminating the threat of homelessness during a time of extreme need.
Maria later wrote to us stating, “Many years ago … a co-worker thought it would be good if I apply {for Annie’s Fund} to finish my B.A. but my response was to leave it for someone else who may need it more. Who was to know that this same grant that I turned down… would be the one to give us a huge relief in our life?” Maria also said that the grant took a “huge load” off her shoulders. “My plan is to continue to [reassure] my family that everything is going to be OK.”
The Committee for Annie’s Fund has approved requests for many types of assistance, including issues related to homelessness, domestic violence, employment, education, health and safety, transportation, and child care. All applications are reviewed and approved on an individual basis, and funds are awarded without bias based upon the merits of the request.
Annie’s Fund does what no other organization can. We are able to help in a timely and appropriate fashion those women who have no other options.
