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The Board recruited three new members in 2024—Allen Paul Booker, Dr. Marie A. Cannon, and Dr. Jacqueline Hall—to better reflect the communities the Tower Foundation serves. While appreciating the experience and wisdom of longstanding Board members, the Foundation recognized the need to invite new voices to the table. These new Trustees diversify the identities reflected … Continued
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When nonprofits have the resources they need to serve children and their families, everyone can thrive. The Foundation believes that general operating grants give our partners flexibility to apply funds where they are most needed and where they will have the most impact. Recipients of these grants can use these funds to retain staff, plan … Continued
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Community Catalyst’s Count On Youth! program empowers young people to speak their truth and create restorative policy change in Lynn, Massachusetts high schools. The program engages students with lived experience to help raise awareness of the need to change disciplinary action policy in schools. Ten students team up with adult supporters and school staff to … Continued
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“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb The Care Management Coalition of Western New York, a nine-agency collaborative serving individuals and families in Buffalo’s Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood and other underserved areas of Western New York, is an evolving testament to the power of teamwork. … Continued
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Art is essential to maintaining the health of our communities. Accessible and inclusive arts programs developed and administered by innovative organizations like Express Yourself, Cotuit Center for the Arts and Danceability are integral to supporting our focus areas. These programs encourage youth and young adults to explore new activities like sculpture, dance, theater, and more … Continued
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Since its inception in 2019, our Community Experts Team brings together young adults from Western New York and Eastern Massachusetts. Team members share their lived expertise with our four focus areas (intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health challenges, and substance use disorders) to design a grantmaking initiative that reflects what they feel their communities need … Continued