Food pantries help the needy this holiday season
It's a familiar scene during the holidays—in food pantries across the nation, volunteers are packing up boxes of frozen turkey, potatoes, and cranberry sauce for needy families on Thanksgiving day. At...
View ArticleSalvation Army sees continued high need for annual giveaway
At the end of this week, the biggest Christmas giveaway in central New York takes place and the high numbers of families who signed up for the annual Christmas Bureau shows an economy that's still...
View ArticleUnited Way donations down, looking to St. Lawrence County for help
The United Way is one of America’s largest charitable organizations, helping to sustain thousands of small nonprofits that in turn help millions of people. But the Northern New York chapter of the...
View ArticleApp turns social media posts into charity dollars
Young people today are a giving generation, according to a recent poll that shows that 75 percent of millennials donated to causes in the calendar year. But the tried and true charitable strategies...
View ArticleSyracuse learning more about its homeless population
Syracuse city officials are trying to learn more about their city’s homeless population. The city council held a hearing on the issue Wednesday evening.One night this week, 527 people slept in a...
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