Ajla Ademovic, a rising senior at Thomas R. Proctor High School, was selected as the winner of the annual Give Back to Utica essay contest. 

The Community Foundation Board of Trustees approved a $10 million plan as an initial 10-year commitment to address racial equity and social justice issues.

The Mohawk Valley COVID-19 Response Fund has awarded more than $1 million to over 60 organizations throughout Herkimer and Oneida counties.

The Utica National Group Foundation awarded $250,000 to nearly three dozen food pantries and soup kitchens throughout Herkimer and Oneida counties.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer announced the first step in a long-term strategy to challenge and overcome systemic racism and a broad range of longstanding barriers to opportunity for persons of color.

Junior Frontiers of the Mohawk Valley will hold a virtual town hall meeting to help middle and high school students struggling to cope with those issues and the challenges they present in daily life.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties is offering a series of free virtual webinars for staff and board members of area nonprofit organizations.

The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities has awarded $310,000 dollars in grants from its Nazareth Community Impact Fund.

The Lead-Free Mohawk Valley (LFMV) Coalition is marking National Healthy Homes Month 2020 in June with an increasing focus on making more Utica homes safer and healthier.