October 6, 2020 – The Central New York Community Foundation is issuing a matching challenge grant in the amount of $100,000 to the CNY Arts COVID-19 Impact Fund, which was established by CNY Arts to provide emergency support to the arts, cultural, and heritage industry in Central New York. Additional challenge grants have also been issued by the John Ben
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Over the past ten years, just shy of 10,000 New Americans have resettled in Onondaga County. Often not native English speakers, these individuals commonly experience discrimination and other hardships due to a language gap. A new program recently brought to Syracuse by the Adult Education Roundtable (AER)* is working to ease this burden through a fun introduction to English-as-a-New-Language (ENL)
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The ladies of the Perfect Fourth youth barbershop quartet were gathered at the home of their tenor, Gabby Galanti, on a Friday afternoon. The group excitedly discussed their biggest challenge of the year – the International Rising Star competition in Manchester, England. They had their sights set on competing, but realized they’d need to raise funds in order to make
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Growing up with a learning disability made reading and writing difficult for Kaia Morales early on. What she didn’t realize was how this challenge would help foster her talent and love for the arts. “Growing up I faced a lot of challenges having a disability, but at a young age I began expressing my thoughts through art,” said Morales. “I
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All children have the right to attend school in a safe, welcoming, and caring environment but bullying has made that increasingly difficult for some. The rise in reports of bullying around the country has prompted many communities to institute anti-bullying programming to foster learning without incidents of harassment or intimidation. One arts group in Syracuse has found a way to
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