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Westchester Community Foundation Awards $3.2M To 66 Nonprofits
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation, Westchester Community Foundation
The mayor of New York's Westchester County has released the full list of this year's recipients of the Rockefeller Foundation's Neighbor to Neighbor grants, the New York Daily News reports.
Among the winners: The Boys and Girls Club of Mount Vernon will receive $60,000 for a two-year youth leadership program.
The Peace Lutheran Church in White Plains will receive $36,000 to provide food to hungry residents.
The Ramapo Christian Church will receive $7,900 to provide a sports program to homeless youth.
The Alzheimer's Association of New York will receive $48,000 to train community leaders.
The Daily News has the full list of winners here.
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