Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health

10/02/2026

What a week! On Sunday, we joined fellow funder and community-builders Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley at their annual toast to philanthropy 🍎

Then on Wednesday, we received a record-breaking number of grant applications for our Healthy Organizations, Healthy Youth Awards! We asked for requests that showed courage + commitment to change, and received them in spades! ♠️

On behalf of our whole team, thank you, Hudson Valley 🙏 We're truly humbled to work alongside you all, as we invest in the health of young people!

09/22/2026

Nonprofits take note! The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley is offering this free session on prospect research, Tuesday 10/6. Learn more and register below 🤓

🔎 Finding the right donors doesn’t require a dedicated research department—it requires the right approach.

Join us for a free, in-person workshop on the fundamentals of donor prospect research and how it can strengthen your individual giving strategy. Learn what makes someone a qualified prospect, how to identify potential major donors within and beyond your database, and how to build useful donor profiles that support relationship-based fundraising.

Designed for nonprofit leaders and development staff, this session will offer practical, accessible tools you can put to work right away.

🗓 Tuesday, October 6, 2026
⏰ 9–11 AM
📍 YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County, 507 Broadway, Kingston, NY
🎟 RSVP: https://communityfoundationshv.org/events/prospect-research-identifying-engaging-individual-donors/

Presented by Pauline Palkovic, a nonprofit prospect research expert with nearly 30 years of experience supporting fundraising and marketing teams.

09/15/2026

📣Healthy Organizations, Healthy Youth Awards Deadline is 9/30!

As a friendly reminder, the deadline for this year's special grantmaking program is coming up! Our 2026 Healthy Organizations, Healthy Youth Awards are based on your feedback. Grants of up to $10,000 will be considered for two often tricky to fund categories!

We're eager to help support youth-serving work. So PLEASE! Tag your favorite nonprofit below to be sure they don't miss out! 📣

08/17/2026

🧐Did you know? Today is National Nonprofit Day! 📣

Shoutout to all the amazing nonprofits in the Hudson Valley! From keeping kids safe to building friendships and helping them heal, these organizations are making a real difference for young people every 👏 single 👏 day.

We’re inspired every day by our partners who show up for youth and families in our community. Drop a thank-you in the comments, and let’s give them the love they deserve!

(PS: Show your favorite nonprofits some EXTRA love by sharing our new grant opportunity with them - and they could receive up to $10k!)🥰

08/15/2026

📣You've waited - and we're thrilled to share the news 📣

🚀 Big news: HVFYH just launched the Healthy Organizations, Healthy Youth Awards! Got a project that helps young people but needs funding? This may be your shot!

We’re honoring our (beloved, much-missed) late founder George A. Sisco and past chair Barbara Mansfield by backing courageous and catalytic initiatives. Grants of up to $10,000 are available for hard-to-fund projects! Swipe through the slides for details and *please* tag a youth org that needs to see this. Applications are due 9/30, so you'll want to check it out soon!💸

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08/08/2026

Big news coming soon 🫣Be sure to stay tuned! 💸

07/01/2026

WE ARE SO PROUD! 🥲Huge congratulations are in order for newly awarded high school graduates, HVFYH Youth Board Members, Adriana and Kaylyn!

These Youth Board Members have not only dedicated themselves as full members of HVFYH during their high school careers, using their positions to grant meaningful support throughout the Hudson Valley, supporting organizations that uplift fellow youth access, passions and programming - they accomplished all this while maintaining high honor roll grades and applying themselves in extracurricular activities! Many congratulations, Adriana & Kaylyn - your achievements are nothing short of amazing! 🎆

06/19/2026

🥲It's a privilege to partner with incredible people, organizations, and communities to invest in the wellbeing of youth. This is especially meaningful as our support was matched by amazing community members! Bravo to Catskills Alliance for Housing & Preservation for creating catalytic change for young people, and to The Overlook News for sharing the story!

The Phoenicia Food Pantry, a community resource since the 1980s that provides food and goods with no questions asked, is tackling food insecurity for the next generation by working with local groups to provide free lunches to Shandaken’s Summer Recreation Program.

Read the story: https://theoverlooknews.com/phoenicia-food-pantry-to-provide-free-breakfast-lunch-for-summer-rec-kids/

/// Photo by Roy Gumpel/The Overlook.

06/17/2026

In creating the HVFYH, George Sisco built a blueprint for how a community can invest in youth. The Times Union just told his story with equal parts gravity and heart, and it's well worth a read.

Three decades and $3 million in grants later, we are humbled to carry his legacy forward.

Read his story, and you'll be moved to make a difference, too:

George Sisco built a Hudson Valley nonprofit that awarded millions to programs helping children and families across the region.

06/16/2026

Yes, we make grants - but did you know that we're also a nonprofit? It's true! Our work is strengthened by the incredible support of sponsors and we are GRATEFUL. Today we want to give a huge thank-you to Markertek - America's Broadcast Supply House!

Beyond their support of HVFYH, Markertek’s exemplary model of community generosity is a beacon of supporting the young people of our Hudson Valley! Three cheers for this global business with deep local roots. 🥳