This month, the Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight features Family Legal Care, which provides increased access to justice in New York State Family Court. By combining legal guidance, easy-to-access technology, and compassionate support to help unrepresented parents and caregivers self-advocate on critical family law issues, Family Legal Care
This month, the Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight features Friends of Music & Art (FoMA) Cooperstown, an all-volunteer organization that provides support to CCS programs and organizes community arts enrichment activities. The mission of Friends of Music & Art (FoMA) Cooperstown is to encourage, support, and strengthen music
This month, the Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight features Klinkhart Hall Arts Center, a community arts organization based in Sharon Springs, and its partnership in bringing The Big Draw to Otsego County, an international celebration of drawing that invites people of all ages and skill levels to slow down,
This month, the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features The Telegraph School, a home for performing and healing arts in Cherry Valley—and its beloved winter tradition, Koliada, an annual celebration of light through masks, music, storytelling, and village processions. Founded in 2020, The Telegraph School creates space for people to reflect and
This month, the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features Family Service Association (FSA), in Oneonta. Established in 1909, the Family Service Association’s mission is to support the strengths of families and individuals, as well as assisting others with their own needs. By respecting others as well as making people feel comfortable, FSA
Last month, Will Kleffner, Executive Director of the Cooperstown Food Pantry (CFP), spoke at a Town Hall in Oneonta about the dire state of food insecurity in Otsego County. CFP is a member of the Alliance for a Hunger Free New York (Will is on both membership and advocacy committees),
This month, the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA). Formed in 1968, the Otsego County Conservation Association is a regional, grassroots non-profit. Though originally created to protect trees, over the decades OCCA has expanded its scope of work to address a wide range of environmental issues. With
This month, the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Poised on the shore of Otsego Lake, the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station (BFS), focuses on education, research, and community engagement. Serving as a living classroom for nationally recognized lake management and biology graduate programs, BFS’ team
This month, the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features The Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. (LASMNY) Rooted in the belief that justice should not depend on a person’s ability to afford quality representation, the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. (LASMNY) provides critical legal help in areas that deeply
This month, the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features The Otsego Refugee Resettlement Coalition. The Otsego Refugee Resettlement Coalition (initially assembled in 2021) brings together nonprofit organizations, businesses, educational institutions, faith communities, and individuals to establish a process to resettle refugees in Otsego County. It models its efforts on the success of
