APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED
In May 2020, the Community Foundation of Otsego County (CFOC) created the COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund for Otsego County. Through December 2021, the Fund’s full amount of $219,464.62 was awarded to help Otsego County through the COVID pandemic.
The Fund had the following priorities:
- Prevention measures (education, sanitary supplies) that limit the spread of the virus.
- Support for vulnerable populations, i.e., older adults, people with compromised immune systems, and people who are unhoused.
- Practical needs, in case of disruption in services to vulnerable populations, such as meal delivery and daily living support for homebound older adults.
- Food access and other practical supports for people who may have lost wages or who are unable to stock up on food, specifically those who fall in the gaps of government-led structural responses.
- Support for workers, especially low-wage workers, to address lack of access to healthcare and paid sick leave, lack of proper safety equipment, economic impact of lost wages due to quarantines, cancelled activities, reduced hours/layoffs.
- Address barriers, such as lack of transportation, the lack of a primary care doctor and medical advice, or other impediments, that prevent Otsego County residents and those who work in the County from getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
- Other emerging, immediate needs.
COVID-19 Fund Awards to Date
| Helios Care | PPE for in home visits by care providers | $5000 |
| Catholic Charities | PPE for childcare providers | $5000 |
| Bassett Medical Center | Gift cards for food/gas for employees in need | $7500 |
| Fox Hospital | Gift cards for food/gas for employees in need | $3000 |
| Cooperstown Food Pantry | Food vouchers for farmers market | $3000 |
| The Brookwood School | Classroom thermometers and cleaning supplies | $2500 |
| Friends of Recovery | PPE | $1200 |
| Family Planning of South Central NY | PPE and cleaning supplies | $6000 |
| The Storehouse | PPE and cleaning supplies | $2000 |
| Otsego Rural Housing Assistance | Substandard housing repairs and rental assistance | $8000 |
| Oneonta Family YMCA | Cleaning supplies to re-open facility | $5000 |
| Family Service Assn of Oneonta | Supplies of clothing, hygiene, and school materials to low or no income families | $7500` |
| Yuntos | Gift cards to undocumented families for food, transport and medical | $10000 |
| Rural Health Network of South Central NY | Transport to employment and healthcare | $10000 |
| Catholic Charities | Summer food program | $3500 |
| Future for Oneonta Foundation | PPE and working capital grants to small businesses in Oneonta | $25000 |
| Cooperstown Foundation | PPE and working capital grants to small businesses in remainder of county | $25000 |
| Hunger Coalition of Otsego County | PPE and equipment for food pantries | $10000 |
| CADE | Subsidizing local farm food to food pantries | $10000 |
| Salvation Army | Medical co-pays, transportation and rental assistance | $5000 |
| Oneonta Community Health Center | PPE benefitting uninsured and inadequately insured | $300 |
| Springbrook | Air filtration system serving pre-school and day programs | $5000 |
| Unadilla Community Farm Education Center | Support for the Veggie Box delivery program | $6000 |
| Otsego 2000/Cooperstown Farmers Market | PPE and SNAP match | $6000 |
| Pathfinder Village | PPE for staff and residents | $5000 |
| Catholic Charities Housing Office | PPE, cleaning supplies and support for warming station serving the homeless in Oneonta | $10000 |
| Springfield Library | Two laptop computers and a Zoom subscription to help those without Internet access | $2600 |
| Glimmerglass Festival | PPE, testing, and cleaning supplies | $10000 |
| Catskill Center for Independence | Food delivery program for individuals with disabilities and purchase of durable medical equipment to lend to people in need | $9500 |
| Safe Schools Mohawk Valley | Resilience Room at Richfield Springs Central School | $3176 |