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Lead Free Kids NY Receives $25,000 to end Childhood Lead …

WEBThe Central New York Community Foundation partnered with other foundations to support Lead Free Kids New York with a $25,000 grant that assisted with grassroots lobbying expenditures. Today, Lead Free Kids New York plans to increase its presence in the local and political spheres, aiming to address childhood lead poisoning where change is …

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GET THE LEAD OUT : THE GREATER SYRACUSE LEAD …

WEBLead poisoning is a significant national, statewide and local public health concern. Once used widely in gasoline and paint, lead is an environmental toxin with the potential to harm an individual’s

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Group Informing Residents that Lead is Still in Homes

WEBThe Syracuse community has been fighting to put an end to childhood lead poisoning but there is much ground to cover. Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today (TNT) is stepping in to help by raising awareness among community members about the opportunities families have to protect themselves from this danger.

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Community Foundation Awards New Grants to End Lead Poisoning

WEBOctober 17, 2019 – The Central New York Community Foundation has awarded its second round of LeadSafeCNY grants, totaling $342,500, to help address childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse. In its first year, the initiative resulted in the installation of lead-free windows and doors in 27 Syracuse housing units; 60 income-eligible residents moved into new, …

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Community Foundation Awards Grants to Lead Testing and …

WEBThe Central New York Community Foundation recently awarded three LeadSafeCNY grants, totaling $130,000, to help address childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse. The recipient organizations were runners-up in the foundation’s participatory budgeting project held in May. United Way of Central New York received $30,000 to …

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CNY Community Foundation Receives $300,000 Grant for Lead …

WEBMarch 9, 2021 – The Central New York Community Foundation’s LeadSafeCNY initiative has received a $300,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to replace exterior doors and windows in rental units resided in by low-income individuals.

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Lead Poisoning in the Time of COVID-19

WEBA deteriorating door to a Syracuse residence. Finding safe, lead-free housing in Syracuse was an issue before COVID-19 caused a global upheaval. But now, during a pandemic that has led to financial strain across our community, the risk of childhood lead poisoning is amplified. New York State and the nation are currently in an …

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Heat Map: A Glimpse at our Neighborhood Investments

WEBHeat Map: A Glimpse at our Neighborhood Investments (updated July 2023) In 2018, the Community Foundation committed to invest $2 million to help put an end to childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse. Here is a look at the impact our investments have made so far. The likelihood of lead paint exposure increases in rental properties and two family

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Lead Safety Visual Campaign Expands to Broader Community

WEBThe significant health risks associated with lead poisoning make awareness and education programs essential to every Syracuse resident, including those who don’t speak English. WCNY, the region’s

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CNY Community Foundation Receives $150,000 for Lead Poisoning

WEBThe Central New York Community Foundation’s LeadSafeCNY initiative recently received a $150,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to put toward the cost of hiring a coordinator for the LeadSafeCNY Coalition. Over the past four years, the Cabrini Foundation has provided a total of $625,000 in support to LeadSafeCNY.

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Community Foundation Commits More than $2 Million to End …

WEBOctober 24, 2018 (Syracuse, NY) - The Central New York Community Foundation announced today that it will be investing more than $2 million over four* years to help end childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse.

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CNY Community Foundation Backs New Lead Ordinance

WEBKudos to the CNY Community Foundation for supporting legislation to fight the effects of lead poisoning on city children. This community needs to have the courage to address the root causes of poverty and inequity if we are to create better outcomes for all our children, most especially when the problems, like lead contamination, are long …

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CNYCF RECEIVES $150,000 GRANT TO EXPAND LEAD POISONING …

WEBThe Central New York Community Foundation’s LeadSafeCNY initiative received a second grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to put toward the cost of replacing exterior doors and windows in rental units resided in by low-income individuals.

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making syracuse lead safe, one window at a time

WEBSyracuse’s aging housing stock, of which a high proportion is privately-owned rental units, is still poisoning children with lead, nearly 40 years after lead paint was banned.

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