As part of a broad-scale revitalization effort for the historic city of Pittston, including a goal to have more public art per square mile than any city in the country, city officials seek to complete an art academy, which will provide affordable work studios for artists as well as several classrooms for art instruction. The project will allow for long-term sustainable physical space and community programming opportunities for both accomplished and fledgling artists, and encourage inclusive, diverse community engagement. 

QSAC (Quality Services for the Autism Community) is a New York City and Long Island-based non-profit charter school that supports children and adults with autism, together with their families, in achieving greater independence, realizing their future potential, and contributing to their communities.

A volunteer-run garden that provides produce to local soup kitchens and food pantries to address food insecurity in the local community is seeking help to build a cold-storage room to prevent produce waste. The cold storage space will ensure the bounties of the garden, and the hard work of volunteers, isn’t lost.

A community center that provides resources and opportunities for local children seeks assistance in making much-needed improvements to its art room, a staple of the center that provides out-of-school enrichment programs that help children succeed academically, make them more likely to develop healthy lifestyle habits and less likely to engage in risky behavior.

A Boys & Girls Club chapter that promotes healthy living and provides programs and events that unite the community wishes to improve its outdoor space so it can be an inclusive, inviting, and supportive environment where everyone is welcome and can thrive. The chapter hopes to re-landscape its weed-filled lawn with an irrigation system and enhance the outdoor area with creative, age-appropriate play and hang zones that encourage exercise, fun and education.