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F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva, Inc
I volunteer at fish. They go over and above to help those neighbors in need. The food bank and Back Pack programs help provide food for families. They help the elderly with transportation and visits.... more
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Albany Nonprofits and Charities
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United Way of the Greater Capital Region
- Location:
- Albany, NY
4.1875 stars 16 reviews
lawrence12 wrote:
This organization has been through some challenging times. A new CEO has been brought in to rejuvenate the organization. There appears to be a lot of positive change happening now. They are trying to focus on major impact areas and generate new funding. more »
Philanthropy
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Family Promise Of Albany County Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
4.8 stars 15 reviews
GJFish wrote:
Family Promise of the Capital Region (FPCR) is a wonderful organizations that brings people of all walks of life together for a common mission which is to keep children and families together. The staff, board, and volunteers work together to offer a comprehensive... more »
Homeless & Housing
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Peppertree Rescue Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
4.5 stars 8 reviews
jenifer1 wrote:
Cocoa is a chocolate lab who was rescued by Peppertree. She was found as a youngster (< 1 year old), as a stray on the streets of Saratoga Springs, and pregnant. Peppertree took in Cocoa and her puppies, provided all medical care (including Cocoa's... more »
Animals
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Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Council Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 7 reviews
norayates wrote:
Amazing that the Pride Center has been helping people for over 40 years!!! more »
Civil Rights
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Early Childhood Education Center
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 4 reviews
metenkeph wrote:
My son was diagnosed with Autism at age 3. He attended the Albany site for two years and is now in first grade in the East Greenbush school system. Two years later, when contacting the site for additional information on their 501c status, they remembered... more »
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Wee Care At Labor
- Location:
- Albany, NY
1 stars 3 reviews
loveyouunconditionally0810 wrote:
Wee care at labor center was having the second-most number of abuse-related violations of day cares in the Capital Region between 2012 and 2014, please see below TimesUnion article about that . Also the staff ‘s turn over rate is extremely high.... more »
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JC CLUB
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 2 reviews
Steven70 wrote:
The JC Club is an incredible operation in the city of Albany. Many talk and dream about meeting the needs of people in need, but Victory church puts their dreams into action with this feeding center for children. The workers are very embracing to all... more »
Religion
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Brain Injury Association Of New York State Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 2 reviews
Lisa_C wrote:
Brain Injury Awareness http://bianys.org/In May of 2014 when I was 23 years old, I had brain surgery to remove a tumor from my cerebellum. My entire life changed on that day. I went from living on my own, to outpatient therapy and even living... more »
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Edens Rose Foundation
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 2 reviews
gregory4 wrote:
My name is Gregory Sheldon. I am writing you from Colombia, as I am on my way with supplies to continue my work in developing Basic Need Delivery Centers for children under 5 years of age in rural Ecuador. I am working in agrarian communities that are... more »
Children & Youth
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Parks & Trails New York, Inc.
- Location:
- Albany, NY
4.5 stars 2 reviews
Gillian S. wrote:
Parks and Trails NY has provided our small volunteer organization with valuable input and practical assistance in our mission to promote and protect our local bike-hike trail. Staff members are always available to answer questions and offer suggestions.... more »
Environment
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The Community Foundation For The Greater Capital Region Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
3.5 stars 2 reviews
SFandM wrote:
I have changed my giving plans to include another area Community Foundation in Schenectady as they are much more active and visible.. This organization is practically invisible in the community. more »
Philanthropy
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Capital Area Peer Services
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
amasters wrote:
I have been a board member for Capital Area Peer Services (CAPS) for a number of years -- one of the challenges and high points of my life. I am working with many bright, skilled, committed individuals on building an organization that does some amazing... more »
Human Services
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George Biddle Kelley Foundation Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
wadlercpa wrote:
George Biddle Kelley Education Foundation is a non profit that dedicates its self to at risk young men. They have a mentorship program that is second to non in terms of teaching young men about the importance of education. I donate to this organization... more »
Education
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Hope House Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
3 stars 1 review
Tom_111 wrote:
I've found that it's very difficult to find information about places like this accredited by OASAS, which is a criminally negligent organization, probably because reviews are actively deleted for PR reasons. OASAS has been claiming to address problems... more »
Mental Health
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Family And Childrens Service Of The Capital Region Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
Natalie F. wrote:
Family and Children's Services of the Capital Region has been instrumental in providing wide-spread services to the Albany and the greater Albany regions. They are committed to providing quality care through their various counseling programs, crisis... more »
Children & Youth
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Mayan Hands Foundation Ltd
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
nora wrote:
Mayan Hands is a fair-trade organization that brings the beautiful handiwork of impoverished Mayan women weavers to the outside world. Its story and its products can be viewed on the website www.mayanhands.org. The women are weavers who create beautiful... more »
International
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Police Conference Of New York Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
1 stars 1 review
Bob417 wrote:
My wife sent a donation to this group following a phone call. When I check on them I found over $900,000 spent on fund raising fees with $1,100,000 raised. This means the organization support fund raising costs more than actually doing anything. more »
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WAMC
- Location:
- Albany, NY
4 stars 1 review
Sue Fraser Frankewicz wrote:
WAC provides a consistently excellent product in the form of radio programming with a highly intelligent decidedly left-leaning analysis of local and world events. more »
Arts & Culture
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Junior League Of Albany Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
kat6 wrote:
with over 90 years of history, the Junior League of Albany, NY has brought many venerable services to New York's Capital District including Gilda's Club, the Ronald MacDonald House, Komen Race for the Cure and currently, Dolly's Imagination Library. ... more »
Women
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New York Council Of Nonprofits Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
2 stars 1 review
boardrep wrote:
We paid NYCON to revise our organization's by laws to reflect changes required by changes in the Not for Profit Law. NYCON appeared to use a broiler plate which included much which was not included or required by Not for Profit Law and was not specific... more »
Human Services
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Natural Heritage Trust
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
Writer wrote:
I am a NYS Parks employee and have seen first hand the situation of limited resources at the specific park I work at. It is easy to be misguided and think that your NYS tax dollars are paying for my salary, but they aren't. You know the roads in your... more »
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Educators Institute For Human Rights
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
Writer wrote:
This is a wonderful organization in which US teachers trained in Holocaust-genocide education work with teachers in countries that have experienced a genocide. (The organization currently operates in Rwanda, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia, etc.) The teacher-to-teacher... more »
International
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Victory Christian Church
- Location:
- Albany, NY
1 stars 1 review
Willinthewoods wrote:
We were scammed by Pastor Charlie on our furniture donation. We were promised a receipt at the time of the donation pickup but Pastor Charlie claimed to have forgotten the receipt form. He claimed to have no donation documents after the furniture was... more »
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Community Caregivers Inc
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
LINDAC276 wrote:
This is a great group of about 450 volunteers who give a few hours of their time to help their neighbors, all at no charge. We provide transportation for disabled, elderly and non-driving persons, respite time for caregivers, essential shopping, short-term... more »
Human Services
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The Womans Club Of Albany Incorporated
- Location:
- Albany, NY
5 stars 1 review
snpa2015 wrote:
Two local charities benefitted from the Celebrate the Season Fundraiser in December, 2014. $4000 were donated to each organization - Grassroot Givers and The Bus Stop Club. Both these groups are local and totally funded by memberships and donations so... more »
Health
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