New York Community Trust: Making Grants for Today and Tomorrow

In New York Community Trust’s 2022 Annual Report, OnPoint is featured as one of the grantees in their special section: ‘Making Grants for Today and Tomorrow.’

As they write:

The Trust’s program team—experts with extensive experience in their fields—turn those funds into grants to improve the lives and livelihoods of everyone in the eight counties we serve. These pages show a small sample of our 2022 impact, which is fueled by hardworking nonprofits and generous donors with the vision to share their good fortune. The ripple effect of this work will be felt for years to come.

Because more New Yorkers die of drug overdoses than homicides, suicides, and motor-vehicle crashes combined—an average of one death every four hours—we supported the development of the nation’s first overdose prevention centers in East Harlem and Washington Heights…Since opening, the centers have reversed overdoses more than 800 times, pointing to the potential to save countless lives.

Read more at New York Community Trust

 

Our East Harlem location will be closing early at 8:30pm on Wed 5/1 and Fri 5/3. Our Washington Heights location will be open on our regular schedule.

No One Has To Die of An Overdose.

Through our compassionate and effective approach, we’ve saved over 1,000 lives. With your support, we can save many more.