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10 Peekskill/Cortlandt Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

Maintaining funding is a constant challenge for many nonprofits that fill gaps and meet other needs in the Peekskill/Cortlandt area.

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PEEKSKILL/CORTLANDT, NY — If you’re like many of your Peekskill/Cortlandt neighbors, you may spend a good part of the holiday season with your credit card in hand buying gifts for family and friends. Coming up soon is a chance to give back to the local community.

Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is a day dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups. Since 2012, nonprofits worldwide have used the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to galvanize fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes.

Maintaining funding is a constant challenge for many nonprofits that fill gaps and meet other needs in Peekskill/Cortlandt.

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Here are ten local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday:

  • Caring for the Hungry & Homeless of Peekskill: "every person is entitled to safe, affordable housing and healthy, nutritious food. Our work focuses on housing and food equity in Peekskill and the surrounding communities and supports people living with domestic violence, veterans experiencing homelessness, immigrants, people with mental health issues, and other lower-income households."
  • Croton-Cortlandt Food Pantry: "to help to alleviate hunger among families and individuals whose income is insufficient for their needs."
  • Croton Free Library: "to encourage the joy of reading, the exploration of ideas and the pursuit of lifelong learning for the children and adults of our community. Books, media, and state-of-the-art technology help us provide free and equal access to knowledge, information, and a wide range of artistic expression. The Library serves as a gathering place and learning center for Croton residents, with dynamic cultural and educational programs, and space for community organizations to meet."
  • Friends of the Field Library: Library mission is "to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen the City of Peekskill and Town of Cortlandt community by offering free and open access to library services."
  • Hendrick Hudson Community Educational Foundation, Inc.: "raising and granting funds in support of educational activities to benefit the citizens residing within the boundaries of the Hendrick Hudson School District."
  • Lakeland Education Foundation: "to provide opportunities for the students and staff of Lakeland to expand learning opportunities, to maximize the potential of each student, and to augment the fine work that is already underway in the Lakeland Schools."
  • Let It Shine (Verplanck): "a group of women who strive to live well and help others to do the same."
  • Peekskill Arts Alliance: "to promote and serve the vibrant and diverse arts community in Peekskill and the Hudson Valley. "
  • The Peekskill Education Foundation: "focused on enriching our schools by raising funds, supplying cultural experiences, & fostering community partnerships "
  • Rotary Club of Peekskill: "committed to helping meet the charitable and humanitarian needs of Peekskill, Cortlandt and internationally."

Here are other nonprofits in Westchester County:

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