WARWICK SAVINGS FOUNDATION

Hospice has been providing patients and families with compassionate physical, emotional and spiritual end of life care with comfort, dignity and respect for more than three decades. In 2023, with support from the Warwick Savings Foundation, Hospice staff and volunteers provided care and support to 1,212 patients for a total of 61,750 patient care days in various settings in homes, hospitals, group homes, skilled nursing facilities, and the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence. The Foundation grant has had a tremendous impact on the everyday operations of Hospice, also supporting its Bereavement Support Groups for families and children, which are open to the public free of charge. Hospice is also a Level 5 Community Partner of We Honor Veterans.

Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center has been operating for 50 years serving the special needs community by providing mounted and unmounted equine-assisted activities and therapies for individuals with disabilities. Support from the Foundation enabled the Center to purchase golf carts to transport clients between buildings and during inclement weather. The carts also enable clients to access areas of campus where they have previously been unable to experience the benefits due to personal physical restrictions. Being able to bring clients to the horses, instead of the horses to the clients, opens up an entirely new set of therapeutic circumstances. Use of the golf carts set a new standard in regards to the benefits of newfound opportunities available to program participants.

Since its founding in 2006, Beautiful People's mission has been to build bridges between children with disabilities and their families and the broader Orange County community by providing adaptive sports programs for ages 5 and up. The Foundation has been a major part of that effort. With grant funds, 600 athletes were served to date in 2023. Projections are to reach 800 in 2024. Beautiful People is in more locations at a higher frequency across the county. They are also now offering a reduced or exempt rate. A new tech process was implemented to embed a scholarship code compatible with on-line registration, allowing families experiencing financial hardship to participate without barriers. All of this is made possible with support from organizations such as the Warwick Savings Foundation.

Funds were used to purchase new ENT surgical trays to better meet the needs of the Warwick community. The trays include new specialized procedure scopes that will allow for patients in need of ENT procedures to be done locally and not need to be referred to facilities that require significant travel and additional care coordination. Overall, Foundation support has allowed the hospital to expand and enhance health services so people in Warwick and surrounding communities can receive the care they need close to home.

The Newburgh Armory Unity Center used WSF funding to support costs directly related to the delivery of their flagship academic and athletic program for students in the City of Newburgh, the Saturday Morning Enrichment Program (SMEP). SMEP attracts more than 400 local children and their families to the Armory each week. Combined with other funding, WSF support enabled NUAC to deliver this highly valuable and enriching program without disruption or reduction in programming over the past year. Grant funds supported instructor and staff salaries, offset the cost of classroom and athletic supplies, as well as the purchase of books and other educational materials used in the delivery of SMEP. Funds also facilitated an expansion of SMEP programming to include new classes and services that NUAC would not be able to offer without third-party support.