Affordable Housing Organization
Winner: RUPCO Inc.
Runner-Up: Habitat For Humanity of Dutchess County
Runner-Up: Ulster County Habitat for Humanity
Animal Welfare Organization
Winner: Ulster County SPCA
Runner-Up: Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Runner-Up: Nothing But Love Canines
Environmental Organization
Winner: Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Runner-Up: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Runner-Up: Scenic Hudson
Food Justice Organization
Winner: People’s Place
Runner-Up: Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
Runner-Up: Kingston YMCA Farm Project
LGBTQ Organization
Winner: Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
Runner-Up: Dutchess County Pride Center
Runner-Up: Newburgh LGBTQ Center
Public Health Organization
Winner: Planned Parenthood – Kingston Health Center
Runner-Up: Family of Woodstock
Runner-Up: Hudson Valley Hospice
Racial Justice Organization
Winner: Rise Up Kingston
Runner-Up: Black Lives Matter Hudson Valley
Runner-Up: YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County
Social Justice Organization
Winner: Ulster Immigrant Defense Network
Runner-Up: Grace Smith House
Runner-Up: Rise Up Kingston
Youth Advocacy Organization
Winner: AWARENESS Inc. Peer to Peer Adolescent Advocacy
PO Box 363, West Hurley NY 12491
(845) 417-1484
Since 2006, AWARENESS, INC. has been a wellness promoting nonprofit organization for youth. It presently offers prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, recovery educational programs, activities and community service for ages 6 to 25. AWARENESS provides advocacy, information, addiction referrals, recovery resources, and a NYS OASAS Approved Alcohol Awareness curriculum.
Runner-Up: Family of Woodstock, Inc.
Runner-Up: Mentor Me of Ulster County
This article appears in July 2022.
