Affordable Housing Organization
Winner: RUPCO Inc.
2nd Place: Habitat For Humanity of Dutchess County
3rd Place: Hudson River Housing, Inc.
Animal Welfare Organization
Winner: Catskill Animal Sanctuary
316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties
(845) 336-8447
https://casanctuary.org/
https://www.facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary/
2nd Place: Ulster County SPCA
3rd Place: Town of Saugerties Animal Shelter
Environmental Organization
Winner: Scenic Hudson
2nd Place: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
3rd Place: Riverkeeper
Food Justice Organization
Winner: People’s Place
2nd Place: Kingston YMCA Farm Project
3rd Place: Poughkeepsie Farm Project
LGBTQ Organization
Winner: Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
2nd Place: Newburgh LGBTQ center
Public Health Organization
Winner: Family of Woodstock
2nd Place: The Arc Mid Hudson
(845) 331-4300
https://www.arcmh.org/
The Arc Mid-Hudson is a private not-for-profit agency in Ulster, Greene and Putnam Counties who believed that their children with disabilities should have the same opportunities as their peers. Our mission is: “To empower people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities to achieve and experience the highest quality of life.”
3rd Place: Center for Spectrum Services
(845) 336-2616
www.centerforspectrumservices.org
https://www.facebook.com/centerforspectrumservices
Center for Spectrum Services is a nonprofit school designed especially for children with autism. It is a model special education program, recognized for its leadership in educating students with autism. Its two schools in Kingston and Ellenville, serve children and families from 32 school districts throughout the Hudson Valley.
Racial Justice Organization
Winner: Rise Up Kingston
2nd Place: Black Lives Matter Hudson Valley
3rd Place: Citizen Action of New York
Social Justice Organization
Winner: Rise Up Kingston
2nd Place: Grace Smith House
3rd Place: Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson
Youth Advocacy Organization
Winner: AWARENESSinc.org Peer to Peer Adolescent Advocacy
2nd Place: Boys & Girls Clubs of Ulster County
3rd Place: Family of Woodstock, Inc.
This article appears in July 2021.
