West Side Community Fund

Tues, March 25th will be a beautiful 55° day—spend it with us on the High Line! Thanks to our Board member Amazon, WSCF is bringing in Spring by participating in Friends of the High Line's annual Spring Cutback! We're cutting back dried and dead plants to make room for Spring growth with our grant recipients, community partners, and funders. Email [email protected] ASAP to take part in this volunteer opportunity. Photo credit: The High Line #westside #westsidecommunityfund #wscf #springcutback #thehighline #friendsofthehighline #volunteeropportunity

As a result of the exciting response to our grant application, WSCF is pleased to announce the extension of today’s deadline to Monday, March 24th. We look forward to reviewing even more of your interesting proposals for impactful initiatives on the west side. Apply today: https://lnkd.in/ee_FfV7U #westsidecommunityfund #westside #microgrants #chelsea #hellskitchen #hudsonyards #foodsecurity #education #economicempowerment #communityimprovement #healthandwellness #arts #communityboard4 #wscf #microgrant #grants

The West Side Community Fund and its grant recipients were recently featured in an article by Chelsea Community News! In the piece, CCN speaks to WSCF grantees and other community members about the impact of the funds granted to initiatives in Chelsea, Hudson Yards, and Hell's Kitchen. Read here: https://lnkd.in/ekPPqTy5 #westsidecommunityfund #westside #microgrants #chelsea #hellskitchen #hudsonyards #foodsecurity #education #economicempowerment #communityimprovement #healthandwellness #arts #communityboard4 #wscf

The James Beard Foundation is contributing to the West Side Community Fund’s fall 2025 grant cycle. We encourage applications for food based projects related to entrepreneurship, arts & culture, or systems & policy changes. Past WSCF grantees have included food pantries, fresh produce distribution programs, and culinary workforce development initiatives. Apply before next week's March 19th deadline: https://lnkd.in/ee_FfV7U

WSCF is excited to grow in 2025, and we want to hear from our grantees about new ways we can support your work. Please take a moment to answer a few questions about prospective programming to benefit organizations on the west side: https://lnkd.in/ewTZeCaz WSCF Spring 2025 grant applications are open through 3/19. Apply today: https://lnkd.in/ee_FfV7U #westsidecommunityfund?#westside?#microgrants?#chelsea?#hellskitchen?#hudsonyards?#foodsecurity?#education?#economicempowerment?#communityimprovement?#healthandwellness?#arts?#communityboard4?#wscf

We're so proud to support the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's Alzheimer's & Dementia Memory Screenings! Apply for a West Side Community Fund grant by March 19th: https://lnkd.in/ee_FfV7U

Thanks to our Board member Amazon, the West Side Community Fund will be participating in Friends of the High Line's annual Spring Cutback next month! We’re getting our hands dirty and cutting back dried plants along the High Line to make room for spring growth. All grant recipients, community partners, and funders are invited to join us on March 25th from 11am—12:30pm for complimentary coffee, tea, and snacks while helping out and connecting with our neighbors on the west side. Sign up by emailing [email protected] by March 21st while volunteer slots are available! Carley Graham Garcia Allison Currier #westside #westsidecommunityfund #wscf #springcutback #thehighline #volunteeropportunity

Applications are now open for the West Side Community Fund's Spring 2025 grant cycle through March 19th! Apply today: https://lnkd.in/ee_FfV7U #westsidecommunityfund?#westside?#microgrants?#chelsea?#hellskitchen?#hudsonyards?#foodsecurity?#education?#economicempowerment?#communityimprovement?#healthandwellness?#arts #communityboard4 #wscf

Since 2018, the West Side Community Fund has contributed over $1 million to organizations serving Chelsea, Hudson Yards, and Hell’s Kitchen. In 2024, Mouse received two grants from WSCF to provide AI and technology education to high school students in the community. We are grateful for their support and proud to be featured in their 2024 Impact Report. Thank you for your continued support!

As the year closes, we're proud to share a closer look at WSCF's impact. The 2024 Annual Impact Report outlines the outcomes of WSCF’s Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 grants and highlights a few of the grantees’ initiatives. Key impact areas include food security, education and economic empowerment, community improvement, and health and wellness. We encourage you to read the report and learn more about the critical services the grant recipients are providing to under-resourced residents in Chelsea, Hudson Yards, and Hell’s Kitchen: https://lnkd.in/eTpceFmE We're very thankful for each grantee and their dedication to the west side. We're proud to partner with these organizations and to continue advancing the Fund's mission of strengthening the west side communities. We wish you all a very happy holiday!