SPRING COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC
PO BOX 325, DOBBS FERRY, NY 10522 www.springcommunitypartners.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SPRING COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE CHILDREN'S FULL AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE LIFE OF THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF MEANS. ALSO, THE ORGANIZATION CREATES AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY-WIDE LINKS AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE VILLAGE OF DOBBS FERRY, NEW YORK.

COVID-19 FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM: SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE LOCAL EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MID-MARCH 2020, SPRING COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE DOBBS FERRY FOOD PANTRY (OF WHICH SPRING COMMUNITY PARTNERS WAS A CO-FOUNDER IN 2011), QUICKLY JOINED FORCES AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY IN THE RIVERTOWN COMMUNITIES OF DOBBS FERRY, ARDSLEY, IRVINGTON AND GREENBURGH. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS HAD RUN LONG-STANDING FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMS BENEFITTING LOCAL FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, WITH THE FOOD PANTRY PROVIDING A CENTRALIZED PHYSICAL LOCATION AND DEDICATED MISSION TO WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT ITS LOCATION AT SOUTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN DOBBS FERRY. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY, THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ADAPTED TO CLOSURES, RESTRICTIONS AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND HAVE DEVELOPED NEW MODELS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND ACCESS, LED BY SPRING OFFICERS. THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE RESPONDING TO LOCAL DEMAND THAT HAS INCREASED BY OVER 100% BETWEEN MID- MARCH 2020 - JUNE 2020; AND BY OVER 300% BETWEEN MID- MARCH, 2020 AND MARCH, 2021. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2020, ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AN AVERAGE OF 150 FAMILIES, TOTALING 550 PEOPLE RECEIVED SHELF-STABLE FOOD, FRESH PRODUCE AND ADDITIONAL PREPARED MEALS FROM PARTNERSHIPS CREATED WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND CATERERS. DOBBS FERRY FAMILIES SERVED BY SPRING VISITING THE PANTRY COMPRISED AN AVERAGE OF 100 FAMILIES, 410 PEOPLE. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS, GRANTS AND FUND-RAISING BY BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES HAVE ALSO RECEIVED GROCERY STORE GIFT CARDS TO SUPPLEMENT ADDITIONAL FOOD NEEDS. THE COLLABORATION OF EFFORTS OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS, FAITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS EXPANDS CAPACITY, ALLOWING US TO WORK COOPERATIVELY, EFFICIENTLY, AND RESPONSIVELY IDENTIFYING AND COMMUNICATING WITH FAMILIES IN NEED, AND DIRECTLY ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER THAT EMANATE FROM THE COVID CRISIS. ACCOUNTING, COMMUNICATION, AND REPORTING SYSTEMS COORDINATED BY SPRING FOR THIS EFFORT HAVE ALSO BEEN CREATED TO SPECIFICALLY AND EFFICIENTLY IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS NEEDS RELATING TO THE CRISIS, ITS AFTERMATH, AND IMPACTS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LAST LONG AFTER LOCAL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED. SERVED (WEEKLY AVERAGE): 430 INDIVIDUALS(114 FAMILIES)

MUSICAL MUSES: PROVIDES AND ADMINISTERS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT RENTALS, ACCESSORIES AND MUSIC BOOKS FOR IN-SCHOOL ORCHESTRA AND BAND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SERVED: 36 STUDENTS, GRADES 3 TO 12

SCHOOL SUPPLIES: PROVIDED 131 LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH REQUIRED SCHOOL SUPPLIES FROM GRADES 1 THROUGH 12,INCLUDING GRAPHING CALCULATORS FOR GRADES 8 AND 9. SERVED: 131 CHILDREN

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