PLATTSBURGH | Small business and nonprofit personnel are invited to develop communication skills that will help them retain employees and support positive customer experiences at a free workshop presented by the Adirondack North Country Association and the Adirondack Diversity Initiative....
SARANAC LAKE | Turning food waste into compost will now be easier for North Country communities thanks to expanded funding for a regional community-scale composting program, Compost for Good. The Compost for Good (CfG) initiative has been awarded $170,000 in...
National Grid has awarded $100,000 to the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) to support the regional nonprofit’s North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) and a skills-building and networking conference for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. The grant award...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: November 3, 2022 Contact: Audrey Schwartzberg, ANCA Communications Officer, [email protected], 518.891.6200 Free Welcoming and Belonging Workshops Offered in Plattsburgh and Glens Falls this Month Businesses and nonprofits invited to build communication skills for the workplace...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 27, 2022 Contact: Kristina Hartzel, AdkAction Communications and Operations Manager, [email protected] or 518.856.3233 or Audrey Schwartzberg, ANCA Communications Officer, [email protected], 518.891.6200 AdkAction and ANCA Announce Three Grants for Compost for Good $170K boost and...
The state has work to do to make open spaces more equitable, inclusive and accessible, according to a new report. The Open Space Institute (OSI) and New York Outdoor Recreation Coalition’s “Open Spaces for All” report says that surveyed Black, Indigenous, people of...
The director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Nicky Hylton-Patterson, stepped down last week. Over nearly three years, Hylton-Patterson hosted forums on race and equity, founded a program to bring more students of color to the park, and initiated diversity training...
The Adirondack Experience announced that it will present a three-part symposium in November as part of its Adirondacks for All: Identity & Environmental Justice in the North Country programmatic initiative. Adirondacks for All launched in June with eight virtual events...
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Board of Directors has announced the election of Kelly Chezum, vice president of external relations at Clarkson University, as the regional economic nonprofit’s next chair. The vote makes Chezum the...
SARANAC LAKE — Nicole “Nicky” Hylton-Patterson is leaving the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, where she served as the ADI’s first-ever director and seeded several programs that strive to establish diversity, equity and inclusion in the Adirondack Park. Hylton-Patterson joined the ADI as director...
