Reports & Research

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    Tracking Impacts of Federal Changes on the Adirondack Region

    Adirondack Community Foundation has been tracking the significant changes happening at the federal level and how they will affect the Adirondack region. This document shares regional and community data on…

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    Adirondack Regional Social Safety Network Report

    Adirondack Community Foundation presents this report, whose primary goal is to spark conversations among diverse stakeholders about how we can collectively strengthen our social safety net.

  • Most Promising Jobs Report

    The “Most Promising Jobs of the Adirondack North Country” report is a guide designed to empower youth, families, educators, and career seekers with valuable insights into the employment landscape of…

  • A Place to Start: Adirondack Housing Resources

    This resource, created in partnership with Northern Forest Center, is a compilation existing best practices and resources to address our communities’ housing needs.  This resource provides a starting point to…

  • A Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis of the Prenatal to Five System in the Adirondack Region of New York State

    This Fiscal Analysis focuses on multiple services and elements of financing the prenatal to five system, including understanding available service capacity, current funding, the true cost of services and infrastructure,…

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    Economic Impact of Adirondack Nonprofits

    Read an economic impact study, which combines financial information from 36 nonprofit organizations to demonstrate how nonprofits help to drive the regional economy.  You can also view an interactive summary of…

  • COVID-19 Impacts on Nonprofits in the Adirondacks

    Two surveys, completed in partnership with the Cloudsplitter Foundation, are helping us track the impacts of COVID-19 on nonprofits in the region. Read our latest findings from fall 2020 here.…

  • Food Backpack Programming in the Adirondacks

    This report looks at public school-based food backpack programs to better understand their scale, scope, and scaffolding. The average per-child cost for these programs, which provide more than 1,100 students…

  • Meeting the Needs of Adirondack Communities

    This report identifies critical needs and highlights existing efforts and new initiatives seeking to improve the quality of life in our region. Each section makes daunting social issues feel more…

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