Grantors that support keeping our promise
Greater Rochester Health Foundation supports KOP's work to create a culturally sensitive program that empowers SIVs to better understand and navigate their new lives in Rochester, leading to improved health outcomes.
Staff is able to assist clients in their native languages of Dari, Pashto, and Turkmen, and translate healthcare information, available resources, and health literacy topics into their respective languages. Quarterly events held in person or by zoom to discuss major health and mental care in community events for the SIVs. Our program also focuses on appropriate, supportive housing and supportive services for SIV families, in which they can begin their new lives in Rochester. |
The Shapiro Foundation, founded by Ed & Barbara Shapiro, and inspired by Nelson Mandela's quote: "History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children," is helping KOP fund the critical gaps in shelter and food for our Afghan allies as they negotiate their new lives in Rochester.
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes recently announced their 2025 Multi-Year grant recipients. This grant ensures our neighbors have access to the necessary tools to increase income, build wealth and improve financial stability. United Way is funding our Safe Passage Housing Initiative Program. |
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is providing funds for three case management staff for each war time ally family's needs.
Recognizing the Asian heritage of our Afghan allies, TAAF supports the SIV survivors and the community they are building in Monroe County, while also working across education and narrative change to foster belonging.
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Community Partners
The following organizations assist Keeping Our Promise with community partnerships and grants:
Temple B'rith Kodesh TBK has been instrumental in helping us to build bridges between our inter-faith communities and our war-time allies here in Rochester. We are grateful that they invite and include our families in many of their events, and learn about each other's traditions and cultures.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has given us a grant for beds, dressers, dining tables, food staples and personal hygiene items for our newly-arrived families.
Asbury First United Methodist Church offers monthly food baskets to our newly arrived families for their first 6-12 months in Rochester. They are also our primary sponsor for our children's horseback riding program and one week summer camp at Lear Stables LLC in Honeoye Falls, NY. Asbury also assists with clothing through their program at Asbury Storehouse.
Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services offers affordable housing to our newly-arrived SIV families.
R-Community Bikes offers a free bicycle to every wartime ally and their family members. A bike is a necessity for getting around town before our SIV families have a member with a driver's license.
Rochester Greenovation provides office and storage space to KOP, reducing storage expenses for furniture and other household items. In exchange, KOP staff and volunteers work at Greenovation on Saturdays.
First Presbyterian Church of Honeoye Falls provides blankets, sheets, pillows and towels to our new families when they first arrive in Rochester.
Messiah Lutheran Evangelical Church helps with cleaning supplies, soaps and shampoo and other personal hygiene supplies for our families when they first arrive, and hosts fund-raising dinners to help with first month's rent a a security deposit for a new family.
The Pirate Toy Fund is the only nonprofit organization in the country dedicated to distributing new toys year-round to children in need throughout the Greater Rochester region. The Pirate Toy Fund reached out in 2021 at the height of evacuations from Afghanistan wanting to support our arriving children. Since then, our KOP Toy Coordinators have received regular supplies. Play is a universal language, and promotes healing for children caring trauma.
A Horse's Friend of Rush, NY offers a discounted riding program for our SIV children.
Halal N Out of Irondequoit, NY provides discounted catering services for our "Food for Thought" fundraiser events.
Budding Readers an early literacy organization based in Ontario County, provides our Literacy Coordinator with books to distribute to arriving families.
Shift2 provides quality, used-business computers to schools and non-profit organizations, so that people in the community can have a personal computer to stay connected and discover their full potential.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has given us a grant for beds, dressers, dining tables, food staples and personal hygiene items for our newly-arrived families.
Asbury First United Methodist Church offers monthly food baskets to our newly arrived families for their first 6-12 months in Rochester. They are also our primary sponsor for our children's horseback riding program and one week summer camp at Lear Stables LLC in Honeoye Falls, NY. Asbury also assists with clothing through their program at Asbury Storehouse.
Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services offers affordable housing to our newly-arrived SIV families.
R-Community Bikes offers a free bicycle to every wartime ally and their family members. A bike is a necessity for getting around town before our SIV families have a member with a driver's license.
Rochester Greenovation provides office and storage space to KOP, reducing storage expenses for furniture and other household items. In exchange, KOP staff and volunteers work at Greenovation on Saturdays.
First Presbyterian Church of Honeoye Falls provides blankets, sheets, pillows and towels to our new families when they first arrive in Rochester.
Messiah Lutheran Evangelical Church helps with cleaning supplies, soaps and shampoo and other personal hygiene supplies for our families when they first arrive, and hosts fund-raising dinners to help with first month's rent a a security deposit for a new family.
The Pirate Toy Fund is the only nonprofit organization in the country dedicated to distributing new toys year-round to children in need throughout the Greater Rochester region. The Pirate Toy Fund reached out in 2021 at the height of evacuations from Afghanistan wanting to support our arriving children. Since then, our KOP Toy Coordinators have received regular supplies. Play is a universal language, and promotes healing for children caring trauma.
A Horse's Friend of Rush, NY offers a discounted riding program for our SIV children.
Halal N Out of Irondequoit, NY provides discounted catering services for our "Food for Thought" fundraiser events.
Budding Readers an early literacy organization based in Ontario County, provides our Literacy Coordinator with books to distribute to arriving families.
Shift2 provides quality, used-business computers to schools and non-profit organizations, so that people in the community can have a personal computer to stay connected and discover their full potential.