Grantors that support keeping our promise
Enterprise Holdings Foundation the philanthropic arm of Enterprise Holdings, which, through its integrated global network of independent regional subsidiaries and franchises, operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car brands. 
Greater Rochester Health Foundation will be funding a project to create a culturally sensitive means to empower SIVs to better understand U.S. healthcare concepts and to independently access the Monroe County health system. This will occur through increased staffing to translate healthcare information, available resources, and health literacy topics into Pashto and Dari. There will also be quarterly events held in person or by zoom to discuss major health care.
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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 will be funding our Safe Passage Housing Initiative Program. |
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is providing funds for case management for each war time ally family's needs during their first year of arrival to Rochester.
Bureau of Health Equity and Community Engagement - New York State Department of Health The New York State Department of Health supports traditional and nontraditional partners that are trusted by underserved, marginalized, under resourced, by funding community-based organizations to engage their community in wellness activities and serve as credible messengers of COVID-19 health literacy information. Staff completed training related to Risk Management, Health Equity, and COVID-19. Six health focused workshops were held for the Afghan/SIV community.
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Community Partners
The following organizations assist Keeping Our Promise with community partnerships and grants:
Miles4Migrants is a partner organization that help us get airline tickets for SIV families from Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Greece or other countries to Rochester in an emergency when the family cannot wait for tickets from the International Office of Migration (IOM). They have helped our SIV families in medical emergencies, or if visas were issued with a short expiration date of 4 weeks or less. Miles4Migrants accepts frequent flyer miles to help these families who are in in dire need to get to safety.
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.
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.
The Junior League of Rochester provides a limited amount of diapers and diapering supplies to our families for their infants and toddlers during their first year in Rochester.
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.
The Kaid Project of Honeoye Falls, NY offers Christmas toys to the children of our war-time allies who have resettled in the Rochester area.
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.
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.
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.
The Junior League of Rochester provides a limited amount of diapers and diapering supplies to our families for their infants and toddlers during their first year in Rochester.
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.
The Kaid Project of Honeoye Falls, NY offers Christmas toys to the children of our war-time allies who have resettled in the Rochester area.
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.