The Central New York Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Alliance, an emerging leader in the fight against the growing Lyme disease epidemic, announced it had received two grant awards that will enable the organization to further its work in the prevention of Lyme and other tick borne diseases.
The first grant is from the Mother Cabrini Foundation in the amount of $150,000 to enhance educational awareness programs related to Lyme and tick-borne disease. The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grant enables the Central New York Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Alliance to continue critical geographic expansion in 2022. Through the addition of an education coordinator, continued multimedia outreach and ongoing market research, the alliance will further reach neighbors across Central New York who are at-risk of contracting Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
“The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a key partner in making strides to prevent Lyme and tick-borne disease,” said Executive Director Royale Scuderi. “We are grateful for their continued commitment to our work.”
The second grant award is from the Central New York Community Foundation in the amount of $40,000 to enhance the education program by transitioning to a full-time education coordinator position.
This funding from the Central New York Community Foundation is critical to the group’s efforts to broaden educational outreach. The increased capacity of the education coordinator from a part-time to full-time position provides opportunities for additional community engagement, innovative program development, and further prevents the greater Central New York community from contracting Lyme and tick-borne disease.
“The Community Foundation’s generosity is partnering with us to build the infrastructure needed to support long-term community health and wellbeing,” said Anne Messenger, the board chairwoman of Central New York Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Alliance.