The Westchester Community Foundation has announced grant awards totaling $677,000 to 24 organizations to address a broad range of needs in the community. 

• City of White Plains, for an education and workforce training program in White Plains, $100,000.
• Community Center of Northern Westchester, to provide food to hungry Ossining residents, $15,000.
• Community Resource Center, to help low-income immigrant families become self-sufficient, $35,000. 
• Community Voices Heard, to engage low-income residents in advocating for improved housing conditions, $30,000.
• EarthLinks, to support a job development program for both former and current homeless individuals, $10,000. 
• El Centro Hispano, to help low income immigrant families become self-sufficient, $15,000. 
• Family Services of Westchester, to provide ex-offenders who are mothers with parenting classes and job training services, $15,000. 
• Foundation for the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, to support college trips and SAT prep classes for needy Tarrytown juniors, $10,000. 
• Hudson Valley Justice Center, to provide legal counseling and representation to low-wage workers who are victims of workplace abuse, $25,000. 
• Jacob Burns Film Center, to support a series of documentary films and panel discussions on topics of local interest called “Community Matters,” $12,000
• JobsFirstNYC, to create employment opportunities for youth in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and New Rochelle, $65,000
• New York Immigration Coalition, to expand access to driver’s licenses for residents who do not have a social security number, $20,000
• Ossining Union Free School District, to support a leadership program for immigrant parents, $30,000
• Power Inspires Progress, to support a year-long pre-employment job training program for individuals with multiple barriers to stable employment, $10,000
• Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, to support a family literacy program for immigrants living in Tarrytown, $20,000
• Sarah Lawrence CURB at Beczak, to advance water protection in the Lower Hudson Valley watersheds through water quality testing, $30,000
• Strategies for Change Now, to facilitate the Nonprofit CEO Learning Lab, $40,000
• Strength in Numbers Consulting Group Inc., to conduct a needs assessment for the LGBT community in Westchester County, $35,000
• Tarrytown Music Hall, to support free and low-cost family-friendly concerts in Tarrytown, $15,000
• Westchester Green Business Challenge, to expand membership in a certification program that promotes environmentally sustainable business practices, $25,000
• Westchester Jewish Community Services, to provide emergency cash assistance to support the basic needs of poor Jewish youth, $20,000
• Westchester Jewish Community Services, to provide support services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth in Westchester County, $30,000
• Westchester Philharmonic, to support community concerts and classroom education programs on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, $20,000
• Westhab, to provide extended post-employment support to graduates of a workforce development program, $50,000

So far, the foundation has awarded about $1.66 million in grants this year.