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Fostering Community Connection through Third Space Creation

Improve Community Assets
Placemaking
Organization: The Wassaic Project
Grant: $20,000
Grant Year: 2022
County: Dutchess
State: NY

FCH made a grant to support The Wassaic Project's efforts to restore and reimagine its Maxon Mills Porch.

Investment in a new porch is vital to expanding The Wassaic Project’s role as a safe inclusive place for community to gather and be engaged.

Why We Funded This

Investing in ‘third spaces’ has the potential to improve quality of life through socialization and offering a place to practice social skills in an increasingly digital world. We believe our commitment to improving community assets, like Wassaic Project, through supporting the development of health access points and community infrastructure will expand access for those most adversely impacted by our community’s social determinants of health.