Franklin Community Center, Inc.
April 5, 2021
Franklin Community Center Hosting Spring Fling Online Auction
Courtesy FCC (2021)
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Get your bidding ready - Franklin Community Center is hosting their 1st ever Spring Fling Online Auction. The auction is filled with lots of great items and is a fun, and safe, way to support the programs and services of Franklin.
The auction opens for bidding on Sunday, April 11th at 12:00 pm and runs through April 18th at 12:00pm. All proceeds raised will support the Center. Please visit our website or Facebook page (Franklin Community Center, Inc.) for a direct link or visit https://www.32auctions.com/fccauction2021.
Franklin Community Center is a non-profit human service agency, located at 10 Franklin Street in Saratoga Springs, New York, that has been providing basic necessities and services to less fortunate individuals and families in our area for more than 35 years. The mission of Franklin Community Center is to work collaboratively with individuals and other agencies to provide services that will improve the quality of life and foster a sense of neighborhood, community and family for all people.
We hope to see you at our auction and please share!
Adirondack Health Institute
April 5
New tax credits available to lower the cost of health insurance.
Courtesy, AHI (2021)
AHI can help eligible enrollees select tax credits to decrease premiums. Open enrollment extended to Dec. 31.
Glens Falls, N.Y. – NY State of Health, the state’s official health plan marketplace, last week announced that increased financial assistance, implemented as part of the American Rescue Plan, is now available to current and new consumers that will significantly lower the cost of a health insurance plan.
According to Joyce Porter, Manager of Adirondack Health Institute’s Enrollment Assistance Services and Education (EASE) program, her team can help current Qualified Health Plan enrollees receiving a subsidy update their account with the higher tax credit at no charge. They can also assist newly-eligible individuals and those with a pending application that qualifies. “Our AHI team can help individuals get access to that savings,” said Porter. “We’re just a phone call away at 1-866-872-3740.” According to Porter, consumers will receive a notice and email from NY State of Health letting them know the increase in the amount of tax credits they will receive, and the action needed to claim them. Porter added her team will be able to review in June applications submitted by those who don’t presently qualify to receive a subsidy.
In addition, to allow as many consumers as possible to access these higher tax credits, and in light of the ongoing public health emergency, the 2021 Open Enrollment Period has been extended through December 31, 2021.
Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization licensed under the New York State Public Health Law as an Article 28 Central Services Facility.
From: Franklin Community Center, Inc.
April 6
Mary Beth McGarrahan joins Franklin Community Center
Courtesy McGarrahan (2021)
Mary Beth McGarrahan
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - This spring, look for a new face on the Franklin Community Center team as Mary Beth McGarrahan joins the staff as their Development Director. This newly created position will be responsible for developing Franklin Community Center’s fundraising efforts and strategies, as well as building a stronger development team for the organization. Working under the talented and highly effective Executive Director Kari Cushing, Mary Beth will spearhead the development efforts of the organization with a focus on fundraising, public relations and marketing.
Born and raised in the Albany area, Mary Beth’s roots are firmly established in the Capital Region. As a graduate of Hartwick College, Mary Beth’s career in the nonprofit sector began in San Francisco with The Sierra Club Foundation as the Director of Administration and more recently as the Operations Manager with Universal Preservation Hall (UPH) in Saratoga Springs. During her 12-year long run at UPH, she has become versed in development and fundraising, event planning, finance and administration, and volunteer management and recruitment. In addition, Mary Beth is also a 2019 graduate of the Leadership Saratoga Program and current member of the Board of Directors of the Saratoga Book Festival.
The mission of Franklin Community Center is to work collaboratively with individuals and other agencies to provide services that will improve the quality of life and foster a sense of neighborhood, community and family for all people.