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SUNY streamlines process to waive application fees

ALBANY — State University of New York applicants from low-income backgrounds can automatically have their college application fees waived, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced Monday. Beginning March 1, students who financially qualify for free or reduced-price lunch programs, whose household income does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, or are from foster families can apply to up to seven SUNY campuses for free — a savings of up to $350 in application fees per student. The application fee per school is $50. Currently, a student may seek a waiver if a ...

SUNY Fredonia eyeing $1.9M in losses for year

The State University of New York at Fredonia is anticipating roughly a $1.9 million loss in the 2020-21 fiscal year, mostly due to additional costs of COVID-19. Costs of the virus between testing, cleaning and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is estimated to be about $1.3 million. ...

Former city resident takes Youth Town helm

Dr. Joe Fote a former resident of Dunkirk, has joined Youth Town of Tennessee as their new chief executive officer. Fote brings more than 25 years of executive healthcare leadership experience in operations, and process improvement. Prior to joining Youth Town, he was CEO of JVF Consulting, a nationwide healthcare consulting firm, held leadership financial positions as Vice President of Revenue Cycle and other executive positions in national healthcare organizations. He is a board certified healthcare provider in Christian Counseling Psychology, an Ordained Christian minister, a ...

County appoints three members to Community Services Board

MAYVILLE — The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene recently announced new leadership and membership to the Chautauqua County Community Services Board. Under the Article 41 of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law, each county is required to maintain a local governmental unit to guide the delivery of mental health, substance abuse and developmentally disabled services in their areas. The units were given authority under state law to provide technical assistance and oversight to local mental health services that operate in the communities they serve. They are responsible for ...

Build your business with an investment in the Chamber

By TODD J. TRANUM President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier Throughout its two decades, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce has based its membership on the employee count for each business. What we have learned, especially in recent years, is that employee counts don’t tell the full story of how a business participates in the Chamber of Commerce or the value received for the investment. As a result, the Chamber’s Board of Directors has authorized a new investment model now being ...

Third round of WNY Fund microgrants supports 36 grants, $45,000 in COVID-19 relief

For the third time since the beginning of the pandemic, philanthropic leaders in Cattaraugus County helped facilitate the distribution of microgrants from the WNY COVID-19 Community Fund Response Fund to organizations working on the front lines to provide relief to those most impacted by the ongoing pandemic, culminating in 36 grants totaling $45,000. The Western New York COVID-19 Community Response Fund was created by the philanthropic community to support nonprofits addressing immediate needs in response to the COVID-19 crisis in the eight counties of Western New York. In the prior ...