Our Partners.
Safe & warm
The Safe & Warm Field Operation, started in January 2024, prepares and serves approximately 200 lunches each week to the homeless who are housed in hotels and motels in Auburn and Cayuga County NY. In addition, we are often able to provide through in-kind donations personal hygiene products, socks, and winter outerwear.
The Safe & Warm Drop-in Center at Westminster Presbyterian Church on William Street in Auburn is open every Friday from 3 pm to 5 pm. We offer a warm, friendly, helpful place where people can find food, drink, a helpful staff of volunteers, and a list of local resources. Personal hygiene products, socks, and winter outerwear are also available.
Their work
Serving the homeless community in Auburn & Cayuga County, NY
Safe & Warm is a coalition of individuals and organizations who came together in the Fall of 2023 for the purpose of assisting the underserved in our area. This organization works under the umbrella of The Harriet Tubman Liberation Foundation, Inc.
Safe & Warm is staffed by volunteers from the community and local churches, including First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles, Harriet Tubman Memorial AME Zion Church of Auburn, Poplar Ridge Friends Meeting of Poplar Ridge, St. James’ Episcopal Church of Skaneateles, United Ministries of Aurora, and Westminster Presbyterian Church of Auburn.
Cultivating Community Leaders Program
Recognizing the need for respite and community for BIWOC leaders
The Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI), in partnership with the Harriet Tubman Liberation Foundation, the Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks at Great Camp Sagamore, and facilitator/mentor Lucienne Nicholson, presents a program designed to provide Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (BIWOC) leaders with the respite and sense of community needed to sustain their work and inspire their journeys. This program aims to bring together individuals with lived experiences as women and gender-expansive individuals to create a supportive space for empowerment and healing.
The program begins with a transformative 4-day retreat in the Adirondacks, where we create a space for rejuvenation, connection, and empowerment, utilizing nature as our healer.
Each cohort is then invited to networking and leadership development opportunities throughout the year to continue to support and nurture the cohort's growth.
