Group Receives Foundation Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Grant – All Otsego

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The Community Foundation of Otsego County recently awarded $5,000.00 to the self-advocacy group Council Rock. Pictured above are group members Ashley Dhanraj, Nick Campbell, and Jeffrey Meyers, front row, and Daniel Raffelock and Michelle Banks, back row. (Photo provided)

Group Receives Foundation Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Grant

SPRINGFIELD—The Community Foundation of Otsego County announced on Monday, September 23 that it has awarded a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the organization Council Rock, to be used in providing educational materials and public outreach.

Council Rock is a group of self-advocates with intellectual disabilities who volunteer at community events in the Otsego County area. The group encourages community engagement and helps raise awareness of the abilities of people with Down syndrome and other disabilities. Members meet each month at the Kennedy Willis Center on Down Syndrome, Edmeston, to discuss topics ranging from equal access and choice, from volunteerism to capital improvements.

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