Designated Special Project Fund

Cathedral Square Development Corporation Fund & Cathedral Square Neighborhood Association Fund
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, the Onondaga Historical Association, Park Central Presbyterian Church, the YMCA of Greater Syracuse and the Central New York Community Foundation jointly founded the not-for-profit Cathedral Square Development Corporation to facilitate community dialogue and action on community development in the downtown Syracuse neighborhood bounded by Madison, Warren, Fayette and Townsend Streets. Concurrently, the Cathedral Square Neighborhood Association was founded as a diverse collaboration of organizations, businesses and individuals committed to a vibrant, dynamic and cohesive neighborhood through the integration of arts, service, living and learning.

KJ's Angels Fund
KJ’s Angels was created by Linda Hicks’ family and her friend, Cindy Squillace, after Linda’s baby boy passed away in 2002. The experience of losing Kevin Jaron (KJ) taught them that many families were not only faced with the death of their child, but also with expensive burial costs. It is the mission of KJ’s Angels to assist bereaved families with some of the financial burdens they will face and to connect families with emotional support. With the help of outside donations, this fund provides assistance to bereaved parents in Onondaga County for expenses incurred after a miscarriage or loss of a baby or young child under two years of age. Expenses covered include headstones or cremations and may also include burial assistance.