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Our May spotlight shines on Managing Autism Together Today (MATT) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization that was founded in 2010 by Connie and Kevin Schoenl and named after their son, Matthew, who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Our non-profit spotlight of the month shines on Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester, NY. Families are stronger when they are together, and their presence helps a sick child heal faster and cope better. While they cannot make medicine taste better or take away painful treatments, they can help lessen the burden and ensure families have the stability and resources to keep their child healthy and happy.

The facts are clear. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined.  Unfortunately, the killer isn’t as easy to see. Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood. 

The truth is: our lives are in our hands. We can stop our No. 1 killer together by sharing the truth. We can be the difference between life and death. Uncover the truth about heart disease and make ending it a reality.

Our January non-profit spotlight shines on Alternatives for Battered Women (ABW). Their missionis to enhance the quality of life and empower individuals affected by or at risk of domestic violence. ABW is the only licensed provider in Monroe County of shelter and services for women and children who are affected by domestic violence.

Our December non-profit of the month is the Hillside Special Santas Program of the Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA). The program goes to benefit children and families served by Crestwood Children’s Center, Hillside Children’s Center, Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection and Snell Farm Children’s Center. Without the Hillside Special Santas, many of these families would not have gifts to open or holiday meals to enjoy. HFA has set a goal to provide each child three gifts and each family a grocery card for their holiday meal.

This month’s spotlight shines on the School of the Holy Childhood. Holy Childhood was founded in 1946 by educators and community leader visionaries who believed in the value of every person regardless of their abilities.

This month’s spotlight shines on the Rochester Area Employment Network (RAEN). A coalition of agencies in the Rochester, NY area, RAEN works collectively to promote the employment of individuals with disabilities through education, outreach, and training opportunities. Since its formation in 1983, RAEN has proven to be a valuable community resource for area employers, service providers and workers with disabilities.

Our September non-profit spotlight shines on Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region (PPRSR). PPRSR empowers individuals to take responsibility for their sexual and reproductive health by providing health care, support for survivors of sexual assault, education, and advocacy.

The August non-profit spotlight shines on Digital Rochester (DR). Over the past 10 years, DR has become one of the area’s preeminent technology organizations. DR’s primary mission continues to be to strengthen and grow the region’s technology community through education and relationship development. In 2010, DR broadened their reach by adding two other leading local associations dedicated to the support and progression of technology: Association for Women in Computing and the eBusiness Association.

The July non-profit spotlight shines on The Center for Disability Rights (CDR). CDR is a not-for-profit, community-based advocacy and service organization for people with all types of disabilities. Since becoming an independent organization in 1998, CDR has grown from a small storefront office to a strong and influential organization with a 22,000 square foot office in Rochester with satellite offices in Geneva and Corning and a policy office in Albany.

Our June non-profit spotlight shines on the Greater Rochester Chapter of the American Red Cross.  Founded in 1881, the local Red Cross chapter provides lifesaving programs and services to people in the City of Rochester and Monroe and West Ontario counties. However, while our heroes may be local, they pitch in wherever they are needed. In April and May alone they deployed 29 individuals to storm-ravaged areas throughout the United States. 

The May non‐profit spotlight is the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI). Founded in 1911, ABVI provides vision rehabilitation services to people who are blind or visually impaired throughout the Greater Rochester, Finger Lakes, and Southern Tier areas of New York.

Our feature non-profit this month is the Upstate New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling, disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS).  Thought to be an auto-immune disease, MS symptoms can range from numbness in the limbs to paralysis or loss of vision. While it’s not known exactly what causes MS, we are getting much closer to a cure.

This month’s non-profit spotlight is Junior Achievement (JA) of Rochester. JA is a global non-profit organization that prepares and inspires students to succeed in a global economy by offering in-school and after-school programs in financial literacy, workforce readiness and entrepreneurship.

This month’s non-profit spotlight is Catholic Family Center (CFC). CFC is Rochester’s largest family services provider, touching the lives of more than 53,000 each year and providing direct services to more than 35,000 vulnerable people so they may achieve independence

Bivona Young Professionals is a membership organization of the Bivona Child Advocacy Center. Bivona Child Advocacy Center is a safe, welcoming place where children who have been sexually or physically abused can begin their journey of healing. Bivona staff facilitate an under-one-roof collaboration of social and legal agencies to protect, treat and counsel child victims and their families, and to investigate and prosecute the abusers. Bivona provides a compassionate, efficient, cost-effective infrastructure for child abuse intervention.

At ER Associates, we are each involved with a variety of non-profit organizations. Each month we will be featuring a different organization or cause that is important to us.  One such organization that a few of us volunteer our time with is the Women’s Foundation of Genesee Valley. The Foundation helps women and children living in poverty in our region to achieve economic self-sufficiency and reach their full potential by providing educational and philanthropic opportunities that encourage teenage girls to set career goals and give back to their community; and by providing investments in community programs that give a “hand up” to women and their families who are struggling to survive.