Last week our friends at County Waste brought holiday cheer to the Early Learning Center by dropping off bikes for our kids! Thank you to the team that took time out of their day to make this season brighter for so many of the kids and families we serve.

Recently our CEO Bill Gettman sat down with CBS 6 Albany to share about our continued campaign for "Less Red Tape. Better Results." which is focused on strengthening New York’s human services system at a time when the state is facing tough budget choices.

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It’s time for our annual ugly holiday sweater contest! Here are the rules: The team whose picture gets the most likes ON FACEBOOK by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, will be crowned champion, so head over to our Facebook page and cast your vote: facebook.com/share/p/17yE...

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Every dollar invested in Human Services by NYS is precious. We’ve got a plan to make that money go farther. Read the op-ed by Bill Gettman in the @timesunion.com to learn about the opportunity we have to make real, lasting change for New York’s most vulnerable.

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We had the privilege of welcoming a group from Leadership Capital Region for their Community Health Day! Our team was able to share the great work done across Northern Rivers and provide tours of our Albany campus so the class could see the day-to-day impact we have.

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We wanted to say a huge thank you to UAlbany News President Havidán Rodríguez and the incredible students and staff who brought a bus load of gifts for our holiday giving program yesterday!

The TU with strong advice for the lactose intolerant.

This past Saturday you helped us Stuff the Bus with holiday gifts for our annual giving program! Thank you so much to all those who donated and a HUGE shoutout to our friends at NBT Bank for hosting this event.

Tomorrow is our STUFF the BUS event! Drop off your gift donations to NBT Bank (703 Troy-Schenectady Rd.) from 9 am-12pm!
Help us make the holidays brighter and if you want to learn more about our giving program click here: northernrivers.org/holiday-giving

We wanted to share a big thank you to the Women's Institute at Russell Sage College for donating hand made scarves this holiday season!

Students at our Early Learning Center had such a fun time decorating their float for the Schenectady Holiday Parade last month! Many of them even braved the cold to walk in the parade and share their holiday spirit ❄️

We are honored to be recognized by City & State NY as a Top Mental Health Provider for 2025. Congratulations to all our fellow honorees #northern-rivers-family-services-services" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2025/12/2025-top-mental-health-care-providers/409874/?oref=csny-category-lander-top-story#northern-rivers-family-services

It's time to STUFF the BUS with holiday gifts! Drop off your gift donations to NBT Bank (703 Troy-Schenectady Rd.) on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 am-12pm and stop to chat with our team!

Each donation will help us reach our goal of 6,000 gifts for over 1,400 children and families.

Northern Rivers launches mental health program for teens in crisis. Read more from CBS 6 Albany: cbs6albany.com/news/local/n...

Hear CEO Bill Gettman share about our new Hospital to Home program and more in this story from Spectrum News 1 Albany!

Want to learn more about Hospital to Home here: northernrivers.org/h2h

Northern Rivers is launching "Less Red Tape. Better Results.", a policy effort focused on strengthening New York’s human services system at a time when the state is facing tough budget choices.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3Mcyi40

We know Thanksgiving has passed, but we just had to shout out our Home-Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) teams who made Thanksgiving food and family engagement activity bags for the families we serve in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties!

We have an absolute rager planned on the Million Dollar Staircase for April Fool's Day.

🖋️ @governor.ny.gov, sign S.7001/A.7616 NOW!

For too long NY's #nonprofits have struggled to keep programs afloat amidst contracting delays, inefficiencies, & unnecessary roadblocks.

NY’s nonprofits can’t wait any longer! It's time to #StandWithNonprofits & protect vital services for New Yorkers.

This #GivingTuesday we need your help to purchase the last 99 gifts on our list for the children who live with us in our residential programs!

To purchase click here: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/464BW2C9QXZQ?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ggr-subnav-share_MRXQ0CSWNHZNYB62D81T

Standing ovation for all the residential workers out there pulling extra shifts today because the kids have a snow day.

It's #GivingTuesday and there are still plenty of gifts left on our wish lists! This year make the holidays a little brighter by supporting our giving program.

We make giving easy, just click on this link: northernrivers.org/holiday-giving 🎁

We appreciate that Old Man Winter gave us snow on #GivingTuesday but we'd really rather have donations for the kids: www.northernrivers.org/giving/holid...

Cyber Monday is the perfect time to support our Holiday Giving program by shopping our Amazon registries! We have two registries where you can purchase gifts from kids’ wish lists and have them shipped directly to us.

To access the registries, click here: northernrivers.org/holiday-giving

As you are out shopping this Black Friday, think of supporting Northern Rivers Holiday Giving! There are many ways to give this season to help us make the holidays brighter for 1,400 children. Click this link to learn how to give: northernrivers.org/holiday-giving ❄️