Applications are now available to receive assistance from the Potsdam Holiday Fund Inc. program, which provides gifts and vouchers for warm clothing and food to area families with children and to senior citizens in need. College students with children who are in need of assistance are eligible as well.
The program is being coordinated by a group of volunteers in the community. The Potsdam Holiday Fund serves residents in Potsdam, Madrid, Hopkinton, Nicholville, Brasher Falls, Chase Mills, Fort Jackson, West Stockholm and Winthrop.
Applications may be picked up at the following locations:
Potsdam: Potsdam IGA, Potsdam Save-A-Lot, Potsdam Neighborhood Center, Evergreen Park Office, Debra Drive Apartments Office, Midtown Apartments Office, Mayfield Apartments Office, Potsdam Central Schools (Sue Pike, Home/School Counselor), Canton-Potsdam Hospital and Potsdam Head Start
Clarkson University: Dean of Students Office and Food Pantry.
SUNY Potsdam: Student Success Center, Campus Food Pantry, and One Stop.
Canton: Renewal House, Cerebral Palsy of the North Country, and 80 St. Hwy 310 (One Stop Career Center, St. Lawrence County Community Services, Office for the Aging, Social Services, Public Health, and Youth Advocates).
Hannawa Falls: Post Office, Helping Hands of Potsdam, Inc.
Hopkinton: Library and town office
Madrid: Post Office
Nicholville and Fort Jackson: Post Office
West Stockholm: Post Office
Winthrop: Post Office
The application and income guidelines are also available on-line at www.potsdamholidayfund.org.
Deadline for the applications is Wednesday, November 30. Applications may be mailed to the Potsdam Holiday Fund, PO Box 827, Potsdam, NY 13676 or put in the Potsdam Holiday Fund mailbox by the red door of the Potsdam United Methodist church.
Families who qualify will receive a letter from the Potsdam Holiday Fund with information on when and where they can pick up their vouchers for clothing, gifts or food.
As in the past, applicants are asked to provide verification of income and age for all members of their household. The guidelines for eligibility are the same as the guidelines used by the Potsdam Neighborhood Center.