August 4, 2023

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 7, for the InterFaith Leadership Award Dinner, Faith in Our Future. There is a sense of optimism and revitalization in our community that is mirrored by InterFaith Works’ programmatic growth and expanding community outreach. Our community is on the cusp of revitalization and rebirth.

At the 2023 InterFaith Leadership Award Dinner, we will honor those who are investing in our community to help ensure its vitality, prosperity, and promise—now and for future generations.

This year's honorees are:

Michael Balanoff, Esq.

President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Central New York

Sharon Brangman, MD

Distinguished Service Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Department Chief, Geriatrics, Upstate Medical University

Dom Cambareri, Esq.

Executive Director, Syracuse Challenger Baseball, and

Founder and Board Member, Carrier Park Field of Dreams Athletic Complex

Ruth Chen, PhD

Professor of Practice, Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science

Anthony Davis

Superintendent, Syracuse City School District

Sharon Owens

Deputy Mayor, City of Syracuse

Tim Saka

Board President, CNY RISE Center

Kent Syverud

Chancellor and President, Syracuse University

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WE THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF ILAD

(as of Aug. 3, 2023)

EVENT PRESENTING SPONSOR/HONORARY CO-CHAIRS

DR. BALJINDER SINGH AND GURVINDER KAUR

Sikh Foundation of Syracuse

LEADERSHIP SPONSORS

HONOREE PRESENTING SPONSORS

THE HON. BEN WALSH

JUSTICE SPONSOR

DIVERSITY SPONSORS

DR. FATME ALLAM AND DR. MUSTAFA AWAYDA

COLLABORATION SPONSORS

THE REV. MONSIGNOR RONALD C. BILL

ELAINE AND STEVE JACOBS

JOHN AND CANDACE MARSELLUS

ELAINE RUBENSTEIN

FAITH COLLABORATION SPONSOR

THE REV. JOHN ROSE

The Student Coalition on Race and Equity (SCORE) invites you to register for their upcoming virtual workshops:

Workshop 1: Implicit Bias, attend only one: Tuesday, Aug. 15, Wednesday, Aug. 16, or Thursday, Aug. 17 from 11 am to 1 pm EST. Register for Implicit Bias training if you have never attended a SCORE workshop.

Workshop 2: Black History Series, must attend Tuesday, Aug. 15 from 11 am to noon and Wednesday, Aug. 16 from 11 am to 1 pm. Each Black History session builds off the other. Register for this series if you’ve already attended the Implicit Bias workshop.

Register by Monday, Aug. 7 end of the day. Calendar invites will be sent after registration closes. Registration link: Registration

SCORE is an initiative that accesses Onondaga County high school students' talent, leadership, and skills to eliminate oppression and build equity in their community. Students, also called SCORE Leaders, partner with the National Training Institute on Race and Equity and others to learn about systemic racism, Black history, and implicit bias.

To learn more about SCORE click this link to watch this video:  Watch Here

We extend our gratitude to King of Kings Lutheran Church for their in kind donation of items (valued over $1,800), which will benefit our new American families. The donation included essential items such as mops, brooms, tall kitchen garbage cans, and laundry detergent. We appreciate their generosity, which will make a significant difference in our client's lives.

Imagine setting up an apartment for daily living. Most of us have moved households at some point, but imagine setting up everything from bedsheets to kitchenware and all the items in between. Refugee families face this reality when arriving in Central New York, and InterFaith Works meets those needs for every client and family, thanks to caring people like you.

The Center for New Americans Resettlement Wish Lists are a new way to contribute household items to help a family resettle here. It's as simple as following the link and placing an order through the Walmart and Amazon websites. Your order ships directly to the InterFaith Works Warehouse in East Syracuse. From there, staff and volunteers work tirelessly to distribute items, so that newly arriving families have everything they need.

The needs of the Warehouse stockpiles will change, as will the needs of arriving families, depending on the month and/or season, so check out the Resettlement Wish Lists today, next week, next month or periodically for the changing in list need, and thank you for being part of creating new homes in Central New York!

If you would like to donate goods and/or household items from your home or residence, the Warehouse (14 Corporate Circle, East Syracuse) is open for drop off on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 am to noon. For large donation items, the InterFaith Works truck can be scheduled for pick up in the greater Syracuse area on Mondays only. For more information about the Warehouse/truck drop off or pick up services and schedules, contact Rhonda Butler at 315-449-3552, ext. 127, or email rbutler@ifwcny.org.

See all available positions here!

Contact Bishop Colette Matthews-Carter at 315-449-3552, ext. 111,

or email Bishop Colette Matthews-Carter.