The following non-profits are organizations I feel strongly about and support:

For nearly 15 years, Just Food has been connecting New York City residents of all economic backgrounds with local, sustainable food and the farmers who grow it. We are dedicated to building a robust local-family farm economy and growing healthier citizens—all while shrinking our collective environmental footprint. Our programs include: CSA in NYC, creating farm to city partnerships; City Farms, growing, marketing and distributing garden fresh produce; Community Food Education, teaching every New Yorker to cook and eat well; Fresh Food For All, bringing farm fresh produce to NYC’s most vulnerable residents; Food Justice, encouraging all New Yorkers to advocate for change.

Share Our Strength® is a national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry. We weave together a net of community groups, activists and food programs to catch children at risk of hunger, and surround them with nutritious food where they live, learn and play. We work with the culinary industry to create engaging, pioneering programs like Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation®, Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale®, Share Our Strength’s A Tasteful Pursuit®, Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out™, and Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline www.strength.org

Autism Speaks is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization whose goal is to change the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders. We are dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. We are committed to raising the funds necessary to support these goals. To make a contribution or to learn more about Autism Speaks, please go to   www.autismspeaks.org  or call (212) 252-8584

T.J. Martell Foundation The T.J. Martell Foundation is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization that raises vital dollars to support innovative leukemia, cancer and AIDS research through eight research centers in the United States. To make a contribution or to learn more about the T.J. Martell Foundation, please go to   www.tjmartellfoundation.org  or call (615) 256-2002.

The Museum of the Hudson Highlands The mission of the Museum is to create responsible caretakers of our environment. Through quality educational programs for the public that focus on the unique ecology of the Hudson Highlands, the Museum promotes knowledge and appreciation of our natural world and the dynamic role of human interaction in its well-being. The Museum of the Hudson Highlands is located on two campuses in Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson. Both of its sites feature exhibits as well as nature trails. The museum's Boulevard location in Cornwall-on-Hudson houses a collection of living animals native to the region as well as a gallery for rotating environmental exhibits that involve hands-on interactive elements geared to children. For more information, please visit   www.museumhudsonhighlands.org   or call 845-534-5506, ext. 204