Children at play at the YWCA of Ulster County in Kingston. Last March, at the beginning of the quarantine, the YWCA of Ulster County hoped to stay open and promised to continue their programs and services to the community for as long as they could. They kept that promise and never closed, but unfortunately many people who were now working from home didn t need their early childhood programs. Lack of attendance seriously impacted the YWCA s bottom line. It was an enormous financial hit, with the programs being reduced by 75 percent, says Susan Mack, executive director of the YWCA of Ulster County.
KINGSTON, N.Y. â Thanks to entrepreneur, author, advocate and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, it will be a very merry Christmas for YWCA Ulster County, which received a $1 million donation from her this week. I was speechless, YWCA Ulster County Executive Director Susan Mack said. It s such a game-changer for us. It means all the world. We will be able to do so much more and provide so much more for the community.
The money went into the organization s account Monday, but it was not until Wednesday that they could publicly announce it.Â
- Advertisement - They contacted us about a month ago, but we were not allowed to disclose anything. I did not know who our benefactor was, said Mack, who revealed the first expenditure is a small Christmas bonus for a staff that has worked throughout the pandemic.Â