Why Give?
Throughout the more than 140 years that the Good Shepherd organizations have been in existence, donors have generously offered their support. Good Shepherd Communities Foundation encourages individuals to remember the Foundation in their annual charitable giving and through planned giving, such as bequests and life income gifts. Annual gifts and planned gifts help to ensure that the Foundation will continue its support of Good Shepherd Fairview Home, Good Shepherd Village at Endwell, and other community needs, now and in the future.
The Foundation is a vital part of the Good Shepherd organizations. Gifts to Good Shepherd Communities Foundation provide direct resident support (for those who cannot pay the full fees), resident program support, capital purchases, and training for staff to assist them in giving the best in resident care.
Putting dollars and cents aside, the human factor is key to Good Shepherd Communities Foundation. For many years, grants given to Good Shepherd Fairview Home by the Foundation have contributed to Good Shepherd Fairview Home’s ability to maintain the high standard of care that is given to all residents, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Good Shepherd Communities Foundation supports initiatives for growth and change within its sister organizations. The Foundation provided some of the funding for Good Shepherd Fairview Home’s recent $2.3 million renovation project. This project has resulted in improved services for residents, along with many remodeled and updated areas throughout the Home.
Good Shepherd Village at Endwell, New York State’s first fee-for-service continuing care retirement community, opened in October 2009. The Village offers a new choice for retirement living within the Greater Binghamton area. Good Shepherd Communities Foundation contributed to the funding that launched this exciting new community.
Support of Good Shepherd’s initiatives has resulted in organizations that are known for quality and innovation. Donors, administration, and staff all play a significant role in moving the organizations forward.