Mohawk Valley Gives 2026 is here!

Mohawk Valley Gives starts at midnight Friday, and The Center’s Board of Directors has created a special match for our first $1000.00 in donations. Your donation to Mohawk Valley Gives today (up to $100) will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling your support for The Center’s many services in support of refugees, immigrants, and newcomers to the Mohawk Valley. 

Additionally, The Center has been selected to participate in an exclusive Match Multiplier pool from the UpMobility Foundation starting at midnight on September 18. Every online donation made to participating organizations starting at 12:00 a.m. on September 18 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $250 per donation, until the $100,000 match pool is fully distributed among eligible organizations. That means that gifts to The Center can grow even faster!

And don’t forget that the entire Mohawk Valley Region benefits from our refugee neighbors. The City of Utica has one of the highest per capita percentage of refugees of any city in America. 32% of Utica residents speak a language other than English at home. Like other communities that welcome refugees and immigrants, Utica has benefited economically and culturally from the arrival of refugees and immigrants. With strong resettlement support in place at The Center, many of the nearly 18,000 refugees we have resettled over the years have remained in Utica, stabilizing the population and reversing the trend of population decline seen in many upstate NY cities. 

Please give what you can today to aid our mission to develop the products and services that enable us in building community with many cultures. Every contribution to Mohawk Valley Gives makes a HUGE difference, and your donation is doubled--or even tripled--on Friday if you act fast!