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UpMobility Foundation is pleased to announce our partnership with Upstate New York nonprofit The Root Farm. Located on over 100 acres in Sauquoit, New York, The Root Farm is focused on providing transformative learning experiences to all, regardless of age or ability level.

The Root Farm features an equine-assisted therapy center, an agriculture center, and the world's first fully adaptive high ropes course, among other offerings. The Root Farm's commitment to creating inclusive, empowering experience aligns perfectly with UpMobility Foundation's focus on organizations that help those with special needs as well as engage in community building. 

UpMobility Foundation is proud to be a longtime supporter of the Little Falls Public Library in our founder Martin Babinec's hometown of Little Falls, New York. The library has played an integral role in Little Falls over the years, as it offers a  beautiful, historic place for community members to gather as well as a variety of programs for patrons of all ages. UpMobility Foundation is a firm believer in promoting community building as it is one of our key giving categories, and thus we are committed to supporting the  Little Falls Public Library during the continuing fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

UpMobility Foundation's support of the library helps to ensure that it will still be able to employ community members-- which speaks to our mission of helping others reach their fullest potential. 

UpMobility Foundation is excited to announce the rollout of the upgraded version of the Little Falls High School alumni website. Originally developed in 2005 as a digital alumni network through the work of our founder, Martin Babinec, the Little Falls High School alumni site now hosts over 3000 registered users. This latest iteration of the website gives Little Falls High School alumni the opportunity to interact with each other through posting memories, news, events, as well as sharing photo albums that can be shared with fellow classmates or all alumni.

During a time when maintaining close connections is more important than ever, the UpMobility Foundation is excited to see how the LFHS alumni website will further strengthen the Little Falls High School alumni community. We are committed to continuing to build community in the Little Falls community and beyond. 

Our founder Martin Babinec's new book More Good Jobs details lessons he learned and key people he met in his journey to understand how to spur economic growth in his community.  While the book opens with a big picture view of challenges that communities face in creating more good jobs, it segues into a practical playbook for those who are interested in nudging their community towards becoming an economic magnet.

More Good Jobs draws on Martin's background as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur--he is the founder of TriNet, a publicly-traded personal employer organization that has nearly four thousand employees and over 4 billion dollars in revenue in 2020. In his book, Martin emphasizes the importance of helping entrepreneurs start and grow companies as imperative to creating more good jobs.  

With remote learning becoming all but essential in the age of COVID-19, the UpMobility Foundation is pleased to help our longtime partner,  nonprofit organization On Point for College, provide college students in need with laptops just as a new school year begins.

Founded in Syracuse, New York, (and now with a location in Utica, New York) On Point for College has helped over 10,000 mostly low-income young people get into college, including many who have already graduated from high school and entered the workforce. On Point for College also provides support to participants once they’re enrolled in school as well as after graduation. Access to education is one of  the UpMobility Foundation’s major funding areas and we look forward to continuing our longtime relationship with On Point for College through this new era in education.

UpMobility Foundation's partnership with leading nonprofit organization Food for the Poor in developing a reverse osmosis water purification system on Grand Bahama Island has proved to be especially valuable during the COVID-19 era.

The facility was completed right before quarantines went into effect-- decimating the travel industry in the Bahamas. UpMobility is proud to be of help during a time when clean, local sources of water are more important than ever. UpMobility Foundation remains dedicated to our focus on disaster relief, as we help Grand Bahama in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and beyond. 

UpMobility Foundation has partnered with nonprofit organizations Young Women of Purpose, Link Your Purpose and Entrepreneurs Across Borders to fund Rutgers University's Global Entrepreneurial Experience scholarships.  

The virtual teen camp provides learning and mentorship from the entrepreneurs behind TriNet, Google, Facebook, Kickstarter, and Angies List, among others and is designed to help Jamaican high school entrepreneurs realize their potential.

The Graduate Leadership Development Program offers graduates of the Young Scholars Program, who are currently enrolled in college or in the workforce, a chance to advance their personal, professional, and community leadership skills.

The Grammy-nominated Danielle Nicole Band rolled into Little Falls, New York, in August 2019 to put on a concert produced by UpMobility Foundation's founder, Martin Babinec. In coverage of the sold-out event in the local media, Martin noted the importance of the arts in building up a community. "Having people turn out as volunteers for a big arts project like this, fuels our hope that it can propel us forward, even more, to build on the strong foundation that Little Little Falls already has," Martin told mylittlefalls.com. 

Clean water is one of the most important long-term resources for those recovering from Hurricane Dorian. Florida-based aid organization Food for the Poor has partnered with the UpMobility Foundation, Inc. and South Carolina-based nonprofit organization Water Mission to help. The UpMobility Foundation provided critical funding for a reverse osmosis system that can produce more than 30,000 gallons of safe water to Grand Bahama daily.