Our mission: to promote a sense of belonging in the community and make it easier for individuals/families to access mental, emotional and social supports.

Noteworthy Resources of Albany, Inc. (NWR) is a grassroots 501c3 nonprofit organization formed in 2017. We assure that resources are accessible for those in need, which helps foster personal growth and empowerment in the community. We deliver inclusive and intergenerational programs and services throughout the Capital Region.

As a grassroots nonprofit, we are continuously evolving to support our community’s diverse needs with the help of our loyal volunteers and fundraisers. All funds directly support our school program called You are Worthy, deliver tangible resources at our support groups, and produce training to educate our intergenerational audience about ways to better support their own and other’s mental health challenges.
We do our best to break down barriers of mental health stigma, build upon peers’ sense of belonging, and make resources accessible for everyone of all ages by hosting peer support groups, educational workshops and community events.

Based on our annual Community Needs Assessment Survey, we identify what services participants are in need of and we do our best to create programs around that develop assistance to better support them. For example, in 2020 we identified that the community was struggling mentally and socially with the effects of COVID-19, therefore we developed a skateboarding program. The skateboarding program, Skate Albany, promoted empowerment, life skills, and building upon one’s sense of belonging and self-esteem with skateboarding, which was an outdoor activity, also increased social skills and development of new hobbies for participants. We then identified that during the winter and wet/cold seasons depression was higher than in the summer times within the skateboarding community due to the lack of a safe space to skateboard indoors. We fundraised to build an indoor skatepark to support our community even more and our goal of the Skate Albany program was accomplished!

We are a small nonprofit making a big impact in the Capital Region of NY!

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