Building Capacity in the Greater Indian Lake, New York
and Hamilton County Region.

In an effort to support our community, Hamilton Helps was created to provide essential information, food, supplies, and assistance as we endure and recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hamilton Helps is a project of Blue Mountain Center.

Hamilton Helps has collaborated with:

• Indian Lake Community Development Corporation

• The Town of Indian Lake

• Indian Lake Senior Meal Site, a subsidiary of the Warren-Hamilton County Office of Aging

• Local Indian Lake residents

• Inlet Area Community Task Force

• North Country Crafters

• The Town of Long Lake

• Long Lake, Indian Lake, and Speculator Farmers Markets

• The Birth to Three Alliance

• Indian Lake Central School District

Hamilton Helps projects to-date include:

• Launching the Hamilton Healthy Food Connections program, giving seniors and individuals in need with Hamilton County Farmers Market vouchers to help make healthy food more accessible across our county

• Sharing “Please Wear a Mask” signs across Hamilton County to help our businesses stay open and our community stay safe.

• Providing grant writing assistance to local agencies enhancing food security in our county

• Disseminating informational materials to the Town of Indian Lake and providing weekly updates in the Hamilton County Express

• Publicizing local food pantry’s donation needs and fundraising for additional matching contributions

• Facilitating resource-sharing partnerships among businesses, homeowners, and agencies

• Equipping Indian Lake residents with homemade masks through the Community Masks Making Project

• Connecting Hamilton Country seniors and low-income families with local produce from the area’s summer farmers markets through the Hamilton Healthy Food Connections Program