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Origins Community Foundation

a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing rural youth and the greater Central New York community with access to affordable opportunities to explore diverse cultures of the world through food and music. 


We gather community around the central pillar of unity in diversity - celebrating cultural differences while honoring the common threads of the human experience. Music and food are the gateways that bring community together and are the foundation of our programming.

Origins Community Foundation operates three interconnected, coordinated educational programs, all serving a unified goal of exploring culture through food and music: