Awards We’ve Received

Awards won by Children at the Well (C@W) and Our Staff:

• The Interfaith Community of Schenectady: Robert and Dorothy Ludwig Award, November 18, 2020
• Turkish Cultural Center Albany: Peace Education Award, 2012
• Capital Area Council of Churches: James and Pearl Campbell Peace and Justice Award, June 20, 2011
• Global Citizenship Award for Community Outreach, 2009
• NY State Senator Neil Breslin: Proclamation honoring Children at the Well for Exemplary Citizenship, 2009
• The Interfaith Community of Schenectady: Dorothy S. Ludwig Award, May 2008
• National Storytelling Network: Brimstone Award, 2006

Awards won by C@W Alumni:

• Winner Best Student Film, 2014 Peace on Earth Film Festival, Chicago, March 9, 2014, John Lyden, C@W member 2007-2009
• Vassar College: Tanenbaum Fellowship in Inter-Religious Practice, September 2013, Adah Hetko, C@W member 2006-2009
• Oberlin College: Barrows Medal for Interfaith Leadership, May 26, 2013, Adah Hetko, C@W member 2006-2009
• 2013 Torchbearer, National Youth Storytellers Showcase, February, 2013, Aditya Agashe, C@W member 2009-2013
• New York State Women In Communication Scholarship Winner, April, 2012, Illyssa Simsek, C@W member 2006-2012