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UNITED WAY ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACHIEVE THEIR HUMAN POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTHY LIVING. IMAGINE A WORLD THAT FOSTERS HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. A WORLD WHERE... 1. ALL CHILDREN RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION THAT OFFERS A PATHWAY TO A BRIGHTER TOMORROW. 2. THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL DEPENDENCE ENDS, AND PRODUCTIVE LIVELIHOODS BEGIN FOR EVEN THE MOST DISADVANTAGED. 3. EVERYONE HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE TO LEAD HEALTHY LIVES. 4. COMMUNITIES NOT ONLY SET SIGNIFICANT AND MEASURABLE GOALS TO ADVANCE THESE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, BUT ACHIEVE THEM. |
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FOCUS AREA #1 EDUCATION PART 1 EDUCATION: EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM: $85,000 THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE YEAR-ROUND, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT NO COST THAT ENHANCES COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT SO CHILDREN ARE DEVELOPMENTALLY ON TRACK WHEN ENTERING KINDERGARTEN. THE TARGET POPULATION IS COMPRISED OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN THREE TO FIVE YEARS OLD LIVING IN HIGH-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENT THE CITY'S GROWING ETHNIC AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY WITH MANY CHILDREN BEING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL). THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND ENGAGE PARENTS. OPERATING SINCE 1972, THE PROGRAM NOW PROVIDES UNIVERSAL PRE-K IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 286 CHILDREN ATTENDED. REFUGEE YOUTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM: $50,000 THE CCOC REFUGEE YOUTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM (RYP) IS A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVING REFUGEE CHILDREN AND TEENS DESIGNED TO HELP THEM ASSIMILATE TO THEIR NEW HOME. THE PROGRAM OFFERS ETHNIC ROLE MODELS, ORIENTATION TO THE AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 350 REFUGEE CHILDREN FROM AROUND THE WORLD BEGIN NEW LIVES IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO PREPARE REFUGEE YOUTH FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, AND TO FACILITATE PROGRESS OF REFUGEE YOUTH TOWARD A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE. THE REFUGEE YOUTH PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 22 YEARS. 380 CHILDREN WERE PREPARED TO IMPROVE ACADEMICALLY AND ADVANCE TO THE NEXT GRADE. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS: $60,000 THE STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS (SFS) PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT THAT ASSISTS SUSPENDED MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH WHO ATTEND THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS (SCSD) ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOMS WITH THEIR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO, AND RETENTION IN, MAINSTREAM SCHOOL. THIS ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED THROUGH THERAPEUTIC CASE MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL BASED ADVOCACY AND FAMILY SUPPORT AND EDUCATION. 22 YOUTH SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN AT LEAST TWO MEASURABLE CHARACTERISTICS, SUCH AS SELF-CONTROL, COOPERATION, AGGRESSION, ETC. CHILD CARE SOLUTIONS, INC. COMMUNITY CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: $85,000 RELIABLE CHILD CARE IS A NECESSITY FOR PARENTS WHO MUST WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IS IMPACTED BY THE QUALITY OF THE CARE THEY RECEIVE, BUT GOOD CHILD CARE IS EXPENSIVE AND OFTEN UNAFFORDABLE FOR MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES. SINCE 2005, CHILD CARE SOLUTIONS HAS PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO HELP MODERATE-INCOME WORKING PARENTS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN NY STATE REGULATED CHILD CARE CENTERS FOR QUALITY CARE AND EARLY LEARNING. 30 CHILDREN RECEIVED CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. PAVING R WAY TO GRADUATE: $46,000 PAVING "R" WAY TO GRADUATE (PRWTG) DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING IN SYRACUSE AND NORTH SYRACUSE SCHOOLS FOR UP TO 600 EDUCATIONALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, AGES 10-16 IN THIRD TO EIGHTH GRADES. THESE LICENSED SCHOOL-AGED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FREE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES ACADEMIC/TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE, RECREATION, PERFORMING ARTS, REFERRALS TO HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CAREER EXPLORATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THESE SERVICES HELP STUDENTS STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC ABILITIES, DEVELOP SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS, INCREASE THEIR SELF-AWARENESS, STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND EXPERIENCE THE STABILITY OF A CARING COMMUNITY OF PEERS AND ADULTS. 147 PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED ADVANCEMENT TOWARD COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL OR GRADUATION. PRIMARY PROJECT: $35,000 PRIMARY PROJECT IS A SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT DIFFICULTIES THROUGH DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CHILD-LED PLAY FOR 650 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THREE WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AT RISK FOR SCHOOL MALADJUSTMENT AND/OR FAILURE. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. (CONTACT) PARTNERS WITH BOTH THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCSD) AND THE EAST SYRACUSE-MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (ESM) TO PROVIDE PRIMARY PROJECT SERVICES TO HELP IDENTIFIED STUDENTS BECOME MORE EMOTIONALLY RESILIENT, DEVELOP BETTER SOCIAL SKILLS, AND IMPROVE SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT AND LEARNING. THE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES CHILDREN THROUGH SCREENING TO DETERMINE EARLY SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT DIFFICULTIES THAT INTERFERE WITH LEARNING. OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED TASK ORIENTATION, BEHAVIOR CONTROL, ASSERTIVENESS, AND PEER SOCIAL SKILLS. 256 CHILDREN STARTED, WERE EVALUATED AND COMPLETED THE YEAR. STEP (SUCCESS THROUGH EARLY PREVENTION) PROGRAM: $26,666 THE SUCCESS THROUGH EARLY PREVENTION (STEP) PROGRAM IMPROVES STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND REDUCES DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS AND SUSPENSIONS HELPING KINDERGARTEN - 6TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. STEP SERVICES INCLUDE: 1)SCHOOL-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION; 2)CLASSROOM CLIMATE AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION FOCUSED ON CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT; 3)STUDENT CONSULTATION AND INTERVENTION FOCUSED ON ASSESSING PROBLEM BEHAVIOR, IDENTIFYING TRIGGER SITUATIONS AND WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TO MODIFY THEIR BEHAVIOR AND REINFORCE HEALTHIER RESPONSES IN THE CLASSROOM; AND 4)ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CLASSROOMS FOR 4TH AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE PERSISTENT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS THAT INTERFERE WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. 365 INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVED BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT. HILLSIDE WORK-SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION HILLSIDE WORK-SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION: $15,000 HILLSIDE WORK-SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION WORKS WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ENGAGE STUDENTS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, PAIR THEM WITH A PROFESSIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE WHO SERVES AS A MENTOR, AND HELP ENSURE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY ACADEMICALLY ARE TRAINED AND PLACED IN AFTER-SCHOOL/SUMMER JOBS. OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE: ACADEMIC ENRICHMENTS, SOCIAL, LIFE SKILL, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND POST-SECONDARY PREPARATION AND SUPPORT. 32,000 MENTORING SESSIONS HELD FOR 902 YOUTH DURING THE YEAR. THERE WAS ALSO 923 HOURS OF GROUP THERAPY. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC. FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK: $40,000 FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK (FSN) IS A UNIQUE YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PARENTS OF ALL ABILITIES. FSN PLACES AN EMPHASIS ON LEARNING THROUGH A VARIETY OF GROUP EXPERIENCES AND APPROACHES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE FAMILY FUNCTIONING BY HELPING PARENTS DEVELOP SKILLS, ABILITIES AND INSIGHTS TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEMSELVES. THE PROGRAM SERVES PREGNANT AND PARENTING PARTICIPANTS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL ENGAGING WITH TRADITIONAL SERVICES, AND/OR ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING INVOLVED WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. GROUP SESSIONS PROVIDE PARENT EDUCATION, BASIC LIFE SKILLS, AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. 108 PARENTS PARTICIPATED. PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: $120,000 THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ENGAGES CHILDREN FROM EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS OLD IN AN EXCITING, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL NEEDS. IT IS A LOW COST PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO EQUALIZE AND MAINTAIN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, OR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISADVANTAGED. SPECIAL EVENTS, FIELDTRIPS, AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES ARE PREARRANGED TO ENCOURAGE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY INTERACTION. 52 CHILDREN MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS AGE-APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND COGNITIVE SKILLS AT MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $68,000 HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERS SAFE, STRUCTURED, YEAR ROUND PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 5 TO 19. THE YOUTH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SOCIAL COMPETENCIES, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND POSITIVE VALUES IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUTH CAN FORM HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND STAFF. ACTIVITIES AND ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES ARE DEVELOPED TO ENHANCE COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND TEENS, A FREE, FULL-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM, AND, OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND MENTORING FOR YOUTH AT HIGH RISK FOR SCHOOL FAILURE, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, OR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 125 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. |
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FOCUS AREA #1 EDUCATION PART 2 INTERFAITH WORKS OF CNY, INC. COMMUNITY WIDE DIALOGUE TO END RACISM: $16,101 INTERFAITH WORKS' COMMUNITY-WIDE DIALOGUE PROGRAM TO END RACISM (CWD), ESTABLISHED IN 1997, IS THE LONGEST RUNNING DIALOGUE-ON-RACE PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROGRAM HAS ENGAGED MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE IN THE SYRACUSE, NEW YORK METRO AREA IN DIALOGUE AND STUDY CIRCLES TO HEAL RACIAL TENSIONS; TO MITIGATE CONFLICT AMONG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS; AND TO IMPROVE SCHOOL, WORKPLACE, AND COMMUNITY CLIMATE. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO DIALOGUE ABOUT INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL RACISM; TO LEARN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS; AND TO BUILD ALLIANCES WITH YOUTH FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. MORE THAN 7000 YOUTH AND TEENS FROM 14 CITY SCHOOLS AND SEVEN SUBURBAN DISTRICTS HAVE PARTICIPATED SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. 658 YOUTH WERE INVOLVED WITH THE EXCHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER SYRACUSE (LVGS) ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: $30,000 LVGS WILL ENROLL AT LEAST 60 ADULT REFUGEES AND/OR IMMIGRANTS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY IN SMALL GROUP ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION DURING EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT, TARGETING THOSE WITH THE MOST LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. INSTRUCTION WILL BE PROVIDED IN SMALL GROUP CLASSES HELD AT THE SEOC AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING AND ORAL ENGLISH PRACTICE IN CONVERSATION GROUPS. PARTICIPATING ADULTS WILL IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, AS DEMONSTRATED BY LEARNING GAINS ON STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT TESTS AND/OR BY ACHIEVING SELF-IDENTIFIED GOALS, E.G. READING WITH THEIR CHILDREN, OBTAINING OR SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT, PASSING THE US CITIZENSHIP TEST, SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, ETC. 73 ADULT LEARNERS WERE SERVED. ON POINT FOR COLLEGE, INC. COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS PROGRAM: $52,000 OPFC'S ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAM INFORMS OLDER YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS THAT COLLEGE IS POSSIBLE; AND THEN ADVISES THEM HOW TO ENROLL IN, PERSIST AT AND COMPLETE COLLEGE. STUDENTS COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND MORE OFTEN ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO ATTEND COLLEGE. FOR 14 YEARS, THE PROGRAM HAS EMPOWERED STUDENTS TO OVERCOME FINANCIAL, PERSONAL, AND ACADEMIC CHALLENGES TO SUCCEEDING AT COLLEGE. SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH AT 15 COMMUNITY CENTERS, ADVISEMENT ABOUT COLLEGE AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS, CAMPUS TOURS, TRANSPORTATION, LAST DOLLAR GRANTS FOR HOUSING DEPOSITS, TEXTBOOKS, AND BASIC NEEDS, COLLEGE ORIENTATIONS AND FOLLOW-UP ADVISEMENT SUCH AS VISITS TO COLLEGE CAMPUSES. 941 YOUNG ADULTS WERE PREPARED TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO HIGHER EDUCATION. PEACE, INC. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS: $37,233 PEACE, INC.'S BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS (BBBS) PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY TO MENTOR YOUTH IN ONONDAGA COUNTY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE THE HEART OF THE PROGRAM SCHOOL PERSONNEL, HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES,CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VOLUNTEER MENTORS, COLLEGE STUDENT VOLUNTEER MENTORS AND ADULT VOLUNTEER MENTORS. PEACE, INC. HAS TWO BBBS MENTORING PROGRAMS: "TRADITIONAL" AND "SCHOOL-BASED". CHILDREN (LITTLES) AGES SIX THROUGH 12 ARE RECRUITED FROM THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS AND REFERRALS FROM PARTNER AGENCIES. THE TRADITIONAL PROGRAM RECRUITS MENTORS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WHILE THE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR TO OLDER HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. MENTORS ARE CALLED BIGS, AND YOUTH ARE CALLED LITTLES. 113 YOUTH HAVE BEEN MENTORED. THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SYRACUSE CENTRAL VILLAGE YOUTH & TEEN REFUGEE PROGRAM: $21,000 THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AT CENTRAL VILLAGE MEMBERS, AGES 6-12 AND TEENS AGES 13-19, WHO PARTICIPATE IN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING (ASP) WILL RECEIVE EDUCATION AND LITERACY INSTRUCTION BY DEDICATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, REINFORCED BY FUN, HIGH YIELD ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE 5 CORE AREAS THAT INCLUDE: LEADERSHIP, MENTORING, RECREATION, THE ARTS, AND HEALTH AND FITNESS. WITH OUR CURRENT PROGRAMMING FOCUSING ON THE REFUGEE POPULATION AGES 6-12 IN THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING CENTRAL VILLAGE, BGCS WILL EXPAND THEIR TARGETED POPULATION BY ENGAGING REFUGEE TEENS AGES 13-19 IN THE SYRACUSE HOUSING COMMUNITY. THE TEEN PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON HELPING TEENS WITH SCHOOL WORK, BUILDING CHARACTER AND STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS. 301 CHILDREN WERE PREPARED ACADEMICALLY AND ADVANCED TO THE NEXT GRADE. THE SALVATION ARMY DAY CARE SERVICES: $100,000 THE SALVATION ARMY DAY CARE SERVICES PROGRAMS PROVIDE QUALITY CHILDCARE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AT THREE LICENSED DAY CARE CENTERS LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF SYRACUSE. THE PROGRAMS OFFER FAMILIES ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILDCARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AGES 6 WEEKS TO 12 YEARS AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCED ON-SITE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING HEAD START, UNIVERSAL PRE-K, HOMEWORK HELP AND AN INTEGRATED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THEIR SERVICES HELP PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS AND PRO-SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SALVATION ARMY'S SOUTH WARREN CENTER IS ONE OF THE ONLY LICENSED FULL AND PART-TIME PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL AGE YOUTH IN THIS COMMUNITY. AFTER SCHOOL CARE IS PROVIDED EACH DAY AND WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION (I.E., HALF-DAYS, SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, EMERGENCY CLOSINGS, ETC.) THEY PROVIDE FULL TIME PROGRAMMING. 538 CHILDREN HAVE PARTICIPATED. FAMILY PLACE VISITATION SERVICES: $80,000 FAMILY PLACE PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO BIRTH PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE. PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT, SUPERVISED VISITATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN FOR VISITS, PARENT COACHING, AND PRE- AND POST-VISIT COUNSELING. ALL SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST PARENTS IN MAKING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT WILL ENABLE FAMILY UNIFICATION WHERE CHILDREN WILL RETURN HOME SAFELY FROM FOSTER CARE. FAMILY PLACE SERVES COMPLEX FAMILIES WHO STRUGGLE WITH CHRONIC POVERTY, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DOMESTIC/FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE. 2,710 VISITATION HOURS WERE HELD FOR 152 CHILDREN. PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY INTERVENTION: $195,000 THE PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY INTERVENTION WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED NETWORK OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AND FAMILY STRENGTHENING SERVICES TO PROMOTE INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN SYRACUSE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, (EAST FAYETTE ST. CLUB AND SHONNARD STREET CLUB) AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES VINCENT HOUSE. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL BE PROVIDED TO VULNERABLE AND AT RISK YOUTH, 6-19 YEARS OF AGE, AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES, AS LEAD AGENCY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY AND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SYRACUSE WILL ADD TARGETED OUTREACH TO NEW AND UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF THE CITY'S NEAR WESTSIDE AND EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS, TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PRO-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND THE ENHANCED CASE MANAGEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED BY THE PARTNERSHIP IN THESE TWO TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS A NEW COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. WHOLE ME, INC. WHOLE ME AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR DEAF/HARD-OF-HEARING CHILDREN: $20,000 WMI PROVIDES BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR D/HH CHILDREN, YOUTHS AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO COMMUNICATE USING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND/OR SPOKEN ENGLISH. ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON ENHANCING EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION, LITERACY AND DAILY LIVING SKILLS. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST CHILDREN/YOUTHS WITH TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO THE COMMUNITY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND EMPLOYABILITY. WMI ALSO OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT DEAF CULTURE AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. YWCA OF SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. GIRLS INC AT THE YWCA: $40,000 GIRLS INC. AT THE YWCA IS A MULTI-FACETED AND PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM THAT PUTS ITS MISSION INTO PRACTICE THROUGH ITS RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION WORK. WE EQUIP GIRLS TO NAVIGATE GENDER, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS, AND TO GROW INTO HEALTHY, EDUCATED AND INDEPENDENT ADULTS. OUR PROGRAM DELIVERS AFTER SCHOOL/EVENING PROGRAMMING, SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND WEEKEND WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES FOR GIRLS AGE 5-18 IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE A SAFE OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME ENVIRONMENT THAT ENHANCES SOCIAL SKILLS AND HEALTHY CHOICES, AND PROMOTES LEARNING. OUR HOLISTIC AND MULTIFACETED PROGRAMMING IS DRIVEN BY RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULA DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE GIRLS' STRENGTHS THROUGH MOTIVATING, DELIBERATE, AND INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES. 175 GIRLS, AGES 5 18 WERE SERVED THIS PAST YEAR IN THIS PROGRAM. |
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FOCUS AREA #2 INCOME INCOME: PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AURORA OF CNY, INC. VOCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION/HEARING LOSS: $38,000 AURORA'S VOCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM EQUIPS YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH VISION OR HEARING LOSS OR BOTH WITH THE SKILLS TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SPECIALIZED JOB READINESS AND VOCATIONAL SKILL BUILDING THROUGH PRE-VOCATIONAL (SOFT-SKILLS) AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, PRE-COLLEGE PREPARATION AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AND RETENTION, IN AN EXPERIENTIAL, COMMUNITY-BASED CONTEXT THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF WORKERS WITH VISION OR HEARING LOSS. 137 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS/RETENTION SKILLS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY CULINARY ARTS FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY: $50,000 AS A RESULT OF THE CULINARY ARTS FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM, UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS LACKING TRANSFERABLE JOB SKILLS WILL BE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO WORK IN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND FIND EMPLOYMENT. THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN SEVERELY CONSTRAINS THE ALREADY LIMITED EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS FOR REFUGEES AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING CASH ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. CULINARY ARTS FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY (CASS) BEGAN IN 2012 AS A FIVE-WEEK VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN ESSENTIAL SKILLS OF THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY COMBINED WITH JOB DEVELOPMENT/SEARCH ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES REFUGEES AND SECONDARY MIGRANTS WHO HAVE ARRIVED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND HAVE FEW TRANSFERABLE JOB SKILLS AND LOWER LEVELS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. HOWEVER, THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED TO NATIVE BORN INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED THERE ARE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS BY HELPING THEM TO ACQUIRE JOB SKILLS THAT ARE IN DEMAND IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM: $46,000 THE CCOC REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM WELCOMES MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN THEY ARE FORCED TO FLEE THEIR OWN COUNTRIES BECAUSE OF WAR, OPPRESSION, OR PERSECUTION. AS A RESULT OF THE CCOC REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM'S EFFORTS, REFUGEES WILL DEVELOP THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY. IN 2013, THE LARGEST RESETTLEMENT POPULATIONS WERE FROM BURMA, BHUTAN, SOMALIA, AND IRAQ. DESPITE THE HARDSHIPS INHERENT IN THE FORCED MIGRATION EXPERIENCE, REFUGEES ARE EXTREMELY MOTIVATED PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING. FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS, THE CCOC REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM HAS STRIVED TO PROVIDE NEWLY ARRIVING REFUGEES WITH A SAFE PLACE TO START A NEW LIFE, AND WITH THE SKILLS AND SUPPORTS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT. 326 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION CLASSES AND 143 WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN & RETAIN A JOB. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC. SELF-DEVELOPMENT: REENTRY: $30,000 THE SELF-DEVELOPMENT: RE-ENTRY PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-25 RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY AFTER A PERIOD OF INCARCERATION AT THE ONONDAGA COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (OCCF), SO THAT THEIR COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEVELOP EMPLOYMENT READINESS, FACILITATE JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION, AND HELP PARTICIPANTS OVERCOME THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL REENTRY. 33 INDIVIDUALS ATTAINED JOB READINESS/RETENTION SKILLS AND DEVELOPED A CAREER/VOCATIONAL PLAN. ON POINT FOR COLLEGE, INC. ON POINT FOR JOBS: $27,000 ON POINT FOR JOBS (OPFJ) IS A PROGRAM THAT TARGETS FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATES AND COLLEGE UPPERCLASSMEN AND PROVIDES THEM WITH WORKFORCE PREPARATION SKILLS, LIMITED START-UP RESOURCES, MINI JOB FAIRS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, SUMMER INTERNSHIP/JOB AND PERMANENT JOB SEARCH COUNSELING AND JOB DEVELOPMENT. 260 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS / RETENTION SKILLS. PEACE, INC. EITC: YOU'VE EARNED IT: $70,000 THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) IS ONE OF SEVERAL TAX CREDITS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS THAT MAY INCREASE THEIR AVAILABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. EITC: YOU'VE EARNED IT! , PEACE, INC.'S FREE TAX PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR LOWER INCOME ONONDAGA COUNTY RESIDENTS, ENSURES PEOPLE RECEIVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS, AND SAVES THEM FROM LOSING FUNDS TO HIGH INTEREST RATES FROM PREDATORY LENDERS AND/OR TAX PREPARATION FEES. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO HELP PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR MONEY AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. $3,715,582 REFUNDED THROUGH FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES. THE SALVATION ARMY EMERGENCY AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES (E/PAS): $43,000 THE EMERGENCY AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES (E/PAS) PROGRAM HELPS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS BY MEETING BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS OBTAINING FOOD, HOUSING, CLOTHING AND THE ESSENTIALS OF DAILY LIVING. CRISIS INTERVENTION, INDIVIDUALIZED ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT, AND LINKAGES TO MAINSTREAM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED IN ORDER TO STABILIZE HOUSING AND INCOME. E/PAS PROVIDES HOUSING LOCATION, HOUSING SUBSIDIES, PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT AND OTHER LIFE-SKILL TRAINING FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, UNEMPLOYED, UNDER-EMPLOYED, MENTALLY ILL AND/OR PRIOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 10,198 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE. TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. PROVISIONS: $18,000 PROVISIONS BAKERY AND RESTAURANT IS TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT TO ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN LABELED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. PEOPLE LEARN TRANSFERABLE WORK SKILLS IN A VALUED COMMUNITY SETTING WHILE EARNING MINIMUM WAGE. TRAINEES WORK IN AN ATTRACTIVE, COMPETITIVE BUSINESS SETTING WHERE THEY GAIN EXPERIENCE AS COOKS, BAKERS, DISHWASHERS, JANITORS, WAITERS AND COUNTER PEOPLE. THEIR EXPERIENCE ENABLES THEM TO DEVELOP THE WORK SKILLS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS THEY NEED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. EQUALLY, IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT, WORK AT PROVISIONS BECOMES PART OF EACH TRAINEE'S RECOVERY PROCESS, HELPING EACH INDIVIDUAL TO RECOGNIZE THEIR ABILITIES AND POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH, AND THEREBY RESTORING HOPE DESPITE ANY DIAGNOSIS THEY MAY HAVE. 43 INDIVIDUALS WERE TRAINED AND EMPLOYED IN THIS PROGRAM. YWCA OF SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. WOMEN'S RESIDENCE PROGRAM: $78,000 THE YWCA SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY'S WOMEN'S RESIDENCE PROGRAM IS A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVING UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN, AND WOMEN WITH CHILD(SIXTEEN AND UP), FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS(INCLUDING THOSE WITH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, POVERTY, LOW EDUCATION, AND TRAUMA HISTORIES) BY PROVIDING SAFE, STABLE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN A STRUCTURED, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS WOMEN IN DEVELOPING INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS; ALLOWING THEM TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES, FUNCTION AT THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE, AND BETTER THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. 78 WOMEN WERE ADMITTED, EVALUATED AND DEVELOPED AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLAN(ISP) DURING THE PAST YEAR. |
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FOCUS AREA #3 HEALTH PART 1 HEALTH: IMPROVING PEOPLE'S OVERALL WELL-BEING ACR HEALTH ADOLESCENT HEALTH INITIATIVE: $16,330 THE ADOLESCENT HEALTH INITIATIVE IS A TARGETED PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT EQUIPS YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK FOR UNINTENDED PREGNANCY, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDS), INCLUDING HIV, AND ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE (AS IT RELATES TO UNINTENDED PREGNANCY AND RISK OF HIV/STD INFECTION), WITH INFORMATION AND SKILLS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH YOUTH AGES 12-22 IN SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY LOCATIONS, PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF RISKY BEHAVIORS IN AT RISK YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM GAIN LIFELONG SKILLS NEEDED TO PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES TO RISKY BEHAVIORS. 157 YOUTH HELPED BY THIS PROGRAM. SAFETY FIRST HEALTH OUTREACH PROJECT (SFHOP): $36,440 THE SAFETY FIRST HEALTH OUTREACH PROJECT CONDUCTS STREET AND WEB-BASED OUTREACH TO HIGH RISK TARGET POPULATIONS AND ENGAGES THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICES BASED ON THE NEEDS THEY PERSONALLY IDENTIFY. SFHOP IS A MOBILE PROGRAM, MEETING THE COMMUNITY AND CONSUMERS WHERE THEY ARE AT, AND OFFERS A SPECTRUM OF PREVENTION SERVICES, INCLUDING: INDIVIDUAL RISK REDUCTION COUNSELING, HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS C (HCV) RAPID TESTING, STD SCREENING FOR GONORRHEA AND CHLAMYDIA, SYRINGE EXCHANGE SERVICES, ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE TREATMENT NEEDS, AND, REFERRALS CONNECTING PEOPLE TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES (E.G. PRIMARY CARE, FOOD PANTRY, HOUSING, INSURANCE ENROLLMENT, CARE COORDINATION). 16,652 PREVENTION SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTED TO YOUTH AND ADULTS TO HELP PREVENT RISKY BEHAVIOR. THE Q CENTER: $27,280 THE Q CENTER PROVIDES A VAST ARRAY OF SERVICES FOR LGBTQ YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS AGES 8-26, THEIR FAMILIES, AND ALLIES WHICH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: WEEKLY AND SEMI-MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR LGBTQ YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS, SEMI-MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PARENTS OF LGBTQ YOUTH, MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR LGBTQ PARENTS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, EXPERIENCED TUTORS, A STATE-OF-THE-ART CYBER CENTER, AN LGBTQ INCLUSIVE LIBRARY, CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND REFERRALS, REFERRALS TO LGBTQ AFFIRMING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, SCHOOL-BASED GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE SUPPORT, LGBTQ CULTURAL COMPETENCY WORKSHOPS FOR PROVIDERS, SOCIAL EVENTS, FIELD TRIPS, AND LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY TRAINING. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST. 161 YOUTH GROUP SUPPORT SESSIONS HELD DURING THE PAST YEAR. ARISE CONSUMER DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CDPAP): $16,310 ARISE'S CONSUMER DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CDPAP) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN-HOME PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO CONTINUE LIVING SAFELY IN THE COMMUNITY. CDPAP REDUCES ISOLATION, INCREASES PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, AND PREVENTS UNNECESSARY INSTITUTIONALIZATION. CDPAP IS CONSUMER DIRECTED, WHICH ALLOWS CONSUMERS TO ALLOCATE THEIR WEEKLY PERSONAL CARE HOURS ON A FLEXIBLE DAY-TO-DAY BASIS DEPENDING ON THEIR NEEDS. THEY ALSO CONTROL HIRING, TRAINING, SUPERVISING, AND DISMISSING THEIR PERSONAL ASSISTANTS, WHICH RESULTS IN IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR CONSUMERS. ARISE CURRENTLY PROVIDES 10,000 TO 11,000 HOURS OF CDPAP SERVICES EACH MONTH TO 145 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST: $22,700 SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY ARISE'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST ARE AN ENHANCEMENT OF OUR CURRENT OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES; SERVICES WILL ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO DROP OUT OF SERVICE ARE ENGAGED TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES. THE ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC OR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, OR THOSE WHO ARE DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE IN TREATMENT DUE TO SOCIOECONOMIC BARRIERS. THE CLINIC ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED, HANDS-ON CARE COORDINATION TO HELP INDIVIDUALS BUILD A STRONG NATURAL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND ACCESS THE ARRAY OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES THEY NEED TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. AURORA OF CNY, INC. COMMUNITY LIVING SKILLS FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION/HEARING LOSS: $69,345 AURORA'S COMMUNITY LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION/HEARING LOSS ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT, SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE IN THEIR HOMES AND THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS LEARN SKILLS FOR COPING, ADJUSTMENT TO SENSORY LOSS, SAFE TRAVEL, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS OF INDEPENDENCE AND OVERALL PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 793 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES INCREASED THEIR SAFETY/WELL-BEING BY LEARNING NEW SKILLS. |
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FOCUS AREA #3 HEALTH PART 2 CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY BETTER BEGINNINGS: $24,550 THE PROGRAM IS A SPECIALIZED FAMILY-FOCUSED HOME VISITATION PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAM THAT SERVES PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES PARENTING THEIR CHILDREN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THE MAJORITY OF PARENTS HAD PREVIOUSLY NOT SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED IN ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. SINCE 1987, THIS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED EVIDENCE-BASED INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PARENT EDUCATION. THE GOALS OF THE SERVICE ARE TO PREVENT A MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALIZATION AND FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT WHILE FOSTERING IMPROVED DAY-TO-DAY PARENT FUNCTIONING AND MORE CONSISTENT AND EFFECTIVE PARENT/CHILD BONDING. 34 FAMILIES (50 ADULTS AND 64 CHILDREN WERE SERVED) ELDERLY SERVICES: $23,635 AS A RESULT OF THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES ELDERLY SERVICES PROGRAMS, SENIOR CITIZENS WILL RECEIVE THE SKILLS AND SERVICES NECESSARY TO REMAIN LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ELDERLY SERVICES PROGRAMS HAVE ASSISTED OLDER INDIVIDUALS TO BE AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE AND REMAIN SAFELY IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1977. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE SERVICE TO ONONDAGA COUNTY RESIDENTS, 60 YEARS AND OLDER, AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. ELDERLY SERVICES PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF INTERVENTIONS BEGINNING WITH INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AND PROGRESSING TO CASE MANAGEMENT WITH PROVISIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION, HOME REPAIRS, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. TRAINED STAFF MEET WITH SENIORS IN THEIR HOMES OR OTHER CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO ASSESS THEIR NEEDS AND PROVIDE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, SOCIALIZATION, NUTRITION, AND EXERCISE PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED AT THE AGENCY'S SENIOR CENTER, THE SALINA CIVIC CENTER, ENCOURAGING SENIORS TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AS WELL AS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH STAFF FOR INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS. 253 SENIORS RECEIVED HOME REPAIR SERVICES. HEALTHY TEENS/HEALTHY BABIES: $23,630 THE OBJECTIVE OF THE HEALTHY TEENS/HEALTHY BABIES PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE YOUNG WOMEN DELIVER HEALTHY BABIES AND RAISE THEIR INFANTS IN A SAFE, HEALTHY, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES THAT ARE WRAPPED AROUND THE 30 YEAR OLD, AWARD-WINNING LULLABY LEAGUE COURSE. PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG WOMEN LIVING IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE PARTICIPATE IN THE LULLABY LEAGUE FOUR-WEEK BIRTHING AND INFANT CARE EDUCATION COURSE, AS WELL AS PREGNANCY CASE MANAGEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER BIRTH. WOMEN WHO PRESENT WITH POSTPARTUM OR MATERNAL DEPRESSION RECEIVE IN-HOME THERAPY. A SUPPORT GROUP AND PARENTING COURSE ARE AVAILABLE TO NEW MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES. 62 CHILDREN EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN INCIDENCE OR RISK OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. PARENT EDUCATION: $48,900 THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF HOME VISITING SERVICES (I.E., PARENT AIDE) AND CURRICULUM-BASED INSTRUCTION TO PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN ARE AT RISK OF OR PLACED IN FOSTER CARE DUE TO ABUSE AND NEGLECT. USING EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM BOTH IN THE HOME AND CLASSROOM, PROGRAM STAFF TEACHES PARENTING AND LIVING SKILLS. PARENTS LEARN ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AGE APPROPRIATE EXPECTATIONS, APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES, AND HOW TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THEY ARE ALSO LINKED TO NATURAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO REDUCE ISOLATION. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE PARENTS' MASTERY SO THEY CAN CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN ARE SAFE, NURTURED, AND ACHIEVE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. THE AGENCY HAS BEEN PROVIDING PARENT AIDE SERVICE FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS. 321 FAMILIES WERE SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM. PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAM: $72,980 THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE, COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES RESULTING IN CHAOTIC LIVES, UNPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS, AND AN INABILITY TO MANAGE LIFE STRESSES. FOR 38 YEARS, SERVICE HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITHIN ONONDAGA COUNTY WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. RECENTLY, SPECIAL ATTENTION HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO TRAUMA SURVIVORS, REFUGEES, AND THE ELDERLY. MANY ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED, WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, OR HAVE HIGH DEDUCTIBLES THAT PROHIBIT THE USE OF INSURANCE FOR SERVICE. PROFESSIONAL, EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS ARE OFFERED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING IMPROVED FUNCTIONING AND NEW SKILLS TO ENHANCE DAILY LIFE. 239 CLIENTS LEARNED TO BETTER COPE WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $54,720 THE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH AGES 6 TO 18 LIVING IN TWO DISADVANTAGED SYRACUSE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SAFE, SUPERVISED PLACES TO GO AFTER SCHOOL, DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, AND IN THE SUMMER. THE AGENCY HAS PROVIDED THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACH SINCE THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER WAS FOUNDED IN 1944. THE PROGRAM OFFERS CHILDREN AND TEENS OPPORTUNITIES TO USE THEIR FREE TIME CONSTRUCTIVELY BY ENGAGING IN HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES, PRO-SOCIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND POSITIVE ROLE MODELS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO SUPPORT YOUTH TO BUILD DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS AND REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS SO THAT THEY WILL SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD. 242 TEENS WERE SERVED. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC. ALTERNATIVES: A VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: $45,580 THE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM PROVIDES VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING, PEER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND "WORK" OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AT RISK OF SCHOOL DROPOUT AND LIKELY FINDING THEMSELVES IN THE "SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE". THE PROGRAM WILL BE PART OF CCA'S ONGOING WORK WITH STUDENTS SUSPENDED FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, AT SERIOUS RISK OF SUSPENSION DETERMINED AT A SUSPENSION HEARING, OR ENROLLED IN OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM LOCATED AT FOWLER HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND PERSONAL TRIGGERS THAT LEAD TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AND HOW TO CONTROL THOSE TRIGGERS; LEARN COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND PARTICIPATE IN TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES; AND TEACH THESE SKILLS TO THEIR PEERS AT OTHER YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. 108 YOUTH RECEIVED PEER-LED VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING AT PEER-LED TRAINING WORKSHOPS. ONONDAGA CASA: $46,480 THE ONONDAGA COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) PROGRAM PROTECTS THE COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS-CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES-GUARANTEEING THAT THEIR BEST INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED IN COURT. CASA RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND SUPERVISES VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION TO JUDGES TO GUARANTEE THAT EACH CHILD'S NEEDS ARE MET WHILE IN FOSTER CARE. CASA REDUCES INSTABILITY IN THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES, INCREASING WELL-BEING, LESSENING TIME SPENT IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, AND ENSURING THAT CHILDREN FIND SAFE, PERMANENT, NURTURING HOMES. IT IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN ONONDAGA COUNTY AND SERVES 1/3 OF CHILDREN INVOLVED IN NEGLECT AND ABUSE CASES. IN 2014 THERE WAS 420 CONTACT HOURS WITH CHILDREN & PARENTS. SYRACUSE RECOVERY COMMUNITY: $12,500 THE SYRACUSE RECOVERY COMMUNITY (SRC) IS A PEER-LED PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS MEN AND WOMEN IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE. IT PROVIDES HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO PROMOTE IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS A RANGE OF DOMAINS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PRODUCTIVE, SELF-SUSTAINING LIVES. SERVICES ARE DEFINED AND DELIVERED BY PEERS AND INCLUDE RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS, LIFE SKILLS GROUPS, SOBER SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FAMILY SUPPORT. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. CHILDREN'S CONSORTIUM BABY BEGINNINGS: $12,500 BABY BEGINNINGS IS A HOSPITAL-BASED COLLABORATION FOR NEW PARENTS BETWEEN CROUSE HOSPITAL AND THE CONSORTIUM. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO REDUCE THE RISK FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND HELP PARENTS RAISE CHILDREN TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND CAPABLE ADULTS. THIS COMPREHENSIVE CLASS IS DESIGNED TO TEACH NEW PARENTS HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR NEWBORN UP TO 3 YEARS OF AGE. THE GOAL OF THIS CLASS IS TO HELP SHORTEN THE LEARNING CURVE AND EASE THE TRANSITION INTO PARENTING BY PROVIDING RELEVANT INFORMATION SO THAT PARENTS CAN RELAX AND ENJOY THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THEIR FAMILY. 2,164 HOSPITAL ROOM VISITS WERE CONDUCTED THIS PAST YEAR. |
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FOCUS AREA #4 SAFETY NET PART 1 SAFETY NET: PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEET BASIC COMMUNITY NEEDS. AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK READY CNY: $86,000 "READY CNY" WILL ENABLE OUR COMMUNITY TO LIMIT THE IMPACT OF DISASTERS BY (1) EDUCATING CITIZENS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BE BETTER PREPARED INDIVIDUALLY; (2) ASSURING RED CROSS READINESS AS WELL AS THE READINESS GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT RESPONSE AGENCIES TO RESPOND TO A DISASTER; AND (3) ENGAGING A COMMUNITY NETWORK TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN DISASTER MITIGATION. THIS COMMUNITY "SAFETY NET" PROVIDES IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AFTER DISASTERS AND WORKS TO HELP PEOPLE PREVENT OR MITIGATE THE SEVERITY OF THESE EVENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND MATERIAL RESOURCES. ASSURING CONSISTENCY OF PROGRAM DELIVERY, WE ARE BUILDING A COMMUNITY-WIDE MOVEMENT TO PREPARE FOR DISASTERS, ENABLE THE RED CROSS TO CONTINUE VITAL SERVICES, AND BE A CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PREPARE TO RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS. 185 FAMILIES WERE SERVED TOTALING 505 INDIVIDUALS. SERVICES TO THE ARMED FORCES: $12,500 AMERICAN RED CROSS SERVICES TO ARMED FORCES (SAF) PROVIDES SUPPORT TO OUR MILITARY, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BEGIN WITH ENLISTMENT, CONTINUE DURING ACTIVE SERVICE AND THROUGH LIFE AFTER THE MILITARY, PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES, FAMILY SERVICES AND HOSPITAL SUPPORT. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY THROUGH THIS CONTINUUM OF CARE. 190 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES WERE ASSISTED WITH VARIOUS SERVICES. ARISE CRISIS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION SERVICE: (CMPS) $13,000 ARISE'S CRISIS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION SERVICE (CMPS) PROVIDES SUPPORT THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW INCOME AND WITH DISABILITIES MANAGE AND PREVENT A CRISIS, THEREBY STABILIZING THEIR LIVING SITUATION AND ELIMINATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CHRONIC HOUSING VULNERABILITY, HOMELESSNESS, RISKS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION. CMPS PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP AN INDEPENDENT LIVING PLAN, APPLY FOR AND SECURE BENEFITS AND INCOME SUPPORTS, NAVIGATE THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AND ENHANCE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO PREVENT FUTURE CRISES. THE CMPS PROGRAM SERVES 80 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES, EACH YEAR. 436 ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WERE HELD WITH 112 INDIVIDUALS TO HELP WITH CRISIS MANAGEMENT ISSUES. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COORDINATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS MEN: $48,500 HOMELESSNESS REMAINS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES. AS A RESULT OF THE COORDINATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS MEN PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT CAN ASSIST THEM IN OBTAINING A PLACE TO CALL HOME. THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 900 PEOPLE EACH YEAR WHO STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, INADEQUATE DAILY LIVING SKILLS, AND EVEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CCOC HAS PROVIDED HOMELESS SERVICES FOR 33 YEARS. 43,211 SHELTER NIGHTS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED FOR HOMELESS MEN IN 2014. COORDINATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND FAMILIES: $63,500 HOMELESSNESS REMAINS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES. AS A RESULT OF THE COORDINATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND FAMILIES PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT CAN ASSIST THEM IN OBTAINING A PLACE TO CALL HOME. THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 800 PEOPLE EACH YEAR WHO STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, INADEQUATE DAILY LIVING SKILLS, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CCOC HAS PROVIDED HOMELESS SERVICES FOR 33 YEARS. 26,520 SHELTER NIGHTS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN 2014. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES: $48,000 AS A RESULT OF THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES (CCEAS), THE EMERGENCY NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE WILL BE MET. CCEAS WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY 1970S, AND THROUGHOUT ITS FOUR DECADES OF SERVICE, THIS PROGRAM HAS GROWN AND EVOLVED AS THE NEEDS OF THIS TARGET POPULATION HAVE INCREASED OR CHANGED, BUT THE CORE MISSION REMAINS THE SAME: TO PROVIDE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MEANS TO ALLEVIATE AN IMMEDIATE CRISIS, AND TO HELP THEM TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO PREVENT ITS RECURRENCE. 5,744 FOOD PACKAGES, WHICH SUSTAIN A HOUSEHOLD FOR 3 DAYS, WERE DISTRIBUTED. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES: $57,000 NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL DATA INDICATE THAT THERE IS AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE FACING A CRISIS. CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES (CIS) PROVIDES 24-HOUR COUNSELING SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TO PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND/OR IN NEED OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO WORK TOWARD DEVELOPING A PLAN TO MANAGE AND/OR PREVENT FUTURE CRISIS. WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CONTACT HOTLINE, ONONDAGA COUNTY'S HELPLINE, MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTION, NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE (NSPL),CRISIS CHAT, TELECARE AND THE NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME (NAS) LINE. CIS ALSO PROVIDES AFTER-HOURS TELEPHONE SUPPORT FOR A NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES. 42,471 INTERACTIONS WERE PROVIDED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO MANAGE / PREVENT CRISIS. FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK RETAIL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM: $47,000 THE RETAIL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (RPP) COLLECTS NUTRITIOUS FOOD FROM RETAIL PARTNERS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM SALVAGES FOOD THAT RETAILERS CONSIDER UNSELLABLE AND OFFERS INDIVIDUALS IN NEED THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD, IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. FOOD BANK CURRENTLY ACQUIRES FOOD FROM 17 RETAIL PARTNERS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY, WHICH IS THEN IMMEDIATELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT METHODS: 8 MONTHLY FRESH FOODS DISTRIBUTIONS OR 47 EFPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THIS DUAL APPROACH ENSURES THAT ONONDAGA COUNTY PROGRAMS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS PRODUCE, BREAD AND DAIRY DAILY. 523,128 INDIVIDUAL MEALS WERE SERVED DURING THE YEAR. FRANK H. HISCOCK LEGAL AID SOCIETY CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: $50,000 THE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS PREVENT AND MANAGE CRISES AND INCREASE INDEPENDENCE, SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL MATTERS. SERVICES, INCLUDING COMPLETE REPRESENTATION, ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICE AND REFERRAL, ARE PROVIDED IN FAMILY LAW, HOUSING AND UNEMPLOYMENT MATTERS. SPECIALIZED PROJECTS PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS INCLUDING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS, CANCER PATIENTS, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS DUE TO EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PRIMARILY TO ONONDAGA COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE CANCER, IMMIGRATION AND FORECLOSURE PROJECTS SERVE MULTI-COUNTY REGIONS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. 870 INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED WITH CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC. EMERGENCY SERVICES: $23,000 HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC. OFFERS EMERGENCY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND LEAD-FREE HOUSING, WHILE HELPING THEM FIND THE RESOURCES TO REDUCE FUTURE CRISES AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS OPERATES A FOOD PANTRY AND A CLOTHING EXCHANGE ROOM (THE TRADING POST) WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN OBTAIN FREE CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS. HFC PROVIDES FREE INSTRUCTIONS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES TO REDUCE LEAD EXPOSURE TO SMALL CHILDREN LIVING IN HOUSING WITH POTENTIAL LEAD THREATS, AND SERVES AS A FOOD SENSE SITE. 686 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE. INTERFAITH WORKS OF CNY, INC. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION PROGRAM: $31,500 INTERFAITH WORKS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT SERVES PEOPLE WHO HAVE FLED THEIR HOME COUNTRY DUE TO WAR, FAMINE, AND POLITICAL REPRESSION. NATIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS AND CARING CASEWORKERS ON THE AGENCY'S STAFF GUIDE THE REFUGEES' INITIAL INTEGRATION. THE AGENCY PROVIDES A FURNISHED APARTMENT, FOOD, MEDICAID, EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCREENING, AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION, AS WELL AS AN ORIENTATION TO BASIC LIFE SKILLS LIKE RIDING THE BUS, USING A GROCERY STORE, REGISTERING ONE'S CHILD FOR SCHOOL, AND HANDLING MONEY. MOST REFUGEES HAVE NEVER LIVED IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, ARRIVING WITH LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO NAVIGATE SOCIAL SERVICE, EDUCATIONAL, OR MEDICAL SYSTEMS. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION PROGRAM, REFUGEES HAVE ACCESS TO CASE-SPECIFIC PROBLEM ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS AFTER ARRIVAL. 870 REFUGEE CLIENTS / FAMILIES WERE SERVED. |
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FOCUS AREA #4 SAFETY NET PART 2 RESCUE MISSION FOOD SERVICES: $30,000 THE RESCUE MISSION FOOD SERVICES CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE MAIN CAMPUS IN THE MISSION DISTRICT AT 148 GIFFORD STREET, IN SYRACUSE. THEY PROVIDE THREE MEALS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR TO MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED. BOXED LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE MISSED MEAL TIMES DUE TO THEIR WORK SCHEDULE. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. SAMARITAN CENTER HOT MEALS PROGRAM: $40,000 SAMARITAN CENTER SERVES HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS 365 DAYS A YEAR TO ANYONE IN NEED WITHOUT QUESTIONS, JUDGMENT OR PRECONDITIONS. THE HOT MEALS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO COMBAT HUNGER, ALLEVIATE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR CASE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION/REFERRAL SERVICES WHILE OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BROAD BASE OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. A HOT BREAKFAST MEAL IS OFFERED FIVE DAYS PER WEEK, SERVING ON AVERAGE 140 MEALS PER DAY. OUR DINNER MEAL IS OFFERED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, SERVING ON AVERAGE 210 MEALS PER DAY. THE SAMARITAN CENTER HAS SEEN A STEADY GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF GUESTS AND THE NUMBER OF MEALS SERVED EACH DAY WITH OVER 120,500 MEALS SERVED IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014. SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. HOUSING SERVICES: $14,000 THE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES FOCUSING ON, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN CNY AS FOLLOWS; FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER CLASSES AND SERVICES, RENTAL SUBSIDY SERVICES, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, SHORT TERM COUNSELING, HOUSING, FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICE NAVIGATION, INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION, OUTREACH, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND SERVICES, MEDIATIONS, EVICTIONS PREVENTION, RAPID REHOUSING, COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, DONATION ASSISTANCE, AND REFERRALS. 362 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED RELOCATION SERVICES. SYRACUSE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM: $22,000 SNCC'S BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVES FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WHO ARE FACING HUNGER, ISOLATION, UNSTABLE HOUSING, POOR HEALTH, AND CRIPPLING POVERTY. WE SUPPORT FAMILIES IN CRISIS THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A FOOD PANTRY, PROVISION OF EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND COMPREHENSIVE REFERRAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. INDIVIDUALS VISIT OUR FOOD PANTRY BECAUSE THEY ARE FACING A FOOD SHORTAGE, BUT OUR BASIC NEEDS STAFF ALSO WORK WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY THE UNDERLYING ISSUES CONTRIBUTING TO THIS CRISIS. SNCC STAFF THEN PROVIDE THE CONNECTIONS TO THE ONSITE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES INDIVIDUALS NEED TO STABILIZE THEIR LIVES. 3,577 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE. THE SALVATION ARMY BARNABAS RESIDENTIAL: $30,000 BARNABAS RESIDENTIAL PROVIDES EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 16-24 YEARS OLD. SERVICES FOR YOUTH ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. IN ADDITION TO HOUSING COMPONENTS, BARNABAS RESIDENTIAL OFFERS CASE MANAGEMENT, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, EMPLOYMENT READINESS ACTIVITIES, LEADERSHIP PREPARATION, COMMUNITY/VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND RECREATION. BARNABAS RESIDENTIAL IS CERTIFIED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS). BARNABAS HAS TWO LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET FROM ONE ANOTHER. BARNABAS RESIDENTIAL PROVIDES HOUSING FOR UP TO 19 YOUTH AT ONE TIME, IN EITHER A GROUP LIVING ENVIRONMENT OR INDIVIDUAL APARTMENTS. 216 YOUTH RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. BOOTH HOUSE: $45,000 BOOTH HOUSE IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR RUNAWAY, HOMELESS AND HIGH-RISK YOUTH, AGES 12-17 YEARS OLD. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH WITH IMMEDIATE HOUSING 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY HOUSING, BOOTH HOUSE OFFERS A VARIETY OF CRISIS SERVICES INCLUDING AN ALTERNATIVE TO JUVENILE JUSTICE DETENTION, PLANNED RESPITE, FAMILY MEDIATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, HOMEBOUND SCHOOLING, LIVING SKILLS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES. BOOTH HOUSE IS CERTIFIED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS). LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE ON MIDLAND AVENUE, BOOTH HOUSE IS A LARGE, COMFORTABLE 15-BED HOME SITUATED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.3,058 DAYS OF CARE WERE PROVIDED. EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER: $80,000 THE SALVATION ARMY EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER PROVIDES TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES OF ANY CONFIGURATION INCLUDING EXTENDED FAMILIES, MEN WITH CHILDREN, OLDER MALE CHILDREN AND SINGLE WOMEN. CRISIS COUNSELING, COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES AND LINKAGES TO MAINSTREAM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING. 35,162 SHELTER CARE DAYS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES. SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC: $26,000 SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC IS A UNIQUE BLEND OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF A TARGETED POPULATION OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS NOT SERVED ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE SPECIALIZED CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDE: PRE- AND POST-ADOPTION COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY (FFT) FOR FAMILIES WITH ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR TRANSITION AGE YOUTH (16-24 YEARS). IN ADDITION, WE PLAN TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP SERVICES TO ADDRESS SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS. CLIENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF RECEIVING SERVICES IN THEIR HOME OR A CLINIC OFFICE SETTING. 227 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED. WOMEN'S SHELTER: $16,000 THE SALVATION ARMY WOMEN'S SHELTER IS A 15 BED SHELTER FOR MENTALLY ILL, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS WOMEN. THE SHELTER PROVIDES MEALS AND INTENSIVE CASEWORK SERVICES LEADING TO BOTH INDEPENDENT AND SUPPORTIVE PERMANENT HOUSING FOR THE RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS OF THE SHELTER RECEIVE EMERGENCY AND CRISIS INTERVENTION, CASE MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH, MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ASSESSMENTS. REFERRALS AND LINKAGES ARE PROVIDED FOR NEEDED SERVICES. 5,287 SHELTER DAYS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. BRIDGE SERVICES: $20,000 PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS ARE AT RISK OF CRISIS. THE BRIDGE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE THAT CAN AVERT THOSE CRISES. STAFF RESPOND TO ACUTE PROBLEMS THAT DEVELOP REGARDING ISSUES RELATED TO HOUSING, FINANCES, AND PHYSICAL AS WELL AS PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH WHICH IN MANY CASES COULD LEAD TO MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION OR HOMELESSNESS. 54 INDIVIDUALS INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO MANAGE / PREVENT CRISIS. VERA HOUSE, INC. ADVOCACY PROGRAM: $80,000 THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE (DOMESTIC, SEXUAL, FAMILY, AND ALL OTHER CRIMES). THE SERVICES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE SHORT-TERM COUNSELING, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, SAFETY PLANNING, EDUCATION TO CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, AND ADVOCACY WITH LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS. ADVOCATES PROVIDE FACE TO FACE CRISIS INTERVENTION AT LOCAL AREA HOSPITALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES, SCHOOLS, AND NURSING HOMES, AND ARE STATIONED AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE SPECIALIZED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURTS AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE A 24-HOUR CRISIS AND SUPPORT LINE AND THE FAMILY COURT HELP DESK. 1,329 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS WERE HELPED. EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM: $39,000 THE VERA HOUSE EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES AND SHELTER TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC, SEXUAL AND FAMILY VIOLENCE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND MEN - WHO ARE HOMELESS AND IN CRISIS DUE TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE TO STAY AND ASSISTS RESIDENTS IN SECURING SAFETY AND STABILITY WHEN LEAVING THE SHELTER. SHELTER RESIDENTS RECEIVE CARING, PROMPT ATTENTION, INCLUDING SPECIFIC EDUCATION TO PUT THEIR DOMESTIC/SEXUAL VIOLENCE EXPERIENCES IN CONTEXT. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND GROUPS CONTAINING INFORMATION REGARDING RESOURCES AND OPTIONS, WHICH EMPOWERS THE SHELTER RESIDENTS AND PROVIDES HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURE. 10,426 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES. |
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FOCUS AREA #3 HEALTH PART 3 CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. CHILDREN 1ST: $12,500 CHILDREN 1ST IS A SIX-HOUR CLASS FOR PARENTS INVOLVED IN DIVORCE, SEPARATION, OR CUSTODY DISPUTES. CERTIFIED, TRAINED PROFESSIONALS COVER TOPICS INCLUDING ADULT EMOTION/PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD EMOTION/PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE LEGAL PROCESS/ALTERNATIVES. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO TEACH PARENTS WAYS THEY CAN REDUCE THE STRESS OF FAMILY CHANGES, AND PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ONGOING PARENTAL CONFLICT IN ORDER TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THEIR CHILDREN'S HEALTHY ADJUSTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM WAS CERTIFIED BY THE NEW YORK STATE PARENT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM, QUALIFYING IT AS A COURT MANDATED CLASS. CLASSES ARE OFFERED ONE SATURDAY PER MONTH AND TWO SUNDAYS PER YEAR. 116 CLIENTS LEARNED HOW TO BETTER DEAL WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. SUICIDE-SAFER COMMUNITY PROJECT: $13,580 BUILDING A SUICIDE-SAFER COMMUNITY REQUIRES THE ENGAGEMENT, AWARENESS AND VIGILANCE OF SCHOOLS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. THE SUICIDE-SAFER COMMUNITY PROJECT PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS THAT TEACH PARTICIPANTS HOW TO RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS, ASK APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS AND MAKE REFERRALS; POST-INTERVENTION TRAINING THAT TEACHES HOW TO PROMOTE HEALING AND REDUCE RISK; A MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP THAT HELPS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND DECREASE STIGMA. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCREASES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SUICIDE, ITS WARNING SIGNS AND LOCAL RESOURCES THROUGH MEDIA MESSAGES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE ONONDAGA COUNTY SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. ELMCREST CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC. ELMCREST'S FAMILY TRANSITIONS PROGRAM: $73,880 ELMCREST'S FAMILY TRANSITIONS PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES (SSAS) TO LOCAL YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE FACED WITH CHALLENGES RELATED TO SEXUAL ABUSE. USING A FAMILY SYSTEMS APPROACH, THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS WHO SEXUALLY ACT OUT, WHO ARE SEXUALLY REACTIVE, AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY VICTIMIZED. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROGRAM STRIVES TO WORK WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY SYSTEM INCLUDING SIBLINGS, WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED, BUT WHO ARE INDIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE ABUSE. THIS PROGRAM SERVES 72 FAMILIES FROM ONONDAGA COUNTY. EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCES FAMILY RESPITE SERVICES: $22,700 EFR'S FAMILY RESPITE SERVICES PROVIDES RELIABLE, QUALITY CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AND THEIR SIBLINGS, GIVING THEIR CAREGIVERS A MUCH NEEDED BREAK (RESPITE) FROM THE CHALLENGES AND STRESS OF CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES ARE PARTICULARLY AT RISK FOR ABUSE, OFTEN BY OVERSTRESSED CAREGIVERS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THEIR CONSTANT CAREGIVING RESPONSIBILITIES. UNLIKE MOST RESPITE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FUNDED WITHIN NYS, OUR RESPITE SERVICES ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY BUT THE ENTIRE FAMILY, REDUCING STRESS AND PREVENTING ABUSE FROM TAKING PLACE. OUR FAMILY RESPITE SERVICES ALSO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY MOST RESPITE SERVICES CANNOT, PARTICULARLY IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES, SUCH AS UNEXPECTED CAREGIVER HOSPITALIZATION OR INCARCERATION, AS HAS OCCURRED IN RECENT YEARS. 7,745 RESPITE HOURS PROVIDED FOR FAMILIES WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN. GIRL SCOUTS OF NYPENN PATHWAYS, INC. CONNECTIONS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INNER-CONNECTIONS): $20,880 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: CONNECTIONS IS A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED FOR LOW-INCOME, AT-RISK GIRLS IN GRADES K-12, LIVING WITHIN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. THE PURPOSE OF OUR PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE THIS TYPICALLY UNDERSERVED SEGMENT OF GIRLS WITH SAFE, SUPPORTIVE SPACES WHERE THEY CAN DISCOVER NEW INTERESTS AND ABILITIES; CONNECT WITH PEERS AND POSITIVE ADULT MENTORS; AND LEARN HOW THEY CAN TAKE ACTION TO BECOME LEADERS FOR CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. 652 GIRLS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR. HILLSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER FAMILY PRESERVATION INITIATIVE: $27,280 THE FAMILY PRESERVATION INITIATIVE (FPI) PROVIDES INTENSIVE, IN-HOME CLINICAL SERVICES TO SOME OF THE COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LOWER THE RISK OF CHILDREN ENTERING FOSTER CARE AND TO RETURN CHILDREN IN CARE TO THEIR FAMILIES SOONER THAN THEY WOULD HAVE RETURNED WITHOUT FPI SERVICES. FPI IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THRIVE WHEN FAMILIES HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY NEED. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC. CLOVER CORNER: $24,550 CLOVER CORNER IS A MULTI-PURPOSE SENIOR CENTER DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OLDER ADULTS OF ALL ABILITIES OFFERING DAILY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIALIZATION, INFORMATION, EDUCATION, NUTRITION, AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES. YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING PROVIDES CONTACT WITH OTHER SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING FRIENDSHIPS AND LESSENING FEELINGS OF ISOLATION. STAFF PROVIDES SENIORS WITH FURTHER RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. SENIORS TAKE PART IN VARIOUS TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO FURTHER ENHANCE INDEPENDENCE AND LESSEN FEELINGS OF ISOLATION. IN COLLABORATION WITH P.E.A.C.E. INC., A NUTRITIOUS HOT LUNCH IS PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS DAILY. 3,183 NUTRITIOUS MEALS SERVED TO SENIORS DURING THE YEAR. HOPE (HUNTINGTON OBSERVATION AND PARENT EDUCATION): $40,680 THE HOPE PROGRAM IS A FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAM PROVIDING SUPERVISED VISITATION WITH PRE/POST COUNSELING FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. HOPE OFFERS STRUCTURED FEEDBACK, CURRICULUM BASED INSTRUCTION, AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE PERMANENCY. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO EXPEDITE REUNIFICATION WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND CAN INCLUDE SHORT TERM AFTERCARE SERVICES FOLLOWING THE CHILD'S DISCHARGE FROM FOSTER CARE. HOPE IS A COMPONENT OF THE INTEGRATED VISITATION SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (FAMILY PLACE) WHICH INCLUDES THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, SALVATION ARMY (CLINICAL AND FAMILY COACH SERVICES), HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS (HOPE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM), AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES (PARENT AIDE PROGRAM). 59 UNDUPLICATED PARENTS SERVED. INTERFAITH WORKS OF CNY, INC. CENTER FOR NEW AMERICANS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAM: $18,150 SYRACUSE IS AMONG THE TOP TEN CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES WELCOMING REFUGEES WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA AND TORTURE. THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS ARE CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT TO MEET WITH THE TRADITIONAL LOCAL NETWORK OF CARE. INITIATED IN 2008 AND SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED WAY SINCE 2011, INTERFAITH WORKS' (IFW) CENTER FOR NEW AMERICANS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDES VULNERABLE REFUGEE INDIVIDUALS WITH CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH SUPPORT. SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, HOME VISITS, AND GUIDED PSYCHIATRIC REFERRALS. TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH INTERPRETERS AND PEER HELPERS ARE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE TREATMENT PROCESS FOR REFUGEE CLIENTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. 300 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM: $12,675 THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM OFFERS SENIORS AGE 55 AND OLDER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. COMPANIONS SERVE AT-RISK, FRAIL ELDERLY WHO WOULD IN MANY CASES HAVE TO MOVE TO A NURSING HOME IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THIS ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORT. COMPANIONS PRIMARILY PROVIDE FRIENDSHIP AND COMPANIONSHIP TO THEIR OFTEN LONELY AND ISOLATED ELDERLY CLIENTS, BUT ALSO CAN ALERT DOCTORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, ASSIST WITH SHOPPING AND MEAL PREPARATION, AND PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED RESPITE TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS. MOST COMPANIONS HELP DIRECTLY WITH IN-HOME CLIENTS, WHILE SOME WORK IN SENIOR DAY CARE FACILITIES, ASSISTING THEIR CLIENTS WITH MEALS, ACTIVITIES, AND SOCIALIZATION. A FRAIL, ELDERLY PERSON GENERALLY LIVES LONGER, AND IS IN BETTER HEALTH, WHEN SOCIALIZATION AND SUPPORTIVE FRIENDSHIPS ARE PROVIDED. INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY IS ALSO DELAYED OR AVOIDED BY ADDING AN IN-HOME CAREGIVER TO AN ELDERLY CLIENT WHILE THEY ARE STILL LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. 90 HOMEBOUND SENIORS WERE SERVED BY SENIOR COMPANIONS DURING THE YEAR. |
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FOCUS AREA #3 HEALTH PART 4 MCMAHON/RYAN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING: $18,130 HUMAN TRAFFICKING, LIKE OTHER GLOBAL ISSUES, IS A CRIME THAT IMPACTS ALL COMMUNITIES. THIS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROPOSAL PROVIDES SERVICES TARGETING SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH AGES 12-17. THE PROGRAM WILL OFFER INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, AND REFERRALS; COORDINATION OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM AND; PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL EXPLORATION OF CHILDREN, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL. THE INTEGRATED CONTINUUM OF SERVICE WILL RESPOND TO YOUTH THROUGH CRISIS COUNSELING, STREET OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT PROVISION OF SAFE SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, DISCHARGE PLANNING, AND AFTERCARE. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. PEACE, INC. START HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY: $45,575 START HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY IMPROVES THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUNGEST AND OLDEST RESIDENTS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS, AND WARM, NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR BOTH POPULATIONS. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. FAMILY SERVICES: $20,000 FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFERS INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS TO HELP OVERCOME HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BARRIERS AND FACILITATE TIMELY ACCESS TO QUALITY MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE. ADDITIONALLY, SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT IS OFFERED TO PATIENTS OR VICTIMS IDENTIFIED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL OUTREACH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS THROUGHOUT CNY. 262 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED ACCESS TO SERVICES. SYRACUSE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE, INC. AGEWISE CARE: $23,175 AGEWISE CARE IS AN ACCESSIBLE, COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM INTEGRATING CARE MANAGEMENT AND EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS: SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT; COMPREHENSIVE CARE PLANNING AND COORDINATION; INFORMATION AND REFERRAL; PERSONAL AFFAIRS ASSISTANCE; BENEFITS AND SERVICE COORDINATION; FAMILY LIAISON AND SUPPORT; TRANSPORTATION; HOME-DELIVERED MEALS; AND THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT RAISES AWARENESS, ADVOCATES FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE, BUILDS COPING SKILLS, EDUCATES ABOUT RESOURCES, AND PROVIDES SOCIAL SUPPORT. SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN OFFICE LOCATIONS, CLIENT HOMES, AND FAMILIAR COMMUNITY-BASED SITES, BOTH DIRECTLY THROUGH SJFS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AGENCIES WORKING WITH AGING AND/OR EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. 56 SENIORS DEMONSTRATED NEW SKILLS TO LIVE SAFELY AT HOME AND/OR IN THE COMMUNITY. SYRACUSE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER SENIOR PROGRAM: $22,700 SNCC PROUDLY PROMOTES HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLES WHILE CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS THROUGH OUR CONTEMPORARY SENIOR PROGRAM. FOR 35 YEARS, SNCC HAS ASSISTED SENIORS IN MAINTAINING AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCES IN AND OUTSIDE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED COMMUNITY CENTER. SENIOR SUPPORT, ONE OF SNCC'S CORE ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES, HELPS OLDER ADULTS STAY ACTIVE AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY BY PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, GROUP EXERCISE, OUTDOOR RECREATION AND COMMUNITY FIELD TRIPS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES FREE POINT-TO-POINT TRANSPORTATION TO THE GROCERY STORE, TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OR TO OTHER ERRAND LOCATIONS, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND OTHER VARIOUS PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. THE SALVATION ARMY BARNABAS CENTER: $31,870 BARNABAS CENTER PROVIDES RUNAWAY, HOMELESS AND HIGH-RISK YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 12-24 YEARS OLD) WITH A VARIETY OF NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, GANG INTERVENTION, STREET OUTREACH, PREGNANCY PREVENTION, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND RECREATION. BARNABAS CENTER IS A SAFE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE HIGH-RISK YOUTH RECEIVE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT PROVIDES THE KNOWLEDGE AND EMPOWERMENT TO TRANSITION FROM CHILDHOOD TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. AS PART OF THIS PRIMARY FOCUS, YOUTH ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUALLY BUILD AND REFINE THEIR STRENGTH-BASED ASSETS, GAINING THE POISE AND PERSPECTIVE TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR PERSONAL LIFE GOALS. 539 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE DROP-IN CENTER. PREVENTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM: $165,150 THE PREVENTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN ARE AT-RISK OF FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT BECAUSE OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPORT, OR ARE AT IMMINENT RISK OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. CLIENTS ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND IMPACTED BY ISSUES SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO PREVENT FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT BY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHICH ENABLE THEIR CHILDREN TO SAFELY REMAIN AT HOME. 747 CHILDREN WERE SERVED FROM 336 FAMILIES. SENIOR SERVICES: $57,465 THE SALVATION ARMY SENIOR SERVICES PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO HELP SENIORS MAINTAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE, REDUCE ISOLATION AND TO STAY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE TARGET POPULATION IS WELL AND FRAIL SENIORS, AS WELL AS OLDER ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE LEVELS OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WITH LINKAGES TO MAINSTREAM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. 14,172 DAYS OF CARE PROVIDED TO SENIORS. TRANSITIONAL APARTMENTS & PARENTING CENTER (TAPC): $22,720 THE TAPC IS A 24-UNIT APARTMENT AND PARENTING FACILITY PROVIDING LONG-TERM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING GIRLS, AGES 16-21 (INCLUDING THEIR DEPENDENT INFANTS AND TODDLERS). FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS, TAPC YOUTH HAVE BENEFITED FROM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, CASE MANAGEMENT, PARENTING AND LIVING SKILLS CLASSES, PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE WITH MAINTAINING ONGOING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. THE TAPC OFFERS A CARING HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUNG GIRLS RECEIVE 24-HOUR SUPERVISION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY AND COUNSELING, ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, RECREATION, SOCIALIZATION AND LICENSED DAYCARE SERVICES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE DAILY SUPPORTS AND CRITICAL INTERVENTIONS CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT BREAKS THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS FOR THESE YOUNG FAMILIES. 57 CLIENTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND BASIC PARENTING SKILLS REGARDING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH. VERA HOUSE, INC. ADULT AND YOUTH COUNSELING PROGRAM: $72,980 THE VERA HOUSE ADULT AND YOUTH COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES SPECIALIZED CLINICAL INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SEXUAL AND/OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ADDRESSING BOTH SHORT-TERM CRISIS NEEDS AND LONG-TERM PERSONAL AND FAMILY EFFECTS OF TRAUMA AT NO CHARGE TO CLIENTS. THIS PROGRAM USES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP THERAPY BY A TEAM OF MASTER'S LEVEL CLINICIANS SPECIALIZING IN TRAUMA TREATMENT. 3,419 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR ADULTS WERE HELD DURING THE YEAR. YOUTH PREVENTION & EDUCATION PROGRAM: $41,000 THE VERA HOUSE YOUTH PREVENTION & EDUCATION PROGRAM IS A PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF CHALLENGING YOUNG PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES ABOUT DATING AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHILE INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF STRATEGIES TO PREVENT OR AVOID ABUSE. IT INCLUDES AGE APPROPRIATE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT CONTENT ABOUT DATING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, FAMILY VIOLENCE, BULLYING, BECOMING AN EMPOWERED BYSTANDER AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUTH AGES 3-21. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A PEER LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING COMPONENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 7,620 YOUTH REACHED IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WELCH TERRACE APARTMENTS SERVICES COORDINATION: $14,480 WELCH TERRACE AS A SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES THE WRAP-AROUND CARE OF A SERVICES COORDINATOR/LIFE SKILLS COACH ON-SITE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF A 23 UNIT SINGLE-BEDROOM APARTMENT BUILDING. TO QUALIFY AS A TENANT, PERSONS ARE LOW-INCOME AND HAVE ONE OR MORE HIV-RELATED DISABILITIES. WHILE THE PROGRAM IS INDEPENDENT LIVING, WELCH TERRACE FOSTERS A COMMUNITY OF CARING AMONG RESIDENTS WHO ARE EMPOWERED TO ADDRESS EDUCATION DEFICITS, CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS WELL AS COMPLEX MEDICAL CONCERNS. HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS ARE MET FOR THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY AND PROGRAM TO OFFER A COMFORTABLE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND STABILITY. 36 YOUTH / ADULTS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM. |
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A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT WAS FILED. ALL DIRECTORS WERE EMAILED THE FORM 990, INVITED TO COMMENT ON IT TO THE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE & OPERATIONS, AND REVIEWED AT THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING. |
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THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REMINDS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF OF THE CODE OF ETHICS, WHICH INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIAL POLICY ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, EACH YEAR WHEN THE MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATION IS REVIEWED FOR UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE. ALSO, DURING TIMES WHEN THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE APPROVING ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNDING, ALL DIRECTORS ARE REMINDED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. |
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THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE MEASURED TO ESTABLISHED GOALS. THE CEO PREPARES A SELF-ASSESSMENT WHICH IS REVIEWED IN COMBINATION WITH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD INPUT BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. COMMUNITY SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION IS INCORPORATED INTO THE DECISION MATRIX. DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES A MAXIMUM PERCENT OF SALARY INCREASE THAT MAY BE GIVEN TO EACH EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVE AN ANNUAL REVIEW. AT THE TIME OF THIS REVIEW, COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED AND EMPLOYEES MAY RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN THEIR SALARY UP TO THE MAXIMUM LEVEL APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. |
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THE 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.UNITEDWAY-CNY.ORG) OR UPON REQUEST TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE. OTHER GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS , SUCH AS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS, CODE OF ETHICS, AND THE IRS STATUS LETTER, MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED FROM THE UNITED WAY OF CNY, INC. ATTN: VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, PO BOX 2129, SYRACUSE, NY 13220. |