Children make progress towards age-appropriate physical, emotional, social and cognitive skills at major developmental milestones

Children’s Consortium   Teen Parents and Babies $15,000.00

The Teen Parents and Babies program provides specialized home-based parenting education, infant/toddler stimulation, and early learning experiences for parents between the ages of 12 and 20 and their children.

Enable   Social Skills Training Program (STARS) $39,000.00

The Social Skills Training Program (STARS) helps children and teens with autism and related disorders learn how to relate more effectively with their peers. The weekly curriculum-based program utilizes behavioral reinforcement and supportive counseling by professionals.

Enable   Family Empowerment and Partnership Program $16,575.00

The Family Empowerment Program helps families develop the tools they need to care for and make decisions on behalf of their children with special needs. Along with a lecture series, Family Empowerment provides direct training and support in the home.

Huntington Family Centers, Inc.   Preschool Program $133,000.00

The Pre-School Program gives children access to quality, affordable early childhood opportunities that provide children with age-appropriate activities, encouraging academic advancement, peer socialization and physical development.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Child Day Care Services $107,250.00

Child Day Care Services provide safe, quality childcare for low-income families at three licensed centers. Centers provide children from 6 weeks to 5 years old with Head Start, Universal Pre-K and an integrated learning environment for children with special needs.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Preschool Program $102,375.00

Preschool Programs provide high quality, affordable early childhood education to prepare children for kindergarten and increase their potential for success in school.

Children increase readiness for kindergarten

Child Care Solutions   Child Care Financial Aid Program $98,500.00

The Child Care Financial Aid Program serves parents by administering the United Way Child Care Scholarship Fund. This program is one component of Child Care Solution’s Parent Services Program, which provides quality information and support to parents.

Children adjust and adapt to school

Contact Community Services, Inc.   Primary Project $39,000.00

Primary Project is designed to help young students (kindergarten through second grade) who have shown signs of risks for failure adjust to school and learning, become more emotionally resilient and have better social skills.

Children in foster care achieve permanency/reach permanence goal that is free of abuse and neglect

Huntington Family Centers, Inc.   HOPE – Huntington Observation and Parent Education $43,875.00

HOPE is a family reunification program that provides supervised visitation and counseling for parents whose children are in foster care. The program’s goal is to expedite family reunification whenever possible.

Children experience a decrease in incidence or risk of abuse and neglect

ARISE Child and Family Service, Inc.   Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) $42,750.00

Child Abuse and Prevention Services decreases child abuse and neglect by increasing positive family functioning through therapy, education and counseling for families in crisis.

Center for Community Alternatives, Inc.   CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) $63,375.00

The CASA program recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who serve as Court-Appointed Special Advocates for children in the family court system. CASA act in the best interests of the children during family court cases to help reduce time spent in foster care.

Exceptional Family Resources   Family Respite Services $24,375.00

Family Respite Services offers families a break, or respite, from the challenges of caring for a child with disabilities. The program’s objective is to help strengthen families by offering reliable and quality childcare, which can be difficult to find for a child with special needs.

Liberty Resources, Inc.   Intensive Family Preservation Services $58,500.00

The Intensive Family Preservation Services program serves families whose ability to care for their children is compromised by a developmental disability, chemical dependency, and/or mental illness.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Family Place $58,500.00

Family Place provides a continuum of services to birth parents and their children who are in foster care. Program components include clinical assessment, supervised visitation, transportation for children, parent coaching and pre- and post-visit counseling.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Preventive Services Partnership $216,000.00

The Preventive Service Partnership is a collaboration between The Salvation Army, Dunbar Association, Inc. and Huntington Family Centers. The program provides intensive support services to families whose children are at risk of foster care placement.

Vera House, Inc.   Youth Counseling Program $83,000.00

The Youth Counseling program provides specialized intervention and treatment to youth and their families affected by sexual abuse and/or domestic violence, including a variety of counseling and support services.

Parents demonstrate improved positive parenting knowledge and skills

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Parent and Child Project $21,450.00

The Parent and Child Project provides specialized parenting skills classes and a parent-support system for young women from high-risk Syracuse neighborhoods.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Parent Aide $43,875.00

The Parent Aide program serves families whose children are at risk for or already placed in foster care due to abuse and neglect. Staff visit families’ homes to help build parental skills, increase home safety and increase supportive influences to reduce abuse and neglect.

Huntington Family Centers, Inc.   Family Support Services $63,550.00

The Family Support Services program provides parenting education, basic life-skills training, social-skills development and access to community services for parents and expectant parents who are at high risk of becoming involved with the child welfare system.

Improved quality of community childcare and early childhood education.

Child Care Solutions   Child Care Quality through Professional Development $68,250.00

This program improves child-care quality by offering training and education opportunities to child-care workers and providers. Ranging from entry-level workshops to college courses, the trainings are offered in a variety of formats and locations.

Children make progress towards age-appropriate physical, emotional, social and cognitive skills at major developmental milestones

AIDS Community Resources, Inc.   Teen AIDS Task Force (TATF) $15,000.00

Teen AIDS Task Force is a peer education initiative that equips adolescents with the information and skills needed to prevent HIV/AIDS while promoting sexual health.

AIDS Community Resources, Inc.   The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth Project (LGBTQ Youth Project) $25,000.00

Caring adult role models support the growth and development of LBGTQ young people by providing information and education on living healthy lives and tools for empowerment.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Programs for Teenage Youth $50,000.00

Programs for Teenage Youth help nurture the development of positive social skills and healthy relationships in teens ages 13-18. The programs offer year-round recreational and educational activities.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Programs for Elementary Age Youth $95,000.00

Programs for Elementary Age Youth offer year-round recreational and educational activities to at-risk youth at seven Neighborhood Centers in Syracuse and the town of Salina.

Center for Community Alternatives, Inc.   Alternatives: A Violence Prevention and Peer Leadership Program $45,000.00

Alternatives provides violence-prevention training, peer leadership development, and employment opportunities for youth who attend the Syracuse City School District’s alternative schools.

Contact Community Services, Inc.   Way to Go $45,000.00

Way to Go is a comprehensive after-school youth development program for middle- and high-school-age students from Syracuse. Teens spend 16 hours each week in structured after-school programming designed to help them grow into successful adults.

Dunbar Association, Inc.   Dunbar Summer Camp $28,000.00

The Dunbar Summer Camp Program provides a safe environment for children during the summer months when school is out of session but parents are at work. The program’s goal is to provide positive influences to help children build self esteem and self respect.

Girl Scout Council of Central New York, Inc.   Inner Connections $45,000.00

Inner Connections connects with economically disadvantaged, at-risk inner-city girls ages 10-14 to help them develop life skills and supports. The program offers after-school and weekend programming that includes leadership skills, character development, mentoring and support.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Barnabas Center $35,000.00

The Barnabas Youth Service Center provides comprehensive services to teens to prepare them for successful independent living, including street outreach, a youth drop-in center, case management, transitional apartments and independent living-skills training.

YWCA of Syracuse & Onondaga County   Girls Programming $70,000.00

Girls Programming offers a wide range of year-round educational and recreational programs for girls ages 5-16. The programs encourage girls to make positive choices and stay in school.

Youth demonstrate increased job readiness skills

Hiawatha Seaway Council, Boy Scouts of America   Scout Reach $20,000.00

Scout Reach is an after-school program for youth ages 13-19 that provides recreational and supportive programming to help them advance after high school into college or a job.

Youth demonstrate positive growth in areas of behavior and social development

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Refugee Youth and Family Support Project $50,000.00

The Refugee Youth and Family Support Project is a comprehensive youth development program servicing refugee children and teens.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Latino Outreach Program $60,000.00

The Latino Outreach Program provides youth development and family-support services for Syracuse’s Latino population, including recreational and educational activities for youth, translation services, links to other services and counseling.

Contact Community Services   Success through Early Prevention (STEP) $15,000.00

STEP offers mental-health services and learning and behavioral assistance to third- through sixth-grade students in the Syracuse City School District who are experiencing persistent behavioral problems that interfere with classroom instruction.

Contact Community Services, Inc.   Youth Embracing Success (YES) $23,000.00

Youth Embracing Success is an eight-session workshop series for third- through eighth-graders that teaches skills such as listening, managing emotions and problem solving. The workshops are designed to build character and confidence.

Dunbar Association, Inc.   Each One Teach One $34,000.00

The Each One Teach One program is a comprehensive youth development program designed to transition at-risk adolescents into self-sufficient adults through academic enrichment, recreational activity and community service.

Huntington Family Centers, Inc.   Youth Services Program (youth and teens) $112,000.00

The Youth Services Program is a year-round, safe, structured program for youths ages 5 to 19. The program provides educational support and social activities and outreach for at-risk youth and families, as well as a six-week, full-day summer program for youths and teens.

InterFaith Works of Central New York   Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism $25,000.00

Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism brings together suburban and urban grammar school and high-school age youth to break down racial and ethnic stereotypes, improve race relations and promote racial justice in Central New York.

New Justice Conflict Resolution Services, Inc.   Onondaga County Youth Court $15,000.00

Youth Court provides an alternative to the traditional juvenile justice system for youths ages 7 to 17. Peer-operated courts sentence youths to a combination of community service and educational programs.

Peoples Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.   Big Brothers Big Sisters $45,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters Traditional Mentoring Program seeks to provide an adult mentor to every child between 6 and 12 in Onondaga County who wants or needs one. Mentors help children become competent, confident and caring individuals.

Spanish Action League of Onondaga County   Nuestro Futuro $30,000.00

The Nuestro Futuro after-school program is an academic/social skill-based tutoring and mentoring program for Hispanic youth in kindergarten through the sixth grade. The program’s goal is to reduce the dropout rate in the Syracuse City School District.

Vera House, Inc.   Youth Education Program $45,000.00

The Youth Education Program is a primary prevention program with the goal of increasing young people’s knowledge about dating, sexual violence, bullying, and strategies to avoid abuse.

Youth improve their academic skills

Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse   Teen Supreme $75,000.00

Teen Supreme offers comprehensive programs and activities to youth ages 13-19 to help them improve academic performance and successfully graduate high school with a college or career focus.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse   After School Youth Development Program $100,000.00

The After School Youth Development Program provides safe after-school child care, including literacy programming and recreation, f0r youths ages 6-12 in the Syracuse City School District.

Spanish Action League of Onondaga County, Inc.   Teen Program $40,000.00

The Teen Program is an after-school academic/social-skill based tutoring program for youth from seventh through 12th grade. The program’s goal is to reduce the high dropout rate of Hispanic youth in the Syracuse City School District.

Syracuse Northeast Community Center   After-School Enrichment Program $35,000.00

The After-School Enrichment Program provides free, safe and structured academic and recreation activities along with a hot nutritious dinner for Syracuse City School District children each school day from 2 to 5 p.m.

Youth remain in school and are promoted to the next appropriate grade level, or graduate from high school

Dunbar Association, Inc.   Dunbar After School Program $120,000.00

The Dunbar After School Program offers youth a range of services that provide a comprehensive framework for successful youth development, encompassing academic, social, recreational and cultural components.

On Point for College, Inc.   College Access and Success $40,000.00

The College Access and Retention Program targets inner-city youth ages 17-25 to help them enroll and stay in college with one-on-one counseling, startup resources, college visits, supplies, mentoring, transportation, and counseling and advocacy until they graduate.

Improved quality of community youth development programming

Contact Community Services, Inc.   Mental Health & Education Systems Project $40,000.00

The Mental Health and Education Systems Project works to increase communication between the mental-health and education systems in our community to help educators and mental-health practitioners better respond to the mental-health needs of students.

 

Homeless individuals/families receive shelter

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Coordinated Services for Homeless Families $69,888.00

Coordinated Services for Homeless Families provide emergency shelter, case management, relocation services, and supported transitional for homeless women and their children.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Oxford Street Inn Shelter and Services $59,005.00

The Oxford Street Inn provides emergency overnight shelter, transitional housing, permanent apartments and case-management services to homeless men in our community.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Booth House $42,000.00

Booth House is an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth ages 12 to 17. The program provides housing, family mediation, case management, homebound schooling, living-skills training and recreation activities.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Barnabas Residential $33,000.00

The Barnabas Residential Center provides short-term group housing and long-term transitional apartments for older homeless youth ages 16-21, as well as case management, family mediation, living skills classes, and employment readiness and advocacy services.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Emergency Family Shelter $40,000.00

The Emergency Family Shelter provides temporary housing, crisis counseling, and comprehensive social work support services for homeless families. The program also links families to services and helps them find permanent housing.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Women’s Shelter $18,000.00

The Women’s Shelter provides temporary housing for adult women without children who have serious mental health problems and psychiatric disabilities. Crisis counseling, social work services, mental health services and referrals help women regain independence.

Individuals/families increase the skills necessary to obtain/stabilize housing

Mother Marianne Cope Housing Development Fund Co., Inc.   Welch Terrace Apartments/Program Coordinator $20,003.00

Welch Terrace Apartments provide secure, affordable housing and support services for people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, most of whom are homeless or very low income.

Spanish Action League of Onondaga County, Inc.   Housing Services $11,387.00

The Housing Services Program provides a variety of housing support services to Spanish Action League clients.

Individuals/families in need of food receive assistance

Dunbar Association, Inc.   Emergency Food Pantry $12,471.00

The Dunbar Emergency Food Pantry provides emergency food assistance to individuals and families on Syracuse’s South Side facing emergency, temporary or chronic food shortages.

Food Bank of Central New York   Prepared and Perishable Foods Program $51,000.00

The Prepared and Perishable Foods Program rescues nutritious food for people in need. The program collects donated dairy, produce, and other perishable foods from restaurants and supermarkets and distributes the food to soup kitchens and food pantries.

Huntington Family Centers, Inc.   Emergency Services $20,003.00

The Emergency Services program helps individuals and families in need of food and clothing to allow them to live with the highest degree of independence. The program includes a food pantry and a “trading post” with free clothing and household goods.

Syracuse Northeast Community Center   Basic Needs Assistance $20,000.00

The Basic Needs Assistance program provides emergency assistance such as food, rent/security deposits, and information and referral to individuals and families in crisis.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Emergency and Practical Assistance Services $51,000.00

The Emergency and Practical Assistance Services programs help people in crisis with basic needs such as food, housing, clothing and the essentials of daily living. The program offers crisis intervention, advocacy and support, and linkages to community resources.

The Samaritan Center   Hot Meals Program $36,000.00

The Hot Meals program serves hot, nutritious meals 365 days each year to anyone in need. The program helps combat hunger and social isolation, as well as providing education, and information and referral services.

Individuals increase the knowledge and skills necessary to manage/prevent crisis

Syracuse Brick House, d/b/a Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare   Green Street Men’s Community Residence $15,468.00

The Green Street Men’s Community Residence provides a structured living environment for men who have completed inpatient rehabilitation services but are still receiving outpatient services. Programming is centered around a healthy living environment to foster continued recovery and reconnecting with employment and family.

Vera House, Inc.   Emergency Shelter Program $66,941.00

The Emergency Shelter Program provides shelter and comprehensive support services to men, women and children who are homeless and victims of domestic or sexual violence.

Individuals are able to resolve short-term/immediate crisis

American Red Cross   Service to Armed Forces $14,910.00

The Service to Armed Forces program provides emergency communication between members of the armed services and their families and financial assistance during times of crisis.

American Red Cross   Disaster Response $178,924.00

The Disaster Response program provides emergency food, clothing and temporary shelter to victims of disasters, as well as helping individuals and families transition into a new home.

ARISE Child and Family Service, Inc.   Independent Living Services Program $10,000.00

The Independent Living Services program helps people with disabilities and their families solve immediate crises and develop the skills and resources needed to prevent future crises and live independently and safely.

Catholic Charities   Emergency Assistance Services $61,000.00

The Emergency Assistance Services program helps individuals and families alleviate an immediate crisis through food vouchers and financial assistance, and also helps them develop skills and resources to prevent its recurrence.

Transitional Living Services   Bridge Services $15,922.00

The Bridge Services program helps individuals with mental illnesses who are living independently. Staff respond to problems with housing, finances and psychiatric crises to help these individuals avoid hospitalization or homelessness.

 

Individuals are able to function independently or maintain independence in the community.

AURORA of Central New York   Social Work Services for Individuals with Visual/Hearing Impairments $45,000.00

This program helps individuals with visual and hearing impairments lead independent and productive lives through case management, advocacy, counseling, support groups, and job-readiness training.

AURORA of Central New York   Instructional Services for Individuals with Visual/Hearing Impairments $45,000.00

This program helps individuals with visual impairments lead independent and productive lives. The program provides orientation, mobility training, and techniques for safe travel and household management.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Elderly Services $25,000.00

The Elderly Services program helps senior citizens live independently and safely by providing a continuum of comprehensives services, including information and referral, case management, home visitation, in-home repairs and transportation.

Center for Community Alternatives, Inc.   The Self-Development Program $23,000.00

The Self-Development Program helps people leaving the Onondaga County Correctional Facility successfully and safely reintegrate into the community. The program helps people find a stable post-release residence, prepare for employment, and find jobs.

Dunbar Association, Inc.   Neighborhood Advisor Program $25,000.00

The Neighborhood Advisor Program provides a variety of services to senior citizens intended to promote independence, improve health, and reduce social isolation. The program provides outreach, case management, and social and recreational activities to seniors.

Enable   Project Adapt $10,000.00

Project Adapt is an assistive technology lending library that serves people of all ages with all types of disabilities. People with disabilities and their families are able to borrow a variety of adaptive equipment that helps them participate more fully in all aspects of life.

Huntington Family Centers, Inc.   Clover Corner $13,500.00

Clover Corner senior center is a multi-purpose program designed to offer seniors daily socialization, education, leisure activities, a hot meal, and information and referral. The program helps prevent isolation and promotes physical and mental well-being.

InterFaith Works of Central New York   Covenant Housing Program $15,900.00

The Covenant Housing Program creates safe and affordable housing for Central New York’s low-income families and individuals with disabilities and maximizes independent living opportunities through partnerships with congregations and community groups.

Jewish Community Center of Syracuse   JCC Senior Adult Services $40,000.00

The Senior Adult Services program comprehensively addresses the nutritional, social and physical needs of at-risk seniors. The program helps keep seniors healthy with nutritional meals, exercises, and various lectures, programs and activities.

Syracuse Jewish Family Services   Solutions $15,500.00

Solutions helps seniors and people with disabilities maintain their independence by helping them pay bills, balance checkbooks, read mail, complete forms and complete entitlement applications. Professionals also serve as advocates on behalf of clients.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Adult Day Services $36,000.00

Adult Day Services help senior citizens and adults with disabilities maintain a high degree of independence and to stay active in the community. The program offers case management, support and advocacy services for older adults and their caregivers.

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services   Transitional Apartment and Parenting Center (TAPC) $19,900.00

The Transitional Apartments and Parenting Center provides long-term transitional housing, case management and parenting classes for homeless pregnant and parenting adolescent females ages 16-21 and their infants and toddlers.

YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County   YWCA Women’s Residence Program $93,000.00

The Women’s Residence Program provides safe, stable and affordable apartments for low-income women with disabilities and their children. The program also helps women and their children develop independent living skills.

Individuals attain job readiness skills.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Refugee Resettlement Program $24,000.00

The Refugee Resettlement Program serves those forced to leave their native countries due to oppression and war. The program provides a continuum of services for newly arriving refugee families, including housing, English classes, and job skills development.

On Point for College, Inc.   On Point for Jobs $20,000.00

On Point for Jobs targets first generation college graduates and upperclassmen and provides them with workforce preparation workshops, start-up resources, mini job fairs, networking opportunities, internships, and job search counseling.

Transitional Living Services   Provisions Bakery and Restaurant $19,500.00

Provisions is a functioning bakery and restaurant that provides supported employment to adults suffering from mental illnesses. Clients learn transferable work skills from supportive, professional staff while earning minimum wage.

Individuals attain and retain employment.

InterFaith Works of Central New York   Center for New Americans $42,000.00

The Center for New Americans assists refugees and legal immigrants in obtaining and keeping employment, managing their finances, utilizing community services, learning English and solving family problems.

Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York   Pathways for Life $11,900.00

Pathways for Life is an individualized employment assistance program where individuals with learning disabilities can obtain the skills necessary to be able to find and maintain employment.

Spanish Action League of Onondaga County, Inc.   Career Services $38,400.00

The Career Services program offers job-readiness skills training and education and job referrals to West Side residents. The program’s goal is to make families and individuals economically self-sufficient and to reduce unemployment within the Latino community.

Individuals demonstrate increased basic literacy skills/adult English language learners attain or make progress towards national proficiency standards.

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse   Basic Literacy and ESOL $23,400.00

The Basic Literacy and ESOL programs provide one-to-one volunteer tutoring services to individuals who wish to improve/learn to read, write, and/or speak English.

Individuals/families obtain legal assistance to resolve legal issues and conflicts.

Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society   Civil Legal Assistance Program $100,000.00

The Civil Legal Assistance Program helps individuals and families resolve conflicts by providing free legal assistance in a wide range of legal matters including family law, housing and unemployment cases.

 

Individuals are able to function independently or maintain independence in the community.

ARISE Child and Family Service, Inc.   Outpatient Mental Health Clinic $155,000.00

The Outpatient Mental Health Clinic provides mental health services for children, adults and families with severe mental illnesses, complex family issues, limited coping skills and a lack of social supports.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County   Psychotherapy $99,783.00

The psychotherapy provides community-based mental health services to individuals and families who struggle with mental illness, trauma, stress and family discord. The program serves individuals who do not have Medicaid but cannot afford professional mental health services.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County