Nurture, protect and teach young children
Children make progress towards age-appropriate physical, emotional, social and cognitive skills at major developmental milestones
| Catholic Charities of Onondaga County |
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| Preschool Program |
$92,096.00 |
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| Preschool Programs provide high quality, affordable early childhood education to prepare children for kindergarten and increase their potential for success in school. |
| Children’s Consortium |
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| Teen Parents and Babies |
$13,494.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Social Skills Training Program (STARS) |
$34,276.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Family Empowerment and Partnership Program |
$15,415.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Preschool Program |
$120,745.00 |
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| The Preschool 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 |
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| Child Day Care Services |
$99,742.00 |
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| 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. |
Children increase readiness for kindergarten
| Child Care Solutions |
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| Child Care Financial Aid Program |
$89,582.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Primary Project |
$35,084.00 |
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| 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 |
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| HOPE – Huntington Observation and Parent Education |
$40,804.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) |
$38,457.00 |
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| 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 |
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| CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) |
$57,012.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Family Respite Services |
$21,928.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Intensive Family Preservation Services |
$52,626.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Family Place |
$54,405.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Preventive Services Partnership (PSP) |
$198,450.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Youth Counseling Center |
$77,190.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Parent and Child Project |
$19,296.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Parent Aide |
$39,470.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Family Support Services |
$53,233.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Child Care Quality through Professional Development |
$60,424.00 |
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| 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. |
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