Help our youth grow into thriving adults
Children make progress towards age-appropriate physical, emotional, social and cognitive skills at major developmental milestones
| AIDS Community Resources |
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| Teen AIDS Task Force (TATF) |
$11,722.00 |
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| 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 |
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| The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth Project (LGBTQ Youth Project) |
$23,250.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Programs for Teenage Youth |
$44,979.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Programs for Elementary Age Youth |
$85,461.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Alternatives: A Violence Prevention and Peer Leadership Program |
$40,481.00 |
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| Alternatives provides violence-prevention training, peer leadership development, and employment opportunities for youth who attend the Syracuse City School District’s alternative schools. |
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| Way to Go |
$40,900.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Dunbar Summer Camp Program |
$19,366.00 |
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| 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 Scouts of NYPENN Pathways |
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| Inner-Connections |
$40,481.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Barnabas Center |
$29,715.00 |
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| The Barnabas 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 |
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| Girls Programming |
$62,971.00 |
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| 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
| Boy Scouts of America, Hiawatha Seaway Council |
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| Scoutreach |
$17,992.00 |
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| Scoutreach 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 |
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| Refugee Youth and Family Support Project |
$44,979.00 |
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| The Refugee Youth and Family Support Project is a comprehensive youth development program servicing refugee children and teens. |
| Catholic Charities of Onondaga County |
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| Latino Outreach Program |
$53,985.00 |
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| 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. |
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| Success through Early Prevention (STEP) |
$10,589.00 |
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| 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. |
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| Youth Embracing Success (YES) |
$21,390.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Each One, Teach One |
$31,620.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Youth Services Program (youth and teens) |
$101,679.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism, Starting Small Project |
$23,250.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Onondaga County Youth Court |
$13,494.00 |
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| 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. |
| P.E.A.C.E., Inc. |
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters |
$40,481.00 |
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters 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. |
| Vera House |
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| Youth Education Program |
$41,850.00 |
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| 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 Club of Syracuse |
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| Teen Supreme |
$67,428.00 |
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| 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 Club of Syracuse |
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| After School Youth Development Program |
$90,000.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Nuestro Futuro/Our Future Program |
$62,971.00 |
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| The Nuestro Futuro/Our Future 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 |
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| After-School Enrichment Program |
$30,878.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Dunbar Afterschool Program |
$111,600.00 |
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| The Dunbar Afterschool 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 |
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| College Access and Success |
$35,625.00 |
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| The College Access and Success 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
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| Mental Health & Education Systems Project |
$37,200.00 |
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| 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. |
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