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Vision Area 3

Provide a safety net during crisis

Homeless individuals/families receive shelter

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County  
Coordinated Services for Homeless Families
$62,871.00
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
$53,081.00
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
$37,244.00
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
$28,081.00
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
$35,385.00
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
$14,924.00
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  
Welch Terrace Apartments/Program Coordinator
$17,995.00
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  
Housing Services
$10,244.00
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  
Emergency Food Pantry
$11,598.00
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
$45,879.00
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  
Emergency Services
$18,160.00
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
$18,600.00
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
$45,618.00
The Emergency and Practical Assistance Services program helps 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
$32,385.00
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 Behavioral Healthcare  
Green Street Men’s Community Residence
$13,915.00
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  
Emergency Shelter Program
$53,133.00
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, Onondaga-Oswego Chapter  
Service to Armed Forces
$7,972.00
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, Onondaga-Oswego Chapter  
Disaster Response
$166,399.00
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  
Independent Living Services Program
$8,996.00
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 of Onondaga County  
Emergency Assistance Services
$54,875.00
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
$13,730.00
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.
 
 
   
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