2017-10-30T08:40:04-05:00 2017-06-30 010723685 DERMODY BURKE & BROWN CPAS LLC 443 N FRANKLIN ST STE 100 SYRACUSE NY 132041441 990 2016-07-01 150532073 UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC UNIT 3154282205 518 JAMES STREET PO BOX 2129 SYRACUSE NY 132202129 NANCY KERN EATON PRESIDENT 3154282205 2017-10-27 1 JILL S G PALMETER P00281594 3154719171 208.125.54.67 2017-10-27 10:12:09 ED P 4A76979BDDEDBEC52FEBEF27ED8D17ACCC23C032 8817C28B47E8C8631C9EF77648EC96FCAC50AB46 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z NANCY KERN EATON 518 JAMES STREET PO BOX 2129 SYRACUSE NY 132202129 9766730 0 X WWW.UNITEDWAY-CNY.ORG X 1953 NY TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY. 35 35 67 874 0 0 7689347 7967585 215245 310428 -24059 120420 11707 11688 7892240 8410121 5324136 5003952 0 0 1320829 2038048 0 0 769773 1552204 1504194 8197169 8546194 -304929 -136073 8548252 8763343 5511268 5479600 3036984 3283743 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 5741032 5003952 322116 THE COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION MONITORS THE PROGRAMS THAT WILL RECEIVE 2014-2017 COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDS. EACH OF THE 91 PROGRAMS, SPONSORED BY 34 AGENCIES, IS FUNDED IN ONE OF THE FOUR FOCUS AREAS: EDUCATION, INCOME, HEALTH, OR SAFETY NET. EVERY PROGRAM HAS AT LEAST ONE OUTCOME, MANY HAVE MULTIPLE OUTCOMES. EACH PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O, ALONG WITH THE AMOUNT FUNDED. 626001 HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE LITERACY COALITION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY (LCOC) INCLUDED:IMAGINATION LIBRARY BEGAN IN 2010 IN TWO CITY OF SYRACUSE ZIP CODES AND HAS NOW FULLY EXPANDED TO COVER ALL OF ONONDAGA COUNTY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 14,000 CHILDREN RECEIVING A FREE BOOK EVERY MONTH. IN THE PAST YEAR, LCOC'S CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE-LEVEL READING RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR COMMUNICATIONS. THE SUMMER LEARNING DAY, "DIVE INTO SUMMER WITH SPLASH AND BUBBLES," DREW OVER 2,000 CHILDREN. 406007 HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE TRAUMA RESPONSE TEAM (TRT) INCLUDED:TRT DURING 2016 - 2017 RESPONDED TO A TOTAL OF 39 VIOLENT INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. THESE INCIDENTS WERE GUN RELATED HOMICIDES ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF VIOLENT ASSAULTS. THERE WERE 342 PEOPLE AT CRIME SCENES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WERE SERVED BY THE TRT. THE TEAM ALSO RESPONDED TO UPSTATE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE 38 PEOPLE WERE SERVED. THE TEAM GAVE 28 PRESENTATIONS, CONDUCTED 51 OUTREACH SESSIONS DURING WHICH THEY CONNECTED WITH 1,157 PEOPLE. 304 STUDENTS WERE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 429708 WORK TRAIN INITIATIVE: AS A KEY FOCUS OF THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN, THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK DECIDED IN JANUARY 2013 TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL COLLABORATIVE OF FUNDERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, DEDICATED TO FORMING A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM THAT ALIGNS TALENT FROM SYRACUSE'S LOW-INCOME POPULATION WITH EMPLOYER DEMAND IN TARGETED INDUSTRIES. EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE (ECA):ECA IS A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THAT IMPACT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IN ONONDAGA COUNTY. THE ECA WORKS TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED AND STRATEGIC EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING ALL CHILDREN ENTERING SCHOOL READY TO LEARN. THE ECA ALSO HAS FIVE STRATEGIC COMMITTEES FOCUSED ON CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING; COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN; A UNIVERSAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE THE EARLY WORD GAP; AND A DATA AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE. THE ECA HAS OVER 30 MEMBERS INVOLVED IN THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION SETTING AND HUNDREDS MORE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE COMMITTEE WORK.IN MAY 2017, THE ECA LAUNCHED THE NATIONAL TALKING IS TEACHING: TALK, READ, SING CAMPAIGN AS A KEY STRATEGY OF THE ALLIANCE AIMED AT MOBILIZING ALL PARTNERS TOWARD THE COLLECTIVE GOAL OF EMPOWERING PARENTS AS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER. THE TALKING IS TEACHING: TALK, READ, SING CAMPAIGN ADVANCES THE COMMUNITY-WIDE MESSAGE THAT LEARNING BEGINS AT BIRTH AND MOTIVATES PARENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S EARLY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TALKING, READING AND SINGING. OVER 150 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE TALKING IS TEACHING LAUNCH EVENTS IN MAY AND DURING THE PAST FIVE MONTHS THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN ONONDAGA COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED TALKING IS TEACHING MESSAGES THROUGH VARIOUS OUTREACH EFFORTS, INCLUDING A PAID MEDIA STRATEGY, PASSING OUT MATERIALS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND USING DOZENS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO DELIVER THE POWERFUL MESSAGES. THE DATA AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE OF THE ECA IS FOCUSED ON MEASURING THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF THE ECA AND TRACKING COMMUNITY LEVEL DATA TOWARD THE GOAL OF HAVING MORE CHILDREN ENTERING SCHOOL READY FOR KINDERGARTEN.GREATER SYRACUSE HOPE (HEALING, OPPORTUNITY, HOPE, EMPOWERMENT): GOVERNOR CUOMO SELECTED 16 CITIES FOR HIS EMPIRE STATE POVERTY REDUCTION INITIATIVE (ESPRI). UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK IS COORDINATING THE ESPRI PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF SYRACUSE AND WE HAVE NAMED OUR PROJECT: GREATER SYRACUSE HOPE. WE SPENT THE PAST 18 MONTHS DOING LISTENING SESSIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, HOLDING TWO LARGE SUMMITS, AND HAVE COMPILED THE INFORMATION INTO A REPORT. THE STRUCTURE INCLUDES A TASK FORCE WITH OVER 40 MEMBERS, AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MADE UP OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE, AND COMMITTEES FOCUSED ON ISSUES SUCH AS CHILD CARE, EDUCATION, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH. WE WILL MOVE INTO PHASE II OF THE PROJECT DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, CREATING PILOT INITIATIVES THAT DEMONSTRATE NECESSARY SYSTEM CHANGES.HOUSING & HOMELESS COALITION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK (HHC):UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK ADMINISTERS THIS COALITION OF AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS WHICH ACTS AS THE U.S. DEPT. OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) FOR ONONDAGA, CAYUGA, AND OSWEGO COUNTIES, DEDICATED TO REDUCING, PREVENTING, AND ULTIMATELY ENDING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE HHC ALLOCATES AND OVERSEES FEDERAL FUNDING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO LAST YEAR ASSISTED 4,605 PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING VULNERABILITY. IN 2017, $61,727 WAS ALLOCATED TO UWCNY TO FUND THIS COALITION ADMINISTRATION. ONONDAGA COUNTY CA$H COALITION:UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK ADMINISTERS THE CA$H COALITION, CONVENER OF ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ASSET-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-TO-MODERATE-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ONONDAGA COUNTY. THE CA$H COALITION OVERSEES FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES THROUGH THE VITA (VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE) PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED 4,419 PEOPLE LAST YEAR, BRINGING OVER $6 MILLION IN REFUNDS BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. 211 CNY: IS AN INFORMATION & REFERRAL SERVICE LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2015 FOR 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK: ONONDAGA, OSWEGO, MADISON, JEFFERSON, LEWIS, AND ST. LAWRENCE. THERE WERE MORE THAN 16,804 CALLS TO 211 LAST YEAR AND 115,516 VISITS TO THE 211 WEBSITE.REGIONAL VOLUNTEER CENTER:UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK COORDINATES A COMPREHENSIVE VOLUNTEER CENTER SERVING CAYUGA, CORTLAND, MADISON, ONONDAGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES THAT LOGGED OVER 139,284 VOLUNTEER HOURS. 429708 7202748 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X BETSY R FOOTE 3154282205 PO BOX 2129 SYRACUSE NY 13220 KIMBERLY BOYNTON FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ENNIS ASS'T CHAIR VOLUNTEER RESO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARION ERVIN EMERITUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES FENNELL FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA FREEDMAN EMERITUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD HOLE FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA STITH FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WALL CHAIR VOLUNTEER RESOURCES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTHA WINSLOW SECRETARY/ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDALL WOLKEN FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY BERRY ASS'T CHAIR HUMAN RESOURCES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID DUERR FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY FOX CHAIR MARKETING & COMMUNIC 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PEGGY OGDEN CHAIR INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEOLA RODGERS FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H BROWER III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN J GORCZYNSKI CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE A CROCKETT CO-CHAIR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSA CLARK CHAIR COMMUNITY IMPACT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA BOSTWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES D FREYER CHAIR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPME 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER G MAIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA BIESIADA O'NEILL VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HUMPHREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH E O' HARA NON VOTING UWCNY FUNDED ORG REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD MORGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE PETERS ASS'T CHAIR MARKETING & COMMUNICATION 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE MARIE MULLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH CHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PASTOR DAREN C JAIME DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE KENNEDY ASS'T SECRETARY/ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY THURSTON ASS'T CHAIR LEADERSHIP DEV 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE AUSTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVELYN CARTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCY ROBINSON DEMBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN HAIR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONEEN HOBBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL HURLEY FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA LEONE NON VOTING UWCNY FUNDED ORG REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN O'CONNOR FORMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN BERNSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA FASOLO FRISHMAN ASS'T CHAIR COMMUNITY IMPA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES CAPPARELLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDGE VANESSA BOGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLEEN PENSERO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SIMMONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE SHEEDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZANETTE HOWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS J LAZARSKI PRESIDENT 40.00 X 133824 0 22338 BETSY R FOOTE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE 40.00 X 82249 0 14375 216073 0 36713 1 0 1 0 BERKLEY 518 OFFICE LLC 55 OLD NYACK TURNPIKE SUITE 210 NANUET NY 10954 RENTAL 139254 1 18667 519838 7429080 43714 7967585 SERVICE FEE INCOME 561000 310428 310428 310428 100927 100927 1376102 1356609 19493 19493 19493 OTHER REVENUE- EXCLUDED 900099 11688 11688 11688 8410121 322116 0 120420 5003952 5003952 272613 171793 100820 1479008 908883 190033 380092 33679 15008 8675 9996 109363 34236 49598 25529 143385 88635 18440 36310 36600 26000 10600 35957 35957 280270 253658 17557 9055 129984 104723 12414 12847 21597 6925 6712 7960 173699 46760 59337 67602 27314 9971 10476 6867 19546 19056 440 50 2319 2319 81795 18814 29446 33535 4616 1061 1662 1893 8275 1913 2966 3396 PROGRAM EXPENSES 562854 500802 225 61827 PRINTING 116298 15584 297 100417 RECOGNITION 3070 974 299 1797 8546194 7202748 573673 769773 227457 84681 984259 1175848 3225824 2790362 31239 14860 303485 296261 11840 7224 3975945 4512838 91688 177530 8548252 8763343 102691 85447 1616858 1606363 353614 481458 98375 398375 3339730 2907957 5511268 5479600 X -138900 98792 3103902 3114327 71982 70624 3036984 3283743 8548252 8763343 -136073 382832 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7882128 7625972 7724075 7689347 7967585 38889107 7882128 7625972 7724075 7689347 7967585 38889107 38889107 291029 201887 72827 -24059 120420 662104 11921 10767 9875 11707 11688 55958 39607169 1065585 0.98190 0.98340 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 11,921. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 10,767. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 9,875. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 11,707. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 11,688. 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MANAGEMENT IS UNAWARE OF ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE CORPORATION'S EXEMPT STATUS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONOR DESIGNATIONS PAYABLE TO AGENCIES 2,095,995. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONOR DESIGNATIONS TO AGENCIES 2,095,995. 1 ACR HEALTH 627 WEST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161359060 103000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCES 1820 LEMOYNE AVENUE SYRACUSE NY 13208 161098311 21000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ARISE INC 635 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE NY 13203 161186293 44000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SYRACUSE 2100 EAST FAYETTE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13224 150532240 22110 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY 1654 WEST ONONDAGA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 150532085 604500 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CENTER FOR COMM ALTERNATIVES 115 EAST JEFFERSON STREET SUITE 300 300 SYRACUSE NY 13202 161395992 117000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC 6311 COURT STREET EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057 160984299 137500 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O FOOD BANK OF CNY 7066 INTERSTATE ISLAND ROAD SYRACUSE NY 13209 222816988 108879 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O INTERFAITH WORKS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC 3049 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13224 161064233 99500 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SAMARITAN CENTER INC 215 NORTH STATE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13203 161328786 42000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER SYRACUSE 100 NEW STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 161002098 28000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SALVATION ARMY OF THE SYRACUSE AREA 677 SOUTH SALINA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 161057773 855000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O VERA HOUSE INC 6181 THOMPSON ROAD SUITE 100 SYRACUSE NY 13206 510201530 210000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O YWCA SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY 120 EAST WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 415 SYRACUSE NY 13202 150532277 87000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ELMCREST CHILDREN'S CENTER INC 960 SALT SPRINGS ROAD SYRACUSE NY 13244 150539090 98000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O AMERICAN RED CROSS ONONDAGA-OSWEGO CHAPTER 344 WEST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 530196605 84500 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CHILDREN'S CONSORTIUM 2122 ERIE BOULEVARD EAST SYRACUSE NY 13224 161019998 96500 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HILLSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER 1183 MONROE AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14620 160743039 24000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O PEACE INC 271 SOUTH SALINA STREET 2ND FLOOR SYRACUSE NY 13202 166095039 82000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SYRACUSE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER 716 HAWLEY AVENUE SYRACUSE NY 13203 161116632 46000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O AURORA OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC 518 JAMES STREET SUITE 100 SYRACUSE NY 13203 150543651 98000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O FRANK H HISCOCK LEGAL AID SOCIETY 351 SOUTH WARREN STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 150527253 45000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS 405 GIFFORD STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 150532198 215000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ON POINT FOR COLLEGE INC 1654 WEST ONONDAGA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161569356 53000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SYRACUSE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES 4101 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13214 150539102 20000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ACCESS- CNY INC 1603 COURT STREET SYRACUSE NY 13208 150532247 48000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HILLSIDE WORK SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION 704 SALT SPRINGS ROAD SYRACUSE NY 14620 161453581 30000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O MCMAHON RYAN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER 601 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 161563195 18000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O WELCH TERRACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND INC 1047 EAST FAYETTE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13210 161442502 12500 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O WHOLE ME INC 1015 STATE FAIR BOULEVARD SYRACUSE NY 13209 043743001 22000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE OF SYRACUSE NEW YORK 155 GIFFORD STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 150532146 33859 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF CNY 212 E MANLIUS ST EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057 161279753 15000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O WESTCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER 826 EUCLID AVE SYRACUSE NY 13210 161499834 40000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O 1617 DESIGNATIONS TO OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS 518 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE NY 13220 150532073 1443104 16/17 DESIGNATIONS AS MADE BY CAMPAIGN DONORS TO NON-UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AGENCIES 33 PART I, LINE 2: THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUND OPERATES ON A THREE-YEAR FUNDING CYCLE, CURRENTLY JULY 1, 2017 TO JUNE 30, 2020. ALLOCATIONS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS BY TEAMS OF SKILLED VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. ON-GOING MONITORING OF THE AGENCIES RECEIVING GRANTS INCLUDES THE SUBMISSION OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION IN EACH OF THE THREE YEARS: MID-YEAR AGENCY REPORT; MID-YEAR PROGRAM REPORT (FOR EACH SEPARATE PROGRAM THAT AN AGENCY IS RECEIVING FUNDING); YEAR-END AGENCY REPORT; YEAR-END PROGRAM REPORT (FOR EACH SEPARATE PROGRAM THAT AN AGENCY IS RECEIVING FUNDING). THE STATUS OF AGREED UPON PROGRAM OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES AND FINANCIAL DATA ARE INCLUDED. EFFECTIVE SPRING OF 2012, THE COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION HAS INITIATED SITE VISITS TO THE FUNDED PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS EACH FUNDED AGENCY IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND TO SUBMIT TO UNITED WAY A COPY OF THAT AUDIT, MANAGEMENT LETTER IF ISSUED, 990 AND SINGLE AUDIT; IF REQUIRED. FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART II DETAIL OF 16/17 DESIGNATIONS TO OTHER 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION AGENCY NAME WITH TOTAL DESIGNATION UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - $264,558 UNITED WAY OF CAYUGA COUNTY, INC. - $126,398 COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES - $63,269 ANIMAL CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $36,418 CROUSE HEALTH FOUNDATION - $31,921 FRANCIS HOUSE - $31,387 HOSPICE OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $23,227 HEALTH & MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $22,360 UNITED WAY OF GREATER OSWEGO COUNTY, INC - $22,047 PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK, INC. - $20,793 CENTRAL NEW YORK SPCA - $20,669 MILITARY FAMILY AND VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF AMERICA - $20,547 AMERICA'S CHARITIES, INC. - $19,435 ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH FOUNDATION - $18,009 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS SYRACUSE LIONS CLUB CHARITY FUND - $18,000 SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION - $16,757 GLOBAL IMPACT - $15,568 CANCERCURE OF AMERICA - $15,269 ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, CNY CHAPTER - $13,856 INDEPENDENT CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $13,358 CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS - $12,858 MILITARY SUPPORT GROUPS OF AMERICA FEDERATION - $11,054 AMERICAN RED CROSS - $10,987 CHILDREN'S CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $10,594 EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE - $10,374 SETON FOOD PANTRY, INC. - $9,754 YMCA OF GREATER SYRACUSE - $9,356 JOWONIO SCHOOL - $9,240 EARTH SHARE CHAPTERS, INC. - $9,112 CHILDREN FIRST - AMERICA'S CHARITIES - $9,105 SAY YES TO EDUCATION/SYRACUSE CHAPTER C/O CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FDN. - $8,316 CHILDREN'S MEDICAL & RESEARCH CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $8,166 CHRISTIAN SERVICE CHARITIES - $8,009 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $7,708 HERKIMER/MADISON/ONEIDA SEFA - $7,550 NEW HOPE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. - $7,478 USO, INC. - $7,380 CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - $7,284 JUBILEE HOMES OF SYRACUSE - $7,000 UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK - $6,844 WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT (WWP) - $6,843 SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION - $6,406 SARAH'S GUEST HOUSE, INC. - $6,256 CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $6,087 LONGHOUSE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INC. - $6,067 HOPE FOR BEREAVED - $5,971 NEIGHBOR TO NATION - $5,950 SOLVAY GEDDES COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER, INC. - $5,911 HOPEPRINT - $5,723 HUMANE ASSOC. OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $5,620 MERCY WORKS INC. - $5,467 UNITED WAY OF THE VALLEY & GREATER UTICA AREA - $5,450 OSWEGO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC. - $5,345 JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SYRACUSE - $5,213 EARTH SHARE - $5,083 ARISE AT THE FARM - $4,943 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESOURCES OF CNY - $4,941 GIRL SCOUTS OF NYPENN PATHWAYS, INC. - $4,652 UNITED WAY OF THE ADIRONDACK REGION - $4,330 SALT CITY HARVEST FARM, INC. - $4,000 FRIENDS OF OSWEGO COUNTY HOSPICE INC. - $3,953 VERA HOUSE FOUNDATION - $3,950 MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES - $3,949 SACRED HEART CHURCH - ANNA'S PANTRY - $3,779 SPORTS CHARITIES USA - $3,766 UNITED WAY FOR CORTLAND COUNTY - $3,707 THE KARA FUND, INC. - $3,681 OPHELIA'S PLACE - $3,592 SULLIVAN FOOD CUPBOARD - $3,500 CENTRAL NEW YORK CAT COALITION - $3,423 ARC OF ONONDAGA FOUNDATION - $3,374 WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILY SERVICE CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $3,295 CHRISTIAN CHARITIES USA - $3,289 SYRACUSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE - $3,285 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION - $3,273 HUMAN CARE CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $3,154 FORT DRUM ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICE - $3,117 UNITED WAY OF GREATER ONEIDA, INC. - $3,085 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY - $3,061 M.O.S.T. (MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) - $3,045 THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER - $3,007 UNITED WAY OF SENECA COUNTY, INC. - $2,953 AMERICA'S MOST COST-EFFECTIVE CHARITIES - $2,950 FATHER CHAMPLIN'S GUARDIAN ANGEL SOCIETY - $2,945 CHARITY FOR CHILDREN, INC. - $2,920 WILD ANIMALS WORLDWIDE - $2,897 CHILD AID INTERNATIONAL - $2,842 LEADERSHIP GREATER SYRACUSE - $2,616 CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES, INC. - $2,584 YOUNG LIFE SYRACUSE NY24 - $2,565 EAST SYRACUSE MINOA EDUCATION FOUNDATION - $2,517 SYRACUSE OPEN HOUSE, INC. - $2,431 AID FOR AFRICA - $2,399 UNITED COMMUNITY CHEST OF CAZENOVIA, FENNER & NELSON - $2,362 EDUCATE AMERICA! - $2,343 HUMAN & CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS OF AMERICA - $2,324 CATHOLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF AMERICA - $2,314 EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY EXTENSION, INC. - $2,288 BASCOL - $2,286 GREATER ROCHESTER SEFA - $2,252 COVENANT HOUSING CORP. - $2,250 SPAULDING P.R.A.Y RESIDENCE CORP. D/B/A SPAULDING SUPPORT SERVICES - $2,210 SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE CNY AFFILIATE - $2,209 ADVOCATES, INC. - $2,192 DUNBAR ASSOCIATION, INC. - $2,121 CORTLAND COUNTY SEFA - $2,002 ST. CHARLES & ST. ANN CHURCH - $2,000 HEALTH FIRST - AMERICA'S CHARITIES - $1,998 LITERACY COALITION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY - $1,954 JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CENTRAL NEW YORK CHAPTER - $1,940 SYRACUSE TEACHERS TRUST FUND C/O SYRACUSE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION - $1,929 TEAM RED WHITE & BLUE - $1,910 LAFAYETTE OUTREACH, INC. ST. JOSEPH'S OUTREACH - $1,825 UNITED WAY OF THE SOUTHERN TIER - $1,804 ALL FAITHS FOOD PANTRY, INC - $1,774 MUSICAL ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK DBA SYMPHORIA - $1,750 ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL - $1,750 BROOME/CHENANGO/TIOGA SEFA - $1,742 CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION - CNY CHAPTER - $1,736 NYS TROOPERS PBS SIGNAL 30 FUND, INC. - $1,649 MAUREENS HOPE FOUNDATION INC. - $1,636 CHADWICK RESIDENCE, INC. - $1,628 FOREVER FUND - $1,608 LORETTO FOUNDATION - $1,591 LGBT CHARITIES FEDERATION - $1,566 CHRISTIAN CHILDREN'S CHARITIES FEDERATION - $1,540 HELPING HOUNDS DOG RESCUE, INC. - $1,522 AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH AMFAR - $1,500 JORDAN ELBRIDGE ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY - $1,482 BRADY FAITH CENTER - $1,428 FINGER LAKES SPCA OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $1,414 CAROL BALDWIN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUND OF CNY - $1,313 THE DETERMINATION CENTER OF CNY - $1,300 CHARITY WITHOUT BORDERS FEDERATION - $1,299 UNITED WAY OF ROME & WESTERN ONEIDA COUNTY, INC. - $1,283 DIABETES CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $1,279 L'ARCHE SYRACUSE, INC. - $1,278 TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF NORTHERN NEW YORK - $1,278 AAROGYASEVA GLOBAL HEALTH VOLUNTEER ALLIANCE - $1,275 UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER - $1,264 SYRACUSE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER - $1,248 LIBERTY RESOURCES, INC. - $1,244 TOURETTE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK STATE - $1,235 NORTH COUNTRY TROOPERS ASSISTING TROOPS - $1,227 MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION NETWORK FEDERATION - $1,225 ST. MARGARET'S SCHOOL - $1,195 AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER - $1,161 LIFESAVING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS FEDERATION - $1,122 EPILEPSY-PRALID, INC (CNY) - $1,102 IN MY FATHERS KITCHEN - $1,075 POSTAL EMPLOYEES' RELIEF FUND - $1,053 VALLEY OF THE SUN UNITED WAY - $1,040 RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $1,038 FROM THE GROUND UP THERAPEUTIC HORSMANSHIP, INC. - $1,024 MATTHEW HOUSE, INC. - $1,005 ANNUNCIATION HOUSE - $1,000 CAZ CARES - $1,000 THE SALVATION ARMY, AUBURN/CAYUGA COUNTY - $1,000 UNITED WAY OF KENNEBEC VALLEY - $1,000 527 AGENCIES WITH TOTAL DESIGNATIONS <$999 - $131,535 TOTAL - $1,443,104 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FRANCIS J LAZARSKI PRESIDENT 133824 0 0 0 0 0 4684 0 17654 0 156162 0 0 0 JAMES D FREYER CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF HAYLOR, FREYER & COON,INC. AND CHAIR- LEADERSHIP DEVELO 24494 UWCNY USED HAYLOR, FREYER, & COON, INC., OF WHICH BOARD MEMBER JAMES D. FREYER IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO, AS AN INSURANCE BROKER IN 2017. AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID TO OR BROKERED BY HAYLOR, FREYER, & COON, INC. 0 X 11 43714 AVE LOW/ HIGH DAY SOLD 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK USES AN INVESTMENT FIRM TO MAINTAIN AND/ OR SELL NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS OF SECURITIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 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. FORM 990. PART III, LINE 4A 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. 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. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC. TRANSITION COACH PROGRAM $60,000 THE TRANSITION COACH PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT THAT ASSISTS SUSPENDED MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH WHO ATTEND THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S (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. 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. 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 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. 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 THIRD 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. 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 TO SIXTH 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 FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE PERSISTENT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS THAT INTERFERE WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. 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. 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 FAMILIES 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. 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. 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. FORM 990. PART III, LINE 4A 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. LITERACYCNY ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION $30,000 LITERACYCNY WILL ENROLL 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. 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. 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 AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES. 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 TWELVE 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. THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS 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 OUR 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. 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. OUR 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.) FULL-TIME PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED. 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. 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. 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. YWCA OF SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. GIRLS INC AT THE YWCA $40,000 GIRLS INC. AT THE YWCA IS A MULTIFACETED 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. FORM 990. PART III, LINE 4A FOCUS AREA #2 INCOME INCOME: PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE ACCESSCNY 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC. SELF-DEVELOPMENT: REENTRY $30,000 THE SELF-DEVELOPMENT: REENTRY 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 CHILDREN (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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A 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. 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). 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. 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. 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 ASSURE THAT THOSE WHO DROP OUT OF SERVICE ARE ENGAGED TO ASSURE 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. 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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 WELLBEING, LESSENING TIME SPENT IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, AND ENSURING THAT CHILDREN FIND SAFE, PERMANENT, NURTURING HOMES. 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. 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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A 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, GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES' READINESS 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 FOR RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 INTERVENTIONS 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. 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. THIS DUAL APPROACH ENSURES THAT ONONDAGA COUNTY PROGRAMS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS PRODUCE, BREAD AND DAIRY DAILY. 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. 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 CRISIS 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. 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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A 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. 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. SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. HOUSING SERVICES $14,000 THE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES FOCUSING ON THE LATINO COMMUNITY BUT NOT LIMITED TO 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. ACCESS CNY 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. 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. 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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A 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. 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. ELMCREST CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC. 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. 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. 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. 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. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC. CLOVER CORNER $24,550 CLOVER CORNER IS A MULTI-PURPOSE SENIOR CENTER DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING 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 LESSON FEELINGS OF ISOLATION. IN COLLABORATION WITH P.E.A.C.E. INC., A NUTRITIOUS HOT LUNCH IS PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS DAILY. HOPE (HUNTINGTON OBSERVATION AND PARENT EDUCATION) $40,680 THE HOPE (HUNTINGTON OBSERVATION AND PARENT EDUCATION) 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). 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. 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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 REMAIN SAFELY AT HOME. 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. 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). 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. 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. 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. 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BASED IN PART ON THE CEO'S WRITTEN SELF-ASSESSMENT PLUS INPUT FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WISHING TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTARY. THE BOARD CHAIR AND/OR THE VICE CHAIR REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL WITH THE CEO, WITH THE RESULTS BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE EVALUATION OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, INCLUSIVE OF ANY MERIT RAISE, OTHER BENEFITS PROVIDED AND MARKET-LEVEL COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS THE FINAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO WITH THE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOARD. 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 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.