2015-10-28T15:30:15-05:00 2015-06-30 010723685 DERMODY BURKE & BROWN CPAS LLC 443 N FRANKLIN ST STE 100 SYRACUSE NY 132041441 990 2014-07-01 150532073 UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC UNIT 3154282205 518 JAMES STREET PO BOX 2129 SYRACUSE NY 132202129 FRANCIS J LAZARSKI PRESIDENT 3154282205 2015-10-27 1 JILL S PALMETER P00281594 3154719171 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z FRANCIS J LAZARSKI 518 JAMES STREET PO BOX 2129 SYRACUSE NY 132202129 10044837 0 X WWW.UNITEDWAY-CNY.ORG X 1953 NY TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY. 35 35 48 4431 0 0 7625972 7724075 194913 208085 201887 72827 10767 9875 8033539 8014862 5724957 5581629 0 0 1334301 1326655 0 0 692009 1060546 1337484 8119804 8245768 -86265 -230906 9184346 9080790 5691796 5781686 3492550 3299104 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 6341893 5581629 217960 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, AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES. 262533 HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE LITERACY COALITION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY (LCOC) INCLUDED:IMAGINATION LIBRARY BEGAN IN 2010 IN TWO SYRACUSE ZIP CODES. IT EXPANDED TO COVER HALF THE CITY IN 2012 AND TO THE ENTIRE CITY IN 2014. IN THAT TIME, MORE THAN 6,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ENROLLED AND MORE THAN 80,000 BOOKS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. THE FIRST ENROLLEES ARE NOW ENTERING KINDERGARTEN. USING A STANDARD MEASURE OF KINDERGARTEN READINESS, THE LE MOYNE RESEARCHERS COMPARED SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE BOOKS FOR THREE OR MORE YEARS TO CHILDREN WHO DID NOT. CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM OUTPERFORMED NON-ENROLLEES BY 28.9 PERCENT ON THEIR ABILITY TO NAME LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET. IMAGINATION LIBRARY ENROLLEES ALSO OUTPERFORMED THE ONONDAGA COUNTY AVERAGE. CNYLEARNS, A SERVICE OF THE LITERACY COALITION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, HAS PARTNERED WITH 211 CNY TO HELP ADULT LEARNERS FIND ADULT LITERACY RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN ONONDAGA COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. 245809 DURING 2014-15 THIS TEAM RESPONDED TO A TOTAL OF 12 VIOLENT INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. THESE INCIDENTS WERE GUN RELATED HOMICIDES ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF VIOLENT ASSAULTS. THERE WERE 1005 PEOPLE AT CRIME SCENES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WERE SERVED BY THE TRT. THE TEAM ALSO RESPONDED TO UPSTATE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE 192 PEOPLE WERE SERVED. 351 STUDENTS WERE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 130507 WORK TRAIN INITIATIVE: AS A KEY FOCUS OF THEIR STRATEGIC PLANNING, 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. FIRST YEAR RESULTS INCLUDED: 1. DEVELOP A POOL OF LOCAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES, $300,000, TO INITIATE EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE PROGRAMMING ON A LOCAL LEVEL. 2. ESTABLISH A LOCAL NETWORK OF EMPLOYERS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS, FUNDERS, EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS - ALIGN DISPARATE RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE SYSTEM 3. LEVERAGE $100,000, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PEER SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL FUND FOR WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS 4. ASSESSED, TRAINED AND HIRED 114 UNEMPLOYED/UNDEREMPLOYED MEN AND WOMEN TO WORK IN LOCAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.SUCCESS BY 6:THIS UNITED WAY INITIATIVE HELPS PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS BY EDUCATING AND INVOLVING PARENTS TO HELP PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S SUCCESS. BY FOCUSING COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO BUILD THE BEST EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS POSSIBLE. ADVOCATING FOR THE BEST PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND EMOTIONAL CARE FOR ALL YOUNG CHILDREN IN ONONDAGA COUNTY.REGIONAL VOLUNTEER CENTER:UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK COORDINATES A COMPREHENSIVE VOLUNTEER CENTER SERVING CAYUGA, CORTLAND, MADISON, ONONDAGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. VOLUNTEERS LOGGED A TOTAL OF 196,801 HOURS FOR A VALUE OF $5.3M.211 CNY: 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. IN THE INITIAL YEAR 10,602 CALLS WERE RECEIVED INQUIRING ABOUT SERVICES RANGING FROM BASIC NEEDS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE WEBSITE ALSO HAD OVER 27,000 HITS. 130507 6980742 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 35 35 0 0 1 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 CHRISTINE BOWERS CHAIR COMMUNITY IMPA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY BOYNTON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES ENNIS ASS'T CHAIR VOLUNTEER RESO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARION ERVIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES FENNELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA FREEDMAN CHAIR HUMAN RESOURCES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD HOLE ASS'T CHAIR INVESTMENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH L RUFO SECRETARY/ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOYCE P GRIFFIN-SOBEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA STITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY TOWNSEND CHAIR INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID WALL CHAIR VOLUNTEER RESOURCES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTHA WINSLOW ASS'T SECRETARY/ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDALL WOLKEN CHAIR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY BERRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DUERR ASS'T CHAIR MARKETING & CO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY FOX CHAIR MARKETING & COMMUNIC 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DREW A JAMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL F MELARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY OGDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEOLA RODGERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H BROWER III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN J GORCZYNSKI VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE A CROCKETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSA CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA BOSTWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES D FREYER ASS'T CHAIR LEADERSHIP DEV 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER G MAIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA BIESIADA O'NEILL CHAIR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPME 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HUMPHREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH E O' HARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD MORGAN ASS'T CHAIR RESOURCE DEVEL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNETTE PETERS DIRECTOR 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 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY THURSTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG LOH FORMER CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARITZA ALVARADO FORMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SPROCK FORMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS J LAZARSKI PRESIDENT 40.00 X 127468 0 18775 BETSY R FOOTE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE 40.00 X 78523 0 12106 205991 0 30881 1 0 0 0 0 33422 300984 7389669 68676 7724075 SERVICE FEE INCOME 561000 208085 208085 208085 134650 134650 1968152 2029975 -61823 -61823 -61823 OTHER REVENUE- EXCLUDED 900099 9875 9875 9875 8014862 217960 0 72827 5581629 5581629 244559 154065 90494 879862 292543 226549 360770 24208 7361 7592 9255 92398 34667 36228 21503 85628 37991 19058 28579 2593 804 804 985 28800 24000 4800 42831 42831 40051 15480 16107 8464 36515 8074 13716 14725 24177 7978 7772 8427 149155 46146 46251 56758 17059 3182 5171 8706 6816 100 6165 551 75972 23526 23651 28795 8542 2648 2648 3246 10503 3267 3232 4004 PROGRAM EXPENSES 798988 759491 39497 PRINTING 92051 1290 335 90426 RECOGNITION 3431 500 413 2518 8245768 6980742 573017 692009 158292 193622 1517655 1327754 3116171 3313319 21609 19284 406690 389986 23587 16704 4290520 4120291 56512 89816 9184346 9080790 85678 104298 1797818 1791406 364447 400231 98375 98375 3345478 3387376 5691796 5781686 X 257959 14097 3165943 3217899 68648 67108 3492550 3299104 9184346 9080790 -230906 37460 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 8007489 7814136 7882128 7625972 7724075 39053800 8007489 7814136 7882128 7625972 7724075 39053800 39053800 348269 59501 291029 201887 72827 973513 1275 10086 11921 10767 9875 43924 40071237 1077408 0.97460 0.96900 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 1,275. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 10,086. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 11,921. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 10,767. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 9,875. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 68648 -1540 67108 65217 3431 68648 68685 -3468 65217 62462 6223 68685 61716 746 62462 1.00000 0 0 71163 66864 4299 335527 323122 12405 16704 UNDESIGNATED ALLOCATIONS PAYABLE 3387376 3387376 X 5891264 37460 76026 113486 5777778 42831 2194253 2237084 8014862 6084710 76026 76026 6008684 42831 2194253 2237084 8245768 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY A DONOR TO HELP WITH GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS FROM THE FUND ARE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE CORPORATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, AND UNDER SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS OF NEW YORK STATE LAW, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL OR STATE TAXES. 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 2,194,253. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONOR DESIGNATIONS TO AGENCIES 2,194,253. 1 ACR HEALTH 627 WEST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161359060 80050 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCES 1065 JAMES STREET SUITE 220 SYRACUSE NY 13203 161098311 22700 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ARISE INC 635 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE NY 13203 161186293 52010 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SYRACUSE 2100 EAST FAYETTE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13224 150532240 21000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY 1654 WEST ONONDAGA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 150532085 639415 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CENTER FOR COMM ALTERNATIVES 115 EAST JEFFERSON STREET SUITE 300 300 SYRACUSE NY 13202 161395992 194560 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC 6520 BASILE ROWE EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057 160984299 190746 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O FOOD BANK OF CNY 6970 SCHUYLER ROAD EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057 222816988 95512 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O GIRL SCOUTS OF NY PENN PATHWAYS 8170 THOMPSON ROAD CICERO NY 13039 150627396 20880 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O INTERFAITH WORKS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC 3049 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13224 161064233 78426 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SAMARITAN CENTER INC 310 MONTGOMERY STREET SYRACUSE NY 13203 161328786 40000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER SYRACUSE 2111 SOUTH SALINA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13205 161002098 30000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE 700 OSWEGO STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161023352 34000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SALVATION ARMY OF THE SYRACUSE AREA 677 SOUTH SALINA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 161057773 892205 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O VERA HOUSE INC 6181 THOMPSON ROAD SUITE 100 SYRACUSE NY 13206 510201530 232980 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O YWCA SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY 120 EAST WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 415 SYRACUSE NY 13202 150532277 118000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ELMCREST CHILDREN'S CENTER INC 960 SALT SPRINGS ROAD SYRACUSE NY 13244 150539090 73880 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O AMERICAN RED CROSS ONONDAGA-OSWEGO CHAPTER 344 WEST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 530196605 98500 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CHILDREN'S CONSORTIUM 2122 ERIE BOULEVARD EAST SYRACUSE NY 13224 161019998 12500 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HILLSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER 1183 MONROE AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14620 160743039 27280 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O PEACE INC 271 SOUTH SALINA STREET 2ND FLOOR SYRACUSE NY 13202 166095039 152808 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SYRACUSE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER 716 HAWLEY AVENUE SYRACUSE NY 13203 161116632 44700 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O AURORA OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC 518 JAMES STREET SUITE 100 SYRACUSE NY 13203 150543651 107345 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CHILD CARE SOLUTIONS 6724 THOMPSON ROAD SYRACUSE NY 13221 161057376 85000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O FRANK H HISCOCK LEGAL AID SOCIETY 351 SOUTH WARREN STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 150527253 50000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS 405 GIFFORD STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 150532198 316230 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ON POINT FOR COLLEGE INC 1654 WEST ONONDAGA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161569356 79000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SYRACUSE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES 4101 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13214 161116632 23175 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY INC 420 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 161039435 38000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HILLSIDE WORK SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION 1183 MONROE AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14620 161493404 15000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O MCMAHON RYAN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER 509 WEST ONONDAGA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161563195 18130 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O WELCH TERRACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND INC 1047 EAST FAYETTE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13210 161442502 14480 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O WHOLE ME INC 1015 STATE FAIR BOULEVARD SYRACUSE NY 13209 043743001 20000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE OF SYRACUSE NEW YORK 155 GIFFORD STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 150532146 30000 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O 1415 DESIGNATIONS TO OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS 518 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE NY 13220 150532073 1633117 14/15 DESIGNATIONS AS MADE BY CAMPAIGN DONORS TO NON-UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AGENCIES 34 PART I, LINE 2: THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUND OPERATES ON THREE-YEAR FUNDING CYCLE, CURRENTLY JULY 1, 2014 TO JUNE 30, 2017. 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 AUDIT AND TO SUBMIT TO UNITED WAY A COPY OF THAT AUDIT, MANAGEMENT LETTER IF ISSUED, 990 AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133 AUDIT; IF REQUIRED. FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART II DETAIL OF 14/15 DESIGNATIONS TO OTHER 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION AGENCY NAME WITH TOTAL DESIGNATION UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - $254,998 UNITED WAY OF CAYUGA COUNTY, INC. - $204,376 COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES OF NEW YORK - $48,052 UNITED WAY OF GREATER OSWEGO COUNTY, INC - $36,566 CROUSE HEALTH FOUNDATION - $31,873 ANIMAL CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $28,921 FRANCIS HOUSE - $28,175 ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION - $27,607 COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES - $25,768 WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT (WWP) - $22,113 AMERICA'S CHARITIES INCORPORATED - $20,611 MILITARY FAMILY AND VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF AMERICA - $19,961 ACCESSCNY, INC - $19,430 HERKIMER/MADISON/ONEIDA SEFA - $19,323 SAY YES TO EDUCATION/SYRACUSE CHAPTER - $18,883 CENTRAL NEW YORK SPCA - $18,133 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS SYRACUSE LIONS CLUB CHARITY FUND - $18,000 UPSTATE MEDICAL ALUMNI FOUNDATION - $17,722 PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK, INC. - $16,516 MERCY WORKS INC. - $16,515 HOSPICE OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $16,512 ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, CNY CHAPTER - $15,437 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $15,357 GLOBAL IMPACT - $14,556 CHILDREN'S CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $13,237 HEALTH & MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $12,636 SETON FOOD PANTRY, INC. - $12,058 INDEPENDENT CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $11,396 CHRISTIAN SERVICE CHARITIES - $10,332 UNITED WAY FOR CORTLAND COUNTY - $9,974 EARTH SHARE CHAPTERS, INC. - $9,928 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY - $9,400 WORK TRAIN COLLABORATIVE - $8,859 CANCERCURE OF AMERICA - $8,715 UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK - $8,702 NEW HOPE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. - $8,419 SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION - $8,206 LONGHOUSE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INC. - $8,077 MILITARY SUPPORT GROUPS OF AMERICA FEDERATION - $8,054 CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - $7,585 CHILDREN FIRST - AMERICA'S CHARITIES - $7,452 JOWONIO SCHOOL - $7,434 SOLVAY GEDDES COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER, INC. - $7,312 YMCA OF GREATER SYRACUSE - $7,056 CATHOLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF AMERICA - $6,451 LITERACY CNY - $6,325 GREATER ROCHESTER SEFA - $6,110 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESOURCES OF CNY - $6,095 BROOME/CHENANGO/TIOGA SEFA - $5,307 SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE CNY AFFILIATE - $5,302 ADVOCATES, INC. - $5,266 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION - $5,260 AMERICAN RED CROSS - $5,171 ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - $5,000 UNITED COMMUNITY CHEST OF CAZENOVIA, FENNER & NELSON - $5,000 CHILDREN'S MEDICAL & RESEARCH CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $4,991 UNITED WAY OF THE VALLEY & GREATER UTICA AREA - $4,962 NEIGHBOR TO NATION - $4,914 ARISE AT THE FARM - $4,907 EARTH SHARE - $4,738 CLEAR PATH FOR VETS - $4,655 HOPE FOR BEREAVED - $4,572 USO, INC. - $4,510 FORT DRUM ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICE - $4,481 UNITED WAY OF SENECA COUNTY, INC. - $4,434 CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES, INC. - $4,423 MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES - $4,388 SARAH HOUSE, INC. - $4,365 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY- EASTERN DIV. - $4,250 JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SYRACUSE - $4,182 EDUCATE AMERICA! - $4,034 M.O.S.T. (MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) - $4,009 JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CENTRAL NEW YORK CHAPTER - $3,940 SULLIVAN FOOD CUPBOARD - $3,900 CORTLAND COUNTY SEFA - $3,869 FATHER CHAMPLIN'S GUARDIAN ANGEL SOCIETY - $3,725 JOSEPH'S HOUSE FOR WOMEN, INC. - $3,684 THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY WESTERN & CENTRAL NEW YORK CHAPTER - $3,662 MADISON COUNTY FEDERATION COMMUNITY CHESTS - $3,478 WILD ANIMALS WORLDWIDE - $3,465 AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION - SYRACUSE - $3,377 ARC OF ONONDAGA COUNTY - $3,288 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY - $3,282 HOPEPRINT - $3,208 CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $3,142 GREATER CAPITAL REGION SEFA - $3,136 BASCOL - $3,074 WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILY SERVICE CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $2,954 OPHELIA'S PLACE - $2,938 CHARITIES UNDER 1 PERCENT OVERHEAD - $2,837 LEADERSHIP GREATER SYRACUSE - $2,834 MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDATION, NY CHAPTER CENTRAL NEW YORK DIVISION - $2,831 LITERACY COALITION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY - $2,782 HUMANE ASSOC. OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $2,760 RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $2,692 CHARITY FOR CHILDREN, INC. - $2,680 UNITED WAY OF GREATER ONEIDA, INC. - $2,607 FRIENDS OF THE NORTH SYRACUSE EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM - $2,514 YOUNG LIFE WEST NY30 - $2,500 SKANEATELES EDUCATION FOUNDATION - $2,399 HEALTH FIRST - AMERICA'S CHARITIES - $2,391 KARA FUND, INC. - $2,312 JEFFERSON/LEWIS SEFA - $2,234 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL UPSTATE NY (INCLUDES CNY) - $2,200 EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY EXTENSION, INC. - $2,184 SPAULDING SUPPORT SERVICES - $2,154 UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER - $2,146 YOUNG LIFE SYRACUSE NY24 - $2,142 LAFAYETTE OUTREACH, INC. - $2,105 HUMAN & CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS OF AMERICA - $2,100 UNITED WAY OF THE ADIRONDACK REGION - $2,065 FOREVER FUND - $2,000 ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION UPSTATE NEW YORK - $1,981 LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $1,980 CHARITIES UNDER 5 PERCENT OVERHEAD - $1,966 NIAGARA FRONTIER SEFA - $1,958 CHRISTIAN CHILDREN'S CHARITIES FEDERATION - $1,932 UNITED WAY OF TOMPKINS COUNTY - $1,920 POSTAL EMPLOYEES' RELIEF FUND - $1,911 CHADWICK RESIDENCE, INC. - $1,881 DUNBAR ASSOCIATION, INC. - $1,846 UNITED WAY OF THE SOUTHERN TIER - $1,843 JORDAN ELBRIDGE ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY - $1,834 SYRACUSE OPEN HOUSE, INC. - $1,825 K9S FOR WARRIORS - $1,810 MATTHEW HOUSE, INC. - $1,809 THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER - $1,748 COUNTY NORTH CHILDREN'S CENTER - $1,740 NATIONAL BLACK FEDERATION OF CHARITIES - $1,686 SYRACUSE MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY, INC. - $1,686 EPILEPSY-PRALID, INC - $1,677 MAUREEN'S HOPE FOUNDATION INC. - $1,670 WOUNDED WARRIORS FAMILY SUPPORT - $1,656 SPORTS CHARITIES USA - $1,642 NYS TROOPERS PBS SIGNAL 30 FUND, INC. - $1,635 ORENDA SPRINGS - $1,580 FAYETTEVILLE MANLIUS JAMESVILLE DEWITT MEALS ON WHEELS - $1,555 CHARITY WITHOUT BORDERS FEDERATION - $1,547 FRIENDS OF THE ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO AT BURNET PARK - $1,545 UNIQUE & NOTEWORTHY CHARITIES - $1,535 EAST SYRACUSE MINOA EDUCATION FOUNDATION - $1,535 CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION-ROCH (ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE TO ALBANY+SOUTH) - $1,531 ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL - $1,513 HOSPICE OF THE FINGER LAKES - $1,504 HUMAN SERVICE CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $1,448 CHRISTIAN HEALTH SERVICE OF SYRACUSE INC - $1,440 TOURETTE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK STATE - $1,430 MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION NETWORK FEDERATION - $1,423 ARC OF ONONDAGA FOUNDATION - $1,404 THE NRA FOUNDATION, INC. - $1,387 NEW YORK CITY SEFA - $1,376 UNITED WAY OF ROME & WESTERN ONEIDA COUNTY, INC. - $1,376 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA - $1,369 A BETTER WORLD FUND - $1,336 NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CNY - $1,326 NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY - $1,309 CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CHEMUNG & SCHUYLER COUNTY - $1,300 CAZ CARES - $1,300 VNA HOMECARE - $1,300 SYRACUSE CHILDREN'S CHORUS - $1,291 SACRED HEART CHURCH - ANNA'S PANTRY - $1,267 MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION CNY - $1,260 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WESTERN AND METRO NEW YORK - $1,250 CHRISTIAN CHARITIES USA - $1,205 ERIE CANAL MUSEUM - $1,201 LUPUS ALLIANCE OF UPSTATE NY WESTERN, CNY, AND NE OF NYS - $1,192 NRA CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENSE FUND - $1,191 PAIGE'S BUTTERFLY RUN - $1,191 BRADY FAITH CENTER - $1,173 FAITH HERITAGE SCHOOL - $1,166 CHILD AID USA - $1,150 CNY CHINESE SCHOOL - $1,146 FRIENDS OF DOROTHY - $1,142 L'ARCHE SYRACUSE, INC. - $1,137 CNY FRIENDS - $1,124 NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES - $1,105 AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION - $1,076 UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE - $1,068 HELPING HOUNDS DOG RESCUE, INC. - $1,061 HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE, INC. - $1,057 VALLEY OF THE SUN UNITED WAY - $1,047 COMFORT ZONE CAMP - $1,040 SPAFFORD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY - $1,040 CNY ARTS - $1,035 TOMPKINS/SCHUYLER COUNTIES SEFA - $1,033 CHILDRENS CENTER OF OSWEGO, INC. - $1,032 CAYUGA/SENECA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY - $1,010 PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION - $1,006 LIBERTY RESOURCES, INC. - $1,003 ANNUNCIATION HOUSE - $1,000 TEEN CHALLENGE SYRACUSE CHAPTER - $1,000 WCNY PUBLIC TELEVISION - $1,000 511 AGENCIES WITH TOTAL DESIGNATIONS LESS THAN $1,000 - $128,488 TOTAL - $1,633,117 JAMES D FREYER CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF HAYLOR, FREYER & COON,INC. AND ASSISTANT CHAIR- LEADERS 25542 UWCNY USED HAYLOR, FREYER, & COON, INC., OF WHICH BOARD MEMBER JAMES D. FREYER IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO, AS AN INSURANCE BROKER IN 2015. AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID TO OR BROKERED BY HAYLOR, FREYER, & COON, INC. 0 X 18 68676 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. 316 CHILDREN ATTENDED; AN INCREASE OF 9.5% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 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. THE REFUGEE YOUTH PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 22 YEARS. 360 CHILDREN ENGAGE IN AFTER-SCHOOL AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. 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. 129 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. 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. 43 CHILDREN RECEIVED CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. 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, AGES 10-16 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. 357 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND PEER GROUP SESSIONS. 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 THREE 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. 494 CHILDREN STARTED, WERE EVALUATED AND COMPLETED THE YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 52% FROM LAST YEAR. 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 - 6TH 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 4TH AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE PERSISTENT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS THAT INTERFERE WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. 66 BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PLANS COMPLETED. 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. 1163 YOUTH SERVED; 22% INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR. 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 FAMILY 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. 155 PARENTS PARTICIPATED. 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. 103 CHILDREN MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS AGE-APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND COGNITIVE SKILLS AT MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. 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. 126 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. 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. 1009 YOUTH WERE INVOLVED WITH THE EXCHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; THIS IS A 55% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. LITERACY CNY ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION $30,000 LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER SYRACUSE 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 SYRACUSE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER 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. 58 ADULT LEARNERS WERE SERVED. 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. FOR 14 YEARS, 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. 656 YOUTH, COLLEGE STUDENTS, FORMER COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ADULTS WHO WERE ADVISED ABOUT ENROLLING/ RE-ENROLLING INTO AN APPROPRIATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION. 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. 255 YOUTH HAVE BEEN MENTORED; A 44% INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR. 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. 125 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS. 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 379 CHILDREN HAVE PARTICIPATED. 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. 2,176 VISITATION HOURS WERE HELD FOR 143 PARENTS. 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. 972 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THIS NEW COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. 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. 32 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THIS NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. 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. 255 GIRLS, AGES 5 - 18 WERE SERVED THIS PAST YEAR IN THIS PROGRAM; AN INCREASE OF 31%. FORM 990. PART III, LINE 4A FOCUS AREA #2 INCOME INCOME: PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE ACCESSCNY (FORMERLY TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.) 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 A 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. 35 INDIVIDUALS WERE TRAINED AND EMPLOYED IN THIS PROGRAM. 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. 92 INDIVIDUALS LEARNED JOB READINESS/RETENTION SKILLS. 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. 52 ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING IN JULY, 2014. 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. IN 2013, THE LARGEST RESETTLEMENT POPULATIONS WERE FROM BURMA, BHUTAN, SOMALIA, AND IRAQ. 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. 218 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION CLASSES AND 193 WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN A JOB. 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. 21 INDIVIDUALS SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. 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. 127 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. 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. $4,190,339 REFUNDED THROUGH FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES. 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. 10,247 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE. 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. 118 WOMEN WERE ADMITTED, EVALUATED AND DEVELOPED AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLAN (ISP) DURING THE PAST YEAR; AN INCREASE OF 34%. 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. 76 YOUTH HELPED BY THIS PROGRAM. 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 LIVE OR ARE LOCATED, 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). 18,920 PREVENTION SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTED TO YOUTH AND ADULTS TO HELP PREVENT RISKY BEHAVIOR. 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. 160 YOUTH GROUP SUPPORT SESSIONS HELD DURING THE PAST YEAR. 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. 46 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING IN HOME CARE SUPPORT. 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. 392 INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED WITH ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATION SERVICES. 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. 820 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES INCREASED THEIR SAFETY/WELL-BEING BY LEARNING NEW SKILLS. 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. 37 FAMILIES WERE SERVED. 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. 464 SENIORS RECEIVED HOME REPAIR SERVICES. 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. 132 PARTICIPANTS. 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. THE AGENCY HAS BEEN PROVIDING PARENT AIDE SERVICE FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS. 299 FAMILIES WERE SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM. 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. FOR 38 YEARS, 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. 221 CLIENTS LEARNED TO BETTER COPE WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. 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. 252 TEENS WERE SERVED. 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. 210 YOUTH RECEIVED PEER-LED VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING AT PEER-LED TRAINING WORKSHOPS. 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. IT IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN ONONDAGA COUNTY AND SERVES 1/3 OF CHILDREN INVOLVED IN NEGLECT AND ABUSE CASES. 464 CONTACT HOURS WITH CHILDREN & PARENTS. 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. 15 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING RECOVERY COUNSELING TO IMPROVE FAMILY RELATIONS. 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. 846 HOSPITAL ROOM VISITS WERE CONDUCTED THIS PAST YEAR. 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 READINESS AS WELL AS THE READINESS GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT RESPONSE AGENCIES 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. 554 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED. 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. 386 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES WERE ASSISTED WITH VARIOUS SERVICES. 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. THE CMPS PROGRAM SERVES 80 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES, EACH YEAR. 68 INDIVIDUALS TO HELP WITH CRISIS MANAGEMENT ISSUES. 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. THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 900 PEOPLE EACH YEAR WHO STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, INADEQUATE DAILY LIVING SKILLS, AND EVEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CCOC HAS PROVIDED HOMELESS SERVICES FOR 33 YEARS. 49,883 SHELTER NIGHTS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED FOR HOMELESS MEN; AN INCREASE OF 14% FROM PREVIOUS YEAR. 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. THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 800 PEOPLE EACH YEAR WHO STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, INADEQUATE DAILY LIVING SKILLS, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CCOC HAS PROVIDED HOMELESS SERVICES FOR 33 YEARS. 24,140 SHELTER NIGHTS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 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. 4,440 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. 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. 70,142 CALLS IN AND OUT REGARDING CRISIS SERVICES. 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. FOOD BANK CURRENTLY ACQUIRES FOOD FROM 17 RETAIL PARTNERS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY, WHICH IS THEN IMMEDIATELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT METHODS: 8 MONTHLY FRESH FOODS DISTRIBUTIONS OR 47 EFPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THIS DUAL APPROACH ENSURES THAT ONONDAGA COUNTY PROGRAMS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS PRODUCE, BREAD AND DAIRY DAILY. 73,137 INDIVIDUAL MEALS WERE SERVED EACH MONTH. 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. 2,114 CIVIL CASES HANDLED DURING PAST YEAR. 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. 1,410 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE; 55% INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR. 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. 280 REFUGEES WERE SERVED. 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. 7,256 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM. 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. A HOT BREAKFAST MEAL IS OFFERED FIVE DAYS PER WEEK, SERVING ON AVERAGE 140 MEALS PER DAY. OUR DINNER MEAL IS OFFERED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, SERVING ON AVERAGE 210 MEALS PER DAY. THE SAMARITAN CENTER HAS SEEN A STEADY GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF GUESTS AND THE NUMBER OF MEALS SERVED EACH DAY WITH OVER 115,000 MEALS SERVED IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2014. SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. HOUSING SERVICES $14,000 THE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES IN CNY FOCUSING ON THE LATINO COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO SERVES OTHER POPULATIONS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE 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. 379 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED RELOCATION SERVICES. 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. 3,550 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE. 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. 167 YOUTH RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 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. 2,494 DAYS OF CARE WERE PROVIDED. 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. 26,861 SHELTER CARE DAYS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES. 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. 246 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED. 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. 5,031 SHELTER DAYS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. ACCESS CNY (FORMERLY TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.) 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. 56 INDIVIDUALS INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO MANAGE / PREVENT CRISIS. 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. 1,550 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS WERE HELPED; 14% INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR. 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. 10,545 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES. 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. 84 CLIENTS LEARNED HOW TO BETTER DEAL WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. 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. 1,460 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS. 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. THIS PROGRAM SERVES 125 INDIVIDUALS FROM ONONDAGA COUNTY. 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. 7,038 RESPITE HOURS PROVIDED FOR FAMILIES WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN. 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. 763 GIRLS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR. 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. THIS NEW PROGRAM SERVED 101 CHILDREN FROM 45 FAMILIES. 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. 3,391 NUTRITIOUS MEALS SERVED TO SENIORS DURING THE YEAR; A 6% INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR. 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). 55 UNDUPLICATED PARENTS SERVED. 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. 178 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. 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. 144 HOMEBOUND SENIORS WERE SERVED BY SENIOR COMPANIONS DURING THE YEAR; A 37% INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR. 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. 14 CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AS CHILD HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS RECEIVING SERVICES. 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. 4,293 NUTRITIOUS MEALS WERE SERVED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS PROGRAM. 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 IDENTIFY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL OUTREACH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS THROUGHOUT CNY. 210 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED ACCESS TO SERVICES. 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. 385 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM. 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. FOR 35 YEARS, 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. 2,241 NUTRITIOUS MEALS SERVED. 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. 474 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE DROP-IN CENTER. 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. 719 CHILDREN WERE SERVED FROM 319 FAMILIES. 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. 110 SENIORS RECEIVE SOCIAL DAYS SERVICES DAILY. 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). FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS, 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. 51 CLIENTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND BASIC PARENTING SKILLS REGARDING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH. 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. 7,269 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR ADULTS WERE HELD DURING THE YEAR. 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. 7,658 YOUTH REACHED IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 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. 30 YOUTH / ADULTS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 CERTAIN ARTICLES OF THE BY-LAWS WERE AMENDED IN 2015 TO CONFORM TO THE NEW YORK STATE NON-PROFIT REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2013. CHANGES INCLUDE CLARIFICATION OF NO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND AN UPDATE OF THE CODE OF ETHICS AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 ON PERFORMANCE MEASURED TO ESTABLISHED GOALS. THE CEO PREPARES A SELF-ASSESSMENT WHICH IS REVIEWED IN COMBINATION WITH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD INPUT BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. COMMUNITY SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION IS INCORPORATED INTO THE DECISION MATRIX. 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.