2013-10-09T11:38:03-05:00 2013-06-30 010723685 DERMODY BURKE & BROWN CPAS LLC 443 N FRANKLIN ST STE 100 SYRACUSE NY 132041441 990 2012-07-01 150532073 UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC UNIT 3154282205 518 JAMES STREET PO BOX 2129 SYRACUSE NY 13220 FRANCIS J LAZARSKI 3154282205 2013-10-09 1 JILL S PALMETER P00281594 3154719171 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z FRANCIS J LAZARSKI PO BOX 2129 SYRACUSE NY 13220 10965504 0 X WWW.UNITEDWAY-CNY.ORG X 1953 NY TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY. 34 34 45 3569 0 0 7846266 7882128 211084 188710 59501 291029 10086 11921 8126937 8373788 6097322 6192649 0 0 1311458 1293661 0 0 644832 870691 1025482 8279471 8511792 -152534 -138004 8775775 8981616 5864199 5975532 2911576 3006084 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 6902744 6192649 200631 THE COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION MONITORED THE PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED 2011-2014 COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDS. EACH OF THE 95 PROGRAMS, SPONSORED BY 35 AGENCIES, IS FUNDED UNDER ONE OF THE FOUR FOCUS AREAS: EDUCATION, INCOME, HEALTH, SAFETY NET. EVERY PROGRAM HAS AT LEAST ONE OUTCOME, MANY HAVE MULTIPLE OUTCOMES. EACH PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED, ALONG WITH THE AMOUNT FUNDED, AND OUTCOME IN SCHEDULE O. 245220 HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE LITERACY COALITION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY (LCOC) INCLUDED: 50+ COMMUNITY REFERRAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPTS. OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, AND HAVE ENROLLED 2,646 CHILDREN AND DISTRIBUTED 34,376 IMAGINATION LIBRARY BOOKS IN THREE SYRACUSE ZIP CODES 13203, 13208, 13204. THAT'S HALF OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE.ANNOUNCED ROUND THREE OF OUR LITERACY CHAMPION GRANTS ON READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY, AT MUNDY BRANCH LIBRARY. PROGRAMS ARE AWARDED BASED ON THEIR HIGH QUALITY FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMMING IN NEIGHBORHOODS ALL OVER TOWN. NINE AWARDS (RANGING FROM $1,000 TO $9,500) WERE MADE TO EIGHT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH LEADERS FROM AMONG OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS, BRINGING TO A TOTAL OF $150,000 AWARDED OVER THREE YEARS.CHARTER MEMBERS OF ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION'S CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE-LEVEL READING, A NATIONAL MOVEMENT THAT TARGETS THE MOST IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF SCHOOL SUCCESS AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION: GRADE LEVEL READING BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE. THIS PROGRAM TARGETS THE AREAS OF SCHOOL READINESS (TOO MANY CHILDREN ARE ENTERING SCHOOL NOT READY TO LEARN); CHRONIC ABSENCE (TOO MANY CHILDREN MISSING TOO MANY DAYS OF SCHOOL); AND SUMMER LEARNING LOSS(TOO MANY CHILDREN ARE LOSING ACADEMIC GROUND OVER THE SUMMER).FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR, COMMUNITY SUPPORT HAS HELPED US REACH OUR CHALLENGE GRANT MATCH OF $50,000 FROM THE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. WITHOUT THIS GRANT AND OUR COMMUNITY'S MATCHING FUNDS, WE COULD NOT SUSTAIN ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE SINCERELY THANK ALL OF OUR PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY SPONSORS! 144587 IN 2013, THE TRAUMA RESPONSE TEAM (TRT), RESPONDED TO A TOTAL OF 17 VIOLENT INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. THESE INCIDENTS WERE GUN RELATED HOMICIDES ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF VIOLENT ASSAULTS. THERE WERE 526 PEOPLE AT CRIME SCENES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WERE SERVED BY THE TRT. THE TEAM ALSO RESPONDED TO UPSTATE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE 295 PEOPLE WERE SERVED. 20 FAMILIES WERE SERVED THROUGH FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS AND / OR VIGILS. 7292551 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X BETSY R FOOTE 3154282205 PO BOX 2129 SYRACUSE NY 13220 CHRISTINE BOWERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY BOYNTON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY D'ANGELO 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ENNIS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARION ERVIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES FENNELL 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA FREEDMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD HOLE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH L RUFO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES M SPROCK JR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA STEHLE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA STITH 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY TOWNSEND 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL TREMONT 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WALL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTHA WINSLOW 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDALL WOLKEN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY BERRY 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DUERR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR MICHAEL O'LEARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY FOX 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DREW A JAMES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL F MELARA 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY OGDEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEOLA RODGERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV KEVIN AGEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARITZA ALVARADO 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN J GORCZYNSKI 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG LOH 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSA CLARK 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA BOSTWICK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES D FREYER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER G MAIER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA BIESIADA O'NEILL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HUMPHREY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH E O' HARA 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD MORGAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE PETERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE MARIE MULLIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS J LAZARSKI 40.00 X 123331 0 19028 BETSY R FOOTE 40.00 X 79776 0 12167 203107 0 31195 1 0 0 0 0 31184 216866 7634078 65253 7882128 SERVICE FEE INCOME 561000 188710 188710 188710 133855 133855 2748890 2591716 157174 157174 157174 OTHER REVENUE- EXCLUDED 900099 11921 11921 11921 8373788 200631 0 291029 6192649 6192649 235677 148535 87142 868239 317310 220495 330434 19095 6061 6345 6689 87654 37842 33527 16285 82996 35351 19296 28349 2788 789 684 1315 28200 24000 4200 38735 38735 27488 3777 14349 9362 44573 9649 14473 20451 22080 4658 9658 7764 150410 36450 53983 59977 15242 2651 5383 7208 4763 4459 304 92321 22158 33235 36928 7547 1811 2717 3019 11199 2670 3980 4549 PROGRAM EXPENSES 492217 466273 306 25638 PRINTING 78690 3134 758 74798 RECOGNITION 9229 783 884 7562 8511792 7292551 574409 644832 40446 52470 1063057 1422582 3738469 3560702 14043 20246 406576 383883 30240 22693 3812833 3845323 76687 57600 8775775 8981616 95656 76821 1948709 1939894 176926 235483 98375 98375 3544533 3624959 5864199 5975532 X 174464 91576 2668427 2849291 68685 65217 2911576 3006084 8775775 8981616 -138004 232512 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5971345 8140303 8007489 7814136 7882128 37815401 5971345 8140303 8007489 7814136 7882128 37815401 37815401 -261468 324238 348269 59501 291029 761569 10479 4942 1275 10086 11921 38703 38615673 1125790 0.97930 0.98460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 68685 -3468 65217 62462 6223 68685 61716 746 62462 55707 6009 61716 57530 -1823 55707 1.00000 0 0 73824 71426 2398 332752 312457 20295 22693 UNDESIGNATED ALLOCATIONS PAYABLE 3624959 3624959 X 6021271 232512 21264 253776 5767495 38735 2567558 2606293 8373788 5926763 21264 21264 5905499 38735 2567558 2606293 8511792 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY A DONOR TO HELP WITH GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS FROM THE FUND ARE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: 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 2,567,558. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONOR DESIGNATIONS TO AGENCIES 2,567,558. 1 AIDS COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC 627 WEST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161359060 74142 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCES 1065 JAMES STREET SUITE 220 SYRACUSE NY 13203 161098311 21323 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ARISE INC 635 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE NY 13203 161186293 150337 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SYRACUSE 2100 EAST FAYETTE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13224 150532240 84353 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY 1654 WEST ONONDAGA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 150532085 722056 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CENTER FOR COMM ALTERNATIVES 115 EAST JEFFERSON STREET SUITE 300 300 SYRACUSE NY 13202 161395992 198371 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC 6520 BASILE ROWE EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057 160984299 197973 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O FOOD BANK OF CNY 6970 SCHUYLER ROAD EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057 222816988 118174 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O GIRL SCOUTS OF NY PENN PATHWAYS 8170 THOMPSON ROAD CICERO NY 13039 150627396 22194 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O INTERFAITH WORKS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC 3049 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13224 161064233 111932 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SYRACUSE 5655 THOMPSON ROAD DEWITT NY 13214 150539101 11716 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SAMARITAN CENTER INC 310 MONTGOMERY STREET SYRACUSE NY 13203 161328786 39402 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER SYRACUSE 2111 SOUTH SALINA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13205 161002098 32804 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE 700 OSWEGO STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161023352 108136 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SALVATION ARMY OF THE SYRACUSE AREA 677 SOUTH SALINA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 161057773 677180 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O VERA HOUSE INC 6181 THOMPSON ROAD SUITE 100 SYRACUSE NY 13206 510201530 239676 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O YMCA SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY 120 EAST WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 415 SYRACUSE NY 13202 150532277 152371 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ELMCREST CHILDREN'S CENTER INC 960 SALT SPRINGS ROAD SYRACUSE NY 13244 150539090 80792 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O AMERICAN RED CROSS ONONDAGA-OSWEGO CHAPTER 344 WEST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 530196605 128873 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CHILDREN'S CONSORTIUM 2122 ERIE BOULEVARD EAST SYRACUSE NY 13224 161019998 70295 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HILLSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER 1183 MONROE AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14620 160743039 53274 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O PEACE 271 SOUTH SALINA STREET 2ND FLOOR SYRACUSE NY 13202 166095039 101904 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF CNY 722 WEST MANLIUS STREET EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057 161279753 30461 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SYRACUSE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER 716 HAWLEY AVENUE SYRACUSE NY 13203 161116632 17433 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O AURORA OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC 518 JAMES STREET SUITE 100 SYRACUSE NY 13203 150543651 130771 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O CHILD CARE SOLUTIONS 6724 THOMPSON ROAD SYRACUSE NY 13221 161057376 79667 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O FRANK H HISCOCK LEGAL AID SOCIETY 351 SOUTH WARREN STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 150527253 51549 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS 405 GIFFORD STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 150532198 333641 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O ON POINT FOR COLLEGE INC 1654 WEST ONONDAGA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161569356 77793 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O SYRACUSE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES 4101 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13214 161116632 13333 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY INC 420 EAST GENESEE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13202 161039435 31867 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O HILLSIDE WORK SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION 1183 MONROE AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14620 161493404 14059 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O MCMAHON RYAN CHILD ADVOCACY SITE 509 WEST ONONDAGA STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 161563195 22194 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O WELCH TERRACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND INC 1047 EAST FAYETTE STREER SYRACUSE NY 13210 161442502 15990 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY CENTER 901 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE NY 13203 161482758 30930 SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O 1213 DESIGNATIONS TO OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS 518 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE NY 13220 150532073 1911122 12/13 DESIGNATIONS AS MADE BY CAMPAIGN DONORS TO NON-UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AGENCIES. 35 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUND OPERATES ON THREE- YEAR FUNDING CYCLE, CURRENTLY JULY 1, 2011 TO JUNE 30, 2014. 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 12/13 DESIGNATIONS TO OTHER 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATIONS AGENCY NAME WITH TOTAL DESIGNATION UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - $361,250 UNITED WAY OF CAYUGA COUNTY, INC. - $245,953 COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES OF NEW YORK - $79,628 UNITED WAY OF GREATER OSWEGO COUNTY, INC - $44,390 FRANCIS HOUSE - $39,532 INTL ASSOC OF LIONS CLUBS/SYR LIONS CLUB CHARITY FUND - $36,000 RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE OF SYRACUSE - $32,499 AMERICA'S CHARITIES INCORPORATED - $29,496 SAY YES TO EDUCATION/SYRACUSE CHAPTER - $26,386 CROUSE HEALTH FOUNDATION - $24,978 THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CNY - $24,000 ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION - $23,885 CARING COALITION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $21,723 PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCHESTER/SYRACUSE REGION, INC. - $21,513 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $19,766 ANIMAL CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $19,406 MERCY WORKS INC. - $19,258 UNITED WAY OF THE VALLEY & GREATER UTICA AREA - $18,959 CENTRAL NEW YORK SPCA - $18,945 ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, CNY CHAPTER - $18,174 LONGHOUSE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INC. - $17,631 INDEPENDENT CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $16,937 GLOBAL IMPACT - $16,150 UPSTATE MEDICAL ALUMNI FOUNDATION - $15,845 EARTH SHARE OF NEW YORK - $15,275 SETON FOOD PANTRY, INC. - $14,856 ENABLE - $13,552 HERKIMER/MADISON/ONEIDA SEFA - $13,352 SUCCESS BY 6 - $13,113 SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION - $12,147 NEIGHBOR TO NATION - $11,679 UNITED WAY FOR CORTLAND COUNTY - $11,034 CHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION INC. ATTN: THE CHAUTAUQUA FUND - $11,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES - $10,671 UNITED WAY OF SENECA COUNTY, INC. - $10,181 SOLVAY GEDDES COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER, INC. - $9,940 HEALTH & MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $9,833 JOWONIO SCHOOL - $9,633 HOPE FOR BEREAVED - $9,630 NEW HOPE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. - $8,954 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESOURCES OF CNY - $8,807 JEWISH FEDERATION OF CNY - $8,146 SARAH HOUSE, INC. - $7,370 ADVOCATES, INC. - $7,057 UNITED WAY OF GREATER ONEIDA, INC. - $6,804 CHILDREN'S CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $6,750 OSWEGO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC. - $6,456 M.O.S.T. (MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) - $6,398 UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER - $6,372 CHRISTIAN SERVICE CHARITIES - $6,324 GREATER ROCHESTER SEFA - $5,581 ARISE AT THE FARM - $5,553 ELDERCARE FOUNDATION - $5,375 LORETTO FOUNDATION - $5,273 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY - $5,263 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION - $5,227 AMERICAN RED CROSS - $5,182 CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES, INC. - $5,162 ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - $5,000 CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - $4,993 YMCA OF GREATER SYRACUSE - $4,916 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY- EASTERN DIV. - $4,889 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY - $4,700 CORTLAND COUNTY SEFA - $4,532 UNITED COMMUNITY CHEST OF CAZENOVIA, FENNER & NELSON - $4,447 CENTRAL NEW YORK CAT COALITION - $4,286 MENORAH PARK CAMPUS - $4,212 JEFFERSON/LEWIS SEFA - $4,193 UNITED WAY OF BROOME COUNTY - $4,161 BELIEVER'S CHAPEL NORTH - OUTREACH - $3,900 CHEMUNG COUNTY SEFA - $3,835 LEADERSHIP GREATER SYRACUSE - $3,820 MILITARY FAMILY AND VETERANS SERVICE ORG OF AMERICA - $3,682 VERA HOUSE FOUNDATION - $3,526 OPHELIA'S PLACE - $3,459 SPAULDING SUPPORT SERVICES - $3,437 LAFAYETTE OUTREACH, INC. - $3,401 BROOME/CHENANGO/TIOGA SEFA - $3,271 EARTH SHARE - $3,250 UNITED WAY OF ROME & WESTERN ONEIDA COUNTY, INC. - $3,222 SULLIVAN FOOD CUPBOARD - $3,200 MADISON COUNTY FEDERATION COMMUNITY CHESTS - $2,980 AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION - SYRACUSE - $2,973 TEEN CHALLENGE SYRACUSE CHAPTER - $2,943 BASCOL - $2,911 CNY FRIENDS - $2,896 DUNBAR ASSOCIATION, INC. - $2,854 FRIENDS OF THE ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO AT BURNET PARK - $2,777 MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE FOUNDATION - $2,765 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CNY - $2,754 HUMAN CARE CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $2,718 RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $2,671 CANCERCURE OF AMERICA - $2,666 MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES - $2,606 YOUNG LIFE WEST NY30 - $2,600 SYRACUSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE - $2,576 CHARITIES UNDER 1% OVERHEAD FEDERATION - $2,564 FRIENDS OF THE NORTH SYRACUSE EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM - $2,500 K.A.R.E. FOUNDATION - $2,500 HUMANE ASSOC. OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $2,487 MATTHEW HOUSE, INC. - $2,423 THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER - $2,407 COUNTY NORTH CHILDREN'S CENTER - $2,376 UNITED WAY OF TOMPKINS COUNTY - $2,319 CHADWICK RESIDENCE, INC. - $2,283 NYS TROOPERS PBS SIGNAL 30 FUND, INC. - $2,280 SPCA OF UPSTATE NY - $2,278 JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CNY CHAPTER - $2,170 PERSON TO PERSON: CITIZEN ADVOCACY - $2,146 POSTAL EMPLOYEES' RELIEF FUND - $2,142 GREATER CAPITAL REGION SEFA - $2,095 CAZ CARES - $2,080 CAROL BALDWIN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUND OF CNY - $2,035 LEGAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INC. - $2,026 CHILDREN FIRST - AMERICA'S CHARITIES - $2,017 LITERACY COALITION OF ONONDAGA COUNTY - $2,001 BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - $1,963 ARC OF ONONDAGA COUNTY - $1,943 UNITED WAY OF THE SOUTHERN TIER - $1,922 MEALS ON WHEELS OF SYRACUSE, NY INC. - $1,899 SKANEATELES EDUCATION FOUNDATION - $1,893 CHRISTIAN CHARITIES USA - $1,876 FAITH HERITAGE SCHOOL - $1,834 YOUNG LIFE SYRACUSE NY24 - $1,822 THE EVERETT JEWISH LIFE CENTER - $1,800 CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION-ROCH, SYR TO ALB + SOUTH - $1,782 NIAGARA FRONTIER SEFA - $1,769 CNY CHINESE SCHOOL - $1,762 EAST SYRACUSE MINOA EDUCATION FOUNDATION - $1,762 BURN FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $1,756 FAYETTEVILLE MANLIUS A BETTER CHANCE - $1,747 UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY - $1,712 SACRED HEART CHURCH - ANNA'S PANTRY - $1,696 UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK - $1,696 SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK, INC. - $1,661 AIR - 1 FOUNDATION - $1,648 UNITED WAY OF LAUREL COUNTY - $1,642 ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL - $1,590 WHOLE ME, INC. - $1,588 SYRACUSE OPEN HOUSE, INC. - $1,548 ASPCA: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREV OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - $1,542 FATHER CHAMPLINS' GUARDIAN ANGEL SOCIETY - $1,540 TOMPKINS/SCHUYLER COUNTIES SEFA - $1,536 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WESTERN AND METRO NEW YORK - $1,525 BRADY FAITH CENTER - $1,448 AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION - $1,415 MOVE ALONG, INC. - $1,391 HUMAN & CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS OF AMERICA - $1,374 L'ARCHE SYRACUSE, INC. - $1,366 BALTIMORE WOODS NATURE CENTER - $1,294 MERCY FLIGHT CENTRAL, INC. - $1,293 SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE CNY AFFILIATE - $1,282 FINGER LAKES SPCA OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - $1,245 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION- NYC - $1,218 ARC OF ONONDAGA FOUNDATION - $1,213 CHILDREN'S MEDICAL & RESEARCH CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $1,196 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOC. OF AMERICA - $1,187 LIBERTY RESOURCES, INC. - $1,165 THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY WESTERN & CNY CHAPTER - $1,141 CNY ARTS - $1,110 NORTH AREA VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS (NAVAC) - $1,104 PLANNED PARENTHOOD MOHAWK HUDSON, INC. - $1,104 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL - $1,100 MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL - $1,100 CHRISTIAN HEALTH SERVICE OF SYRACUSE INC - $1,080 SYRACUSE HOME ASSOCIATION - $1,080 FROM THE GROUND UP THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP, INC. - $1,079 CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION CHARITIES OF AMERICA - $1,070 SYRACUSE COMMUNITY CHOIR INC. - $1,060 FRIENDS OF OSWEGO COUNTY HOSPICE - $1,056 SAVES SKANEATELES AMBULANCE VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY - $1,050 CLEAR PATH FOR VETS - $1,040 TIOGA COUNTY UNITED WAY - $1,026 EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART - $1,025 SKANEATELES SKI CLUB - $1,020 CAYUGA/SENECA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY - $1,000 419 AGENCIES WITH TOTAL DESIGNATIONS LESS THAN $1,000 - $155,933 TOTAL - $1,911,122 X 16 65253 AVE LOW/ HIGH DAY SOLD 0 1 1 THIRD PARTY USE: PART I, LINE 32B: UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK USES AN INVESTMENT FIRM TO MAINTAIN AND/ OR SELL NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS OF SECURITIES. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 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 LIVES. 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. FOCUS AREA #1 EDUCATION PART 1 FORM 990. PART III, LINE 4A EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SYRACUSE: $84,353 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM (6-12) IMMEDIATELY AFTER SCHOOL, CHILDREN AGES 6-12 PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS WHERE THEY RECEIVE EDUCATION AND LITERACY INSTRUCTION PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED TEACHERS, REINFORCED BY FUN, HIGH-IMPACT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, RECREATION, THE ARTS, AND HEALTH & FITNESS. 268 CHILDREN WERE PREPARED ACADEMICALLY AND ADVANCED TO THE NEXT GRADE. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $95,000 ELEMENTARY PROGRAM THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 12 IN FOUR DISADVANTAGED SYRACUSE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH SAFE, SUPERVISED PLACES TO GO AFTER SCHOOL, DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND IN THE SUMMER THAT OFFER THEM POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND HELPS CHILDREN USE THEIR FREE TIME CONSTRUCTIVELY. 280 ELEMENTARY CHILDREN DEMONSTRATED IMPROVED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $55,000 PARENT EDUCATION THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM UTILIZES EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM EITHER IN THE HOME OR CLASSROOM SETTING IN ORDER TO TEACH PARENTS PARENTING AND LIVING SKILLS TO CREATE A HOME ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN THRIVE, GAIN NEW SKILLS AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. THROUGH WEEKLY IN-HOME VISITATION PARENTS ARE COACHED, MENTORED AND TAUGHT THE IDENTIFIED SKILLS. PARTICIPATION IN ACCESSIBLE PARENTING COURSES FURTHER INCREASES THE PARENTAL MASTERY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. AS A RESULT OF FAMILIES INCREASING THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. 551 YOUTH TRANSITIONED INTO PERMANENT HOME SITUATIONS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $84,123 PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES NO-COST, HIGH-QUALITY, CHILD-CENTERED, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES THREE TO FIVE IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH AND LEARNING. 205 CHILDREN ATTENDED. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY:$46,863 REFUGEE YOUTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT THE REFUGEE YOUTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROJECT SERVES CHILDREN AND TEENS WHOSE FAMILIES HAVE ARRIVED IN SYRACUSE AS REFUGEES. THE PROGRAM OFFERS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS, ORIENTATION TO THE AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. 396 CHILDREN WERE PREPARED TO IMPROVE ACADEMICALLY AND ADVANCE TO THE NEXT GRADE. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC.:$59,800 STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS THE STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT THAT ASSISTS SUSPENDED MIDDLE-SCHOOL YOUTH, WHO ATTEND THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOMS WITH THEIR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION BACK TO MAINSTREAM SCHOOL. THIS ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED THROUGH THERAPEUTIC CASE MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL BASED ADVOCACY AND FAMILY SUPPORT. 11 YOUTH SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN AT LEAST (2) MEASURABLE CHARACTERISTICS, SUCH AS SELF-CONTROL, COOPERATION, AGGRESSION, ETC. CHILD CARE SOLUTIONS: $79,667 COMMUNITY CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP FUND THE COMMUNITY CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP MODERATE-INCOME WORKING PARENTS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN NEW YORK STATE REGULATED CHILD CARE CENTERS. 40 CHILDREN FROM 35 FAMILIES RECEIVED CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CHILDREN'S CONSORTIUM: $23,432 TEENAGE PARENTING PROGRAM THE JUST FOR TEENS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON INCREASING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES, REDUCING ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN, AND INCREASING HEALTHY OUTCOMES FOR TEENS AND THEIR NEWBORNS. THE PROGRAM TARGETS ISSUES TEEN PARENTS FACE INCLUDING: FUNDAMENTAL PARENTING SKILLS, BONDING WITH YOUR CHILD; RELATIONSHIPS AND PERSONAL WELL-BEING. 90 TEEN PARENTS WERE SERVED IN THEIR SCHOOLS, ENABLING THEM TO WORK TOWARD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. CHILDREN'S CONSORTIUM:$46,863 BABY BEGINNINGS READY, SET, PARENT! FOCUSES ON IMPROVING NEWBORN HEALTH, INCREASING EARLY LITERACY, ADVANCING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. THE PROGRAM SERVICES BEGIN IN CROUSE HOSPITAL AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT ONONDAGA COUNTY. 613 PARENTS DEMONSTRATED IMPROVED PARENTING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES:$34,679 PRIMARY PROJECT PRIMARY PROJECT IS A SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CHILD-LED PLAY FOR SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE THREE WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AT RISK FOR SCHOOL MALADJUSTMENT AND/OR FAILURE. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCSD AND THE PRIMARY PROJECT PROVIDES SERVICES TO HELP IDENTIFIED STUDENTS BECOME MORE EMOTIONALLY RESILIENT, DEVELOP BETTER SOCIAL SKILLS, AND IMPROVE SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT AND PERFORMANCE. 282 CHILDREN SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN AT LEAST TWO MEASURABLE CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS COOPERATION, EMPATHY, SELF-CONTROL, RESPONSIBILITY, ANXIETY, AND IMPULSIVE ACTS. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.: $28,118 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SYSTEMS PROJECT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SYSTEMS PROJECT ADDRESSES BARRIERS TO STUDENTS' LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE USING A MULTI-LEVEL SYSTEMS APPROACH TARGETING EDUCATORS, YOUTH SERVICE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS. THE PROJECT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS TO INTEGRATE THEIR APPROACHES TO BETTER RESPOND TO THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF STUDENTS SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. 365 INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVED BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.: $46,863 WAY TO GO GRADUATION INITIATIVE THE WAY TO GO GRADUATION INITIATIVE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH AGES 13-20, RESIDING IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, WHO ARE AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL OR ARE REENTERING SCHOOL AFTER DROPPING OUT. THE PROGRAM HELPS PARTICIPATING YOUTH SUCCEED IN SCHOOL BY ADDRESSING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DROPPING OUT SUCH AS POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS, AND EXTERNAL AND FAMILY-RELATED ISSUES. 121 PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED ADVANCEMENT TOWARD COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL OR GRADUATION. HILLSIDE WORK-SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION: $14,059 HILLSIDE WORK-SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION HILLSIDE WORK-SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION WORKS WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE PROGRAM ENGAGES STUDENTS AT-RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, PAIRS THEM WITH A PROFESSIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE WHO SERVES AS A MENTOR, AND HELPS TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY ACADEMICALLY ARE TRAINED AND PLACED IN AFTER-SCHOOL/SUMMER JOBS. 32,000 MENTORING SESSIONS HELD FOR 902 YOUTH DURING THE YEAR. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC.: $45,594 FAMILY SUPPORT THE FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM IS A YEAR-ROUND PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A MULTITUDE OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING PARENT EDUCATION, BASIC LIFE SKILLS, SOCIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING PROACTIVE RESPONSES, AND HELPING PROMOTE AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES. 865 HOURS OF OUTREACH, ADVOCACY OR HOME VISIT SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC.: $40,800 H.O.P.E.-HUNTINGTON OBSERVATION AND PARENT EDUCATION THE HOPE (HUNTINGTON OBSERVATION AND PARENT EDUCATION) PROGRAM IS A FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SUPERVISED VISITATION WITH PRE/POST-VISIT COUNSELING FOR PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN ARE IN FOSTER CARE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS PARENTS STRUCTURED FEEDBACK, CURRICULUM BASED INSTRUCTION AND ON-GOING SUPPORT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PERMANENCY FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO EXPEDITE FAMILY REUNIFICATION WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND INCLUDE AFTER CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE DISCHARGED FROM FOSTER CARE. 52 PARENTS DEMONSTRATED AN IMPROVED LEVEL OF INTERACTION AND USE OF POSITIVE PARENTING SKILLS. FOCUS AREA #1 EDUCATION PART 2 FORM 990. PART III, LINE 4A HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC.: $120,700 PRE-SCHOOL 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 PROMOTE BALANCE AND EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, OR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISADVANTAGED. SPECIAL EVENTS, FIELDTRIPS, AND PREPLANNED LITERACY ACTIVITIES FOSTER PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY INTERACTION. 45 CHILDREN MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS AGE-APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND COGNITIVE SKILLS AT MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. INTERFAITH WORKS: $23,432 COMMUNITY WIDE DIALOGUE TO END RACISM COMMUNITY WIDE DIALOGUE WORKS WITH ADULTS AND YOUTH FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO BREAK DOWN STEREOTYPES, BUILD TRUST AND BRIDGE DIFFERENCES FOR ETHNIC AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, THEREBY HEALING RACIAL TENSIONS, IMPROVING THE SCHOOL, WORKPLACE, AND COMMUNITY CLIMATE, AND BRINGING FORTH ACTION FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. THE DIALOGUES OPERATE IN SETTINGS THAT ARE SAFE AND AGE-APPROPRIATE, WITH TRAINED ADULT AND TEEN FACILITATORS GUIDING THE DISCUSSIONS TO FOSTER CIVIC AND SOCIAL AWARENESS, INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR CHANGE, AND ADDRESS STRUCTURAL RACISM. 366 YOUTH RECEIVED ANTI-BULLYING EDUCATION. LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF CNY: $11,716 LEARNING WITHOUT BORDERS LEARNING WITHOUT BORDERS PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR AT RISK YOUTH AGES 12-15, WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (LD), ADHD AND RELATED DISORDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. LEARNING WITHOUT BORDERS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING, SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, SELF-ADVOCACY INSTRUCTION, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, CAREER EXPLORATION AND ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION. 204 FAMILIES RECEIVED INFORMATION & REFERRAL SERVICES REGARDING THEIR CHILD WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER SYRACUSE: $32,804 ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR REFUGEES THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR REFUGEES PROGRAM PROVIDES ENGLISH INSTRUCTION TO ADULTS WITH EXTREMELY LIMITED LITERACY SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ENGLISH INSTRUCTION IN SMALL GROUPS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ONE-TO-ONE VOLUNTEER TUTORING. THERE WERE 338 HOURS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR REFUGEES. ON POINT FOR COLLEGE: $51,549 COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS ON POINT FOR COLLEGE INFORMS LOWER-INCOME AND FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE YOUTH THAT COLLEGE IS POSSIBLE, ADDRESSING THEIR FINANCIAL, ACADEMIC, AND SOCIO-CULTURAL CONCERNS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS BOTH FINANCIAL AND GUIDANCE SUPPORT FROM COLLEGE APPLICATION TO COLLEGE GRADUATION WITH COLLEGE VISITS, FINANCIAL AID AND COLLEGE APPLICATION COUNSELING, BASIC COLLEGE SUPPLIES, LAST DOLLAR GRANTS FOR BASIC NEEDS, TEXTBOOKS AND HOUSING DEPOSITS, INCLUDING FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT. 335 YOUNG ADULTS WERE PREPARED TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO HIGHER EDUCATION. PEOPLE'S EQUAL ACTION AND COMMUNITY EFFORT, INC. $37,233 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE AN ADULT MENTOR TO EVERY CHILD AGES SIX TO TWELVE YEARS OLD IN ONONDAGA COUNTY WHO WANTS OR NEEDS ONE. MENTORS HELP CHILDREN BECOME COMPETENT, CONFIDENT, AND CARING INDIVIDUALS. MENTORING CAN CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROGRAM UNTIL THE CHILD REACHES AGE 18. 120 YOUTH HAVE BEEN MENTORED. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $100,000 CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES THE CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDE QUALITY CHILD CARE FOR LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES AT THREE LICENSED DAY CARE CENTERS LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF SYRACUSE. THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS IS TO OFFER LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILD CARE AS WELL AS PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. 353 CHILDREN HAVE PARTICIPATED. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $79,667 FAMILY PLACE THE FAMILY PLACE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO BIRTH PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE. PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT, SUPERVISED VISITATION, TRANSPORTATION FOR CHILDREN, PARENT COACHING, AND PRE- AND POST-VISIT COUNSELING. ALL SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST PARENTS IN MAKING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT WILL ENABLE THEIR CHILDREN TO RETURN HOME FROM FOSTER CARE. FAMILY PLACE SERVES COMPLEX FAMILIES WHO STRUGGLE WITH CHRONIC POVERTY, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 2,393 VISITS WERE HELD. SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $31,609 NUESTRO FUTURO THE NUESTRO FUTURO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AN ACADEMIC/SOCIAL SKILL BASED TUTORING AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE. IT AIMS TO REDUCE THE HIGH HISPANIC YOUTH DROPOUT RATE IN THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 20 CHILDREN WERE PREPARED TO IMPROVE ACADEMICALLY AND ADVANCE TO THE NEXT GRADE. FOCUS AREA #2 INCOME FORM 990. PART III, LINE 4A PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. AURORA OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INC.: $55,298 VOCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION/HEARING LOSS THE VOCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM EQUIPS YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH VISION/HEARING LOSS WITH THE JOB READINESS SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME COMPETITIVELY EMPLOYED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SPECIALIZED JOB READINESS AND VOCATIONAL SKILL BUILDING, ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AND RETENTION, IN AN EXPERIENTIAL, COMMUNITY-BASED CONTEXT THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF WORKERS WITH VISION OR HEARING LOSS OR BOTH. 134 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS/RETENTION SKILLS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $51,205 LATINO FAMILY SUPPORT THE LATINO FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM RECRUITS AND ASSISTS UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED LATINO ADULTS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE, WHO RESIDE IN THE NEAR WESTSIDE OF SYRACUSE. PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS IN RESOLVING THE BARRIERS TO GAINING AND/OR MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT, WHILE CONNECTING THEM TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WITHIN CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL INCREASE THEIR SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. 55 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS / RETENTION SKILLS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $45,926 REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM THE 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. NEWLY ARRIVING REFUGEES RECEIVE RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. 200 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS/RETENTION SKILLS. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC.: $55,923 SELF DEVELOPMENT REENTRY THE SELF-DEVELOPMENT RE-ENTRY PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO PEOPLE LEAVING THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SO THAT THEIR COMMUNITY RE-INTEGRATION CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE. THE POPULATION SERVED IS YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-25 YEARS OLD LEAVING THE ONONDAGA COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEVELOP EMPLOYMENT READINESS, FACILITATE JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION, AND HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL BARRIERS TO RE-ENTRY. 30 INDIVIDUALS ATTAINED JOB READINESS/RETENTION SKILLS AND DEVELOPED A CAREER/VOCATIONAL PLAN. INTERFAITH WORKS: $26,243 INTERFAITH WORKS HOUSING PROGRAM THE HOUSING PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE TARGET ISSUE OF GAINING AND SUSTAINING ASSETS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT LIFE-LONG DISABILITIES. 445 INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES OBTAINED /MAINTAINED STABILIZED HOUSING. LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF CNY: $18,745 PATHWAYS FOR LIFE PATHWAYS FOR LIFE IS AN INDIVIDUALIZED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES CAN OBTAIN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE, RETAIN AND MAINTAIN GAINFUL, COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT.40 INDIVIDUALS ATTAINED JOB READINESS/RETENTION SKILLS. ON POINT FOR COLLEGE, INC.: $26,243 ON POINT FOR JOBS ON POINT FOR JOBS IS A PROGRAM THAT TARGETS FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATES AND 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. 217 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS / RETENTION SKILLS. PEOPLE'S EQUAL ACTION AND COMMUNITY EFFORT, INC.: $64,671 EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT MANY ONONDAGA COUNTY INDIVIDUALS FAIL TO ACCESS AVAILABLE INCOME SOURCES, FALL VICTIM TO PREDATORY LENDERS IN FILING TAX RETURNS, AND DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO MANAGE THEIR LIMITED MONEY WISELY. THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES FOR LOWER INCOME ONONDAGA COUNTY RESIDENTS, ENSURES THEY RECEIVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS, AND OFFERS FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR MONEY AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. $3,944,426 REFUNDED THROUGH FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES. SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $31,625 CAREER SERVICES THE CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS THROUGH JOB READINESS SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATION, JOB REFERRALS TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT, AND JOB RETENTION SKILLS. ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO MAKE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT AND TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE LATINO COMMUNITY. 297 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS / RETENTION SKILLS. TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY:$18,745 PROVISIONS RESTAURANT & BAKERY PROVISIONS BAKERY AND RESTAURANT IS AN AFFIRMATIVE BUSINESS WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT TO ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN LABELED "SERIOUSLY AND PERSISTENTLY MENTALLY ILL." PEOPLE LEARN TRANSFERABLE WORK SKILLS IN A VALUED COMMUNITY SETTING WHILE EARNING WAGES (REAL WORK FOR REAL PAY). 29 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS / RETENTION SKILLS. WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY CENTER: $30,930 BUSINESS OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING THE BUSINESS OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES A VOCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS COURSE LEADING TO EMPLOYMENT IN ENTRY LEVEL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS. THE MAJORITY OF BOAT STUDENTS ARE LIVING AT POVERTY LEVELS AND ARE HINDERED BY BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING LACK OF WORK EXPERIENCE, FEW VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND POOR LIFE SKILL STRATEGIES. THE BOAT PROGRAM BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN THE SKILLS REQUESTED BY EMPLOYERS AND THOSE OF THE STUDENTS RESULTING IN SELF-SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. 25 INDIVIDUALS GAINED AT LEAST 2 NEW JOB READINESS / RETENTION SKILLS. YWCA OF SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $94,663 WOMEN'S RESIDENCE PROGRAM THE WOMEN'S RESIDENCE PROGRAM IS A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVING UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN, AND WOMEN WITH CHILDREN (AGES SIXTEEN AND OLDER), FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS BY PROVIDING A SAFE, STABLE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN A STRUCTURED AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM ASSISTS WOMEN IN DEVELOPING INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS ALLOWING THEM TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES, FUNCTION AT THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE AND TO BETTER THEIR LIVES. 78 INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES WERE IN TRANSITIONAL OR LONG-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. FOCUS AREA #3 HEALTH PART 1 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A IMPROVING PEOPLE'S OVERALL WELL-BEING. AIDS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INC.: $32,937 SAFETY FIRST HEALTH OUTREACH PROJECT THE SAFETY FIRST HEALTH OUTREACH PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTI-SITE STREET-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES PREVENTION EDUCATION OUTREACH, ONE-ON-ONE RISK REDUCTION COUNSELING, MOBILE HIV AND STD TESTING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRALS WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF STDS (INCLUDING HIV), HEPATITIS AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG INDIVIDUALS RESIDING AND GATHERING IN SYRACUSE. 13,003 PREVENTION SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTED TO YOUTH AND ADULTS TO HELP PREVENT RISKY BEHAVIOR. AIDS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INC.: $17,525 TEEN AIDS TASK FORCE THE TEEN AIDS TASK FORCE IS A YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT DRIVEN, PEER EDUCATION INITIATIVE THAT EQUIPS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE INFORMATION AND SKILLS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HIV/STDS WHILE PROMOTING POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL CHANGE AND SEXUAL HEALTH. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HIV/STD PREVENTION EDUCATION, GIVING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS LIFELONG SKILLS NEEDED TO PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES TO RISKY BEHAVIORS WHILE PROMOTING POSITIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 232 YOUTH / ADULTS WHO REPORT A DECREASE IN RISKY BEHAVIOR. AIDS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INC.: $23,680 THE Q CENTER @ ACR THE Q CENTER @ ACR IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDERED, AND QUESTIONING YOUTH TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF STIGMA IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND TO STRIVE FOR SUCCESS AS WELL AS TO ACTIVELY WORK TO REDUCE THAT STIGMA IN THE LARGER COMMUNITY. THE Q CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING IN SUPPORT OF LGBTQ YOUTH, THEIR ALLIES, AND THE CHILDREN OF LGBTQ PARENTS THROUGH WEEKLY YOUTH GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ART WORKSHOPS, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND COUNSELING. 144 YOUTH GROUP SUPPORT SESSIONS HELD DURING THE PAST YEAR. ARISE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE, INC.: $35,522 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES (CAPS) THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE THROUGH THERAPY, PSYCHO-EDUCATION, AND THE COLLABORATION OF SYSTEMS THAT INCREASE THE FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO SUPPORT THEIR HEALTHY EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 229 INDIVIDUAL ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE EVALUATED, REVIEWED AND TREATED. AURORA OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INC.:$75,473 COMMUNITY LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION/HEARING LOSS AURORA'S COMMUNITY LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM 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 VISION/HEARING LOSS, SAFE TRAVEL, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS FOR INDEPENDENCE AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. 929 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES INCREASED THEIR SAFETY/WELL-BEING BY LEARNING NEW SKILLS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $25,987 BETTER BEGINNINGS THE BETTER BEGINNINGS 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 DIFFICULTY IN PARENTING THEIR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTING EDUCATION. 65 YOUTH TRANSITIONED INTO PERMANENT HOME SITUATIONS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $21,653 ELDERLY SERVICES THE ELDERLY SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES THOSE SERVICES WHICH ALLOW ELDERS TO REMAIN LIVING SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ELDERLY SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO MEET BASIC NEEDS STARTING WITH INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES AND ALSO INCLUDING HOME REPAIRS, FINANCIAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, SOCIALIZATION, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. 299 SENIORS RECEIVED HOME REPAIR SERVICES. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $21,653 HEALTHY TEENS/HEALTHY BABIES THE HEALTHY TEENS/HEALTHY BABIES PROGRAM PROVIDES PRE-NATAL, LABOR AND DELIVERY EDUCATION AND NEWBORN CARE PARENTING COURSES AND SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL THERAPY TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENAGERS LIVING IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF POOR BIRTH OUTCOMES, POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE THAT PARTICIPANTS DELIVER HEALTHY BABIES AND RAISE THEIR INFANTS IN SAFE, HEALTHY AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS. 69 CHILDREN EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN INCIDENCE OR RISK OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $77,951 PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAM THE PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAM PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, UNPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS AND THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF STRESS, VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA. SERVICES FOCUS ON MAXIMIZING ACCESS TO SPECIFIC, AT-RISK POPULATIONS BY DELIVERING SERVICES AT CONVENIENT COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS. 212 CLIENTS INDICATED LEARNING A NEW METHOD FOR DEALING WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $43,305 TEEN PROGRAM THE TEEN PROGRAM SERVES YOUTH AGES 13 TO 18 WHO RESIDE IN TARGETED AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TEENAGERS WITH SAFE, SUPERVISED PLACES TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND PROVIDES THEM WITH POSITIVE ROLE MODELS. THE TEEN PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS THAT PROHIBIT TEENS FROM BEING SUCCESSFUL IN ADULTHOOD AND DEMONSTRATING POSITIVE OUTCOMES. 19 TEENS DEMONSTRATED POSITIVE GROWTH IN AREAS OF BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC.: $36,048 ALTERNATIVES: A VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM PROVIDES VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING, PEER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM MAINSTREAM SCHOOL AND ATTEND THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PLACEMENT SITES. VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM IS ALSO PROVIDED. 14 INDIVIDUALS INDICATED LEARNING A NEW METHOD FOR DEALING WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.: $ 11,716 ACKNOWLEDGING, ACCEPTING, AND ALLEVIATING ANGER ACKNOWLEDGING, ACCEPTING, & ALLEVIATING ANGER IS A SIX-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM TO TEACH ADULTS HOW TO MANAGE AND EXPRESS THEIR ANGER IN CONSTRUCTIVE AND HEALTHY WAYS. 62 INDIVIDUALS INDICATED LEARNING A NEW METHOD FOR DEALING WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.: $11,716 CHILDREN 1ST CHILDREN 1ST! IS A CLASS FOR PARENTS INVOLVED IN DIVORCE, SEPARATION, OR CUSTODY DISPUTES. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROGRAM 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. CERTIFIED, TRAINED PROFESSIONALS COVER TOPICS INCLUDING ADULT EMOTION/PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD EMOTION/PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE LEGAL PROCESS/ALTERNATIVES. 152 CLIENTS INDICATED LEARNING A NEW METHOD FOR DEALING WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.: $13,333 SUCCESS THROUGH EARLY PREVENTION (S.T.E.P) THE SUCCESS THROUGH EARLY PREVENTION PROGRAM IS A SHORT-TERM, ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH SIX WHO DEMONSTRATE PERSISTENT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS THAT INTERFERE WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITHIN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING. THROUGH SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING APPROACHES, THESE STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THEIR BEHAVIOR AND ENHANCE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHILE BUILDING POSITIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER SUPPORTS. 24 INDIVIDUALS INDICATED LEARNING A NEW METHOD FOR DEALING WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. ELMCREST CHILDREN'S CENTER: $80,792 FAMILY TRANSITIONS THE FAMILY TRANSITIONS PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SEXUAL ABUSE TREATMENT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SEXUAL ABUSE. TREATMENT ENTAILS INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE CAUSED SEXUAL HARM TO OTHER CHILDREN, CHILDREN WHO ARE SEXUALLY REACTIVE AND/OR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY INCLUDING SIBLINGS WHO ARE INDIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE ABUSE. 99 INDIVIDUALS DEVELOPED A FAMILY SAFETY OR WELL-BEING PLAN. FOCUS AREA #3 HEALTH PART 2 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCES: $21,323 FAMILY RESPITE SERVICES THE FAMILY RESPITE SERVICES PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE PROVEN NEED FOR A BRIEF RESPITE FOR FAMILIES THAT INCLUDE A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY OR SPECIAL NEEDS. FAMILY RESPITE SERVICES ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY PROVIDING RELIABLE AND QUALITY CHILDCARE FOR THE CHILD OR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS THEIR SIBLINGS. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE AT RISK FOR ABUSE PARTICULARLY BY OVERSTRESSED PARENTS WHO ARE NOT OFFERED A BREAK FROM CAREGIVING. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS NOT JUST THE CHILD BUT THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO PREVENT THIS ABUSE FROM TAKING PLACE. 5,675 RESPITE HOURS PROVIDED FOR FAMILIES WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN. GIRL SCOUTS OF NYPENN PATHWAYS: $22,194 GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: INNER-CONNECTIONS THE INNER-CONNECTIONS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AT-RISK GIRLS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 LIVING WITHIN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE THIS TYPICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF GIRLS WITH SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS 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 OF CHANGE. 487 INDIVIDUALS INDICATED LEARNING A NEW METHOD FOR DEALING WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. HILLSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $53,274 CUSTOMIZED COMMUNITY SERVICES THE CUSTOMIZED COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM IS AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT HELPS YOUTH WITH EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND TO BUILD UPON THEIR STRENGTHS IN ORDER TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR HOME, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SKILL-BUILDING FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS CRISIS PREVENTION RESPITE SERVICES. THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ACTIVITIES YOUTH LEARN AND PRACTICE NEW METHODS TO ENHANCE THEIR EVERYDAY FUNCTIONING. 43 INDIVIDUALS DEVELOPED A FAMILY SAFETY OR WELL-BEING PLAN. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC.: $26,094 CLOVER CORNER CLOVER CORNER SENIOR CENTER IS A MULTI-PURPOSE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO OFFER OLDER ADULTS OF ALL ABILITIES SOCIALIZATION, INFORMATION, EDUCATION, NUTRITION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CONTACT WITH OTHER SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT, FOSTERING FRIENDSHIPS AND LESSENING FEELINGS OF ISOLATION. POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF ARE DEVELOPED, ALLOWING SENIORS FURTHER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. 2,932 NUTRITIOUS MEALS SERVED TO SENIORS DURING THE YEAR. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC.: $82,353 YOUTH PROGRAMS (YOUTH, TEEN AND OUTREACH) THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERS YEAR ROUND, SAFE, STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 5 TO 19. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AFTERSCHOOL, SUMMER, AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING IN A SAFE, STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUTH CAN FORM HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, RECEIVE ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE, AND FOSTER ASSET DEVELOPMENT. A FREE, FULL-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM IS OFFERED FOR YOUTH AND TEENS FOR SIX WEEKS. ADDITIONALLY, A YOUTH RESOURCE/OUTREACH COMPONENT PROVIDES INTENSIVE OUTREACH, SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO YOUTH AGES 11-19 WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR SCHOOL FAILURE, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 47 TEENS PARTICIPATED IN SUMMER ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. INTERFAITH WORKS: $13,333 SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM PROVIDES UNIQUE COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT TO FRAIL HOMEBOUND, ELDERLY WHO NEED ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND STAY IN THEIR OWN HOMES. SENIOR COMPANIONS SERVE A VITAL FUNCTION BY PROVIDING FRIENDSHIP, UNDERSTANDING AND DAILY ASSISTANCE TO OLDER ADULTS. BY SHARING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS, COMPANIONS EASE LONELINESS AND BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS THAT REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF ISOLATION AND DEPRESSION WHICH ARE COMMON RISKS FOR MORTALITY AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION. SENIOR COMPANIONS PROVIDE CRITICAL SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, HOME MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO THE FRAIL ELDERLY IN A COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER THAT IS BOTH INDIVIDUALIZED AND SELF-DIRECTED. 111 HOMEBOUND SENIORS WERE SERVED BY SENIOR COMPANIONS DURING THE YEAR. MCMAHON/RYAN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $22,194 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS PROGRAM INCREASES AND ENHANCES THE AVAILABILITY OF PROMPT EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION, AND CENTRALIZED COORDINATION OF MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS FOR CHILDREN IN SYRACUSE WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED OR ARE SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN ABUSED. THE PROGRAM TARGETS CHILDREN THROUGH THE AGE 18 WHO HAVE BEEN REFERRED FOR A MEDICAL CHILD ABUSE EXAMINATION BY THE UPSTATE TEAM (C.A.R.E.) AND CREATES NEW MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED ONSITE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE INITIAL MEDICAL CHILD ABUSE EVALUATION. 70 CASES (CHILDREN/FAMILIES) RECEIVED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $62,140 ADULT DAY SERVICES THE ADULT DAY SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-RESIDENTIAL TO HELP SENIORS AS WELL AS THOSE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MAINTAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE, REDUCE ISOLATION AND TO STAY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE LEVELS OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WITH LINKAGES TO MAINSTREAM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. 14,539 DAYS OF CARE PROVIDED TO SENIORS. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $31,070 BARNABAS CENTER THE BARNABAS CENTER PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR HIGH-RISK YOUTH AGES 10-21 YEARS. THE CENTER PROVIDES ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS ADULT ROLE MODELS TO AID IN THE TRANSITION FROM CHILDHOOD TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. SERVICES INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING PLACEMENT, LIVING SKILLS CLASSES, PEER LEADERSHIP GROUPS, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, STREET OUTREACH, AND OTHER SIMILAR SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOUTH. 195 YOUTH / ADULTS STOPPED ENGAGING IN RISKY BEHAVIORS. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $183,507 PREVENTIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (PSP) THE PREVENTIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIP 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. 189 CLIENTS DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CONSTITUTES NEGLECT AND PHYSICAL / SEXUAL ABUSE. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $21,810 SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THE SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE BLEND OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS THAT MEETS 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, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR TRANSITION AGE YOUTH. 227 INDIVIDUALS SHOWED AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR DAILY FUNCTIONING. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $23,680 TRANSITIONAL APARTMENTS AND PARENTING CENTER (TAPC) THE TRANSITIONAL APARTMENTS AND PARENTING CENTER IS A 24-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX PROVIDING LONG-TERM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND PARENTING CLASSES FOR HOMELESS PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENT GIRLS AGES 16-21, INCLUDING THEIR INFANTS AND TODDLERS. THE HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES ACCESS TO 24 HOUR SUPERVISION, BUILDING SECURITY, CRISIS INTERVENTION, TRANSPORTATION, SOCIALIZATION AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THE SALVATION ARMY PROVIDES LICENSED DAYCARE SERVICES AT THE CENTER, OFFERING SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WHILE THE FEMALE RESIDENTS FOCUS ON ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL OR THE WORKFORCE. 49 CLIENTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND BASIC PARENTING SKILLS REGARDING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH. SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $31,070 FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THE FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDES DIVERSE HEALTH RELATED SERVICES TO BUILD AWARENESS OF CULTURAL MEDICAL RISK PREVENTION, TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION, TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF NEGLECT OR ABUSE OR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 157 INDIVIDUALS DEVELOPED A FAMILY SAFETY OR WELL-BEING PLAN. FOCUS AREA #4 SAFETY NET PART 1 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEET BASIC COMMUNITY NEEDS. AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK: $117,158 DISASTER SERVICES THE DISASTER SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SHELTER AND FINANCIAL AID FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, MEDICINE/MEDICAL SUPPLIES, BEDDING AND LINENS. FIRST MONTH'S RENT OR A SECURITY DEPOSIT IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ONONDAGA COUNTY FOLLOWING THE OCCURRENCE OF A DISASTER. 204 FAMILIES ASSISTED WITH DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES. AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK: $11,716 SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES THE SERVICE TO ARMED FORCES PROGRAM ESTABLISHES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS BETWEEN SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING PERIODS OF FAMILY CRISIS. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SERVICE FAMILIES WHEN A CRISIS OCCURS DURING THE SERVICE MEMBER'S ABSENCE. 155 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES WERE ASSISTED WITH VARIOUS SERVICES. ARISE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE, INC.: $11,716 CRISIS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION SERVICES THE CRISIS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM ASSISTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN RESOLVING AN IMMEDIATE CRISIS AND PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN SKILLS, OBTAIN RESOURCES, AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENCE AND PREVENT FUTURE CRISES. 269 ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WERE HELD WITH INDIVIDUALS TO HELP WITH CRISIS MANAGEMENT ISSUES. ARISE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE, INC.: $103,099 OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC THE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS OF SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS, COMPLEX FAMILY ISSUES, LIMITED COPING SKILLS, AND A LACK OF SOCIAL SUPPORTS. SERVICES HELP CLIENTS DEVELOP SKILLS THAT IMPROVE EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND OCCUPATIONAL FUNCTIONING, WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING INDEPENDENCE AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. 631 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES DEMONSTRATED AN IMPROVED LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $50,291 COORDINATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS MEN THE COORDINATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS MEN PROGRAM ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS MEN IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT SHELTER AT THE OXFORD STREET INN AS WELL AS RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, PERMANENT APARTMENTS AND RELATED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO OFFER IMMEDIATE OVERNIGHT REFUGE FROM THE STREETS AND TO PROVIDE THE SHELTER'S GUESTS BOTH THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENCE. 40,463 SHELTER NIGHTS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED FOR HOMELESS MEN. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $56,236 COORDINATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN COORDINATED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN IS A COLLABORATION WITH CHADWICK HOUSE WHICH PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND HOUSING VULNERABLE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE INTERVENTION AIMED AT PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SUPPORTED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WHEN NECESSARY AS WELL AS RELOCATION AND FOLLOW-UP CASE MANAGEMENT DIRECTED AT ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENT LIVING. 13,444 SHELTER NIGHTS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC.: $46,863 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MEANS TO ALLEVIATE AN IMMEDIATE CRISIS HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO PREVENT RECURRENCE. IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE MAY INCLUDE FOOD, RENT OR UTILITY PAYMENTS, MOVING SERVICES, CLOTHING, OR FURNITURE, WHILE ALSO SEEKING TO ENGAGE THE CLIENTS TO EXPLORE OPTIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO A RESOLUTION OR STABILIZATION OF THEIR PRESENT SITUATION. THIS INCLUDES ASSISTING THEM IN ACCESSING PUBLIC BENEFITS WHEN APPROPRIATE AS WELL AS UTILIZING MAINSTREAM RESOURCES. 3,999 FOOD PACKAGES, WHICH SUSTAIN A HOUSEHOLD FOR 3 DAYS, WERE DISTRIBUTED. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES, INC.: $46,600 ONONDAGA CASA PROGRAM (COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES) THE ONONDAGA CASA PROGRAM RECRUITS, TRAINS AND SUPERVISES VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE AS COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES, PROVIDING OBJECTIVE INFORMATION TO FAMILY COURT AND SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE BEST INTERESTS OF A CHILD IN NEGLECT AND ABUSE CASES. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE TIME A CHILD SPENDS IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS, AND REDUCE OVERALL INSTABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY FOR THE CHILD. 113 INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN DAILY FUNCTIONING. CONTACT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.: $51,549 TELEPHONE AND WEB-BASED SERVICES TELEPHONE AND WEB-BASED SERVICES 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. 27,113 WERE PROVIDED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO MANAGE / PREVENT CRISIS. FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK: $44,051 PERISHABLE FOODS PROGRAM THE PERISHABLE FOODS PROGRAM RESCUES NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE PROGRAM DELIVERS DONATED DAIRY, PRODUCE AND OTHER PERISHABLE FOODS TO COMMUNITY SITES FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION. 479,124 INDIVIDUAL MEALS WERE SERVED DURING THE YEAR. FRANK H. HISCOCK LEGAL AID SOCIETY: $51,549 CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PREVENT CRISES BY PROVIDING FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PERSONS IN A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL MATTERS INCLUDING FAMILY LAW, HOUSING AND UNEMPLOYMENT. SPECIALIZED PROJECTS PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS INCLUDING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS, CANCER PATIENTS, IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS AND FORECLOSURE. 728 INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED WITH CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE. HUNTINGTON FAMILY CENTERS, INC.: $18,100 EMERGENCY SERVICES THE EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND LEAD FREE HOUSING WHILE HELPING THEM FIND THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO REDUCE FUTURE CRISES AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE. 674 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE. INTERFAITH WORKS: $30,180 CENTER FOR NEW AMERICANS - COMMUNITY INTEGRATION THE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THEIR ARRIVAL TO AMERICA/THE SYRACUSE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE SPECIFIC, SPECIALIZED PROBLEM SOLVING ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY CULTURALLY COMPETENT STAFF AND TRANSLATORS, KNOWN TO, AND TRUSTED BY THE LOCAL REFUGEE COMMUNITY. 876 REFUGEE CLIENTS / FAMILIES WERE SERVED. INTERFAITH WORKS: $18,745 CENTER FOR NEW AMERICANS - MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAM THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAM WORKS WITH REFUGEE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO PROVIDE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT AS WELL AS ORIENTATION TO THE AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. 47 INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL CRISIS DEMONSTRATED AN IMPROVED LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SYRACUSE: $11,716 SENIOR ADULT CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAM THE SENIOR ADULT CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE KOSHER MEALS TO ALL SENIORS AGES 60 AND OVER, FIVE DAYS A WEEK. IN ADDITION, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SOCIAL/RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE. 5,617 MEALS SERVED TO SENIORS IN A CONGREGATE MEAL SETTING. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $46,863 BOOTH HOUSE 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, THE PROGRAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF CRISIS SERVICES INCLUDING FAMILY MEDIATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, HOMEBOUND SCHOOLING, LIVING SKILLS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES. 3,140 SHELTER NIGHTS PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $42,177 EMERGENCY AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES (E/PAS) THE EMERGENCY AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES 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. 9,848 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE. FOCUS AREA #4 SAFETY NET PART 2 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $44,089 EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER THE 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 SUPPORT SERVICES AND LINKAGES TO MAINSTREAM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING. 28,000 BED NIGHTS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES. SALVATION ARMY, SYRACUSE AREA SERVICES: $14,059 WOMEN'S SHELTER THE WOMEN'S SHELTER PROVIDES TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR ADULT HOMELESS WOMEN WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES. CRISIS COUNSELING, COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND LINKAGES TO MAINSTREAM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED TO HELP THE WOMEN OBTAIN HOUSING STABILITY, INCOME SUPPORTS, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 6,619 BED NIGHTS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS WOMEN. SAMARITAN CENTER, INC.: $39,402 SAMARITAN HOT MEAL PROGRAM THE SAMARITAN HOT MEAL PROGRAM SERVES HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS 365 DAYS A YEAR TO ANYONE IN NEED. THE HOT MEAL PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO COMBAT HUNGER, ALLEVIATE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION AND INFORMATION/REFERRAL SERVICES WHILE OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BROAD BASE OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. 108,856 MEALS SERVED. SPANISH ACTION LEAGUE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $11,716 HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAM THE HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH THE LATINO POPULATION IN SYRACUSE TO PROVIDE VARIOUS HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES. 407 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED RELOCATION SERVICES. SYRACUSE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER: $17,433 BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE THE BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD, RENT/SECURITY DEPOSIT AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS IN THE NORTHEAST AREA OF SYRACUSE. 3,774 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE. TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY: $13,122 BRIDGE SERVICES THE BRIDGE SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO INDIVIDUALS LABELED SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL WHO ARE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. STAFF HELPS PREVENT AND/OR RESPOND TO ACUTE PROBLEMS THAT DEVELOP REGARDING ISSUES RELATIVE TO HOUSING, FINANCES AND PSYCHIATRIC CRISES WHICH COULD LEAD, WITHOUT HELP, TO HOSPITALIZATION. 48 INDIVIDUALS INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO MANAGE / PREVENT CRISIS. VERA HOUSE, INC.:$36,956 EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM THE 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. 10,035 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES. FOCUS AREA #3 HEALTH PART 3 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SYRACUSE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $13,333 SOLUTIONS THE SOLUTIONS PROGRAM HELPS SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH PAYING BILLS, COMPLETING BENEFIT APPLICATIONS, BALANCING CHECKBOOKS, READING MAIL, COMPLETING FORMS, AND PROVIDING ADVOCACY. THIS SERVICE HELPS TO PREVENT PREMATURE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF INDIVIDUALS, THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING AND INDEPENDENCE. 53 SENIORS DEMONSTRATED NEW SKILLS TO LIVE SAFELY AT HOME AND/OR IN THE COMMUNITY. VERA HOUSE, INC.: $79,570 ADULT AND YOUTH COUNSELING PROGRAM THE 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 LONGER-TERM PERSONAL AND FAMILY EFFECTS OF TRAUMA. THIS PROGRAM USES A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP THERAPY BY A TEAM OF MASTER'S LEVEL CLINICIANS SPECIALIZING IN TRAUMA TREATMENT. 3,360 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR ADULTS WERE HELD DURING THE YEAR. VERA HOUSE, INC.: $80,520 ADVOCACY PROGRAM THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ASSISTS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE BY HELPING TO RESOLVE THEIR IMMEDIATE CRISES BY IMPROVING THEIR PHYSICAL SAFETY AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AND ENHANCING THEIR LONG-TERM STABILITY. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC, SEXUAL AND FAMILY VIOLENCE; INCLUDING WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN AS WELL AS VICTIMS OF OTHER CRIMES. 907 INDIVIDUALS DEVELOPED A FAMILY SAFETY OR WELL-BEING PLAN. VERA HOUSE, INC.: $42,630 YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM THE YOUTH 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 END OR AVOID ABUSE. IT INCLUDES AGE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ABOUT BULLYING, DATING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH AGES 3-21 YEARS OLD. 1,416 INDIVIDUALS INDICATED LEARNING A NEW METHOD FOR DEALING WITH SOCIAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. WELCH TERRACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND, INC.: $15,990 SERVICES COORDINATION/LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM THE SERVICES COORDINATION/LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM OF WELCH TERRACE PROVIDES INTENSIVE SUPPORT TO RESIDENTS ON ISSUES RELATING TO HIV, DRUG DEPENDENCY AND MENTAL HEALTH. THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE GEARED TOWARD PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS FOR THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION AND OFFERING LIFE-AFFIRMING HEALTHY APPROACHES TO PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. 22 YOUTH / ADULTS STOPPED ENGAGING IN RISKY BEHAVIORS. YWCA OF SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY: $57,707 GIRLS PROGRAMMING FOR AGES 5-18 (GIRL'S INC.) THE GIRLS INCORPORATED PROGRAM PROVIDES AFTER SCHOOL/EVENING PROGRAMMING, SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND WEEKEND WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES FOR GIRLS AGE 5-18 YEARS OLD IN SYRACUSE AND ONONDAGA COUNTY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE 8 GIRLS INC. NATIONAL IDENTITY PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME ENVIRONMENT THAT ENHANCES SOCIAL SKILLS AND HEALTHY CHOICES, PROMOTES LEARNING AND THE BENEFITS OF STAYING IN SCHOOL, AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE YET QUALITY LICENSED CHILDCARE SO PARENTS/GUARDIANS CAN WORK. 78 INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES WERE IN TRANSITIONAL OR LONG-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 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.