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Programs Supported |
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| Responding to Emergencies (including Fighting Hunger and Homelessness) |
Adult Housing
Provides safe, low-cost housing and supportive services to homeless women and their
children. Support services include case management, counseling,
vocational/educational services, and
information and
referral.
YWCA of
Binghamton/Broome County
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Assistance and Referral Program
Offers assistance to residents in need, by providing referrals
to other human service agencies and programs in and outside of the Deposit area. Also
manages the local Toys for Tots program.
Deposit
Foundation and Rural Housing Services
Center for Help
Provides referrals to appropriate agencies for provision of housing, health,
and welfare. Insures access to most current job openings through postings from
local and out-of-state employers. Acts as a registrant for constituents with
children for the New York State Child Health Plus Program. Emphasizes programs,
events, educational and health opportunities through provision of brochures and
postings from community agencies.
Broome
County Urban League
Crisis Services (Project Uplift)
Provides case management and peer support services (parent partner) to adults
and children with a diagnosed mental illness. Services available through
referrals from Broome County adult and children's single point of entry and
include assisting individuals and families to access mental health services,
meeting basic human needs, advocacy, and referrals to other community resources.
Emphasis on preventing psychiatric hospitalizations by providing community-based
support.
Mental
Health Association of the Southern Tier
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Emergency Assistance
Salvation Army program provides immediate emergency material assistance to individuals and families
in need. Includes food baskets, clothing, household goods, and a daily bread
line. On-site community kitchen serves breakfast Monday through Friday and
dinner Thursday through Monday. Catholic Social Service program provides food
and clothing vouchers to individuals or families in economic crisis situations.
Provides layettes for newborns. Offers toy/clothing program in early December
for children who are less than 13 years old.
The Salvation Army, Catholic
Social Services of Broome County
Emergency Housing
Provides short-term housing to homeless women and children ages 16 and older who
are in crisis situations. Offers 24-hour a day admission, case management,
counseling, vocational services, and assistance in securing permanent housing.
Provides referrals for funding.
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Emergency Programs
Provides rapid response assistance, including food, clothing, shelter,
financial assistance, and emergency communication, to victims of disasters or
emergencies.
American Red Cross,
Southern Tier Chapter
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Homeless
and Low-cost Housing
Rents 85 single-occupancy rooms on daily, weekly, or monthly basis to adult
men. Emergency shelter also available to homeless men for up to three days.
YMCA of Broome
County
Intensive Independent Living
Intensive services such as case management, parenting skills, counseling, daily
living skills, and vocational/educational services for young women, ages 19 to
26 and their children, who have struggled to live independently in the
community.
YWCA of Binghamton/Broome
County
Legal Services
Provides free legal counsel and representation to low-income, elderly, and disabled persons
in non-criminal matters that affect the client’s income, housing, or physical
safety.
Legal
Aid Society of Mid-New York
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Provides support, legal information, and advocacy to victims of domestic
violence, including "services on site" to hospitals to meet with
victims.
SOS Shelter
Refugee Program
Provides many services for refugees in Broome County, including assistance in
obtaining housing and food, interpreter services for appointments with health
providers or government agencies, and job counseling.
American Civic
Association
Residential Services
Provides safe housing, food, counseling, etc., for women and their
children who are victims of domestic violence.
SOS
Shelter
Service Units
Provides emergency material assistance through community volunteers to
individuals and families who are residents of Deposit, Whitney Point, and
Windsor.
The Salvation
Army
Updated: July 21, 2008
