Mohawk Valley Community Action is the frontline resource for people living in poverty in Oneida and Herkimer Counties, providing direct services and support for education, employment, and family support services. For anyone living in the Mohawk Valley, whether they were raised in poverty, or they suddenly find themselves there due to unemployment, disability or a change in household, Mohawk Valley Community Action should be considered their FIRST STEP when seeking assistance. By helping people in poverty follow a clear path to improvement, Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency provides hope for a better tomorrow for those in our community who need it the most. linktr.ee/mvcaa To apply for employment: http://mvcaa.jotform.com/210814078329052

The mission of Greater Opportunities is to educate, advocate, and empower individuals and families to improve the quality of their lives through the development of self-reliance, while promoting a culture of people working together to help themselves, one another, and their community.

Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) supports and builds power with people across New York State who have been affected by mass incarceration, criminalization and community disinvestment. Through a statewide network of direct services, advocacy and organizing, and by supporting the leadership of directly-impacted people, we advance civil and human rights for all New Yorkers. CCA works to build a world where everyone has what they need to thrive.

Legal Services of Central New York – For more than 50 years, Legal Services of Central New York has fought to defend dignity, strengthen communities, and secure justice.

Food Bank of Central New York is a not-for-profit organization working to eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution, education and advocacy in cooperation with the community. We partner with 371 different member programs, 261 of those are emergency programs and 110 are non-emergency in the counties of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, and St. Lawrence. We have been helping the hungry since 1985, as the main food supplier to the emergency food network. Working with a diverse group, our member programs include soup kitchens, food pantries and emergency shelters, as well as child-care agencies, neighborhood and senior centers. We collaborate with businesses, private foundations, and governments to simply get the job done. Together, we are providing millions of dollars worth of food every month to the central New York region. Together, we can solve hunger. Food Bank of Central New York is a member of Feeding America. We can’t continue the battle against hunger without help from the people and corporations in the communities we serve. If you‘d like to help in any way – from volunteering your free time to setting up a fundraising program in your company—please contact the Food Bank today at 315-437-1899.

Opportunities for Otsego is a Community Action Agency that has been actively fighting the "War on Poverty", based on President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ideals, since 1966 in Otsego County, New York. The Agency focuses its attention on specific problems affecting the community, mobilizes resources, and creates solutions to unlock opportunities for low-income individuals and disenfranchised families. Opportunities for Otsego helps alleviate poverty and fosters self-sufficiency through comprehensive and holistic client-centered services.

Christopher Community provides housing opportunities for people of low- and moderate- incomes, including seniors, families, individuals and those with special needs. We offer more than 3,200 subsidized units in a variety of settings across Upstate New York. Housing communities range from a 150-unit elderly community to beautiful single family housing - each uniquely created to enhance meaningful living, and ensuring comfort, independence and affordability.

ACR Health is a progressive human services provider committed to eliminating health disparities and inequality throughout the Central, Northern, and Mohawk Valley regions of New York State. ACR Health is a not-for-profit, community-based organization providing a broad scope of support services to individuals with chronic diseases including HIV/AIDS, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, asthma, substance use disorders, and serious mental illnesses with the goal of positive health outcomes. Furthermore ACR Health provides a wide array of prevention and sexual health services to individuals and groups with the goal of informed and wise decision making. ACR Health, a legacy of AIDS Community Resources, serves a nine county region covering nearly 11,000 square miles and 1.2 million people.

Contact Community Services is a multi-faceted organization that supports the social, emotional, behavioral and mental health of children, youth and adults. We deliver this support through three broad program areas: Crisis Intervention Services, School Support Services and Training & Education. We provide a free, confidential 24-hour/7-day a week counseling, suicide/crisis hotline and referral service for individuals looking for information on health and human services agencies. We answer calls on our local Contact Hotline, 211CNY calls and serve as a crisis call center for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline throughout the Central New York region, as well as Westchester, Albany, Greene and Columbia counties. We also support academic achievement by addressing barriers to learning. We provide youth development programs; behavioral intervention programs; social and emotional learning programs; school-based mental health and substance abuse counseling; and school-wide substance abuse awareness programs. We are currently located in five school districts throughout Central New York providing these support services to administrators, teachers and students. Additionally, Contact provides suicide prevention and mental health training to community organizations, business and school districts all free of charge throughout CNY. Our classes teach individuals how to recognize suicide warning signs, assess risk, respond in a supportive manner, intervene, connect a person with a trained professional or community resource, and develop a safety plan.

Vision: A world free of violence and abuse. Mission: Vera House, Inc. prevents, responds to and partners to end domestic and sexual violence and other forms of abuse. Values: • We advocate for the right of all persons to live without abuse, oppression, violence or fear in their relationships. • We honor individuals’ choices and empower them to use their strengths. • We foster trusting relationships and respectful communication through collaboration. • We embrace diversity and deliver culturally responsive, trauma-informed services with compassion. • We educate and challenge ourselves, and the community we serve, to promote a culture of respect and non-violence. To continue the battle against sexual and domestic violence and abuse, it is vital to have resources and volunteers. If you would like to help us in our mission, please visit our webpage where you can gather more information on making donations, or volunteer opportunities. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Founded in 1890, the Rescue Mission of Utica is a faith-based, non-profit, multiple-service charitable organization which serves Utica and the Mohawk Valley. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the ministry "endeavors to assess and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of all people coming for assistance." The Rescue Mission provides safe lodging, food, clothing, case management, counseling, advocacy, education, referrals and support services for individuals overcoming homelessness, abuse, additions and disabilities. We are a life-changing ministry that puts the love of Christ into action to those in need.