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Trains teenagers as peer volunteers, to make awareness and prevention presentations on AIDS/HIV.

Offers asthma screenings and education for faith-based organizations.

This program has 4 components: Gardening - 6 gardens provide fresh produce for local residents who participate in clean-ups, planning, harvesting, and other garden activities.School and Community-based environmental education. Enviro-Earth Club - which cultivates local environmental leaders by educating and motivating urban youth about gardening and the environment, while promoting health eating and living among the participants and their families.Special Community Events such as barbeques, art projects and street fairs.

Family-to-Family is the free 12-week family education program for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness.

This program serves children with autism and other related developmental disabilities and provides special education, ABA, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical thereapy, behavioral management, clinical and health services, recreational and social programs.

Coordinate workshops, events and other formats of public awareness and prevention of suicide issues. Helps to educate people about suicide and the warning signs.

Provides integrated, supportive housing for people with disabilities who are facing homelessness. Apartments are available for Medicaid recipients 55 and older who require assistance with activities of daily living; individuals who are 18 and older with eligibility for services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); and military veterans with disabilities. Staff is located on site who advocate for residents; connect them to services available in the community; provide independent living skills training, and facilitate social and recreational opportunities.

Provide courses and public awareness which focus on improving the professional skills of participants and knowledge of the community about birth defects.

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

Offers educational programs for professionals and to the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention; promotes policies and legislation that impact suicide and prevention; provides programs and resources for survivors of suicide loss and involves them in the work of the Foundation; provides programs and resources for people with mood disorders and their families, and involves them in the work of the Foundation.

Offers education and public awareness about child abuse in a variety of methods, including online resources, brochures, and info cards, teaching about issues leading to child abuse and its prevention.

Provides education and public awareness to the community about domestic violence, through community speakers, interviews, conducting workshops, sending letters, legislative lobbying, etc.

Provides education on environmental-related issues, such as ecosystems, conservation, pollution, drinking water concerns, fertilizers, landscaping, population growth's impact, etc. through outreach and online formats.

Provide environmental education and public awareness to schools, students and volunteers on planting trees, design/build gardens, water quality, horticulture, native plants and healing herbs through workshops. Also has a science barge to teach about sustainable agriculture, using solar wind, bio-fuels, and more.

Provides breast health and breast cancer education. Offers bilingual workshops, attends community events, and provides outreach throughout Long Island. Also offers referrals to free/low cost mammograms for women who are uninsured and/or undocumented.

Advocates on behalf of all veterans, advises Supervisor and Town Council on veterans' affairs and issues, promotes military observances and holidays to the general public, and educates the community regarding significant contributions by veterans to America's freedom.

Trains teenagers as peer volunteers, to make awareness and prevention presentations on AIDS/HIV.

A designated stroke center, which offers specialized emergency care when someone comes in with stroke symptoms, a special unit and specialized care and rehabilitation to help increase their chance of survival, and to enhance the individual's recovery process.

Provides education and technical assistance to families and educators of children and adolescents who are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Also offers information regarding best practices and evidence-based practices are the focus of presentations.

Trains teenagers as peer volunteers, to make awareness and prevention presentations on AIDS/HIV.

Offers information and public awareness about Seasonal and Swine Flu, how to prevent it and what to do if anyone suspects that they have come in contact with someone who may have symptoms of swine flu.

Offers prevention services that include free and confidential HIV, HCV, STI testing for at-risk men, short-term prevention case management services, peer delivered support and outreach, and risk reduction education.

Offers prevention services that include free and confidential HIV, HCV, STI testing for at-risk men, short-term prevention case management services, peer delivered support and outreach, and risk reduction education.

Offers trainings and education to families, parent-to-parent support, and advocacy assistance. Provides funding to families for respite, therapeutic recreational activities, summer camps, specialized adaptive equipment, home modifications, and emergency services.

In cooperation with the MHA in NYS and Mental Health America, we promote mental health instigma around mental health issues. Training to empower individuals, families, and groups through peer support, advocacy and provide with mental health concerns on the community level through educational programs and community conversations about mental health issues, barriers to accessing support, and combating the social Tompkins County. As a team of Peer Specialists, we draw on our lived experience and specialized services which promote mental health recovery. We advocate for the human and civil rights of people