Community education programs currently offered on a limited basis awareness and intervention training for schools, businesses, community groups, organizations and the general public through programs on recognizing and helping people at risk for suicide informational program about SPCS, its work and suicide prevention for individuals interested in volunteering for the agency

Provides community education and planning, as well as direct client services including one-on-one support, trauma informed therapy, crisis intervention, and domestic violence emergency shelter.

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.

Works to monitor, treat, and prevent incidents of rabies, insect-related diseases, and other communicable diseases. Rabies control encompasses exposure follow ups for humans and domestic animals through contact investigations, pre and post-exposure treatments, animal confinements and quarantines, laboratory specimen submissions, vaccination clinics for domestic animals, and community education. Vector control monitors insect-related diseases such as West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease through a variety of functions such as species surveillance and public education.

Provides a safe space for for LGBTQ youth to gather and receive support from caring adults through case management services, HIV, STD and Hepatitis C testing, mental health assessments, referrals for LGBTQ affirming clinical services, and referrals to LGBTQ affirming health and human service providers. Offers after school programming and support groups for youth, parents and families.

LGBTQ Youth & Allies (ages 13-17) - Meet Tuesday, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
TransYouth (ages 13-22) - Meet the First and Third Wednesday of the month, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
TransParent Group - Meet the First and Third Wednesday of the month, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Unity Group (gender non-conforming youth ages 3-22) - Meet the First Monday of the month, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Q Kids (ages 8-12) - Meet the Third Wednesday of the month, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Youth of Color (ages 13-22) - Meet the Second and Fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Steppin' Out (ages 18-22) - Meet Thursday, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
COLAGE (ages 8-12) for children of LGBTQ parents - Meet the Fourth Monday of the month, September - June, 5:30 PM - 7 PM

Offers individual advocacy to the deaf and hard of hearing; training to encourage self-empowerment and self-advocacy; peer groups; and presentations for assistive technology, interacting with the deaf culture and education youth on deaf culture. Aids in making connections to individuals or organizations that are able to act as interpreters for American Sign Language.

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.

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

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

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).

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).

Facilitates community based outreach events celebrating cancer survivorship, promoting early detection and prevention activities, and honoring those who have passed from cancer.

Offers individual advocacy to the deaf and hard of hearing; training to encourage self-empowerment and self-advocacy; peer groups; and presentations for assistive technology, interacting with the deaf culture and education youth on deaf culture. Aids in making connections to individuals or organizations that are able to act as interpreters for American Sign Language.

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.

Facilitates community based outreach events celebrating cancer survivorship, promoting early detection and prevention activities, and honoring those who have passed from cancer.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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).

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).

Provides a child-centered school, with various programs, to educate students in grades K - 8 with special needs. Programs range from intensive, full-day programs to partial therapeutic activities, which integrates academics, social and behavioral competencies. Academically, the emphasis is on reading, writing, and math. Socially and behaviorally programs include activities that teach specific social and behavioral skills with the purpose to address the relationship between behaviors/social issues and academic difficulties.