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This service provides consulting technical assistance and grants writing services for not-for-profit and government agencies.

Empowers families and informs and involves professionals and other individuals interested in healthy development and educational rights of children. SPAN's foremost commitment is to children with the greatest need due to disability, discrimination, and other special circumstances. Region 1 parent centers are located in: Niantic, Connecticut, Augusta, Maine, Sanford, Maine, Boston, Massachusetts, Concord, New Hampshire, Newark, New Jersey, Rochester, New York, New York City, New York, and Williston, Vermont. Call for more information.

Provides technical assistance by our staff of engineers to small and medium-sized manufacturers and technology-based companies assist entreprenurial enterprises through their manufacturing incubator and business services.

Instituted at request of school superintendents to develop surveys on specific subjects to aid districts in future planning.

Provides technical assistance for employers wishing to establish on-site or near-site child care resource and referral services as employee benefit. On contractual basis to employer, development and implementation of dependent care assistance plans, work site seminars on work and family issues. Offers monthly classes.

Focuses on creating asset development opportunities for both residents and entrepreneurs. Assists individuals in growing and investing in their communities by providing lending capital, training, consulting, technical assistance, seminars, workshops, and low-cost business rental space to new and existing businesses that would otherwise lack access to these services. Assists area residents in developing asset based thinking by providing financial literacy training, basic budgeting, and home appliance loans to combat predatory lenders. Loan programs and Cottage Industry Assistance Program target low to moderate income existing and prospective individuals. Chautauqua Microenterprise Loan Fund and the Women and Minority Microenterprise Loan Fund Programs help small businesses by providing small business start up and expansion loans. The small business incubator offers small businesses an opportunity to grow and stabilize with subsidies around rent, business services, and technical assistance. Program site serves as a Warming Center during times of excessive cold and as a Cooling Center during times of excessive heat. Always call ahead to make sure a Warming/Cooling Center is open before going there.

Provides technical assistance, information and referral, and consultation to community organizations, public officials, the media, and others concerned with affordable housing and issues affecting access and equity. Supports the development of safe, low-cost housing in mixed-income, integrated neighborhoods and downtowns throughout Long Island. THIS ORGANIZATION PROVIDES NO DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES OR INDIVIDUAL REFERRALS.

Provides a range of resources to help parents needing child care, people who want to start or are currently running child care programs, and anyone with a concern about the health or safety of a child in a day care program. Monitors and provides technical assistance to child care providers. Oversight is aimed at the provision of safe quality services.

Provides education and information through seminars, informal meetings, discussion groups, and individuals consultations on the most up to date management practices, product marketing, value added products, and business development for livestock operations.

Inspects and registers New York State Office of Children and Family Services family day care and school age child care programs. Provides technical assistance and ongoing monitoring of programs to ensure compliance with state regulations.

Offers free individual counseling, mentoring, seminars and workshops to meet the needs of local small businesses, those planning to start a new business, or those businesses looking to expand. SCORE staffs several different locations on Long Island with volunteer counselors and is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Call for details and to request a brochure.

A certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) established in 2003 as the economic development arm of Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. (COI). CODI is committed to fostering entrepreneurship and small business growth by providing training, technical assistance, and access to loan capital—particularly for microenterprises that are unable to obtain traditional financing. Our clients often face significant barriers such as limited credit history, insufficient collateral, or a lack of business experience. CODI addresses these challenges through robust technical assistance, including:

• Business Loans and Lines of Credit to new and existing businesses to help with equipment, inventory and operating expenses. CODI offers both Micro (up to $5,000) and Term ($5,000 - $50,000) products.
• Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP) grants up to $25,000 to businesses in partnership with the Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth.
• Business of the Week promotional social media posts to increase local businesses awareness at no cost.
• A 14-hour Small Business Essentials training course that covers Basic Business Structure, Internet Business Basics, Defining Your Customer, Target Marketing, Finances and Bookkeeping.
• CODI’s Home Appliance Loan Program provides consumers with affordable financing terms as an alternative to predatory rent-to-own establishments. (See separate listing for program) (See separate listing for program)

Provides technical assistance through one-on-one consultations, workshops, and seminars designed to integrate the arts into classrooms and community services by teaching artists, early childhood and senior centers, mental health facilities, shelters, at-risk youth programs, prevention programs, etc.

Provides educational resources, technical assistance and training to law-enforcement agencies or other professionals who work in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing and exploited children.

Provides training, technical assistance mentoring and professional development to schools and educational agencies on behalf of children and young adults, ages 0-21, who are deaf-blind. Also offers networking, resources, information and referral as well as support for families and professionals working with the deaf-blind.

Supports and promotes the development of quality, accessible, and affordable child care services in Oswego County. Assists parents searching for child care with registration and enrollment for home-based child care and school age programs. Offers training and technical assistance for parents and providers.

Programs that assess the needs of nonprofit organizations, and other similar groups and offer information, guidance and problem solving assistance regarding specific approaches that management and program staff can use to solve targeted problems and achieve stated goals and objectives.