View Search Results

Provides funding to nonprofit organizations serving Westchester that have submitted applications and are eligible based on the guidelines for the grant. Also provides consultations to nonprofit organizations on how to better financial or technical assistance issues.

Enforces standards of professional conduct in the professions except medicine. Forty seven professions are regulated such as Acupuncture, Architecture, Engineering, Medical, Dental, Mental Health, Accounting, Social Work, All professional practitioners, and Non-Professions.

Campaigning for funds to better serve the community, who cannot afford attorney fees, by retaining and hiring more lawyers.

Ensures the health, safety, and welfare of the village residents, while maintaining high quality public services.

Provides information and resources to assist consumers regarding unresolved issues concerning a hospital stay, nursing facility, or home nursing care. Assistance is case specific. Also provides a description of regulatory over-sight structure of assisted living housing and programs. Does analysis of demographic information and service utilization patterns. Offers such information for program development and planning, offers recommendations for resident health and safety quality of care, options for developments, and program financing.

Provides employment and training services including job counseling, testing and assessment; resume preparation assistance, interview training and other pre-job guidance services; job matching and referral; labor market and career information; information on financial aid for education and training.

Offers businesses promotion and referrals, the Cuba Cash Gift Certificate Program, group health insurance and tourist related information. Sponsors many community events including the annual Garlic Festival and Christmas Lighting Ceremony.

Provides various levels of support to individuals who are living on their own or with their families. Included is in-home respite services, crisis support, family reimbursement, socialization and organized activity opportunities as well as site-based programming.

Provides access, contacts and information to aid in the success of member businesses, serves as a unified voice of advocacy on behalf of the business community and assists residents and visitors with area informational needs.

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

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 programs to members to aid in economic development, transportation planning, governmental affairs, membership development, communications, public affairs, and small business coalition.

Promotes business and tourism, produces brochures and calendars of events for the area, offers a visitor center.

Offers assistance with farm-business analysis and planning, one-on-one meetings with a financial consultant, and further consultancy for family-business operations. Including business plan and budget supports, financial and business decision-making, business transfers, etc.

Provides a variety of on-going and in-service training programs to help teachers develop their professional skills, including technical assistance.

Provides funding for agencies that reflect the needs of the community. Promotes awareness and raises funds for member agencies.

Offers a program that is designed to provide HR practitioners with the necessary knowledge to make informed management and policy decisions. Certificate credits may also be used to fulfill requirements in either the Master of Science in Human Resource Management or Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program offered through the School of Professional Development, or the Master of Business Administration offered through the College of Business. (Be advised that not all courses count for both programs. Students should compare the degree and certificate requirements prior to enrolling.) This certificate program consists of five 3-credit courses. Call for more detailed information.

Provides fund raising for diabetes research.

Offers a wide variety of courses taught by writing professionals, including seasoned and successful authors and journalists. Sample course offerings include: How to Become a Freelance Writer; Publishing Workshop: Pitch Perfect!; Writing for the Web; Blogging: Everything You Need To Know To Start A Blog; Finding Stories; How To Write Clearly and Concisely; Good Writing: A Guide To English Grammar and Structure; Become a Confident Business Writer!; Take Control of Your Writing Career: Self Publish; Proofreading and Copyediting Workshop; Beyond Blogging; I Just Wrote a Book: Now What?; Grammar Mistakes Even Smart People Make; How to Find a Literary Agent; Advanced Business Writing: Sharpen Your Business Writing Skills!; Content Marketing and Blogging Intensive; Fiction Writing Workshop: Success in 6 Weeks; Fiction for Emerging Writers; Take Your Fiction to the Next Level; Your First Five Pages; Fiction Writing Labs; Introduction to Creative Writing; How to Become a Freelance Writer; Memoirs and Personal Essays: Write and Revise; Memoir and Personal Essay Workshop; Memoir and Personal Essay Workshop, Part 2: Get Published!; Write About Your Life!; Digital Journalism for Teens (Grades 9-12); Become a Better Writer in 5 Days! (Grades 7-9); Become a Better Writer in 5 Days! (Grades 9-12); Become a Better Writer in 5 Days! (Grades 8-12); High School Summer Writers Retreat: Creative Writing (Grades 8-12); High School Summer Writers Retreat: Novel Writing (Grades 8-12); The Start Writing! Workshop and Your Children’s Book Manuscript: Take the Next Step! Course offerings vary each semester. Call for more detailed information.

The Office of Special Education provides assistance related to services and programs for students with disabilities. Staff work to provide the most up to date policy and guidance, technical assistance, professional development, and monitoring to attain equal opportunities and positive results for students with disabilities across New York State.

Provides age appropriate primary prevention programs to schools and youth groups (K-12) focuses on refusal skills, conflict management, character building, life skills, drug education, decision making, and problem solving skills. Drug and alcohol education programs also available to community, church, and civic groups. Call for more information. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).

Monthly educational programs linking and supporting all nonprofit groups and agencies within Rockland County.

Workshops and community presentations to facilitate anti-racism initiatives.

Private non-profit corporation focusing on efficient, effective planning and delivery of health and human service programs.HSC's three programs, Human Service Planning, Health Planning Council and 211 Tompkins Cortland, work together to: enhance consumer access to services identify service needs promote sharing of information provide technical assistance and advocacy to and for Tompkins County organizations, funders and policy makers