Donate Online   Pledge card (PDF)   Partners Affiliates Community   Councils     PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCACY CENTER OF TOMPKINS COUNTY 277-3203 Crisis: 607-277-5000 P.O. Box 164, Ithaca, NY 14851 Provides crisis intervention and support for abused women, children and victims of sexual assault including shelter, hot line services, advocacy, support groups and referrals; also provides prevention education and training.   ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNCIL OF TOMPKINS COUNTY 274-6288 201 E. Green St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides information, education, counseling and referral services about alcohol, alcohol use and alcoholism for Tompkins County residents. All services are confidential.   AMERICAN RED CROSS, TOMPKINS COUNTY CHAPTER 273-1900 201 W. Clinton St., Ithaca, NY 14850 The Red Cross is a voluntary organization providing education and relief services which enable people to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. Also operates emergency shelter for homeless individuals.   BETTER HOUSING FOR TOMPKINS COUNTY 273-2187 950 Danby Rd. Suite 102, Ithaca, NY 14850 Better Housing helps to improve options for low-income people through senior housing, home ownership, purchasing information and assistance, and home repair.   CHALLENGE INDUSTRIES 272-8990 402 E. State St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Challenge is a vocational rehabilitation facility, which provides a range of rehabilitation and employment services for adults with disabilities.   COMMUNITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER 273-9347 120 W. State St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Helps individuals, groups and organizations resolve consumer/merchant complaints, landlord/tenant complaints, neighborhood problems, family and interpersonal disputes and minor criminal complaints through the processes of conciliation, mediation and cooperative conflict resolution.   DAY CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 273-0259 609 W. Clinton St., Ithaca, NY 14850> Provides resources and referral to licensed or certified day care programs, advocacy for the promotion, growth and coordination of comprehensive quality day care services in Tompkins County, education and support services for teenage parents as well as early intervention and outreach to high risk families.   DROP-IN CHILDREN'S CENTER 272-7117 506 First St., Ithaca, NY 14850 The Drop-In Children's Center offers full and part-time regular daycare and short term and emergency childcare for children ages 6 months to 5 years.   FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF ITHACA 273-7494 or 1-800-834-1239 127 West State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides individual, family and group counseling, community education programs, respite services, and employee assistance programs.   FINGER LAKES INDEPENDENCE CENTER (FLIC) 272-2433 215 Fifth St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Works to break down attitudinal, architectural and programmatic barriers that inhibit individuals with disabilities from full participation in the community. Services include community education, outreach, information and referral, and independent living skills training.   FRANZISKA RACKER CENTERS 272-5891 3226 Wilkins Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides evaluations, special education, therapy, transportation, and family support services for children and adults with disabilities.   GADABOUT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 273-1878 737 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides transportation for elderly and disabled residents of Tompkins County on a 24-hour advance request basis. Service is door-to-door and lift-equipped, and can be arranged for any purpose.   GIRL SCOUTS – SEVEN LAKES COUNCIL, INC. 315-539-5085 300 Route 318, Phelps, NY 14532 Girl Scouting emphasizes development of individual potential, values, and decision-making skills to help girls (ages 5-17) grow into self-assured young women.   GREATER ITHACA ACTIVITIES CENTER (GIAC) 272-3622 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca, NY 14850 GIAC provides a range of multicultural, educational and recreational programs focused on social and individual development for residents of all ages in the greater Ithaca area.   HUMAN SERVICES COALITION 273-8686 100 W. Seneca St, Ithaca, NY 14850 Information & Referral: 272-9331   Works with community-based agencies and local funders to coordinate and plan for the effective and efficient delivery of human services in Tompkins County; operates countywide Information & Referral Program.   LEARNING WEB 275-0122 515 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides hands-on experiential education using a one-to-one mentor/apprenticeship model, which teaches young people valuable job and life skills and helps them to make a successful transition to the world of adult roles and responsibilities.   LIFELONG 273-1511 RSVP: 277-4545 119 W. Court St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Seeks to improve and/or maintain the quality of life for senior citizens through recreation, education, advocacy and retired senior volunteer program.   MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN TOMPKINS COUNTY 273-9250 518 W. State St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides information, referral, advocacy and support to individuals and strives to empower them and enhance their mental health.   NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES 273-3666 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides legal advice and representation to low income residents of Chemung, Schuyler, Tompkins and Tioga counties in civil matters including housing, public benefits, social security and unemployment benefits.   OPPORTUNITIES, ALTERNATIVES AND RESOURCES (OAR), INC. 272-7885 518 West Seneca St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides services and advocacy for inmates in the Tompkins County jail, ex-offenders, and offenders' families to aid in their re-adjustment into the community.   SALVATION ARMY, ITHACA CORPS 273-2400 150 N. Albany St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides emergency assistance and a variety of educational and recreational programs for youth and adults.   SUICIDE PREVENTION AND CRISIS SERVICE OF TOMPKINS COUNTY 272-1505 Crisis: (607) 272-1616 124 E. Court Street, Ithaca, NY 14851 Provides confidential 24-hour telephone counseling, preventive education in crisis intervention and suicide prevention, and postvention for people who have lost someone to suicide or any other traumatic incident.   TOMPKINS LEARNING PARTNERS INC. 277-6442 124 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides adult students with free, confidential tutoring by trained volunteers in basic reading and English as a second language.   WOMEN’S OPPORTUNITY CENTER 272-1520 315 N. Tioga St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Assists women undergoing life changes with employment and education, legal, financial and family care issues. Confidential counseling, support groups, public information and job opportunities.   Y.M.C.A. OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY 257-0101 Graham Rd. West, Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides a variety of educational, recreational, after-school, childcare and fitness programs to develop and improve the mental and physical life of youth and adults.   Top of page   AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS   CANCER RESOURCE CENTER OF THE FINGER LAKES 277-0960 612 W. State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 The Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance is dedicated to providing support, education and advocacy for all Tompkins County people facing the breast cancer epidemic. Among the organization’s clients are people who have chosen many different paths of treatment. The agency is united in the fundamental belief that each person must decide individually which treatment is best, and does not advocate one treatment (conventional, complementary, alternative) over another. Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance supports people in their individual choices.   CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF TOMPKINS/TIOGA 272-5062 324 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Catholic Charities offers referrals and assistance with clothing, prescriptions, security deposits, utilities, transportation, employment training and emergency financial support to low-income residents with urgent needs. Catholic Charities serves all people of Tompkins County without distinction to faith identification.   FISH (Essential Transportation)   c/o United Way, 313 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Provides essential transportation through the efforts of over 30 volunteers for residents of Tompkins County who have no other means of transportation.   FOODNET 266.9553 2422 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca NY 14850 Foodnet provides nutrition services to older adults throughout Tompkins County. Meals in community centers improve participants' health and prevent more costly interventions. Home delivered nutrition services, including Meals on Wheels, enable older adults to avoid or delay costly institutionalization and allow them to stay in their homes or communities. Other services include nutrition screening, assessment, education, and nutrition counseling. The purposes of these programs are to improve health, improve dietary intakes, offer participants opportunities to form new friendships, encourage informal support systems, and link participants to other health and supportive services.   ITHACA COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTER, INC. 257-0254 579 Warren Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 Ithaca Community Childcare Center Inc. provides childcare for families of diverse backgrounds and advocates for children, families and childcare professionals. The Center serves children ages 8 weeks to 10 years old and has programs at Warren Road, an intergenerational program at Kendal at Ithaca, and an after school program at Northeast Elementary School.   MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF TOMPKINS CO. 256-7212 512 Alice Miller Way, Ithaca, NY 14850 Mutual Housing promotes self-sufficiency for low and moderate income residents. MHATC provides quality, affordable rental housing with resident involvement and a say in how their community should be run.   TOMPKINS COMMUNITY ACTION 607.273.8816 701 Spencer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 Tompkins Community Action is a private, not-for-profit charitable organization that began in 1966 as a grassroots effort to improve the lives of low-income children, families, and individuals in Tompkins County. The organization is one of nearly 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) in the US. Each year over 5,000 individuals and families go to Tompkins Community Action for assistance. The agency currently operates about 20 programs to assist these friends and neighbors. The programs offered today may be very different from those offered in 1966, but that's because the needs of our community are different. As a Community Action Agency, the organization is flexible and can tailor its programs to the changing needs of our community.   Top of page   PARTNER COMMUNITY COUNCILS   BROOKTONDALE COMMUNITY COUNCIL The center serves as a gathering place for year-round activities for area residents and offers summer camp for children ages 4-12 years and an informational newsletter.   DANBY COMMUNITY COUNCIL Provides a variety of summer youth and adult recreational activities, nursery school program and senior citizen activities.   DRYDEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL Provides youths aged 5-12 with summertime activities and programs. Assists Dryden residents with special needs and supports the Kitchen Cupboard Food Pantry.   ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL Provides daycare and enrichment activities for preschool and school-age children, summer camp, teen program, and a newsletter for residents of the Town of Enfield.   FREEVILLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL Offers summer recreation for area youth and a parent cooperative nursery school. Also, supports scholarships for summer camp and nursery school.   GROTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL Supports a variety of youth service programs for ages 6-17, including summer recreation.   LANSING COMMUNITY COUNCIL Supports a drop-in center for toddlers and preschool children, older adult advocacy program, summer recreation for youth and emergency aid fund.   McLEAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL Offers a community hall for local events and a summer recreation program for youth.   NEWFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL Provides a variety of programs including before and after school daycare, summer recreation, day camp and reading programs.   SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER Provides community programs including a bicycle recycling program, food pantry and senior citizens food shopping service.   ULYSSES COMMUNITY COUNCIL Provides youth programs, nursery school, after-school day care, outreach reading programs, Christmas Bureau and a food pantry.   Top of page