Qualification: children enrolled in Medicaid under the age of 21 and who have at least 2 chronic health conditions, a diagnosed serious emotional disturbance (SED ), experienced trauma and is at risk for another chronic condition. Health Home Care managers help a family coordinate all of the services the family is receiving, as well as searching out other services your family will benefit from.

The Family Resource Network assists parents with questions they might have regarding their child's special education program and Individualized Education Plan. Our advocates primarily support families via phone and e-mail and only very occasionally are available to attend a Committee on Special Education meeting or a Committee on Preschool Education meeting.

For special education issues that need the assistance of an attorney, our Intensive Advocacy Program provides access to attorney consultation for families who meet our eligibility criteria.

STIC provides Education Advocacy services to families of children with disabilities to ensure that they receive an appropriate education in the least restrictive environment, as required by law. STIC provides education advocacy assistance to parents through our Parent Mentor Project. In this program, a Parent Mentor Advocate, who is the parent of a child with a developmental disability provides mentoring and support to other parents. The Parent Mentor Advocate will use their experience to assist other parents to navigate the complex special education system. The ultimate goal is to empower and educate parents so that they can become their child’s best advocate

YOUTH BASKETBALL (grades K-12)

“The J.C.C. will provide opportunities for many age groups with our new J.C.C. Skills Academy program, instructed by Doneilous King. Starting in November, this program runs every Sunday for 16 weeks from 1 PM to 4 PM. There are also opportunities for Jr. High and High School leagues. Please contact Dave George at daveg@jccutica.net for more information on these programs.”

CHURCH LEAGUE

“This basketball league is for ages 18 and up and runs Saturdays starting end of November through March from 2:30 PM to 10 PM.”

MEN’S OVER 40 LEAGUE

“Join our fastest growing program. Winners will receive special “Champion” T-shirts. Starts November and runs through Early April. Meetings are every Sunday, 4:30 PM to 7 PM. Price: $600 per team.”

METHODS OF PAYMENT: Generally, for the Utica location, attendants do not need a membership and would either rent space out or attend programs hosted by people who have rented space out. Fees and methods of payment may vary.

Sponsors various community programs, including employment,outreach, housing and senior programs

UTA’s Homeless Prevention Program is directed at helping low income tenants to remain in their apartments. Through a combination of intensive counseling, landlord/tenant mediation, court advocacy and in some situations the use of emergency financial assistance, becoming homeless is greatly reduced.

A growing number of households pay over 45% of their income for housing and many of the severely rent burdened are the working poor, some of whom transitioned from public assistance into jobs that are often part-time or short term, and which seldom have benefits. A personal or economic crisis can often bring the families to the brink of homelessness.

FOCUS ON LEARNING: DON'T "SLIDE" THIS SUMMER!

LAUNCH sail is an academically based program geared at maintaining and developing academic skills over the summer months in order to address summer regression; also known as the “summer slide”. Class sizes are small allowing teachers to target each individual student’s needs and provide a hands-on, multi-sensory approach to learning creating a fun and engaging experience for students.

Classes offered include reading, math, written language/study strategies, social awareness, technology, art, and music.

Class periods are 45 minutes in length.

Each child has an individual schedule based on class selection.

Students are grouped according to age.

Class size is no more than eight students per teacher.

Classes are taught by highly-qualified teachers who work in local school districts during the school year.

The teachers are responsible for designing their own curriculum to address the needs of the students, with the exception of reading class, in which the teachers are required to use the Orton-Gillingham/Wilson method.

The program strives to achieve the following outcomes for each student: to be engaged in:

learning

experience success

have fun

experience no regression

maintain academic growth

develop strategies

learn new skills

develop social skills

develop new friendships.

Students of varying abilities participate in the program, including, but not limited to, typical learners, students diagnosed with a learning disability and/or ADHD, and higher functioning students on the autism spectrum.

Case management services and rental subsidies for permanent housing for qualified individuals with disabilities in Orange County, funded by Housing and Urban Development (HUD), NYS Office of Mental Health and Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). Services include, but are not limited to, independent living skills training; wellness coaching, peer mentoring, assistance with employment, #and connections with social and community resources.

NYS program for LGBTQ Military Veterans to access benefits and improve their overall health and wellness. Advocacy is provided for all LGBTQ Veterans.

TAP: A PROGRAM OVERVIEW

TAP provides design, architectural, planning and graphic assistance to low and moderate income individuals and non-profit organizations. TAP disseminates information on programs instituted for the benefit of the targeted population and acts as advocate for such persons on planning decisions.

TAP’s activities are focused on the city of Troy, although projects have been undertaken in surrounding locations.

HOUSING DESIGN

TAP assists non profit agencies with a wide variety of special needs housing including homeless prevention, affordable housing, residential treatment programs, shelters and income eligible subsidized apartments.

TAP prepares building permit drawings for homeowners and zoning and planning applications for proposed projects.

DESIGN ASSISTANCE

TAP provides appropriate rehabilitation advice to applicants in historic districts and to educate the public on historic preservation issues.

PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCACY

TAP prepares reports, presentations, workshops and special events aimed at promoting architectural preservation, design quality, energy conservation, fair housing and removal of architectural barriers.

ASSISTANCE TO NON PROFIT CORPORATIONS

TAP has provided design services on offices, classrooms, day-care centers, museums, arts centers and community centers, as well as maintenance and repair projects for religious organizations.

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