Tech Central Afterschool Program-
A chance to work with high school students at the new Vocational School of the city.
Tutors are expected to spend two hours with the freshman class answering questions on
homework and helping with subjects including math, science, and writing.
Only a 15 minute walk from BBB
Contact: AJ Nish ajnish@syr.edu

Women's Issues

Chadwick Residence

Contact:          315-476-6554
 

Address:         335 Valley Drive            

                      Syracuse, NY 13207

Walking Distance:  No, CPCS transportation available

Times Available:  Mon-Fri hours may vary

Description:  To provide women in need of safe affordable housing and the opportunity to seek out academic, vocational, and life management training to prepare them to reenter the community as useful, productive individuals capable of sharing their strengths and talents.  PREFER WOMEN.

Potential Opportunities:  Childcare in the evenings, cleaning rooms to prepare to move-ins, organizing food pantry, assist with various holiday parties.  Need clerical assistance, gardening, copying, answering phones, assisting residents with computer training.

Dorothy Day House

Contact:        315-426-4081

Address:        P.O. Box 77                   

                     Syracuse, NY 13205

Walking Distance:  Yes, CPCS available during evening hours

Times Available:  Weekdays and Occasional Weekends 8:00am-9:00pm

Description:  Dorothy Day house is a safe shelter for women and children who are in crisis.  Advocacy, crisis counseling, casework, support groups and referral to local agencies such as social security, the Department of Social Services, counseling services, vocational training centers and educational institutions is offered.  THE SHELTER IS IN A CONFIDENTIAL LOCATION WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY.

Potential Opportunities:  Service opportunities are varied and depend on the immediate need of the house.  Opportunities include but are not limited to tutoring children, meal preparation, sorting donations and supervising children.

Health/Medicine

AIDS Community Resources

Contact:         315-475-2430

Address:         627 West Genesee Street                       

                      Syracuse, NY 13204

Walking Distance:  No, CPCS transportation available

Website:  www.aidscommunityresources.com

Times Available:  Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm

Description:  Our purpose is to enhance the quality of life for people infected or affected by HIV and AIDS, facilitate access to available resources and prevent the further incidents of HIV infection.

Potential Opportunities:  Clerical assistant, making safer sex kits, preparing bulk mail according to U.S. Postal requirements, computer research, instruction, data entry, tutoring HIV/AIDS clients, help with holiday food baskets, brochure/poster development, etc.

Crouse Hospital

Contact:         Nancy Stewart at 315-470-7046
Address:         736 Irving Avenue
                      Syracuse, NY 13210

Walking Distance: Yes

Times Available:    Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM

Potential opportunities: Crouse Hospital offers opportunities that
fall into patient care, office management or medical records.
 

American Red Cross

Contact:         Sabrina Vinson-Denton, Director of Volunteer and Personnel Services

                      315-234-2217

Address:         220 Herald Place                       

                      Syracuse, NY 13202

Walking Distance:  No, on the Centro bus route.

Website:  www.syrarc.org

Times Available:  Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm

Description:  The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its congressional charter and the fundamental principles of International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Potential Opportunities:  Clerical/data entry, assist with the development of training manuals for various volunteer positions, grant/foundation research and submitting proposals, help write administrative and operating procedures for Fund Development Department.

CNY Children�s Miracle Network

Address:         750 East Adams Street CAB #326

                      Syracuse, NY 13210

                      464-4416

Walking Distance:  Yes

Times Available:  Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm

Description:  Commitment ot the enhancement of professional education, research, patient care, faculty development and student aid through: private giving and fund raising; timely distribution of grants and awards; development of programs to meet the financial and education needs of students, faculty, departments of the SUNY Upstate Medical University, and creation of personal and professional growth opportunities for Foundation members.

Potential Opportunities:  Service opportunities include:  ongoing opportunities to learn about the fundraising sector, office support, calling on companies for donations.

VA Medical Center

Address:        Bob Hoss (315)- 425-4317

                      800 Irving Avenue                     

                      Syracuse, NY 13210

Walking Distance:  Yes

Times Available:  Mon-Fri 7:00am-4:00pm

Description:  The VA voluntary services is committed to supporting the continued efforts of the VA by providing Veterans with the best possible health care services.

Potential Opportunities:  Assist with inter-hospital transportation of patients, assisting in gift shop, clerical work.

Poverty

Meals on Wheels

Address:         Linda (315)-478-5948

                      300 Burt Street             

                      Syracuse, NY 13202

Walking Distance:  Yes

Website:  www.meals.org

Times Available:  7:00am or 8:00am-11:30am

Description:  Meals on Wheels tries to organize, plan, and administer the service of delivering well-balanced, nutritious meals at the lowest possible cost to the recipient.  These meals will be provided for those clients who are unable to plan, ship or prepare such meals due to illness, disability, or advanced age.

Potential Opportunities:  Preparation and deliver of food to clients.

Samaritan Center

Address:         Lizzy Krymski (315)-472-0650

                      310 Montgomery Street 

                      Syracuse, NY

Times Available:  Please give one week notice to ensure placement.

Description:  Working in a food kitchen.  Help prepare food, serve meals, and interact with low-income people.

Rescue Mission

Contact:       315-701-3841

Address:      120 Gifford Street

        Syracuse, NY

Walking Distance: No

Times Available: Mon. � Fri., 9:00 am � 5:00 pm

Description: Our mission is to provide services that meet the spiritual and practical needs of the economically challenged.

Potential Opportunities: Students can participate in a variety of opportunities including, grant research and writing, analyzing data, serving meals, sorting clothes, donations and providing general office assistance. Specific information available upon request.

Elderly

Rosewood Heights

Address:         Mike Loughlin (315)-474-4431

                       614 South Crouse Avenue          

                       Syracuse, NY 13210

Walking Distance:  Yes

Times Available:  Mon-Fri 10:00am-5:00pm

Description:  A long term care and rehabilitation facility.  Come to residents whose comfort, physical and emotional well-being and spiritual needs are addressed with care and compassion.  Rosewood Heights is committed to quality and excellence in providing services to the residents, their families and the community of Central New York.

Potential Opportunities:  Transporting residents, one on one visiting with residents, helping to write letters, escoring residents to activities, assisting with group recreation or working in the gift shop.

Housing

Housing Visions Unlimited, Inc.

Address:         1201 East Fayette Street

                       Syracuse, NY 13210

                       472-3820        

Walking Distance:  Yes

Times Available:  Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm

Description:  The purpose of Housing Visions Unlimited, Inc. is to improve the quality of housing and the quality of life in the Greater East Genesee Street and Near North Side neighborhoods of the City of Syracuse and to create a model for revitalizing other neighborhoods.

Potential Opportunities:  Opportunities include:  grant writing to provide activities for resident children and develop quarterly activities i.e. DARE program or "Stop the Violence" program; bring in special speakers; develop new resident packet.

General

Grindstone Farm LLC.

 Contact: Grindstone Farm - gsforganic@aol.com � 315.298.4139

 Address:          780 County Rd. 28

                         Pulaski, NY 13142

 Walking Distance: No, CPCS transportation available

 Website:  www.GrindstoneFarm.com

 Time Available:  Ask within

 Description:  Grindstone Farm is the local community supported agriculture organization in Syracuse.

 Potential Opportunities: Assist in marketing, helping set-up, activities, food and clean up

PEACE, Inc.

Address:         Ellen Gate (315)-470-3300

217 S. Salina Street

                        Syracuse, NY 13202

Walking Distance:  No, on the Centro bus route.

Website:  www.peace-caa.org

Times Available:  Varies

Description: To help people in the community realize their potential to become self-sufficient.

Potential Opportunities:  Service opportunities include: Head Start Program, Early Head Start Program, Neighborhood Advisor Program, Energy and Housing Services, Project ROSE, Holiday Basket Programs, Food services, and Big Brother/Big Sister program.

Wescott Community Center

Address:         Joy Manlove (315)- 478-8634

826 Euclid Ave  

                        Syracuse, NY 13210

Walking Distance:  Yes

Times Available:  Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm

Description:  Various programs in a diverse setting in a multiple use community building.  Service opportunities include: database entry, marketing, history/library development, various Arts programming, assisting with senior lunch program and multiple outreach students.