Provides Long Island Children, ages 4-18 years of age with a parent currently incarcerated, the opportunity to meet weekly with a mentor. Also offers workshops within the Community and opportunities to participate in group activities.

Raising HOPE: a one-to one mentoring program to help women in need of support to develop and achieve educational or career goals in order to become financially stable and self-sufficient. A limited amount of financial assistance is available annually to address a mentee’s educational or career goals, or to maintain housing or financial stability. Must be a program participant for at least 6 months prior to submitting a financial assistance request.

Provides training and orientation for individuals who wish to start a mentoring program in accordance with the Elements of Effective Practice. Academy also trains individuals who wish to serve as mentors during monthly evening trainings that are open to the public. Special workshops for mentors and program personnel are scheduled from year to year which share new information in the field of mentoring or new tools and resources that are available. All classes provide a variety of customizable tools and resources. The Academy hosts a Mentoring Conference on the campus of L.I. University/CW Post Campus that is open to the public which includes a track for coordinators, mentors and youth. Call for meeting times and additional information.

The Paul Schreurs Memorial Program (PSMP) offers academic, personal, emotional and social support through a variety of activities including, advocacy, tutoring, mentoring, and community service. These efforts engage youth participants who are marginilized or under-served and provide opportunities for them to experience success and be confident life-long learners.

Provides a positive mentoring relationship with a caring adult for at-risk youth.

Helps youth and families struggling with problems such as drug and/or alcohol use, chronic truancy, violence towards self or others, gang involvement/affiliation, violating curfew, and disruptive behaviors in the home or school.

Site Based Programs match volunteer mentors to children in need of a positive role model. Matches meet on-site in a supervised setting and are professionally supported by a program team member throughout the duration of the program. Matches meet regularly, where Bigs provide homework assistance, friendship and model positive behavior. Programs can include college mentoring, high school mentoring and workplace mentoring.

Offers one-to-one mentoring for school-aged youth at-risk of failing in school, dropping out of school, or becoming involved in delinquent behavior. The goal is that of reinforcing the youth's self-esteem, self-worth and reinforce positive self-image, bolster positive motivation and character development through a positive role model example. Our mentors serve as a friend, coach and guide to mentees with a commitment to offer support, encouragement and to nurture positive ideals. Participants meet weekly for at least one hour. Mentors commit for at least one year and are required to undergo a screening process that includes FBI criminal history, driving record, child abuse and sexual offender registry checks. Mentors are also required to attend an initial 2-hour training prior to being matched. Call for further information.

Supplies innovative, high quality, user friendly resources that help children, teens, parents, educators, and others cope with the many vital issues facing today's youth.

Offers a one-to-one mentoring program that matches a community volunteer with an adult receiving mental health services. Volunteers spend one hour a week doing a variety of activities with their compeer friend. Also recruits and trains prospective volunteers, including providing ongoing support once they join the program.

Offers school-based one-on-one mentoring. The mentor program trains mentors, mentees, and school staff. Mentors and mentees meet at the student's school with the support and supervision of a site coordinator.

Provides volunteer support and guidance, to women during and after pregnancy. Recruits, trains and links volunteers to pregnant women in need of support and provides on-going follow-ups.

Provides youth, who are adopted and in foster care ages 8 to 21 educational and enrichment opportunities through the help of one-on-one mentors.

Provides a program where adult role models help to mentor the children who are receiving services through Children's Village.

Matches children ages 8 to 15 years with with an adult for one-to-one friendship relationships.

Offers trained community volunteers an opportunity to provide friendship, support and guidance to an adult or child within the community that has been diagnosed with a mental illness for a few hours every month by participating in activities that both parties enjoy.

Provides an adult to child mentoring program serving youth in Herkimer County who may be at risk for substance use. Mentors provide one-to-one activities to help build protective factors and reduce risk.

Offers individuals the opportunity to self-direct and control their services with the help of an advocate.

Provides activities such as leisure reading, writing, discussions with knowledgeable adults, tutoring and games that develop cognitive skills to encourage academic performance.

A free, education program that provides practical, emotional and spiritual support for women and men who are new or expectant parents. Includes parenting classes which are Broome County Family Court approved, and a one-on-one mentoring program to reinforce parenting and/or life skills.

Coronavirus Update as of 3/18:YWCA Cortland will close its main facility and all programs to the public at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17 until further notice. Its Aid to Victims of Violence (AVV) program will continue to provide critical services by appointment only unless in an emergency. The Crisis Hotline (607-756-6363 or 1-800-336-9622), will remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as usual. Families in the Bridges for Kids program should feel free to contact Mindy Gardner, YWCA's Mentoring Director, by email at [email protected] if they are experiencing needs in the home Mentoring program for children, ages 5-12, living in stressful home situations. Trained adult volunteers and matched with a child; the pair meets once a week for enrichment experiences to help build self-esteem and resiliency skills.Activities range from playing a board game to miniature golfing to cooking a nutritious lunch. There are also monthly group activities open to all families of enrolled children.

Self-paced online business courses, long-term 1:1 mentoring, and workshops.Meetings can take place at headquarters, various other locations, or virtually.

* Provides information and services for youth and families in the following areas: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Job Readiness Program. Advocacy - Youth & Families. Crisis Counseling Referral. General Counseling Referral. Independent Living Program. Runaway Homeless Youth Program. Substance Abuse Services Referral.

Provides activities such as leisure reading, writing, discussions with knowledgeable adults, tutoring and games that develop cognitive skills to encourage academic performance.

In the Family Development program, volunteer mentors are matched with families in crisis to provide support, resources and training. They are trained to help families recognize their strengths, the opportunities available to them, and to set goals that pave the way toward self-reliance. Mentors have up-to-date information and resources regarding employment, child care, and health insurance, transportation, food stamps and housing.