* Aims to reduce the incidence of shootings, killings, and other acts of violence using a public health approach. Identifies and engages high-risk youth in case management Conducts youth outreach Prepares public education campaigns Mediates conflict Provide referrals to local agencies Involves faith leaders Have presence in the streets that neighborhood shootings occur

Provides access to sterile injection sup0plies as well as safe disposal of used syringes. Offers naloxone (Narcan) training, safety planning, and risk reduction counseling.

Provides advocacy, assistance, and role modeling for high risk homeless youth with a mental health diagnosis ages 18 to 24 years. Program options include case management, housing placement, employment assistance, and emergency basic needs.

* Administers a health care center that offers medical, dental, WIC, and visual care services for all ages. Medical Services include: Family practice Pediatric physicians Obstetrician/gynecologist Certified nurse/midwife Physician's assistants Nurse practitioners Behavioral health Dental services include: Dentists and dental hygienists Optometry services include: Optometrists and opticians * Offers outreach services to Headstart, migrant camps, etc.* Administers the WIC program.* Facilitates enrollment to help with applying for insurance.

Provides access to sterile injection sup0plies as well as safe disposal of used syringes. Offers naloxone (Narcan) training, safety planning, and risk reduction counseling.

* Conducts community outreach to build trusting relationships with homeless population, and connects them to housing and other resources within the community.

Provides access to sterile injection sup0plies as well as safe disposal of used syringes. Offers naloxone (Narcan) training, safety planning, and risk reduction counseling.

Provides services to prevent homelessness and facilitates the transition from homelessness to permanent housing. Provides direct housing search assistance, advocacy, financial assistance, case management, and job skills training. Offers bus tokens to homeless individuals for transportation to Department of Social Services.

* Assists in engaging individuals in services who may have never engaged in services before. This program reaches out to individuals who are homeless, and or engaging in using substances. * Provides a harm reduction approach to care including providing Narcan, Fentanyl test strips, and provides resources for safe usage. The intent is for the program to wrap individuals with support and assist in getting the individual connected with services.

Provides supportive services to very low income Veterans and their families who are homeless or are in danger of losing their homes. Services include outreach, case management, and assistance obtaining VA and other benefits. Provides time-limited payments to third parties, such as landlords, utility companies, moving and storage companies, and child care providers, if those payments can help Veteran families stay in or obtain permanent, sustainable housing.

The CAPTAIN Street Outreach Program carries out services related to helping homeless and troubled youth leave the streets and secure appropriate, safe living arrangements, and to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Street Outreach is also in the community to help any youth who are in, or run the risk of becoming involved in a crisis. Street Outreach engage youth in their environment offering basic survival needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, and access to emergency shelter as well as referrals, intervention, and exposure to positive adult role models. The purpose of Street Outreach is to aid youth in making positive decisions in their own lives to remain happy, healthy, and contributing members of society.

The CAPTAIN Street Outreach Program carries out services related to helping homeless and troubled youth leave the streets and secure appropriate, safe living arrangements, and to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Street Outreach is also in the community to help any youth who are in, or run the risk of becoming involved in a crisis. Street Outreach engage youth in their environment offering basic survival needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, and access to emergency shelter as well as referrals, intervention, and exposure to positive adult role models. The purpose of Street Outreach is to aid youth in making positive decisions in their own lives to remain happy, healthy, and contributing members of society.

* Provides connections to services and assistance with finding housing and accessing emergency services.

Update Feb 2024- This program is currently not in operation. As soon as a new agency is identified to offer this service we will provide that updateFor individuals the outreach worker can assist: Help getting connected with services Use someone to talk to, food or other basic needs Need help identifying resources to meet the person's needsFor businesses the outreach worker can assist: Concern about person in distress or behaving in an unusual way (sleeping in public, under the influence) Conflict seen between individuals Refer someone in need of services, or to request support of a human services agency but not sure where to start Recognize that an individual needs help, but unsure whether calling the police is the right action In the event of a serious safety concern, the police should always be called, this role does not replace the role of trained police officers in an emergencyIn addition to the Downtown Outreach Workers, we have just begun a Rural Outreach Worker Pilot Program. The Rural Outreach Workers can assist with the same needs as the downtown outreach workers, except that they will be mobile, traveling across the entire Tompkins County with a focus on "high needs" areas and rural communities where there tend to be service deserts. A rural Outreach Worker can assist if someone is in need of food and pantry items, if someone is in distress but is not elevated to an emergency level (needing someone to talk with, emotional support), to refer to services, and link to resources.

Provides access to sterile injection sup0plies as well as safe disposal of used syringes. Offers naloxone (Narcan) training, safety planning, and risk reduction counseling.

Runs a mobile unit that reaches out to individuals experiencing homelessness, offering to bring them to shelter, and providing food, water, clothing, blankets, and other support.

Assist the unsheltered in Yonkers with community resources, entry point in pathway to services,. Help by transporting them to Department of Social Services, where they can apply for food stamps and medical or mental health services. They accept donations such as socks, hats, gloves, scarves. No acceptance of clothing (i.e., pants, shirts, undergarments) at this time.

Provides "on the street" services to Long Island's unsheltered persons in need. Trained members offer crisis intervention and referrals for essential services, including emergency housing. Team members also distribute kits with clothes, non-perishable foods, blankets, and toiletries to individuals living on the street. The team also works with local shelters, businesses, and houses of worship to assist with resources. Please call for more information.

* Offers prevention education services. Life skills workshop series offered to school and community groups. Training and workshops for parents and professionals.* Offers support groups for parents and youth.* Coordinates and plans services for youth by identifying unmet needs and develop programs to meet those needs.* Offers street outreach and anti-violence groups for K-12 grade.

The CAPTAIN Street Outreach Program carries out services related to helping homeless and troubled youth leave the streets and secure appropriate, safe living arrangements, and to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Street Outreach is also in the community to help any youth who are in, or run the risk of becoming involved in a crisis. Street Outreach engage youth in their environment offering basic survival needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, and access to emergency shelter as well as referrals, intervention, and exposure to positive adult role models. The purpose of Street Outreach is to aid youth in making positive decisions in their own lives to remain happy, healthy, and contributing members of society.

The CAPTAIN Street Outreach Program carries out services related to helping homeless and troubled youth leave the streets and secure appropriate, safe living arrangements, and to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Street Outreach is also in the community to help any youth who are in, or run the risk of becoming involved in a crisis. Street Outreach engage youth in their environment offering basic survival needs such as food, clothing, hygiene products, and access to emergency shelter as well as referrals, intervention, and exposure to positive adult role models. The purpose of Street Outreach is to aid youth in making positive decisions in their own lives to remain happy, healthy, and contributing members of society.

* Assembles a group of volunteers in the community to perform wellness checks, distribue basic needs items, clean up needles in "hot zones', and outreach. Clean ups by request.* Offers onsite health resources, food, wound care kits, Nalaxone, blankets, seasonal clothing, Narcan training and doses, and hotline information.

Offers programs, support, and referrals to homeless individuals, including legal and medical clinics. Individuals are offered acute medical assistance, blankets, water, food, and transitional housing.

* Provides community outreach, education, and support for those affected by addiction: 24-hour help line. Referrals to recovery services. Trainings and demonstrations for schools, churches, and other groups. * Organizes a weekly community cleanup of sharps and other hazardous materials. * Provides a weekly popup outreach station for community members in need, which offers free lunches, toiletry items, harm reduction supplies, and clothing.

Offers an outpatient treatment-referral program designed to serve individuals between the ages of 12 and 35 who are at risk or who have been sexually exploited/human trafficked, at-risk of sexual exploitation/human trafficking, runaway or are homeless. Services provided include individual and family counseling, street outreach, GED classes, DSS advocacy, life skills education, housing assistance, and education and job placement and are tailored to meet all the needs of each individual utilizing services.