Loan applicants must be Orange County residents who are 18 years of age or older and who are, or have been, recipients of mental health services

According to the National Registry of Evidence-based programs and practices (NREPP), Life Skills is “a program that aims to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use and violence by targeting the major social and psychological factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors.”

In short, it teaches students the skills necessary to lead a happy, productive life. Life Skills shows students how to have positive behaviors, relationships, and develop a personal sense of well being.

The Council has programming for students 3rd to 12th grade, in addition to a ‘Transitions’ program for young adults age 16-20. A program will take six to twelve weeks, depending on grade level. Students complete worksheets, engage in discussion, and listen to short lectures for one hour, each week.

Life Skills Training

Each grade has it’s own age appropriate curriculum that cover one or more of the following skills:

◾Decision making

◾Coping with stress

◾Coping with anxiety

◾Self-Esteem

◾Self-Image

◾Violence

◾Social Skills

◾Communication

◾Risk-Taking

◾Family Communication

◾Healthy Relationships

◾Time & Money management

◾Setting Goals

Our trained Education Coordinators, and School-Based Educators provide programming throughout the Finger Lakes in; Ontario, Seneca, Yates, Schuyler, and Wayne Counties. We are available to provide programming in; schools, community spaces, summer programs, after school programs, various locations involving criminal justice populations, etc.

For more information, visit the following:

◾Elementary Programs

◾Middle School Programs

◾High-School Program

◾Transitions Program

Personal money manager who works safely with seniors at their kitchen tables or home offices. Assists with paying bills, gathering information at tax time, setting up and maintaining filing systems and completes forms and paperwork. Coordinates with clients' families and trusted advisors to help get important work completed on a timely basis.

Provides grants to income-eligible single-family owner occupants in Greece, NY for home repairs and improvements

through a subsidy that could pay up to 100% of the project cost, not exceeding a maximum grant amount of $6,000. Participation in the GRIP program is limited to a one time grant. 

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE:

• The home to be improved must be within the Town of Greece;

• Current assessed value of home may not exceed $130,000;

• Homeowner’s mortgage, taxes, and homeowners insurance must be current;

• Only single-family dwellings qualify;

• Homeowner has owned and resided in the home for one complete year.

• Gross income for all persons in the household, related and non-related for the current year, must

meet current income guidelines

The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program is an employment and savings incentive program for families who live in affordable housing. Some of the program offerings include case management, services that help participants find employment and reach other goals, and escrow accounts into which the Housing Authority deposits the increased rent that a family as its job earnings increase. Families that complete this program may withdraw funds from these accounts after five years.

The FSS Programs helps residents of our Conventional Public Housing Program and HOPE VI residential developments to achieve self-sufficiency. Through coordinated job training, housing, childcare, and supportive services, the FSS program will assist families toward self-sufficiency and economic independence - one of the ultimate goals of People First.

The primary aim of the People First FSS Program is to assist our low-income housing residents to become self-sufficient and reduce their independence on government programs. Case Management and supportive services delivered through an interconnected network of agencies and will enable residents to achieve residential stability, increase skill level and/or income, and promote greater self-determination.

Temporary Assistance is an income based program that covers families and single adults with ongoing and/or emergency assistance that meet the criteria of the program. The grant amounts cover housing, utilities and personal needs. Temporary Assistance clients also receive food stamp benefits and Medicaid coverage. Application for Temporary Assistance can be made at the Department of Social Services office.

NYC Financial Empowerment Centers provide FREE one-on-one professional financial counseling and coaching to support you in reaching your goals. You can book an appointment online or call 311.

Provide practical budget counseling services and debt consolidation services to work with you and your creditors to build a budget. Then we manage the repayment of your debt. You make one monthly payment to us and we distribute the money to your creditors. Does not include a debt consolidation loan.

The debt management plans at CCCS of Rochester include:

One monthly payment

Lower interest rates

Improved credit score over time

Help from a certified debt management counselor

The Emergency and Family Assistance Department assists residents to meet basic family needs. Families and individuals seeking emergency assistance will be able to resolve immediate needs for food, clothing, rent/mortgage, transportation, vital records, advocacy and identify steps to avoid repeat crisis. Additionally, families and individuals will be referred to other services such as substance abuse treatment programs, case management services, and job training or employment programs as needed.

This service assists with money management and benefits. Representative payee services are available to those receiving Social Security. Individuals are also assisted in applying for Social Security benefits, filing appeals and hearings, completing redeterminations and reporting change.