Health & Wellness Coordinators from Cortland County School Districts are compiling a growing list of agencies that serve the Cortland County community, and will be housed on this page. 

• ALL LOGOS ARE CLICKABLE LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES

• Orange headings are for the parent organization, gray headings are divisions of the parent organization listed above it. 

What Do They Do?

Access to Independence empowers people with disabilities to lead independent lives in their community and strives to open doors to full participation and access for all.

Services Provided

• Advocacy

• Independent Living Skills Training

• Information & Referral

• Peer Counseling

• Transition to High School, College, and Community Living

Contact Person: 

• Laurie Schmidt (Laurie.Schmidt@heart.org) 

What Services Are Offered?

• Curriculum Resources [LINK]

• Website Directory [LINK] 

Contact

• Pearl Reed-Klein PhD (ccaaa@cortland-co.org, 607-753-5060) Director

What Do They Do?

The Area Agency on Aging is comprised of 3 units:

• Aging Services

• Nutrition

• Volunteer Engagement Program/ Health and Wellness

The mission of the Cortland County Area Agency on Aging is to advocate, plan, develop and provide a coordinated system of programs and services on behalf of all aging citizens of Cortland County so that they might live with independence and dignity.

Initiatives

• Substance Use Prevention

  • • Upstream Parent

    • Healing Cortland (Contact Sara Watrous, swatrous@cortlandareactc.org, Project Director)

• Literacy Projects

  • • Books To Grow On

    • Everyday Moments 

    • Hello Cortland

What Do They Do?

CAPCO is dedicated to providing and advocating for community-wide actions and programs that increase individuals' dignity and self-reliance and improve community conditions, engaging all sectors of the community in Cortland County's fight against poverty.

Services

• Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program [LINK]

• Energy Services [LINK]

• Family Development [LINK]

• Head Start/Early Head Start [LINK]

• WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) [LINK]

Services

• Community Food Pantry

• Prescription Medication Program

• Summer Lunch Program

• School Supply Program

• Home & Shelter Assistance

• Pathways Reentry Services

Care Coordination

• Community Care Coordination for Adults

• Community Care Coordination for Children

• Supportive Transition, Education & Prevention Services - STEPS

Residential & Housing

• Lawrence House

• Supportive Apartment Program

• Supportive Housing Program

• Charles Street Residence

• Recovery Apartment Program

• Permanent Supportive Housing

• Homeless Housing (HUD)

Peer Services

• Recovery Center

• Peer Engagement

What Services Are Offered For Youth? [LINK]

• Summer Program (ages 14-20)

• Year Round Program (ages 16-24)

• Career Exploration

• Job Tips

[NOTE-This service is only for employees of OCM BOCES component school districts 

and is not a general community resource]

Contact: 

• Call 315-471-1361 or 1-800-327-8764 

• Email EAP@ocmboces.org 

• Michelle Stolicker (mstolicker@ocmboces.org) EAP Supervisor

What Do They Do? 

Your EAP offers free, voluntary and confidential consultation and assistance to help you and/or your family members resolve difficulties that may be affecting your personal lives or job performance. EAP services include initial evaluation and assessment, treatment planning , short-term counseling, referral and follow-up service.  The EAP also provides workshops and information on a variety of wellness topics.

What Services Do They Provide?

• An initial assessment

• Short-term counseling

• Referral coordination

• Workshops

• Consultation and follow up services

• Monthly wellness information

What Are Typical Reasons Why People Use EAP?

• Aging Parent/caregiving concerns

• Alcohol and/or Drug Abuse     

• Compulsive gambling

• Depression or Anxiety

• Financial difficulties

• Grief

• Job Stress

• Marital and/or family conflict

• Organization/Time Management

• Stress Management

• Wellness

• Other Personal Matters

What Services Do They Offer?

• Chemical Dependency Counseling

• Family and Marriage Counseling

• Integrated Primary Care

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Services [The Center]

• Medicaid Transportation Services

• Mental Health Counseling

• Prevention Services [Cortland Prevention Resources]

• School-Based Counseling

• Youth Counseling

What Programs Are Offered For Youth & Families?

• Compass

• Hidden Mischief

• Parenting Wisely

• Teen Intervene

• Parenting Wisely Online Program Registration

• Positive Parenting

• Girl's Circle

What Programs Are Offered For Educators?

• "Too Good for Drugs & Violence" Afterschool Program

What Programs Are Offered For Community Members?

• Food For Thought

• Rx Takebacks

What Services Are Offered?

• Parenting Series

• LGBTQ Trainings

• Volunteer Hours

• Sexual Health Education

• Support & Consultation

What Is Their Mission?

Advocate and provide individuals, families and organizations in our region with information, education and health care services pertaining to human sexuality and reproductive health in a private and confidential manner, respectful of all beliefs, supporting individual freedom of choice and responsibility.

Medical Care Provided:

• Birth Control

• STI Testing

• Pregnancy Testing

• Family Planning Benefit Program

• Rapid HIV Testing

• PrEP

• Cancer Screenings

• HPV Vaccine

Education Provided: [LINK]

School and community-based programs for young people share medically accurate, age-appropriate curriculum about avoiding pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and HIV infection. 

These educational components are part of a broader program that shares information about healthy relationships, effective communication skills and sexual activity as part of a healthy relationship.

What Do They Do?

The mission of the Cortland County Health Department is to promote health, prevent disease, injury, and disability while enhancing the quality of the life within our community.

The Cortland County Health Department has numerous programs and services designed to achieve this mission. Working together, we can improve the health and well being of all residents of Cortland County.

Contact

Call 607-758-5523

What Do They Do?

Our mission is to reach all uninsured/under-insured residents in Cayuga, Cortland and Tompkins Counties (who qualify) to provide free breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings to reduce cancer rates in our counties.

Services Covered

The Cancer Services Program of Cortland and Tompkins Counties cover cervical and breast screenings, colorectal screenings, breast diagnostics, cervical diagnostics, colorectal diagnostics, along with other things.

Contact:

Call 607-428-5410 for a FREE home assessment (if you live in Cortland County). 

You may also fill out the Healthy Neighborhoods Contact Form and a Health Educator will contact you by phone or by email.

The program provides in-home assessments and interventions within the Cortland County community for:

• Asthma

• Fire Safety

• Lead

• Other Environmental Health Hazards

Products are at no cost and may include (with availability and need):

• Child Safety Items

• Flashlights

• Home Fire Extinguisher

• Night Lights

• Outlet Covers

• Personal First Aid Kits

• Radon Kits

• Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Contact

Email rsmith@cortland-co.org 

Call 607-758-5509

8AM-4PM

Programs

• Bike Safety [LINK]

• Pedestrian Safety [LINK]

• Resources [LINK]

• Traffic Safety Program [LINK]

• Alive at 25 [LINK]

Contact

• ReBecca Smith (rsmith@cortland-co.org, 607-758-5509) Program Director

• Jennifer Hamilton (jhamilton@cortland-co.org, 607-758-5501) Community Engagement Lead Coordinator

What Do They Do?

We work to foster environments supportive of policies that reinforce the tobacco-free norm in our communities. Through community engagement and youth action (Reality Check), we promote local changes that reduce the impact of tobacco use and nicotine addiction, including:

• Reduce the impact of retail tobacco marketing on youth & adults, especially disparately-affected populations;

• Increase the availability of tobacco-free outdoor shared environments;

• Increase the availability of smoke-free multi-unit housing; and

• Reduce tobacco imagery in youth-rated movies.

What Programs Are Available?

• Tobacco-Free Recreation​ [LINK]

• Tobacco-Free Worksites [LINK]

• Smoke-Free Housing [LINK]

• E-cigarettes [LINK]

• Retail Environment [LINK]

• Smoke-Free Movies [LINK]

• Reality Check [LINK]

• Cessation [LINK]

Contact

• Nikki Koekebacker (nkoekebacker@cortland-co.org, 607-753-5106) Reality Check Lead Coordinator

What Do They Do?

Reality Check  (RC) is made up of teens across New York State who expose the truth about tobacco and the marketing practices of the tobacco industry. The teens of RC work on various activities and local actions, as well as having opportunities to work alongside other RC groups in every New York State county, and as part of a national and international youth voice against Big Tobacco’s effort to recruit “replacement smokers”.

Reality Check teens host events, meetings, trainings, street marketing actions, and more, all in order to educate people and get people to take action in meaningful ways to reduce the impact of tobacco.

Our Goals:

• Learn how to embrace challenges that bring about change.

• Practice leadership and activism skills in the movement against tobacco use and the tobacco industry.

• Utilize the youth voice to be empowered to educate, demand support and help create a tobacco free generation.

Contact

Call 607-758-5509

What Do They Do?

Traveling Tots is funded through the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee with funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

More than 90% of child safety seats are used improperly. Traveling Tots has child safety seats available to accommodate children from 5 - 100 pounds.

Our certified child safety seat technicians will teach you how to use the proper seat for maximum safety and will show you how to install it in your car.

Seats are available to low-income families with proof of WIC or Medicaid. 

What Services Are Offered?

• In office appointments, Telehealth (video/phone)

• Mental Health Clinic [LINK]

• Intake Packets [LINK]

• Family Support Services [LINK]

• Horizon House [LNIK]

• Insomnia Group [LINK]

What Is SPOA?

SPOA was implemented to expand each county’s existing community based mental health system, and make it a more collaborative system.  SPOA is established under the Local Government Unit (LGU) to ensure appropriate access to services, prioritize based on need, and to ensure accountability between systems and providers. The SPOA applications are reviewed by the SPOA committee to determine appropriate services available to the individual. It can also assist in identifying and developing strategies for complex behaviors and situations. 

Individuals can be referred to SPOA using the appropriate referral form. Anyone is able to make a referral.  The referral is sent to Cortland County Mental Health for review and discussion by the SPOA Committee.  Through this process, the committee utilizes guidance from the Department of Health and the Office of Mental Health to determine appropriateness criteria and the appropriate level of care based on the information provided. The SPOA Committee then will make a recommendation for services. 

What services are available through the Children’s Single Point of Access (SPOA)?

• Non-Medicaid Care Management

• Health Home Care Management

• Home and Community Based Waiver Services (HCBS)

• Youth Assertive Community Treatment (C-ACT)      

• Children Community Residents (CCR)

• Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)

What services are accessible through the Adult Single Point of Access (SPOA)?

• Non-Medicaid Care Management

• Health Home Care Management

• Community Residence

• Supportive Apartment

• Supported Housing Program

• Pathways to Reentry

Who is Seven Valleys Health Coalition?

Seven Valleys Health Coalition has been working to improve the health and well-being of the Cortland County community since 1994. Our commitment to the rural communities we serve guides everything we do: helping people access healthcare services, educating the public on prevention and management of chronic health conditions, encouraging good oral health, increasing access to mental health services, creating an environment that fosters physical activity and healthy eating, and expanding transportation options.

Programs Offered

• Community Health Education Programs

• Data, Referral, + Resources Programs

• Food Systems Work Programs

• Transportation Programs

• Contact: 

  • • Aaliyah Camp (aaliyah@sevenvalleyshealth.org) Community Health Worker

• Chronic Disease Self Management Program

• Mighty Molar

• National Diabetes Prevention Program

• Physical Activity Resources

• Summer + Winter Challenge

• Supports for Health

• Cavity Free Cortland

• Cortland Breastfeeding Partnership

• Crisis Intervention Training

• The Doula Partnership

• Post-Trauma Response Team

• Contact: 

  • • Aaliyah Camp (aaliyah@sevenvalleyshealth.org) Community Health Worker

• 211 Cortland

• Cortland Counts

• Healthcare Provider Directory

• Vita Program

• Contacts: 

  • • Adrianne Traub (adrianne@sevenvalleyshealth.org) Food Systems Project Manager

    • Avery Barber (avery@sevenvalleyshealth.org) Seven Valley Food Rescue Project Coordinator

• Cortland County Local Foods Map

• Cortland Food Project Rescue and Waste Prevention Program

• Cortland Harvest

• Crown City Composters

• Produce Prescription Program (Supports For Health)

• Let's Get Cooking, Cortland!

• Local Foods Promotional Program

• Seven Valleys Food Rescue

• Cortland Food Project

• Cortland County Hunger Coalition

• Food Policy Subcommittee

• Contact: 

  • • Catherine Wilde (catherine@sevenvalleyshealth.org) Project Coordinator

• Supports for health

• Transportation to employment program

Services

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

  • • Public Assistance

    • Medicaid

    • Food Stamps

    • Emergency Assistance

    • HEAP

    • Daycare

    • Employment Services 

    • Child Support and Enforcement Services

• Family Services

  • • Child and Adult Protective Services

    • Coordinated Children's Services Initiative (CCSI)

    • Preventive Services

    • Foster Care

    • Adoption Services

    • Long Term Care Services

What Can They Do?

• The United Way for Cortland County works to unite the resources of donors and volunteers to support programs in our community that make an impact in the areas of health, financial stability, and family support. They also work with local agencies to identify priority needs and support programs that demonstrate their ability to improve outcomes.

• United Way knows that no single agency can solve the challenges in our community, which is why they unite the resources of donors, volunteers, and community leaders to improve the lives of all individuals and families in Cortland County. This means United Way brings people to the table to solve problems, and then rolls up their sleeves to get to work.

Contact

• Thomas Tedesco (607-753-5014) Director of Veterans Services

What Do They Do?

The mission of Veterans Services is to provide professional services for military veterans and their dependents and survivors who are entitled to benefits from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the State of New York, and other agencies as applicable.

The Veterans Service Office was established to serve the veteran population of Cortland County. The office assists veterans and their dependents and survivors to obtain benefits from the federal, state and local agencies administering programs for veterans, and provides advocacy to the veterans community regarding entitlement rights to federal, state and local benefits programs.

Services Provided

• Comprehensive benefits counseling

• Claims preparation and submission

• Claims follow-up to ensure final decisions

• Initiate and develop appeals when appropriate

• Networking and advocacy with federal, state and local agencies

Contact

• ReBecca Smith (rsmith@cortland-co.org, 607-758-5509) Director

What is Their Mission?

To create and support countywide youth services in Cortland County which will provide opportunities for youth to become responsible, productive, and fully integrated members of our community.

What Programs Do They Support?

• Cortland City Youth Bureau Youth Program

• Cortland County Catholic Charities STEPS

• Cortland County Mental Health Child and Adolescent Respite Services

• Cortland County YMCA ELYTE Basket Ball

• Cortland YWCA Bridges for Kids

• Family Counseling Services Family Matters

• Virgil Youth Commission

• McGraw Recreation Department

• CAPCO Education Program

• Cortland County Youth Leadership

• Cincinnatus Joint Youth Commission

Community Service

The Cortland County Youth Bureau also offers the community services during the summer months with the Summer Recreation Program. The Summer Recreation Program offers softball and baseball leagues, as well as programs in archery, arts and crafts, nature, playgrounds, and special trips for youth throughout Cortland Counties municipalities.

Programs

• Youth Programs

  • Child Watch [LINK]

  • Summer Camp [LINK]

  • Open Swim

  • Pickup Basketball Games

  • Tween Nights

  • Drop In Childcare

  • Family FUN Nights

  • Rock Climbing

  • Sports Camp

• Youth Sports

• Aquatics

• Health & Fitness

What Mentoring Programs Do They Offer? [LINK]

• Bridges for Kids - matches a trained adult volunteer with youth ages 5-12 who are looking for a trusted adult to help them succeed.

• GEMS (Girls: Empowered, Motivated, Successful) - support group for girls who would like to be part of the community in a fun and unique way.

What Services Do They Offer For Victims of Violence? [LINK]

CRISIS HOTLINE: 607-756-6363 (Available 24 Hrs. A Day, 7 Days A Week)

Office: 607-753-3639 Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, Saturday by appointment only.

The purpose of Aid to Victims of Violence is to empower victims of abuse to live their own lives free of abuse and oppression by helping them to explore options on their own through this intervention.

Additional Victims of Violence Services:

• Accompaniment

• Advocacy

• Crisis Intervention

• Legal Referrals

• Phone Counseling

• Support Counseling

• Support Groups

• Safe Dwelling

• Crime Victims Compensation Assistance

• Prevention Education

What Services Do They Offer For Child Care? [LINK]

• Providing seamless childcare to families with children ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age

What Services Do They Offer For Health & Fitness? [LINK]

• Group X Classes

• Weight Rooms and Personal Training

• Aquatic Exercise and Lap & Leisure

• Swim Lessons

• Recreation and Gym

• Specialty Classes