Programs Supported

Basic Reading  
Offers one-to-one tutoring on flexible schedule to individuals with sixth-grade reading level or below. Students set goals based on real life needs.   
Literacy Volunteers of Broome/Tioga  

Casework and Technical Program  
Assists foreign born individuals through the process of naturalization. Offers help in completing detailed forms, counseling for personal or family programs experienced as part of adjustment to a new culture, and other services.  
American Civic Association 

Childcare Programs 
Licensed childcare for children ranging in age from infancy to preteens. Programs provide educational development programs in addition to daycare services for parents who are working or in school. 
Day Nursery Association, Boys and Girls Club of Western Broome, Jewish Community Center of Binghamton, Broome County YMCA, YWCA of Binghamton/Broome County, Wilsons Children's Center 

Community Education and Family Programs 
Provides wide range of activities for infants through older adults designed to assist development of children, help adults manage stress, and promote independence. Includes seminars on family issues, and therapeutic and recreational exercise.  
Boys and Girls Club of Western Broome 

Counseling Services 
Helps individuals, families, and groups resolve their problems, overcome trauma, feel better about themselves, and develop positive relationships. Family and couple conflict, personal development; domestic violence, parent-child relationships; separation/divorce adjustment; school adjustment; and anxiety and depression are addressed by certified social workers. Individual, marital, and group therapy are offered along with Employee Assistance Program Services, Critical Incident Stress Management, educational groups, and services for children and adolescents. Catholic Social Service program also provides the Lourdes Family Health Center Program which offers counseling to low-income patients, and the Generations Program which offers counseling to geriatric adults.   
Family and Children’s Society, Catholic Social Services of Broome County  Crime Victims Assistance Center, SOS Shelter

Education Services  
Presents programs to about 8,000 Broome County elementary, middle, and high school students, teaching them to make choices that reduce the risk of victimization. Separate programs offered for elementary school children and for junior and senior high students.   Crime Victims Assistance Center , Girl Scouts, Indian Hills Council, Boy Scouts, Baden-Powell Council 

English as a Second Language 
Teaches English comprehension and conversational English on one-to-one basis to students whose native language is not English.   
Literacy Volunteers of Broome/Tioga 

Functional Family Therapy
Provides intensive home-based family counseling as well as advocacy and coordination of services to youth (and their families) who are at high risk of being placed in foster care, group homes, or institutions.
Broome County Catholic Youth Organization, ACCORD, A Center for Dispute Resolution

Parent Aid Services 
Helps prevent child abuse and neglect by providing education and support for parents who lack adequate parenting skills. This also helps reduce incidents of family separation due to placement of children in foster care.  
Family and Children’s Society, Catholic Social Services of Broome County 

Pregnancy, Parenting, and Adoptions Program 
Provides professional counseling for single expectant parents and their families; counseling/case management, individual pre-natal and parenting instruction; pro-life options in pregnancy planning; and assistance with baby/clothing items. Provides free STEP-Early Childhood and Baby Basics infant parenting classes of six sessions each. Provides all aspects of adoption services including home study, placement supervision, preparation for legal adoption and post-placement services. Provides temporary foster home care, primarily for infants of single parent(s) pending parents' decision regarding permanent plan for child.   
Catholic Social Services of Broome County  

Updated: March 6, 2008