Hillside Children's Center is a part of Hillside Family of Agencies, which is a social services organization that offers several specialized services and programs. Through its affiliates and specialty divisions, the organization provides more than 100 services throughout the state of New York. Founded in 1837 as Rochester Female Association for the Relief of Orphans and Destitute Children, Hillside Children's Center serves youth with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders. The agency offers day treatment, education, therapeutic care, and home and community-based residential services. In addition, it provides individual and family therapies to children with emotional disturbance through residential cottages and community-based group homes. Hillside Children's Center maintains an office in Syracuse, N.Y.
The Head Start is a program offered by People's Equal Action and Community Effort (P.E.A.C.E.), which is a federally designated community action agency in Onondaga County, N.Y. The Head Start program assists children between the ages of 3 and 5. It offers early childhood development, health care and other support services to participants and their families. P.E.A.C.E. provides a variety of programs and services for low-income individuals and families. Its services include emergency assistance, crisis intervention, weatherization, senior care employment support and advocacy. It has a community center that organizes nutrition luncheons, wellness programs, dances, card games, day trips and other celebrations for senior citizens. The Head Start program is located in Syracuse, N.Y.
The YMCA of Greater Syracuse is a nonprofit organization that offers several youth and community development programs. It organizes various youth sports programs for children of different age groups. The YMCA of Greater Syracuse also holds several fundraising programs and events. The organization is located in Syracuse, N.Y.
Elmcrest Children's Center, located in Syracuse, N.Y., offers a wide variety of programs and services to at-risk families, neglected children, and children and adolescents with social and emotional disorders. Its various residential and community-based programs meet the behavioral and emotional needs of youth. The agency was founded in 1845, and its programs include group emergency foster care, long-term residential treatment, the hard-to-place program, and a special supervision unit. Elmcrest Children's Center also offers agency-operated boarding homes, nonsecure detention, a family support center, and family transitions, focus on families, early education and other educational programs. Its special supervision unit serves 13-to-15-year-old boys, and provides specialized treatment and enhanced supervision, and support to their families.
