VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA UPSTATE NEW YORK

We empower people to rise out of poverty, move toward self-reliance, and reach their full potential through more than 30 services across Upstate New York.

• Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards

• 1991.

Blue Rose Compass

BRC is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving gifted young women who have been forced from their homes by conflict or climate change the opportunity of a first-class, STEM-focused education and employment with one of our Fortune 500 partner companies.

• Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

• 1992.

Youth Environment Success Project Inc

We mentor Troubled Youth and provide apprenticeship programs for troubled young people.

• International Relief

• 1993.

Designers4Africa

Our mission to bring African refugee together in union with American communities by Increasing efforts in social, economic, and educational outreach where their cultures and services Is respected as a new African American.

LIVE AND LEARN PROGRAM

Empowering women to break the cycle of generational poverty by creating individualized action plans with the goal of creating economic independence Empowering women to break the cycle of generational poverty by creating individualized action plans.

• Mental Health Treatment

• 1995.

Life Beyond the Streets Inc

Life Beyond the Streets is a dedicated group of peer recovery coaches with one mission: finding freedom for the hundreds of women in Columbus who are trapped on the streets by addiction that was caused by homelessness, hunger and mental health issues.

• Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs

• 1996.

Discovery Pathways

Our mission is to uplift the well-being of the community and environment through experiential, nature-based programs.

• Secondary/High School

• 1997.

Gray Matter Experience

We inspire, educate, and empower the next generation of Black changemakers Our mission is to unlock the self-determining power of Black youth and strengthen their ties to community through real world experience in entrepreneurship.

City of Refuge

City of Refuge exists to provide a safe place for pregnant women who have chosen carry their babies to term.