Provides a variety of services for people with disabilities in an effort to gain independence. Services include individual advocacy, peer counseling, systems advocacy, benefits planning assistance, education and employment support, ADA consultations, housing search assistance, and media resources.

The Northern New York Community Foundation raises, manages and administers an endowment and collection of funds for the benefit of the community. We use our earnings to support a program of college scholarships for area residents and grants to non-profit organizations to improve our communityÕs quality of life.

The House of the Good Shepherd offers more than 100 children the opportunity to live with families in Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oswego, Oneida, and St. Lawrence counties. Offices in Utica and Watertown, New York, coordinate regular, specialized, therapeutic, and emergency levels of foster care. Additional services include individual, family and group counseling; case management; psychiatric and psychological consultation; and physical health screenings and services.

The Watertown Urban Mission brings more than 50 member churches together with community-minded organizations, businesses and individuals to help people through difficult times with programs that feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, give shelter to the homeless, visit the imprisoned, give aid to the sick, and more. With generous donor and volunteer support, the Mission helps people rise above their circumstances and in turn, this strengthens our community as a whole