Tompkins County Community Partners

GHS Federal Credit Union is Committed to Building Financial Wellness for All

Discover local support with GHS FCU’s Community Resources page! Our goal is to connect members and neighbors to trusted, local non-profits and government programs for housing, food, healthcare, family services, and more. We’re here to help marginalized and under-served communities thrive with access, support, and financial wellness.

Behavioral Services at Cayuga Medical Center

Half of all Americans will experience a mental illness during their lifetimes. Mental or emotional problems affect every aspect of life. If you become overwhelmed, or cannot function day to day, or become dangerous to yourself or those around you, it may be helpful to seek inpatient care. Cayuga Medical Center has two Behavioral Services units, one for adults over the age of 18 years, and one for adolescents between 13 and 17. They provide individualized care in a warm, supportive environment. They’re there to help you understand the problems you have been experiencing and to work with you to make your life more manageable.

Brooktondale Community Center

Founded in 1964, the Brooktondale Community Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization serving the Town of Caroline, NY. The Brooktondale Community Center is located in the heart of Brooktondale, 12 minutes southeast of Ithaca. It hosts a summer camp for children, a Farmers Market, the Caroline Food Pantry, the annual Brooktondale Apple Festival, a Live Music & Dance series, and frequent potlucks, yoga classes, and special events for kids. With a large playground, walking path and open field on the back property, multiple pavilions, easy parking, 2 buildings and 2 kitchens, it's a great place to hang out, to join an activity, or to rent for a private gathering.

Caroline Food Pantry

Anyone in the Town of Caroline is welcome! Food distributions take place on the first and third Mondays of every month between 5 PM and 7 PM at the Old Fire Hall, 522 Valley Road, Brooktondale, NY 14817

CASA-Trinity, Inc.

CASA is an acronym for “Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse”. The mission of CASA-Trinity is to provide quality, person-centered services that support whole-person wellness and resiliency, fostering thriving individuals, families, and communities.

Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (C.A.R.S)

Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services is an outpatient opioid treatment program, and men's residential rehabilitation center. C.A.R.S. transforms lives and the community with flexible and inclusive person-centered treatment. The agency’s values are belonging, transparency, and kindness.

Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga

Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga provides a coordinated network of human services dedicated to serving low income and vulnerable people. They serve all people regardless of their religion, beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, or immigration status. Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga is funded in part by: Tioga United Way, United Way of Tompkins County, and the Community Foundation of Tompkins County.

CHallenge Workforse Solutions

Challenge Workforce solutions is an organization committed to creating pathways to employment for people with disabilities or barriers.

The Child Development Council

The Child Development Council of Central New York, Inc. promotes and advocates for the healthy development and well-being of children. Child Development Council of Central New York, Inc. (AKA Child Development Council) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been serving Tompkins and Cortland Counties, New York for over 55 years. 

Collaborative Solutions Network

The Collaborative Solutions Network is a Systems of Care Initiative supporting children and youth with mental health challenges and their families.

Cornell Co-op Extension of Tompkins County

Cooperative Extension puts a wealth of useful, research-based information at Tompkins County residents’ finger tips! In addition to what you'll find on the website, they offer free or low-cost workshops on topics that range from how to make healthy food on a budget to starting a home vegetable garden.

Creative Hub 4 Cultures

The Creative Hub 4 Cultures (C4C) is a grassroots community collective and home to the Alliance of Families for Justice Central NY Office, the Indigo Rising Collective, and Civic Ensemble Theater Group. This work is ever expanding and currently may take the form of: Movie and discussion nights, Decolonial reading groups, healing justice workshops; Free Markets with fresh produce and herbs from Indigo Rising’s community garden ; Meeting space for the Alliance of Families for Justice’s Men’s and Women’s groups; Drags shows and dance parties to uplift our communities; Space for radical theater projects to take root; Recovery Meetings; and a place to breathe, be together, and sprout new visions for Black and Brown liberation in Ithaca.

Danby Food Pantry

The Danby food pantry is held at the Danby Community Church on the third Thursday of every month to distribute food to residents of the Danby community.

Van Dyke Addiction Treatment Center

Dick Van Dyke is a 30-bed treatment facility. Treatment services include group and individual therapy, didactic lectures and presentations which are used as a "teaching mechanism" so patients can learn more of the recovery skills needed to continue with abstinence and recovery. Services provided address the basic health care needs of each patient while addressing the specific physical, psychological and social symptoms associated with psychoactive substance abuse.

Dryden Kitchen Cupboard

Dryden Kitchen Cupboard, located in Dryden, NY. This food pantry is located in Tompkins County, part of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier in New York State, serving the residents of the town of Dryden, NY.

Enfield Community Council

Founded in 1976, Enfield Community Council is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization formed under the State of New York. The purpose of the Enfield Community Council is to promote the welfare and continued social and economic development of the Enfield community through continued sponsorships of programs for adults and youth in the community.  With existing organizations’ mutual support and cooperation, the Enfield Community Council will strengthen the sense of belonging, support, and community to all of Enfield’s residents.

Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca

Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca, is a leading provider of mental health care and related social services for people of all ages in Ithaca and surrounding towns and villages. Their dedicated staff help to heal traumatized and hurting children, strengthen individuals and families, and provide hope and recovery for those battling mental illness.

Tioga opportunities, inc.

Tioga Opportunities, Inc. creates partnerships that strengthen communities while empowering individuals and families to achieve independence and enrich their quality of life. They provide a variety of services to Tioga County residents that serve their broad anti-poverty vision and implement an integrated, holistic service approach for individuals, families, and communities.

uhs

UHS Hospital has one of the largest opioid treatment facilities in NY. Addiction medicine at UHS partners with other local hospitals, jails and other community organizations to train staff on how to deal with addiction and substance abuse. With direct access to medical personnel on staff they are able to prescribe medications to help those in need.

united way of tioga county

Tioga United Way, Inc.'s vision is to be a leader in developing the capacity of our community to care for people. They will provide for the community's changing needs through the donors, volunteers, staff and service providers working together as the heart of a compassionate system.

211

211 is the most comprehensive source of information about local resources and services in the country. 211 connects callers, at no cost, to critical health and human services, and programs in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, and Tioga counties. 211 Provides individuals and families in need with a shortcut to health and human service agency phone numbers. You can obtain referrals for housing assistance, food pantries, healthcare services, substance use programs, financial counseling and more. This is available 24/7 and is confidential and anonymous.