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Senator John Mannion Provides Grant Funding for AccessCNY Children’s Social Work Program and IRA Upgrades

(Jan. 25, 2024) On Thursday, Sen. John W. Mannion, Chairman of the Disabilities Committee, awarded two grants totaling $200,000 to AccessCNY. Grant funding will provide new children’s mental health counseling services, and upgrades at residences operated by AccessCNY for people with disabilities. These upgrades include generator installations to serve the needs of older residents or […]

Syracuse WorkForce Run to Benefit AccessCNY

(March 21, 2023) The Syracuse WorkForce Run, scheduled for Tuesday, June 20 at Onondaga Lake Park, is proud to announce its partnership with AccessCNY, a Syracuse-based agency serving individuals with disabilities or a mental health diagnosis. The Syracuse WorkForce Run will donate to AccessCNY in celebration of all entrants to the 5K team run/walk that […]

Senator Rachel May Provides AccessCNY Funding to Support Seniors

(September 20, 2022) At an event last week Syracuse area State Senator Rachel May (D-53) announced new funding to AccessCNY to support Central New York seniors. Funding from the New York State Senate, secured by Senator May will support the creation of a Senior Mobility Center at AccessCNY. $30,000 in funding will create a new […]

Speaker Heastie Continues Annual Statewide Tour in Onondaga County, Announcing $1 Million for New AccessCNY Center to Help Children with Disabilities

(8-4-2022) On Tuesday Speaker Carl Heastie continued his annual statewide tour in Cicero, where he and Assemblymember Al Stirpe announced $1.2 million in state funds for AccessCNY to build a new center, which will help address the needs of children and young adults with disabilities. “Every child and every family deserve access to tools and […]

AccessCNY Relocates Mental Health Programs

In the coming weeks AccessCNY will relocate a majority of the agency’s mental health services from Syracuse offices on Genesee Street to Syracuse offices on Court Street. The agency will continue to provide the community with the same mental health services it has for decades, just at a different location. AccessCNY’s Berkana Crisis Peer Respite, […]

AccessCNY’s Winter 2019 Newsletter

Inside this edition: A story of how AccessCNY has helped Larry work at a career he loves for over 30 years AccessCNY trains local law enforcement to better help individuals in mental health crisis The executive director’s thoughts on the addition of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program Click here to read the Winter […]

AccessCNY Adds Onondaga CASA as New Program

Photo Caption (from left to right): Onondaga CASA Program Manager Liz Conklin, with AccessCNY Executive Director Paul Joslyn and Onondaga CASA Program Director Stefanie Savory. (January 16, 2019) On January 1, Onondaga CASA became a program of AccessCNY. CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocates, is a program that provides volunteer advocates for children who […]

See Tommy’s Triumphant Walk!

Tommy, who has a developmental disability, relishes his independence. Until several years ago, he supported himself and lived in his own apartment. Unfortunately, that all changed when he had major back surgery. While surgery can be hard on everyone, it was particularly difficult for Tommy. When he awoke, doctors shared the devastating news that […]

Spaulding Support Services Merges with AccessCNY

Spaulding Support Services Merges with AccessCNY Photo Caption (from left to right): President of the AccessCNY Board of Directors Michael Wirtheim, President of the CNY Community Foundation Peter Dunn and President of the Spaulding Support Services Board Julie Frawley. On Thursday, Spaulding Support Services officially became part of AccessCNY. The two non-profit disability providers […]

Provisions 30th Anniversary Celebration a Success

This Wednesday AccessCNY’s Provisions Bakery and Restaurant celebrated its 30th anniversary with a customer appreciation day. Provisions is a non-profit bakery and restaurant where lives are changed. The bakery is a job training program of AccessCNY for individuals with a mental health diagnosis. In its three decades the bakery has sold more than 200,000 […]