Organization: CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES INC
Mission: CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES (CCA) PROMOTES REINTEGRATIVE JUSTICE AND A REDUCED RELIANCE ON INCARCERATION THROUGH ADVOCACY, SERVICES AND PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN PURSUIT OF CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
Activities: YOUTH SERVICES: CCA OFFERS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH IN NEW YORK CITY AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. IN NYC, CCA OVERSEES ALL FACILITY-BASED AFTER-SCHOOL AND CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMMING AT HORIZON AND CROSSROADS YOUTH DETENTION CENTERS. CCA'S YOUTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES NYC YOUTH WITH ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. YOUTH ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORING AND THE YOUTH PATHWAYS PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS WORK READINESS AND PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN FIELDS SUCH AS MUSIC, FASHION AND CULINARY ARTS. IN SYRACUSE, CCA'S TRANSITION ADVOCATE PROGRAMS PROVIDE SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIGNED TO KEEP YOUTH IN SCHOOL AS WELL AS TO HELP OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH RETURN TO SCHOOL. CCA ALSO PROVIDES AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SYRACUSE AS WELL AS VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND PEER EDUCATOR TRAINING TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS.
RECOVERY & TREATMENT SERVICES: CCA'S CROSSROADS IS AN OASAS-LICENSED SUBSTANCE USE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM IN NYC WHICH PROVIDES GENDER-SPECIFIC SERVICES TO MEN AND WOMEN WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. IN SYRACUSE, CCA PARTNERS WITH CROUSE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SERVICES TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS BEING RELEASED FROM ONONDAGA CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. CCA ALSO OPERATES RECOVERY AND OUTREACH CENTERS IN SYRACUSE AND ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. THESE CENTERS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG, HEALTHY PEER COMMUNITIES AND COLLABORATIONS WITH PARTNER AGENCIES WHICH EVIDENCE HAS SHOWN ARE KEY ELEMENTS IN SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY.
REINTEGRATION SERVICES: CCA OFFERS AN ARRAY OF EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS, TRANSITIONAL PLANNING, JOB READINESS AND JOB DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AS WELL AS JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION. CCA ALSO ASSISTS PARTICIPANTS TO CONNECT WITH EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING INTERNSHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION, CCA'S REENTRY CLINIC PROVIDES CIVIC RESTORATION LEGAL SERVICES TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS OVERCOME EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL, AND HOUSING BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Human Services