Free Universal Pre-K Program Available for City of Utica Children for the 2021-22 School Year
UTICA, NY – The Neighborhood Center is partnering with the Utica City School District to offer free enrollment for Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) for the 2021-2022 school year. Children must be four years old by December 1st and live within the district. UPK morning or afternoon classes are offered September thru June and they follow the… Continue Reading →
MCAT & UPD Pilot Partnership
Mental health is a concern in our communities today. As we have endured more than a year of pandemic restrictions, sickness and death of loved ones, and living in isolation since last March of last year, many are suffering from mental health crises. At times these crises manifest to the level in which an individual… Continue Reading →
May is Mental Health Month
During the month of May, The Neighborhood Center, Inc. will observe Mental Health Month to raise awareness of mental illness. One in five adults in the United States lives with a mental health condition. This year, The Neighborhood Center, Inc. is launching a campaign for Mental Health Awareness Month NAMI will continue to amplify the… Continue Reading →
Gala Di Mistero set for June 18th
Unique Format Due to COVID Limitations; “Once Upon a Night” UTICA, NY Gala Di Mistero presents an “Un-Gala” this year to benefit the work of The Neighborhood Center. Celebrate with a mysterious, intriguing, and entertaining evening on June 18th. The event will start Friday, June 11th with the delivery of the “Once Upon a Night”… Continue Reading →
Neighborhood Center Receives Grant for ZONO Cabinet
Specialized sanitizing apparatus helps with COVID Protocols The Neighborhood Center was recently able to obtain a ZONO Sanitizing Cabinet which was made possible through a grant from M&T Bank/Partners Trust Bank charitable fund at the Herkimer Oneida Community Foundation. The ZONO Cabinet uses humidity and ozone to disinfect and sanitize toys, cots, bedding and other… Continue Reading →
Navigating the Holidays during the Pandemic
The pandemic and the holidays each on their own bring about thoughts associated with anxiety and depression; but now we are bringing these two things together and many are feeling extremely overwhelmed. These feelings are felt by most but can be managed if we gain an understanding of these feelings and how they in conjunction… Continue Reading →
Holiday Assistance Provides More Joy for the Season
Most of us look forward to the holiday season – a time of gift-giving, delicious family meals, and warm memories. For some residents of our community, the holidays are a stressful time, with money concerns often dimming the brightness of the season. Together as a community, we believe everyone has the right to celebrate. That’s… Continue Reading →
Neighborhood Center’s Annual Auction is Unique This Year
COVID Makes Auction Go Virtual. This year’s Annual Auction to support the community programs of the Neighborhood Center will be a three-day virtual event. The Auction has been conducted in person the past 17 years, but due to COVID restrictions and limitations, this year’s event will be virtual. From Friday, November 20 to Sunday, November… Continue Reading →
Art Contest Winners | MEDIA ALERT
UTICA, NY… The Neighborhood Center, Inc. hosted an art contest for children 3 – 15 -years old. ‘Art is Essential and So Are You’ was the theme, encouraging kids to design Thank Cards for an Essential Worker. There were four artwork winners divided by age and each will win a brand-new bicycle! The Bike giveaway… Continue Reading →
National Accreditation awarded to the Mobile Crisis Assessment Team
The Neighborhood Center, Inc. has recently acquired a national accreditation with the American Association of Suicidology. “The accreditation speaks to our evidence-based practices and standardized approach to provide the best care possible to our clients.” Says Kristin Sauerbier, Program Director of the Mobile Crisis Assessment Team. To obtain accreditation, The Neighborhood Center passed a strenuous… Continue Reading →
2020 Open Registrations for Fall Universal Pre-K
Neighborhood Center has Availability in Free Universal Pre-Kindergarten. Any family that has a child that will be 4 years old by December 1st, 2020 and lives in the Utica City School District, is eligible to register for the free Universal Pre-K at the Neighborhood Center. The UPK Program is a FREE 2 1/2-hour program, 5… Continue Reading →
Statement from Executive Director
Like so many, I lie awake through the night these past four days looking at the news and the horror of the violence occurring across our country. On top of all the suffering our world has experienced over the Coronavirus, there is more… WE have all already had enough tragedy, pain and suffering for those… Continue Reading →
