Cooking with Children
Cooking with Children Cooking with young children offers a great opportunity for children to learn about healthy eating and to develop important life skills. As a bonus, when children help make meals, you’ll find that they are more willing to try new foods. This can have a great impact on a child’s nutrition and make… Continue Reading →
Self-care throughout the holidays and the cold winter season~
Self-Care is very important to one’s well-being, mind, body, and spirit. If one does not take care of themselves they are of no use to anyone else. All too often, one will put other’s everyone’s needs in front of their own. An accurate quote from developinggoodhabits.com states, “You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take… Continue Reading →
Navigating the Holiday’s without family
Most of us remember waking up Christmas morning and being surrounded by family for the entire day. It’s the season of love and happiness. For those of us who have to face them alone, it can make navigating the Holiday’s without family a little different. Everyone has their own reasons for not being with family…. Continue Reading →
Giving Tuesday: Make a difference in your community
Today is Giving Tuesday. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving celebrated on the first Tuesday after U.S. Thanksgiving. But this time of year, across various social media feeds, you’ll see this message: “If you’re thinking about donating to a charity, make sure it is the right one.” The author’s concern is that some charities… Continue Reading →
The Neighborhood Center Blog
Greetings! I want to welcome you to the Neighborhood Center blog! As we now live in a world that uses social media as a main channel of communication, we felt it important to ‘jump on board’. This blog is designed to contain information about many topics that have some connection to the services The… Continue Reading →
THE 16TH ANNUAL AUCTION & DINNER EVENT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, INC.
The Marie A. Russo Neighborhood Center Institute is proud to announce that the 16th Annual Auction & Dinner in support of The Neighborhood Center, Inc. will be held on Friday, November 16th, 2018 at Harts Hill Inn. The event, which runs from 6-9pm is action packed with both a silent auction and live auction. Over… Continue Reading →
Neighborhood Center Accepting Students for Pre-K Program
The Neighborhood Center, Inc, is currently accepting students for their Universal Pre-Kindergarten program. The Center partners with the Utica City School District to offer morning and afternoon UPK programs to 4-year-olds living within the district. Child Care services are available on-site before and after UPK hours (scholarship rate and DSS subsidies are accepted). Applications will… Continue Reading →
Bites, Brews and Tunes to Benefit Neighborhood Center, Inc.
Bites, Brews and Tunes, a special fun-filled event to benefit The Neighborhood Center, Inc., takes place 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, August 12 at Mohawk Valley Community College Utica campus. “Bites” from food vendors include Holy Smoques Barbecue, Mangia Macrina Wood-Fired Pizza, El Jefe Tacos, Come Fry With Me, Polish Roadhouse, The Gyro Cart, The… Continue Reading →
Open Access: New Drug Addiction Help Program
July 18, 2018 – Here at The Neighborhood Center, Inc. we are expanding our services. Learn more about the Open Access program in Sandy’s recent interview with Eyewitness News HERE.
The Neighborhood Center Receives Refugee Grant
July 2, 2018 – Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. announced Monday, that through collaborative efforts facilitated by the county, $538,893 has been awarded by the Central New York Care Collaborative to improve the healthcare of the local refugee population. The funding will be awarded to the Neighborhood Center, Inc., as the lead agency, along… Continue Reading →
New Neighborhood Center Facilities to be Dedicated
The Neighborhood Center, Inc. will celebrate the completion of Phase Four of a multiphase project of the Dr. Marie A. Russo Neighborhood Center Campus with a ribbon cutting and ice cream social noon, Wednesday, June 27 at its facilities at 16 Mary Street. The new play space will include a new and improved basketball… Continue Reading →
MCAT Program Director Amy Borrows’ Interview with the Observer-Dispatch
May 29, 2018 – Our very own Amy Barrows, program director of MCAT was interviewed by the Observer-Dispatch earlier this week in the article ‘Teenagers confront teen suicide their way’. Read how Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School (VVS) students initiated this interview HERE.
