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Dunbar Association (Dunbar Center)
About

The core mission of the institution of the Dunbar Association Inc. is to enhance the quality of life, break the cycle of poverty, and develop racial equity in our community by strengthening youth and their families through a comprehensive delivery of services that promote excellence through advocacy and education.

Other Website
Phone Number
(315) 760-3155
Address
1453 S State St
13205
City
Syracuse
Founded
1918
New American Women’s Empowerment
About

Empowers refugee and immigrant women economically, financially, and socially.

Address
804 North Salina St
13208
City
Syracuse
Founded
2017
North Side Learning Center
About

The North Side Learning Center (NSLC) was founded in 2009 and exists to aid in adult and youth literacy development, and to be instrumental in teaching self-sufficiency and self-actualization to newcomers in our community. Students come from dozens of countries around the world. Beyond the core of teaching English to adults and providing academic support to their children, additional programs are offered as resources allow.

Phone Number
(315) 378-4825
Address
501 Park Street
13203
City
Syracuse
Founded
2009
Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment (RISE)
About

Formerly known as the Somali Bantu Community Association (SBCA), RISE was founded by Somali Bantu refugees in 2004 to ease the transition of other members of the resettled Somali Bantu community living in Onondaga County. RISE was established at the beginning of 2016. RISE's mission is to advocate and promote self-sufficiency through employment, education, social support and economic independence for members of the refugee and immigrant communities in Onondaga County.

Phone Number
(315) 214-4480
Fax
(315) 422-8080
Address
302 Burt St
13202
City
Syracuse
Founded
2004
Somali Bantu Community Association of Onondaga County Inc.
About

**Update: Now Syracuse RISE

Established to promote Bantu cultural programs intended to inform about Bantu life in the United States and to promote programs directed to assisting and aiding the Bantu community in and around Onondaga County, New York in attaining the necessary skills, language competency and resources to overcome poverty and become functioning members of Society.

Phone Number
(315) 214-4480
Address
302 Burt St
13202
City
Syracuse
Founded
2004
South Side Stand
Organization
About

The Stand is an online South Side community newspaper that is written for and by South Side residents. As the voice of the South Side community of Syracuse, the paper aims to start a community conversation online by inviting residents of the South Side to share their stories. The paper is the brainchild of the South Side Newspaper Project, a collaboration of the South Side Community Coalition, Syracuse University and a number of dedicated South Side community residents.

Other Website
Phone Number
(315) 882-1054
Phone Number
(315) 391-1538
Address
2331 South Salina St
13205
City
Syracuse
Founded
2010
Southside Community Coalition
About

The goal of the Southside Community Coalition is to restore, revitalize, and rejuvenate the Syracuse’s South Side community through a partnership with community residents, agencies, organizations, and Syracuse University.

Phone Number
(315) 314-6303
Fax
(315) 314-6305
Address
2331 S. Salina St
13205
City
Syracuse
Founded
2005
Syracuse Community Connections
About

Established in 1974, Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility, Inc., now d.b.a. Syracuse Community Connections. (SCC) is the managing entity of the City-owned Southwest Community Center (SWCC) located at 401 South Avenue. SWCC, in the tradition of settlement houses also known as community or neighborhood centers, provides services and activities designed to identify and reinforce the strengths of individuals, families and communities. SCC provides a refuge for community residents with a variety of services to meet a number of social, health, economic and nutritional needs. 

Phone Number
(315) 474-6823
Fax
(315) 479-8023
Address
401-425 South Ave
13204
City
Syracuse
Founded
1974
Syracuse Grows
Organization
About

Syracuse Grows is a grassroots network that cultivates food justice through advocacy, education, and resources in support of urban food production. We envision a community where everyone has the equal opportunity to produce healthy and culturally appropriate food.

Phone Number
(315) 443-4890
Address
144 Eggers Hall, Syracuse University
13210
City
Syracuse
Founded
2008
West Newell Street Community Garden
About

One of Syracuse’s longest-surviving community gardens, cultivated primarily by community members living near the garden, the West Newell St. Garden utilizes a shared harvest model and holds regular garden workdays, garden lunches, barbecues, and fishing trips. West Newell Street Community Garden is a social change garden, striving to be inclusive of individuals from diverse backgrounds and ethnic groups.

Phone Number
(315) 476-3754
Address
612 Newell St
13205
City
Syracuse
Founded
1995
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