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Image Initiative steppers performing on stage.

Image Initiative

“I’ve always had a strong, personal affinity for empowering women – that’s just a part of my makeup.”

Tamika Otis, seen here, is the project director of Western New York outreach admission for Job Corps and attended the In This Together program.

In This Together

A recently developed program is working to help those suffering from violence-related trauma to recover and thrive.

A man sits at a table at Interfaith Works.

Interfaith Works

InterFaith addresses the needs of those who have arrived through federal refugee resettlement programs.

Interfaith Works hosts a panel discussion.

Interfaith Works

Interfaith Works plays an integral role in uniting people of varying religious beliefs that have struggled to coexist for centuries.

Thanks to Junior Achievement, a student poses at an office desk.

Junior Achievement’s apprenticeship program gives high school students the valuable opportunity to explore a future career before entering college.

Sam Rowser, landlord, poses in front of his rental home with newly replaced windows from Home HeadQuarters

Home HeadQuarters is using grant funding to focus on neighborhoods where elevated blood levels were found to be highest in children.

Kids are in the classroom exercising while doing math!

“I like M&M because we get to jump on the mats, so to me, it is like hopscotch,” said a third-grade student.

Syeisha Byrd on her renovated, lead-free porch with her three sons.

Byrd’s carpeting had been breathable, allowing lead particles to enter the air from the high traffic of playing children.

Dr. Rashmi Gangamma, associate professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Syracuse University poses in front of a cabinet.

English-as-a-New-Language (ENL) lessons and housing assistance are primary support services refugees have access to, while mental health services are far less common.

A patient is being examined by a nurse at the Mary Rose Clinic.

Mary Rose Clinic

The clinic has become an important resource for uninsured adults seeking any sort of primary medical care.