Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca hosts community and rural outreach programs to serve individuals in need within their communities to help ensure that basic needs are met, and to aid them in getting connected with relevant resources.
Outreach Program Hours are 9:00am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday. All outreach services are provided to community members free of charge.
Natalya Cowilich, Outreach Coordinator
Cell: (607) 592-9286
Fax: (607) 273-1295
ncowilich@fcsith.org
Downtown Community Outreach Worker
The Outreach Workers gently travel throughout the downtown corridor – which extends from Meadow Drive to Aurora Street, and from Court Street to Green Street, and includes support to the Tompkins County Public Library and Dewitt Park – keeping an eye open for people who are exhibiting signs of distress.
The Outreach Workers aim to support a welcoming and inclusive downtown community by engaging people with a kind attitude, often needed to de-escalate potential conflicts.
Kiara David and William Taylor are Community Outreach Workers (Street Outreach) in the downtown corridor. The program is funded by Tompkins County, City of Ithaca, Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) and other local funders. The program is hosted by Family & Children’s Services.