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.
At this time, our Outreach Team is unable to respond to crisis calls. For questions about this program please contact:
Wade Carmichael, Youth and Outreach Director
Phone: 607 – 273- 7494
Fax: (607) 273-1295
wcharmichael@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.
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.