2025-11-03T11:29:20-06:00 2024-12-31 161163912 FITZGERALD DEPIETRO & WOJNAS CPAS PC 7 RUTGER PARK UTICA NY 13501 990 2024-01-01 150532097 THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC NEIG 3152722616 624 ELIZABETH STREET UTICA NY 13501 SANDRA L SOROKA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3152722616 2025-11-03 1 0 JOSEPH FINKST P01978136 3157242145 2025-11-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SANDRA L SOROKA 624 ELIZABETH STREET UTICA NY 13501 20678425 0 X WWW.NEIGHBORHOODCTR.ORG X 1905 NY THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THROUGH WHICH PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT THROUGH INFORMATIONAL, CULTURAL, INSPIRATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, NATIONALITY OR CREED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY TIES, ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY, PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL ENRICHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY COOPERATING WITH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES AND GROUPS IN ALL LAWFUL ACTS WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY, USEFUL, SUITABLE, DESIRABLE OR PROPER FOR THE FURTHERANCE, ACCOMPLISHMENT OR ATTAINMENT OF ANY OR ALL PURPOSES OF THE CENTER. THEY ALSO AIM TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN DAYCARE FACILITIES WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE NYS OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND OWN, LEASE, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ONE OR MORE OUTPATIENT FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY DISABLED AS DEFINED IN THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. 9 9 347 0 0 0 11326610 13138551 5828626 5106615 214013 394335 436558 1158040 17805807 19797541 0 0 0 0 12382582 14105383 0 0 0 5568999 5736154 17951581 19841537 -145774 -43996 18611347 20580307 12019022 13469553 6592325 7110754 X TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH COOPERATIVE OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES, AND ADVOCACY WHICH EMBRACE DIVERSITY, PROMOTE EMPOWERMENT, AND FOSTER RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP. 0 0 2211529 DAY CARE - THE CHILD CARE PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE INFANT-TODDLER, PRE-SCHOOL, AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDCARE. AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, WE TRULY OFFER MUCH MORE THAN JUST OUTSTANDING CHILD CARE- WE OFFER MEMORIES, HOPE, SKILLS, AND BECOME A PARTNER WITH FAMILIES TO GIVE CHILDREN THE SOLID FOUNDATION SO CRITICAL IN AN EVER CHANGING WORLD. IN KEEPING WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING CHILDREN DEVELOP TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL -SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, INTELLECTUALLY AND PHYSICALLY WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE "CREATIVE CURRICULUM" THEREBY ENHANCING AND ENRICHING THE ACADEMIC, SOCIALIZATION, AND RECREATIONAL COMPONENTS IN OUR CHILD CARE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE INCORPORATED A SPECIALIZED APPROACH CALLED "RHYME TIME" THAT INTEGRATES READING, MUSIC, STORYTELLING, SONG AND DANCE ACTIVITIES TO ENRICH AND STIMULATE READING AND LANGUAGE SKILLS. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT IN USING THESE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND CUTTING EDGE MODELS CHILDREN WILL BE BETTER PREPARED AND MORE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. IN 2024 OUR CHILD CARE PROGRAM SERVED 495 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE DAY CARE REGISTRATION PROGRAM REGISTERS ADULTS THROUGHOUT ONEIDA COUNTY WHO WISH TO PROVIDE CARE TO SMALL GROUPS OF CHILDREN IN A HOME SETTING. THE PROGRAM ENSURES THAT THE HOME SETTINGS CONTINUE TO MEET STATE STANDARDS BY MONITORING THE PROGRAMS YEARLY. IN TOTAL FOR 2024, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 70 FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES THROUGHOUT ONEIDA COUNTY. 1678970 GROUP WORK - AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN OUR ARSENAL OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IS THE GROUP WORK DEPARTMENT. GROUP WORK IS A COLLECTION OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING TRANSITIONAL LIFE SKILLS, PROJECT AIM, OUTREACH AND PREVENTION, PINS REDUCTION & ELIMINATION, UTICA/ROME CHILDREN'S CENTERS, AND OPERATION SUNSHINE. COLLECTIVELY THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 14,000 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 2024. GROUP WORK CAN BE APTLY DESCRIBED AS THE "SAFETY NET' PROGRAM OF OUR AGENCY IN THAT IT IS A GENERAL "HELPING" SERVICE THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN THE VARIOUS AND INDIVIDUALIZED STRUGGLES THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. GROUP WORK IS NOT CONSTRAINED BY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, INCOME ELIGIBILITIES, OR AGE REQUIREMENTS. 12721428 MENTAL HEALTH - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND CONSISTS OF SEVERAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT AND TREAT MENTAL ILLNESS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS. THE CHILD AND FAMILY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS OPERATE OUT OF UTICA AND ROME. IN 2024, OVER 3,400 CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN THE UTICA AND ROME CLINICS. THE HEALTH HOME MODEL OF CARE MANAGEMENT PROMOTES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE POPULATION SERVED. THIS MODEL ENSURES MEDICAL CONSUMERS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL AND/OR LONG TERM CARE NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. DURING 2024, UTICA/ROME CARE MANAGEMENT SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,400 INDIVIDUALS. ADULT RECOVERY SERVICES PROVIDES SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, INCREASE WELLNESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AND PROVIDE SOCIALIZATION, PEER SUPPORT, AND ASSISTIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. THIS PROGRAM OPERATES IN UTICA AND ROME AND SERVED APPROXIMATELY 500 INDIVIDUALS IN 2024. MOBILE CRISIS ASSESSMENT TEAM IS A 7 DAY/24 HOUR BASIS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENSURE AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO CRISIS SITUATIONS TO PREVENT ESCALATION, ASSURE SAFETY, AND PROVIDE LINKAGES TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PREVENT CRISIS REOCURRANCE. THE PROGRAM IS TOTALLY MOBILE AND IT PROVIDES COMMUNITY CENTERED SERVICES IN ONEIDA, HERKIMER, CHENANGO, DELEWARE, OTSEGO AND SCHOHARIE COUNTIES. DURING 2024, APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MCAT SERVICES WERE DOCUMENTED. THE FAMILY TIES PROGRAM PROVIDES HOME-BASED, FAMILY FOCUSED, CHILD FRIENDLY, STRENGTH BASED SHORT TERM INTENSIVE COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN UP TO AGE 18 AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE HERKIMER COUNTY. IN 2024, SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO APROXIMATELY 70 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 788511 USDA - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEALS SERVED IN DAYCARE HOMES. THE PROGRAM ALSO MONITORS THE NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF MEALS AND SNACKS SERVED IN PRIVATE DAY CARE SETTINGS. IN 2024 APPROXIMATELY, 70 HOMES WERE MONITORED AND SERVED. IN ADDITION, THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES FREE MEALS AND SNACKS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ATTENDING ITS OWN DAY CARE CLASSES. 788511 17400438 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 347 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X KAROLE LOUCKS BLUMBERG 3152722616 624 ELIZABETH STREET UTICA NY 13501 ALBERT CASAB VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETTY YOUMANS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK DONATO PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFERY LOTTERMOSER JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY PLIZGA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN B CRABTREE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA TUGGEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA JALONACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA L SOROKA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 167646 0 33011 KAROLE LOUCKS BLUMBERG CONTROLLER 40.00 X 118609 0 18122 286255 0 51133 2 1 1 0 VIJAYAKUMAR KOMARETH MD 8 GALWAY ROAD NEW HARTFORD NY 13413 PSYCHIATRIST 175685 1 12850801 287750 13138551 MEDICAID/MEDICARE MANAGED CARE 621300 2743070 2743070 CNY HEALTH HOME 621300 1478806 1478806 DAYCARE PARENT FEES 624410 387456 387456 MEDICAID/MEDICARE 621300 336779 336779 CLINIC FEES 621300 160504 160504 5106615 199161 199161 135156 100188 34968 34968 34968 975870 780696 195174 195174 195174 MISCELLANEOUS 900009 1123072 1123072 1123072 19797541 6264655 0 394335 166645 166645 11325905 10122936 1202969 342629 289994 52635 1256099 1099052 157047 1014105 909028 105077 240129 201286 38843 44294 30189 14105 33490 33490 67081 67081 101478 86471 15007 70542 39454 31088 670310 630264 40046 87858 64800 23058 161805 158426 3379 110320 107481 2839 89580 89580 277438 132910 144528 255057 228607 26450 PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRA 1488062 1488062 PAYMENT TO HOMES 575476 575476 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS 256539 202621 53918 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 237924 195260 42664 968771 838121 130650 19841537 17400438 2441099 0 1609594 2057775 1083274 1962950 2480683 2384159 258972 287181 9499996 3655578 5960592 5844418 7153297 7995172 64935 48652 18611347 20580307 1776733 1515818 4362072 6661776 1548385 1464283 4331832 3827676 12019022 13469553 X 6525929 7044292 66396 66462 6592325 7110754 18611347 20580307 -43996 562425 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 12356014 7531178 8398041 11326610 13138551 52750394 12356014 7531178 8398041 11326610 13138551 52750394 52750394 129225 157342 123933 180656 334317 925473 191027 643909 672603 389717 1123072 3020328 56696195 0.93040 0.94880 X PART II - LINE 10 OTHER INCOME INCLUDES MISCELLANEOUS GRANT REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 66396 66 66462 66330 66 66396 66313 17 66330 67382 11 1080 66313 67335 47 67382 0.15000 0.85000 0 0 225489 225489 7909687 3277997 4631690 609020 377581 231439 755800 755800 5844418 EXCESS PROGRAM REVENUES 3827676 3827676 20359966 562425 562425 19797541 0 19797541 0 0 0 0 0 PART V, LINE 4: INCOME FROM ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS PURSUING A CAREER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN SERVICES X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SANDRA L SOROKA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 167646 0 0 0 0 0 6706 0 26305 0 200657 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RETURN ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE AUDIT FIRM. ONCE THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY ANSWERED THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE COMMITTEE OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEETS QUARTERLY TO MONITOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE USING THE CENTER'S WRITTEN EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PROCESS. THIS PROCESS REVIEWS SUCH ITEMS AS WORK QUALITY, QUANTITY OF WORK, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, PLANNING, ORGANIZATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION INCREASE IS THEN DETERMINED BASED UPON THE OVERALL APPRAISAL REVIEW PROCESS AND IS COMPARED TO MOHAWK VALLEY REGIONAL EMPLOYEE SALARY STATISTICS. THE FINANCE AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS ARE EVALUATED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN THE SAME MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. AS THE CENTER DEVELOPS ITS WEBSITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.