Task Team Directory
Contacting the Task Teams
C3 is composed of five Task Teams: Employment, Youth, Child Development and Education, Housing, Health and Well-being.
Task team membership includes: residents, students, organizations, agencies, BU faculty and all others who are interested in addressing community needs and priorities.
If you, or your organization, is interested in getting involved with C3, below you can find information on what each task team does, and how to contact them. Consider joining!
Employment | Youth | Child Development and Education | Housing | Health and Well-being
EMPLOYMENT TASK TEAM
This Task Team usually meets monthly at Workforce New York.
Mission Statement
To develop and enhance initiatives designed to improve skills and increase employment opportunities of the local workforce in Broome County by responding directly to both employers' and residents' needs through collaboration and cooperation between various community partners.
Related Activities
- Employment related focus groups
- Employment events: Workshops, seminars, NYSEG Stadium motivational events
- Surveys on current employment programs, needs assessments regarding employment, skills and training
- Initiatives to increase awareness of workforce needs and demand occupations in local high schools
Contact Information
Rebecca Ducsik (Task Team Leader)
Contract Specialist
Broome-Tioga Workforce New York
rducsik@co.broome.ny.us
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YOUTH TASK TEAM
The entire Task Team meets bi-monthly. However, some members chose to meet more frequently as needed. Meetings are held at Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Mission Statement
Working collaboratively on issues pertaining to youth in the Greater Binghamton Community. Improving our community by developing youth/adult partnerships and addressing important community issues.
Current Initiatives
- Working to bring youth and law enforcement together through a youth/adult sponsored first ever summit
- Working to promote training for youth workers and strengthening youth serving organizations
- Researching youth entrepreneurship curriculum and opportunities
Contact Information
Victoria Giarrantano (Task Team Leader)
Program Educator, Workforce/Youth Development
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Broome County
840 Upper Front Street
vlg4@cornell.edu
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EDUCATION/CHILDHOOD TASK TEAM
The Task Team usually meets on the first Monday of every month. Meetings are held in BU's Downtown Community Center.
Mission Statement
Identify, advocate and respond to the basic health and wellness needs of children and their families in an effort to promote academic success of school aged children.
Current Initiatives
- Nutrition Workshops - educating families on proper nutrition, and showing families quick and easy recipes
- Hair Fairies - addressing the issue of head lice in a non-humiliating way
- Enhancing information and accessibility for families to obtain basic needs i.e. food, housing, health and hygiene, and transportation.
Contact Information
April Ramsay (Task Team Leader)
Grant Writer/Program Evaluator
Family Enrichment Network
aramsay@familyenrichment.cc
(607) 723-8313 ext 871
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HOUSING TASK TEAM
Mission Statement
The Task Team is focused on moving community members to more permanent, affordable, and safe housing options. The Task Team has renamed itself as the Coalition for Community Reinvestment and looks to expand its focus. They will seek to advise banks with how they can reinvest money into the community for its optimal development. The team is also looking to identify other community organizations and sources for rejuvinating initiatives.
Related Activities
- Organizing housing fairs/informational workshops
- Provide information on the City of Binghamton's First Time Homebuyer Program and other information on tenant rights
- Created the "Greater Binghamton Affordable Homes and Heating Guide"
Contact Information
Henry Ausby (Task Team Leader)
HAMA Associates
hausby@stny.rr.com
(607) 765-3491
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING TASK TEAM
This Task Team is in a temporary hiatus. They are looking for a new Task Team leader. To learn more, contact Allison Alden at aalden@binghamton.edu.
Purpose
The overall purpose of the Task Team is to help community residents access appropriate services to improve and maintain their physical and mental health.
Past Activities
- Provided residents with free health assessments
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Used resident health assessments to identify community needs
- Coordinated mental and physical health programs
- Participated in community health fairs
- Submitted grant proposal to fund a free health clinic in downtown Binghamton
Contact Information
Allison Alden
C3 Director
aalden@binghamton.edu
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