Program Overview

Programs are offered for all age groups from Pre-K to Senior Citizens, and include a satellite-site of the Onondaga County Public Library; Syracuse Parks & Recreation After School Programming; an evening recreational and educational teen program; HIV/AIDS education prevention, outreach and support; substance abuse prevention; case management services to prevent placement of children in foster care; respite care for families with developmentally disabled children including an after-school program; summer programming including evening activities for teens and field trips; information and referral services to community resources; adolescent pregnancy prevention and male responsibility education; health related programs including lead abatement, asthma, hepatitis C, and minority population health issues; jobs for youth program; 2 welfare-to-work programs; educational programming including progressive learning and On Point for College; senior citizens and summer lunch program; pre-K half day classes. Ongoing special program and events include: Karate African drum and dance, photography, ceramics, double dutch, and drill team instructional classes, tutoring and mentoring programs for youth support groups for persons infected and affected by HIV, Juneteenth Celebration,  Kwanzaa, Latino Empowerment Day, World AIDS Day Dinner, Gospel Sunday, Summer Night Camp, community Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners, Halloween and Easter parties, Health Fairs and Clinics, Community Dialogues, Job Fairs, and employment and youth advisory board activities. All these services and programs help the agency in its mission to work with individuals, families and communities to promote health and well being through prevention, intervention and education.  

As a settlement house, Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility, Inc. responds to the changing needs of its surrounding neighborhood. Therefore, the most recent focus of programming has been on escalating youth violence and thus SMNF, Inc.'s selection as the agency to administer the City of Syracuse's community-wide response to youth violence, the Violence Intervention Prevention Project (VIPP).

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