Childcare

RISE Day Care Center
51 Geneva Street
Geneva, NY 14456
(315) 781- 0535

Geneva Child Development Center
Goodman Street
Geneva, NY 14456
(315) 789-4348

serving ages 6 weeks-12 years
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 6am-6pm

Community Unified Today, Inc. (CUT) sees daycare as the opportunity to positively impact the lives of young children and to supplement the care and nurturing children receive at home. We strive to provide an educationally progressive and developmentally appropriate program to children in a safe environment.

CUT believes that children deserve more than custodial care. Therefore, in addition to USDA approved meals and snacks, both centers utilize curriculums aimed at promoting the physical, intellectual, and emotional growth of the children.

Both centers are committed to providing a multicultural environment which promotes tolerance and cultural understanding through projects and sharing. Community Unified Today serves children without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin.

For more information about CUT’s childcare programs, please contact Cheryl Knight, Child Care Director at (315) 789-4348.

Family Services

CUT’s Family Reimbursement Program provides support to individuals and families caring for a developmentally disabled family member. This support is provided primarily for the benefit of the individual with developmental disabilities in order to achieve the goals of maintaining family unity, preventing premature or inappropriate out-of-home placement, reuniting families, enhancing parenting skills, maximizing the potential of the individual or family members with a developmental disability, and assisting individuals and families to be fully integrated and included within their communities.

Goods and services are eligible for reimbursement under this program if they are reasonably related to assisting the family in caring for their developmentally disabled family member. Those goods and services covered by private insurance, Medicaid, or any other source are not eligible for reimbursement under this program.

Some examples of allowable expenses include (but are not limited to):

• In-Home respite
• Out-of-Home respite
• Medical
• Dental
• Therapy
• Adaptive equipment
• Guardianship costs
• Telephone costs
• Special foods or supplements
• Specialized clothing
• Summer camps
• Transportation
• Recreation
• Diapers/Attends
• Adaptive toys

Any family (biological or adoptive) who provides primary care to a member who has a developmental disability can apply for the reimbursement program. A copy of supporting documentation is required. Application forms can be picked up at the CUT office between the hours of 8:30am and 5pm.

Housing

Homeownership Assistance

The CUT Homeownership Assistance Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants purchasing single family homes within the City of Geneva. Assistance is in the form of a grant to the home purchaser to assist with the down payment and the cover the closing costs. CUT assistance may also be coupled with homeownership incentives offered by the City of Geneva.

Income guidelines for the program are as follows:

[TBD]

Housing Counseling

Community Unified Today periodically sponsors housing conferences to link prospective homebuyers with local lenders and realtors and to provide information about first-time and low-income homebuyer incentive programs. CUT provides both pre-purchase and post-purchase counseling to ease the transition to homeownership and to ensure success in the endeavor.

Rental Management and Assistance

This program provides a decent, safe and affordable alternative for larger families and special needs populations. CUT has developed sixteen units of housing consisting of three and four bedroom, single family and duplex units with HOME grants totaling nearly $1 million dollars. Rent levels are set by the federal government and are generally consistent with local HUD Section 8 limits. Eligible applicants must meet specific income guidelines.

CUT's Scattered Sites Rental program also includes three, four and five bedroom units available at below market rates for families with incomes at or below $42,320*

Housing for the Homeless

The Clark Park Townhouses built and operated by CUT have multiple 2 and 3 bedroom units available for families facing eviction, living on the streets, living in a hotel/motel, sharing housing, or meeting any of the criteria for homelessness. Household income is not a consideration in determining eligibility for homeless housing.

Rents are based on the shelter allowance if the applicant is receiving public assistance; for all others rents are based on 30 percent of total household income and/or the local HUD Section 8 limits.

Clark Park is intended to provide stable housing for the homeless, but residents must strive to attain educational and employment goals as set through individual case management. Families working towards self-sufficiency will not be displaced.

* These figures based on Rochester Area Median Family Income which is subject to annual revision by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov