For the second year in a row, the Cards For Kids Project is up and running to send thousands of holiday cards to children impacted by mass shootings. SUNY Oswego Criminal Justice Professor and National Expert on Mass Shootings, Jaclyn Schildkraut, is coordinating the project for children who have lost relatives due to mass shootings […]
Click above to hear more! Audio Transcript: The Great American Read By Alexandria Bennett, LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (NCC News) — As part of The Great American Read Series, the Art and Writing Challenge kicks off this week at the Liverpool Public Library. The Great American Read is an eight-part television and online series that is designed to […]
Click above to hear more on what’s being done to help Central New York prevent alcohol and drug overdose. Audio Transcript: Overdose Awareness in CNY August is Overdose Awareness Month. The goal is to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. The Prevention Network of Central New York has a mission to […]
Click above to hear more! Audio Transcript: City of Oswego Addresses Homelessness By Alexandria Bennett OSWEGO, N.Y. (NCC News) — The City of Oswego has allotted $25,000 of their budget to address the growing population of homeless and at risk individuals within the city. With the new budget, the city has partnered with a local social […]
Click above to hear more! Audio Transcript: The Shutdown of Food Stamp Sales on Farmers Markets By Alexandria Bennett SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Farmers markets will lose the ability to process food stamp sales on August 31st. Novo Dia Group is a service provider that farmers markets use to process food stamp sales. The provider […]
Click above to hear more! Audio Transcript: Housing Stability in Syracuse By Alexandria Bennett — Syracuse, N.Y. (NCC News) — The City of Syracuse’s Innovation Team develops solutions to the most pressing problems in Syracuse. This year, one of the team’s priorities is to combat housing instability within Central New York. According to the i-team, housing instability is […]
Click above to hear more! Audio Transcript: Familiar Weather Pattern By Alexandria Bennett, SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — The weather pattern this week is the same weather pattern that caused a historic flood in Central New York years ago. According to the National Weather Service, two systems are coming together now that reflect the weather that brought […]
Click above to hear more! Audio Transcript: Minority Mental Health By Alexandria Bennett SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. A local organization is bringing awareness to trends of mental illness in minorities and what is being done to cure the stigma of mental health in minorities here in Central […]