DEI Resources at AgriTech

Community Resources

Geneva:

  • Family Counseling Service of The Finger Lakes
    • Provides: Mental health services, LGBTQ+ support groups, education, domestic violence support, gender resources
    • https://fcsfl.org/
    • 671 S Exchange St, Geneva, NY 14456
  • Geneva Public Library

Ithaca:

Canandaigua:

  • Family Counseling of The Finger Lakes (Canandaigua office)
    • Provides: *See Geneva section* & physical safe space, LGBTQ+ literature
    • 514 S Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424
  • The Canandaigua Queer Lit Book Club (Wood Library)

Penn Yan:

Rochester:

  • MinGenStem to support and show allyship to women and other minority genders in the STEM fields at Cornell AgriTech 
    • Cynthia James csj55 [at] cornell.edu (csj55[at]cornell[dot]edu) 
  • SAGES (Student Association of the Geneva Experiment Station) open to students, postdocs, technicians, visiting scholars, and other trainees 
    • Leonardo Salgado lds223 [at] cornell.edu (lds223[at]cornell[dot]edu) 
  • WhatsApp Group Cornell-Geneva open to: students, postdocs, technicians, visiting scholars, and other trainees 
    • Leonardo Salgado lds223 [at] cornell.edu (lds223[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

AgriTech anonymous comments 

Accessible bathrooms 

  • Jordan Hall – first floor (near ASC) 
  • Barton Lab – admin wing

Bias reporting 

Catastrophic leave 

Cornell University provides catastrophic leave donation to assist eligible staff members who have experienced a catastrophic, health-related event and have exhausted all accruals. Contact HR: Jessica Townley jet239 [at] cornell.edu (jet239[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Gender neutral bathrooms 

  • Jordan Hall – first floor (near ASC) 
  • Hedrick Hall – basement (east wing) 4910K 
  • GH range – headhouse 
  • Barton Lab – South wing, 1st floor 
  • Food Science – pilot plant entry 
  • Food Science - 2nd floor 
  • IPM House

Field Bathrooms 

  • FRU/Research North 
  • McCarthy – Wellington Barn 
  • McCarthy – Barn (at north/west entrance)

Lactation/Parents Room 

  • Jordan Hall basement

Kudos 

211/LIFE LINE 

  • provides information and referral for human services and crisis/ suicide prevention services

BluePrint Geneva 

  • An organization dedicated to supporting the Geneva community through a variety of activities, including supporting public (vegetable) gardening and sharing produce through “Little Free Farm Stands”, offering free tax preparation, and more.

Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes 

  • SSI, emergency assistance, family case management, community lunch program (Geneva), and supervised visitation

Center for disability rights 

  • disability led, not-for-profit Corporation providing services to people with disabilities and seniors within the framework of an Independent Living Model which promotes independence of people with all types of disabilities, enabling choice in living setting, full access to the community, and control of their life

County Department of Social Services 

  • eligibility programs (temporary assistance, SNAP, HEAP, Medicaid), workforce development, emergency food and shelter, as well as child support enforcement and collection

Family Counseling of the Finger Lakes 

  • including Servicios Familiares Bilingues /Bilingual Family Services, provides a variety of supports for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies

Finger Lakes Works 

  • information about access to employment, education and training

FLACRA / Connections 

  • private, not-for-profit agency serving individuals and their loved ones in the Finger Lakes region whose lives are affected by substance use, mental health disorders, and overall well-being

Food Justice Geneva 

  • providing Ontario County food-insecure families access to affordable, fresh produce

Geneva Center of Concern 

  • food pantry, thrift store, emergency assistance

Legal Assistance of Western NY 

  • provides free legal aid to people with civil legal problems

LGBTQ groups 

LifeSpan 

  • Elder abuse center

Literacy Volunteers 

  • provide adults the literacy skills needed to reach their full potential as individuals, parents, workers and citizens 

Public Libraries 

  • essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education children/adult programs 
  • Many cities, town, and even villages have their own public library that offers many services as well as access to books and more. Find the public library closest to you: https://www.usa.gov/libraries 
  • NYPL get your free New York (City) Public Library card online https://www.nypl.org/library-card/new 

Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes, Inc. 

  • provides services, at no charge, for individuals, children, and families who have experienced sexual violence, domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking

The Living Well 

  • emergency assistance for food, personal hygiene and household cleaning necessities; utilities; referral services; peer support for loss and those living with cancer, and youth programming

Thrift Stores 

The Linden Exchange – consignment store 

  • Thrifted Threads 
  • Salvation Army 
  • Habitat for Humanity ReStore

YMCA 

  • Youth Development, healthy living, social responsibility

Boys and Girls Club Geneva 

  • First 1000 days: free gym time; diapers and formula; groceries; a private laundromat; counseling; and early childhood education for the first three years of the child’s life.

Child and Family Resources

  • child care resources and referral services, parent education and support, and child care provider services.

Family Hope 

  • limited ultrasound referrals, pregnancy tests, supplies, options information

Geneva Reads 

  • free books and events for kids

Planned Parenthood 

  • reproductive health care, sex education, and information 
  • Canandaigua, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca

WIC 

  • Nutrition Education, Breastfeeding Support, Referrals, Nutritious Foods for Pregnant or Breastfeeding or Postpartum People, Caregivers of Infants and Children up to age five

Note to reader

This is a living list and can be altered as often as we deem it necessary. 

Please reach out if: 

  • you would like to add something
  • some important information is missing
  • you have any questions. 

Hanna – hm529 [at] cornell.edu (hm529[at]cornell[dot]edu)