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PROGRAMS

Our mission is to provide the foundational blocks for re-entry into society.

We know that without food, water & shelter, and without safety - there is no bandwith for the work of addiction recovery, trauma healing, mental illness stabilization, finding & maintaining employment.

At OAR, we focus on these base needs first, so that our clients can re-establish themselves back in community.

We also acknowledge that this is not a linear path. There will be relapses - in addiction, in jail time, in unemployment, in homelessness. Our work is to keep showing up whenever our clients come back, and build on their earlier successes until they are ready to stand on their own.  

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We currently offer 12 programs, serving 1,600 clients every year.

  • Outreach Services

  • Client Services

  • College Initiative Upstate

  • Employment Assistance

  • Peer Navigator Wellness and Drug Courts

  • Housing Coordination

  • Sunflower House/Peer Crossings

  • Endeavor House

  • DV/ Sex Trafficking Support

  • Parolee Reentry

  • Bail

  • Food distribution (over 9,000 meals in 2023)

  • Food Pantry

  • 1115 Waiver Screening, Navigating, & Case Mgmt.

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We believe in the potential of every individual, their ability to transform their lives, and the positive impact they can make on society.

OAR of Tompkins County

Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources (OAR) of Tompkins County assists and advocates for people who are or have been impacted by the criminal justice system.

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230 S Fulton Street

Ithaca, NY  14850

Walk-ins welcome 9AM - 3PM

Monday - Thursday

Email: info@mysite.com

Phone: (607) 272-7885

501(c)3 EIN: 16-1085194

© 2025 by OAR of Tompkins County        |     Website by Sam Garland   

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