This gift will provide the funds to purchase ten new children's books for the Northside Center's wonderful library, a resource for the entire community. The library contains multi-leveled books of many genres: classics, folktales, poetry, chapter and, I Can Read books, as well as adult titles. There is special emphasis on therapeutic titles that explore such topics as sexual abuse, AIDS, adoption self-esteem, death, and...

This gift will provide one child's entry fee to attend ACHIEVE's Children's Summer Program. The program is a four-day, six week program. Activities of the program focus on improving gross and fine motor coordination, promoting positive social behavior, and environmental awareness. In addition to these activities, remedial instruction in reading, math, and speech is also provided. ACHIEVE’s Summer Program provides leadership and an opportunity for...

ACHIEVE's Children's Summer Program is a four-day, six week program. Activities of the program focus on improving gross and fine motor coordination, promoting positive social behavior, and environmental awareness. In addition to these activities, remedial instruction in reading, math, and speech is also provided. ACHIEVE’s Summer Program provides leadership and an opportunity for children to reinforce daily life skills in a fun and challenging way.This...

Recent studies have proven that a “hands on” connection to nature in a green environment has numerous therapeutic benefits, including provision of relief from depression and anxiety as well as lessening the duration of physical infirmities. The responsibilities that come with maintaining a greenhouse will provide the individuals with an opportunity to learn important life skills as well as offer a sense of personal accomplishment...

Recently, individuals with disabilities, parents, family members and direct support professionals met with State Legislators to educate, inform and advocate, as part of a statewide initiative. ACHIEVE participated by sending representatives to meet with our local legislators. We wanted to stress to our legislators that the services we provide are not optional, they are essential. To point out that recent cuts to our system have...

Here at ACHIEVE we have three major fundraising events. On April 24th we will hold our 15th Annual Pin Crushing Bowling Tournament. This event is held at Midway Lanes in Vestal and draws over 350 bowlers and spectators. Assemblyman Clifford Crouch and Gary Finch serve as honorary chairpersons for this annual event. On July 22nd we will hold our 2nd Annual Savor the Summer event....

One Hour's Professional Salaries

One Day's Rent

Ten pieces of sheet music.

One hour's fee paid to our hired musicians.

Fund on hour of sound recording and amplification services for our concerts and events.

For $240, you can gift the gift of surgery and give a child the chance to lead life free of deformity.

Commonly used during surgical procedures, the Passport 2 patient monitor is one of our most important pieces of medical equipment. Your gift of a battery for this essential piece of equipment helps another child receive surgery.

Your gift of $5 will provide 14 Basic Needs_Hungermeals to school children. You will be giving the gift of nourishment and making it easier for families to send their children to school. Your donation will enhance children’s capacity to retain knowledge and increase their problem-solving skills. Currently, Operation USA is partnering with Paiyagala Pre-School in Sri Lanka and the village school in Santa Rosa, Nicaragua....

Giving a loan (often called “microcredit") for families to launch small enterprises has proven to be a successful strategy in earning income. A loan to purchase and raise animals, such as cows, rabbits, sheep, chickens and roosters is the perfect gift for someone who cares deeply about providing opportunity and empowering a family to lift itself out of poverty. Your $50 donation will enable Operation...

Giving the gift of clean water is greater than just giving someone a bottle of water. With a gift of $75, Operation USA will provide more than 10,000 water purification tablets to a community that is suffering from a high child mortality rate, a community that has just been struck by a disaster or a hospital that has run-out of pure water to give to...

Building playgrounds is a step in the healing process and helps to establish normalcy for children who have lived through a disaster. Your donation will help give children a safe and happy environment where they can meet their friends and be children again. It may be some time before the horror of a disaster becomes a distant memory, but playgrounds can serve as a coping...

Providing a physically impaired woman, man or child with the ability to regain movement is a gift with benefits beyond words. There is no cap on human potential and the gift of a prosthetic limb offers people the ability to lead an improved life. With their new limbs, people are able to undertake daily chores that they would otherwise be unable to perform. They can...

Your gift of $200 will help pay a portion of the average monthly salary for a qualified nurse working in a basic health clinic in a rural community in the developing world. Operation USA was founded on the principle that providing communities with access to adequate healthcare is the foundation of future sustainable development work. Entire communities benefit from a knowledgeable healthcare provider who gives...

Purchasing a generator for a community clinic is the perfect gift for someone who understands the need to continue working especially during challenging situations. Operation USA works to diminish the effects of an emergency by supplying the very basic power that a community clinic needs to operate. By purchasing an emergency generator, community clinics are able to continue to operation and serve as a safe...