Come Fly with Us!

Terminal B hallway at Hancock Airport. If you are traveling on United, Frontier, or Delta airlines this year, please note the artwork in the Terminal B hallway. The children of Elmcrest school, and Elmcrest art programs, created these masterpieces that will be displayed all year. These twenty selections were among many that the boys and Read More »

Santa’s Helpers in Skaneateles

Children come to Elmcrest Children’s Center when they need help -- often from difficult home environments.  This year, 41 of these boys and girls are unable to go home for Christmas. When word of their circumstances reached several families in Skaneateles, the parents and children set out to find gifts for these Elmcrest youth. They Read More »

Delivering Smiles

The Christmas tree at Casey’s Place is making all the children smile! Santa came early, thanks to a visit from the students in Skaneateles Middle School who delivered a sleigh-full of toys! Skaneateles Middle School students deliver a load of gifts to our youth at Casey's Place. Skaneateles Middle School Student Council’s annual holiday shopping Read More »

Thanks Has No Season

The 8-12-year-old children in Elmcrest’s Mexico program met for some fun activities in Oswego on a Saturday afternoon. Their project was leading up to Thanksgiving and the children talked about what they were thankful for and made Thankful signs. This group will meet once or twice a month to promote peer interactions and enjoy a Read More »

Just in Time

The excellent fall weather offered many opportunities for the children in Elmcrest programs to enjoy the outdoors and create fun projects. Boys and girls from Child and Family Treatment Support Services (CFTSS) ventured off to a local farm, went apple picking, and leaf gathering for art projects. One clever scout found a leaf bigger than Read More »

New Horizons

Two of our Elmcrest residents need not wait for June to reap the rewards of their scholastic achievements. Both will graduate from high school in January. Recently they hit the trails at Chittenango Falls with their supervisor and shared laughs and senior memories together. One of the highlights of the day was senior pictures. These Read More »

From North to South

Elmcrest’s Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) program serves hundreds of children each year across several counties in NYS. Services are designed to assess and support children with mental health challenges, to be successful in their home and within their community. Through therapy and support services, an important part of this program is Read More »

101 Minus 92

Cottage #8 youth and staff dressed as the 101 Dalmations for Halloween. The movie, 101 Dalmatians, could have had a preview on the Elmcrest campus last month. The boys  from Cottage 8 were joined by a few  adventurous staff for some Halloween fun. The big question? Did they get real treats or bones? Read More »

Clever Crafting

In Elmcrest’s Mexico program, girls 14 and under meet monthly for a social gathering. They are part of Elmcrest’s Children and Family Treatment Support Services (CFTSS). At each meeting they take on some fun activity. Plans for bleaching T-shirts to create designs were not favorable to the T-shirts! Many of the resulting colors were too Read More »

Happy Halloween!

Former Principal Deb Mastropaolo reads to ECC elementary kids. Mrs. Mastropaolo was a welcome “visitor” to Elmcrest just in time for Halloween. This beloved principal of Elmcrest’s school recently retired but made a return visit to kick-off the Monthly Mystery Reader for our elementary students. She read "Creepy Carrots" By Aaron Reynolds. The kids loved Read More »