Our Mission:

Help people in the community realize their potential for becoming self-sufficient

Annual Report 2025
Annual Report 2025
2024 Community Needs Assessment Onondaga County
2024 Community Needs Assessment Onondaga County

Programs and Services:

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Big Brothers Big Sisters

Department of Energy and Housing Services

Head Start program

Head Start – Early Head Start

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Family Services

Free Tax Prep Program

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Nutrition Program

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Senior Supports Program

Frank DeFrancisco Eastwood Community Center

Our Impact On The Community in 2024

PEACE, Inc. Family Resource Centers provided 17,802 in the last year.

93,409
Senior Meals were prepared and distributed.

Head Start families received 20,181 services throughout the 2023-2024 school year

$ 2,672,725
was returned September 2023 and August 2024.

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Latest News & Stories

Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Backpack Giveaway

Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Backpack Giveaway

PEACE, Inc.’s Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program wrapped up summer on a high note with its Annual Backpack Giveaway, generously sponsored by Barclay Damon LLP. Held at Anthony J. Santaro Memorial Park, the event brought together around 60 attendees—including...

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Splatter Painting at Early Head Start!

Splatter Painting at Early Head Start!

Students at PEACE, Inc.'s Sumner Early Head Start program recently explored their creativity through a fun and messy art activity—splatter painting! The young artists enthusiastically embraced the technique, resulting in a collection of colorful and expressive...

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United Way Day of Caring with Haylor, Freyer & Coon

United Way Day of Caring with Haylor, Freyer & Coon

PEACE, Inc. had an incredible time participating in the United Way Day of Caring, and we want to give a huge shoutout to the team from Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. for their amazing hard work at our Merrick Head Start site. They tackled a wide variety of projects,...

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PEACE, Inc. Grateful for Bonadio Group’s Assistance

PEACE, Inc. Grateful for Bonadio Group’s Assistance

PEACE, Inc. sincerely thanks the Bonadio Group for their tremendous assistance in organizing the basement storage areas at our Sumner Head Start facility. With their support, we were able to clean and reorganize the file room, furniture storage, and other general...

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Blood Drive at Eastside Family Resource Center

Blood Drive at Eastside Family Resource Center

We are incredibly grateful to the American Red Cross for organizing the recent Blood Drive at the Viola G. Chisholm Eastside Family Resource Center on July 29th. The event was a tremendous success, with 18 units of life-saving blood collected—including contributions...

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NUCOR Steel Auburn at Food Services

NUCOR Steel Auburn at Food Services

Throughout the summer, PEACE, Inc. has had the pleasure of partnering with multiple agencies on a variety of projects across our sites. We are always grateful for the time and energy these groups contribute to our mission. One notable collaboration was with the staff...

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This website is supported by Grant Numbers C1002756 and C1001476 from the Office of Community Services and Grant Numbers 02CH011394-05-03 and 02CH013040-01-00 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of PEACE, Inc. and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families, the Office of Community Services, and the Office of Head Start.

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