Catholic Charities of Oswego County

What Catholic Charities of Oswego County does

Catholic Charities of Oswego County is a nonprofit human services agency founded in the 1930s and headquartered in Fulton, New York. It operates as an affiliate of Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse and employs approximately 34 staff to deliver community-based social services across Oswego County. The organization provides free programs including a food pantry, parenting education, Medicaid-funded Health Home Care Management, mental health transportation, and case management services targeted at low-income families, children with developmental or behavioral needs, and adults with serious mental illness. The 2023-2024 period marked the agency's 100-year anniversary, underscoring nearly a century of continuous operation.

The agency's revenue model combines individual and institutional donations, government grants (most prominently New York State Medicaid reimbursement for Health Home Care Management), and proceeds from thrift store operations. Service delivery is mediated through formal referral partnerships with the Oswego County Department of Social Services (DSS), the Systems Point of Access (SPOA), Liberty Resources, and the Food Bank of Central New York, supplemented by community collaborations such as the annual Oz Thrift donation arrangement with SUNY Oswego. Clients access services at no direct cost, removing price as a barrier but tying the agency's financial position to funder and donor cycles.

Compliance and program quality functions are formalized through a Corporate Compliance Program aligned with HIPAA and OMIG requirements. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, software products, or technology-based revenue streams; the operating model is fundamentally labor-intensive human services delivery, and any AI/ML adoption is absent from the disclosed posture.

Name

Catholic Charities of Oswego County

Legal name

Catholic Charities of Oswego County

Website

https://ccoswego.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Catholic Charities of Oswego County is a nonprofit human services agency based in Fulton, New York, serving low-income families and at-risk individuals across Oswego County through free programs in food assistance, parenting education, Medicaid-funded care management, and mental health support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Human services nonprofit
• Social services agency
• Community support programs
• Care management services
• Food assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fulton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Monetary donations from individuals, businesses, and community members to support food, housing, transportation, medical care, and basic needs programs. The organization actively solicits donations through its website and events.
2. Government Grants and Programs: Medicaid-funded Health Home Care Management services for eligible individuals meeting NYS DOH eligibility criteria. Programs funded through government partnerships for mental health, child welfare, and social services.
3. Thrift Store Proceeds: Revenue generated from thrift store sales of clothing, housewares, books, and games. All proceeds go to purchase food for the Food Pantry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Catholic Charities of Oswego County is a midsize human services nonprofit that delivers free social services to individuals and families throughout Oswego County, NY. Core offerings include a client-choice food pantry, community services/care management (medical, utility, housing, clothing assistance), parenting education programs (including Circle of Security), Health Home Care Management for adults and children with Medicaid, mental health transportation, supervised family time visitation, a thrift store, and a Learn Through Play developmental program. All services are provided free of charge to clients regardless of religion.

Product overview

Catholic Charities of Oswego County operates as a midsize human services agency offering a portfolio of interconnected programs under its Community and Family Resource Center (CFRC) umbrella. The organization provides 11 distinct programs including food assistance (Food Pantry), family support services (Community Services/Care Management, Parent Education, Circle of Security), children's programming (Learn Through Play, Children's Health Home Care Management), adult health services (Health Home Care Management), mental health transportation, family visitation services, and a Thrift Store that generates funds for the food pantry. Programs serve children, families, and individuals throughout Oswego County with a focus on those experiencing poverty, mental health challenges, or family instability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community and Family Resource Center (CFRC)
• Food Pantry
• Community Services (Care Management)
• Thrift Store
• Parent Education Program
• Circle of Security Parenting Program
• Learn Through Play
• Children's Health Home Care Management
• Health Home Care Management (Adult)
• Mental Health Transportation
• Family Time Visitation Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SUNY OswegocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Annual Oz Thrift program partnership where SUNY Oswego donates food, cleaning supplies, personal care items, clothing, and housewares left behind by students. Items sorted for food pantry, homeless bags, thrift store, and community distribution. Clothing donations processed through agency thrift store. Partnership managed by Katherine S. Spector, Director of Sustainability at SUNY Oswego Facilities Services.
• United WaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUnited Way partnership shown as logo on website indicating collaborative relationship for community support and fundraising initiatives in Oswego County.
• Food Bank of Central New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Food Bank of Central New York to support food pantry operations and food distribution programs throughout Oswego County.
• Roman Catholic Diocese of SyracusecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization affiliation. Catholic Charities of Oswego County is part of Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, which began in 1923 and covers six area offices including Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Onondaga, Oneida-Madison, and Oswego Counties.
• Oswego County Department of Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey referral partner for multiple programs including Family Time Visitation, Parent Education, and Mental Health Transportation. DSS refers clients and coordinates care for families and individuals in need.
• Liberty ResourcescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral partner for Parent Education Program alongside DSS. Provides referrals for families in the program.
• Oswego County Single Point of Access (SPOA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral gateway for Non-Medicaid Care Management Program and Mental Health Transportation services. Screens and processes referrals before forwarding to Catholic Charities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Catholic Charities of Broome County: Another sister agency under the Diocese of Syracuse, offering the same faith-based human services portfolio (food, clothing, housing support, case management) in Broome County. Comparable governance, funding mix, and program structure.
• Liberty Resources: Mental health, housing, and family services nonprofit operating in Oswego County and Central New York. Directly overlaps with Catholic Charities' Mental Health Transportation, Parent Education, and case management lines and shares the same DSS/SPOA referral pipeline.
• Oswego County Opportunities: Community action agency for Oswego County providing food, housing, energy assistance, and case management. The closest direct competitor for emergency-services funding and DSS-linked clients in the same single-county footprint.
• Food Bank of Central New York: Regional food bank that is both a supply partner to the Oswego County food pantry and a competing recipient of food-insecurity donations in Central New York. Highly comparable food-distribution operating model.
• United Way of Central New York: Regional United Way that funds and convenes human services nonprofits across Oswego and surrounding counties. Overlaps with Catholic Charities on community fundraising, volunteer engagement, and grantmaking to address poverty.
• Catholic Charities of Onondaga County: Sister diocesan agency under the same Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse parent, delivering the same mix of food pantry, case management, parenting education, and thrift-store-supported programs in adjacent Onondaga County. Operationally and structurally near-identical to the Oswego affiliate.
• HCR Home Care: Home and community-based care management and home health agency serving Central New York with Medicaid-billable services. Direct competitor for Health Home Care Management contracts and skilled support in the same geography.
• Salvation Army of Greater Syracuse: Faith-based nonprofit providing overlapping social services — emergency food, clothing, housing, and case management — to low-income populations across Central New York. Competes for similar donations, volunteers, and government contracts.
• Catholic Charities of Cortland County: Sister diocesan agency under the Diocese of Syracuse delivering the same faith-based social services portfolio in Cortland County. Structurally and operationally near-identical to the Oswego affiliate.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National umbrella organization for the Catholic Charities network. Comparable mission and service categories but operates at national scale, providing the affiliate with shared branding, advocacy, and best-practice support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ccoswego
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catholic-charities-of-oswego-county

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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