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Dear CCCHS Members, Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our June Picnic and Rose Cologne Volunteer celebration. It was so nice to see such a great turnout. Photos from the event are posted on our facebook page. Please feel free to share them out, especially those of our deserving volunteers. Although we won’t formally meet again until September 7th at Calvary Church, Council has been busy behind the scenes this summer. Our annual Self Care Workshop will take place just before our September 7th Membership meeting and begin at 10:00 AM. The topic this year is “One Team, One Mission – Working Together Post Covid” and will be presented by PennCares Training. Elaina Seto from Centre Helps has been appointed to fill one of our board vacancies. Her energy and enthusiasm will be a great addition to our group. We hope you or another delegate at your agency received your 2022 Membership Certificate via email and the link to complete a directory listing. If not, or if you have questions, please reach out to Membership Chair, Jennifer Eishenhuth. Enjoy the next few months of summer and we’ll look forward to seeing you in September! Melissa Bottorf CCCHS President PA Link to ADRC |
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** Membership Benefit ** Helping Hands Articles | | |
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Farmers’ Market Voucher Program 2022 Sandy Shuckers | Centre County Office of Aging |
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Join Us in Building our Community Melissa Bottorf | Centre County Council of Human Services |
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Volunteer Centre County: A New Community Resource Ann Echols | Volunteer Centre County |
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The Centre Daily Times publishes CCCHS Member "Helping Hands" articles in the paper edition of the newspaper each Wednesday. Articles can be about member organizations, community resources or upcoming events. If you would like to submit an article, please contact: Natalie Depto-Vesey at deptoveseyn@upmc.edu for a date. We have dates to fill in August! Due: July 28 - Publish Date: August 3 Due: August 4 - Publish Date: August 10 Due: August 11 - Publish Date: August 17 Due: August 25 - Publish Date: August 31 Contact us for later dates! |
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Volunteers Needed to Join the CCCHS Membership & Marketing Committees |
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Membership Duties: The committee reviews and recommends annual membership dues and recommends honorary members as necessary. The committee prepares a membership letter and application, and publicizes the fact that membership applications are available to the community. The committee prepares and manages a list and directory of member agencies/organizations and delegate members. The committee conducts previous member and new membership outreach efforts in conjunction with the marketing committee. Develops an annual budget.
Time commitment: Marketing Duties: Supports & promotes CCCHS activities as needed. The committee conducts previous member and new membership outreach efforts in conjunction with the membership committee. The committee ensures that only current members in good standing receive and contribute to CCCHS communications. Develops an annual budget.
Time Commitment: For more information contact Melissa Bortoff mbottorf2016@gmail.com |
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** Membership Benefit ** Self-Care Workshop One Team, One Mission - Discovering Ways to Work Together After Covid-19 Sep 07 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Location: Calvary Church, 150 Harvest Fields Dr, Boalsburg, PA 16827, USA About the Event: Using team building in the workplace to strengthen relationships, foster morale, and improve patient outcomes, this course offers participants the opportunity to learn about the qualities and dynamics that go into effective team building and how effective team building impacts quality patient care. Address the need for team building upon returning to normal from Covid. Objectives: • Define and explain the following terms: team building and leadership. • Identify what qualities make up an effective team. • Engage in a variety of team building activities. • Understand the effect of team building has on morale, patient care, patient outcomes and burn out. • Participants will discuss effects of both effective and ineffective team building and how it relates to burn out and job satisfaction. • Participants will engage in self-reflection to identify strengths and weaknesses. • Learn tips & strategies for new work routine post Covid. • Understand the fears & anxiety associated to returning to work post Covid. • Practice communication skills • Participate in team building activities. Cost: FREE for CCCHS Members $15 for Non-Members | | |
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The Next CCCHS Membership Meeting Is Wednesday, September 7th 12 Noon - 1:00 PMCalvary Church, 150 Harvest Fields Dr.Boalsburg, PA 16827, USA During the summer months, please share agency news and updates via our newsletter. Submission details are at the bottom of this newsletter. |
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New Location for Centre County Free COVID-19 Testing Site Where: Former Subway building at 219 S. Water St. in Bellefonte, Centre County Hours: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Tuesdays through Saturdays. The site is expected to operate until September, 2022. Mid-nasal passage swab PCR testing is open to anyone age 3 or older on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is required and patients do not need to have COVID-19 symptoms to get tested. Patients are asked to bring ID.
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Center For Independent Living Free Tests – Roads to Freedom has FREE COVID tests available for anyone needing them. Please call or email for more info! 570.327.9070 office@cilncp.org |
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Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Residential households in the U.S. are now eligible for another order of free at-home tests on USPS.com. Here's what you need to know about your order: - Each order now includes #8 rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
- Your order of #8 tests will come in #2 separate packages (#4 tests in each package), each with its own tracking number
- Packages will ship free
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Need Help Getting to a Vaccination Appointment? GIVE US A CALL! Center for Independent Living Empowering people with all disabilities by providing: resources, options, and disability related services needed to obtain individual FREEDOM in their lives. | | |
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Intergenerational Approaches for Living, Learning, and Growing in Pennsylvania conference July 5-7, 2022 You are invited to the Intergenerational Approaches for Living, Learning, and Growing in Pennsylvania conference which will be held July 5-7, 2022 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, PA. This 2 ½ day conference includes hands-on learning, workshops, panel presentations, posters and exhibits, group activities, interest group meetings, pre-conference site visits to innovative intergenerational programs, and places taking root in Central Pennsylvania, and much more! This will be a major event, showcasing innovative, impactful, intergenerational initiatives across the state and beyond. Conference tracks include Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Arts, Culture & Recreation Environments (Built & Natural) Grandfamilies/Kinship Care Families Multigenerational Workforce
For more information and to register for the Conference, visit https://agsci.psu.edu/pa-intergen-conf | | |
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HIRING!Out of the Cold Executive Director OOTC is seeking a full-time Executive Director to advocate for clients, partner with other community entities to find creative solutions for homelessness and our lack of affordable housing and sustain day to day operations of the shelter. We’re looking for a compassionate, patient, firm, resilient, organized, communication-focused, resourceful, and non-judgemental individual to lead OOTC into its exciting next chapter. Interested Applicants: Please send cover letter and resume to Kendra Gettig, Interim Executive Director, at ootccentreco@gmail.com. We will begin to review applicants on Friday July 8. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, please share about your competencies, qualifications and desire to be part of this work. | | |
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Farmers' Market Voucher Program 2022 The Centre County Office of Aging is distributing Farmers' Market Vouchers to those 60 years of age (must turn 60 by 12/31/22) and who also meet income guidelines. One Person: $25,142 Two People: $33,874 Each eligible person receives four, $6 checks for a total of $24. Vouchers are to be spent at a Farmers' Market. While participants must pick up vouchers in the county in which they live, vouchers can be spent at any Farmers' Market that accepts the checks across Pennsylvania. The Office of Aging is offering options to receive checks this year. Stop in the Office of Aging. Call the Office and ask if there are any community distribution sites. Call the Office of Aging and ask for an application. Once the application is received and recorded, the checks will be mailed back to the applicant. Send an email and the application will be attached back to the email sender to be completed. When completed, fax, mail or scan/photo the form and email it back to us. Checks will be sent once the process has been completed. Or, send an email with name and address and the application will be mailed.
Please call with any questions. Office of Aging 420 Holmes St., Room 245 Bellefonte, PA 16823 Phone: 814.355.6716 Email: aging@centrecountypa.gov | | |
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AIDS Resource Center Lock Haven Testing Appointments AIDS Resource will be testing at the John Yost Community Center in Lock Haven on the last Thursday of every month. Scan the QR code on the flyer to make an appointment. | | |
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SAVE the DATE!Philipsburg Heritage DaysJuly 12 - 17 Children's Activity DaysJuly 13 - 1510:00 am - 8:00 pm | | |
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Cell Phone Basics Volunteer Tutors Needed Mid-State Literacy Council is looking for community volunteers to teach adult students how to use the basic features of their cell phone. We provide training, materials, and ongoing support. Call Mid-State Literacy Council at (814) 238-1809 or email agiedroc@midstateliteracycouncil.org for more information. |
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Schlow Centre Region LibraryAdult & Young Adult | | |
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Schlow Centre Region Library | | |
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AIDS ResourceTesting & Appointments Click here to learn about our services and testing appointment availability at the State College or Williamsport office locations. | | |
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Providing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Direct Support Workforce Survey, 24-Month Follow Up |
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Over the past 24 months, direct support workers have experienced high risks of infection, hardship and exhaustion. Many have become ill and lost loved ones. The voices of DSPs and frontline supervisors matter, now more than ever. Show them you care about their wellbeing by sharing this confidential survey. The University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration, in partnership with the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, developed this survey to better understand the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on direct support workers and identify the most effective ways to protect DSPs, frontline supervisors, and the people they support.
Please visit umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_57ThjnlYiBE1uXc to complete the survey. The survey closes on July 22, 2022.
Please forward this survey to the direct support workers that you employ, including paid family members. Their answers will be anonymous. National and state-specific results from the survey will be shared widely in September 2022. Three earlier surveys were conducted by ICI and NADSP and the results are available here. The new survey is for both direct support workers who completed an earlier survey and those who did not. |
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EMPLOYERS. Are you having difficulty finding employees? Are people applying who have some of your requirements but not all the skills they need? If you answered YES to either of these questions, you may want to consider PA CareerLink’s On-the-Job Training program. This program reduces the cost of hiring new employees when PA CareerLink reimburses you for a percentage of their training wages. PA CareerLink pre-screens the applicants, ensuring they will be reliable, responsible, and committed to learning new job skills. So, you reduce your costs and speed up the training process, ending with an employee who is the perfect fit for the job and your company. Sound enticing? Learn more about PA CareerLink’s On-the-Job Training Program by calling 814-548-7587 and ask for Sarah. | | |
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Tides Need Volunteers! Tides is growing and we are looking for extra volunteers to help support our growing need of supporting children, teens and adults who have experienced the death of a loved one! Join us at our Ice Cream Social on August 4 at Wasson Farm to learn more about Tides and the volunteer opportunities available. RSVP’s not necessary, but are appreciated. RSVP to Evelyn Wald at Evelyn.wald@tidesprogram.org. We are currently looking for help in the following areas: - Facilitators for adults and children’s groups
- Photography
- Serving meals
- Clean up
- Fundraising
- School-based group facilitators
- Events
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Submissions for the August Newsletter are due July 15. The newsletter is published by the 1st Monday of each month. Email Stravis@tiu11.org Start the subject line with "CCCHS Newsletter." |
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