March Newsletter

CCCHS Member Agency Volunteer Recognition, Super Fair, March Fundraisers, Technology Classes & Resources, Free Clothing & Shoes, Grief Resources, Healthcare Training, & more...

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THE EARLY BIRD MEMBERSHIP

RATE FOR ORGANISATIONS

ENDS FEB 28

 

RENEW NOW to take advantage of all membership benefits!

 
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Dear CCCHS Members,

 

Our fingers and toes were crossed that we could make the March meeting in person, but in an abundance of caution, we decided to keep it virtual one more month. Hopefully, in April we can return to warmer temperatures and an in-person option.


Although we will be virtual, this is still a busy time for Council.

 

There will be no in-person Super Fair this year, but the committee has been hard at work organizing the Super Fair Guide. This is your chance to receive a free listing in The Gazette. The special publication will include articles from members, the directory of organizations, and also organization advertisements. If you haven't already done so, please take a few minutes to complete your organization's free listing. The deadline to complete is March 31.


Also, as you will see below, we are working to honor our Rose Cologne Volunteers similar to what we did last year. If your organization would like to take advantage of this wonderful member benefit, please read below for more information.

 

And don't forget, to benefit from these great opportunities, your organization's membership dues for 2022 must be paid. Just jump on our website to complete or reach out to our membership chair, Jennifer Eisenhuth (JEisenhuth@sfionline.org) to confirm your membership!

 

I hope to see you next month in person!

 

Melissa Bottorf

CCCHS President

PA Link to ADRC

** Membership Benefit **

Membership Meeting

The CCCHS meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month.

Our March Meeting will be virtual.

We hope to return to in-person meetings in the near future.

 

Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 2

Meeting time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: Zoom

 

Zoom Meeting

 

Click below to Join the Zoom Meeting:
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Meeting ID: 843 8486 9657
Passcode: 159775
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** Membership Benefit **

Rose Cologne Volunteer Recognition

 

As a member of the Centre County Council for Human Services, you are cordially invited to recognize a volunteer for the 50th Rose Cologne Volunteer Recognition. The deadline for submissions is March 28th.

 

Typically held as a dinner, it is named in honor of Dr. Rose Cologne, a mentor and role model for many in the human services field. It pays tribute to those volunteers who work to further the mission of CCCHS member agencies and the community at large.

 

Each member agency is invited to nominate one volunteer to be recognized in the Centre Daily Times and the option for our committee to present the volunteer with their certificate and flowers at your agency.

 

To nominate a volunteer from your organization visit our Rose Cologne Volunteer Recognition Page for more details.

 

PLEASE NOTE: 2022 Forms will be added to the page shortly.

** Membership Benefit **

Recent

Helping Hands Articles

Yes to the Future

 

Paula Dickey | PA CareerLink®

Superheroes, Superpowers

 

Evelyn Wald | Tides

Lifesharing Provides a Family for Someone Living with a Disability

 

Kacee Baker | Skills of Central PA

Helping Grieving Hearts Heal program

 

Jackie Hook | Koch Funeral Home

Helping Hands Articles

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.

COVID-19 Resources

Centre County Still Labeled ‘HIGH’ COVID-19 Community Level

Under New CDC Metrics

By Keely Doll,Centre Daily Times February 25, 2022 5:20 PM

 

Centre County is still labeled as a high COVID-19 risk community under new measures released in a Friday update from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC released an interactive map labeling communities by COVID-19 spread, using new measures that focus less on positive test results and more on the situation at local hospitals. In the new update, only areas with high community levels are recommended to continue masking while indoors. “Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area,” the update said.

 

Read more at: https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/article258796548.html#storylink=cpy

Free N95 Masks Are Coming to Pennsylvania

 

By Keely Doll, Centre Daily Times

Updated January 26, 2022 4:42 PM

 

Are you looking for free N95 masks? The federal government is sending more than 400 million masks to health centers and pharmacies across the country.The masks will come from the Strategic National Stockpile and are limited to three per person. N95 masks offer better protection against the COVID-19 virus and have been both expensive and hard to find.

 

Where can I find free masks in Centre County?

Starting next week, many national and local pharmacies will be distributing masks.The N95s will be distributed by pharmacies through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, which included Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS. Rite Aid, on North Atherton, will have masks at the front entrance and the pharmacy once the shipment comes in. Pharmacies inside of grocery chains Weis, Wegmans and Giant will also be a part of this program. A complete list of pharmacies in the federal program can be found on the CDC’s website.

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Please note: If you have exceeded the CDT free monthly article limit you may not have access to this article without a subscription.

Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

 

Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of #4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order:

 

  • Limit of one order per residential address

  • One order includes #4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests

  • Orders will ship free starting in late January

 
Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains how people can use at-home test kits to check for COVID-19. By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

COVID-19 Vaccination

& Booster Clinic Information

 

Mt Nittany Health

 

Centre Volunteers in Medicine

 

Are you unable to leave your home but would like to get vaccinated?

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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CATA Provides Transportation to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

CATA, as an essential service, is committed to providing transportation services to those living in the Centre Region and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic, getting riders to essential jobs, medical care, etc., and working to meeting its mission of providing safe, reliable, and accessible transportation. CATA is able to make good on its commitment to drive jobs, the economy, and the community, in part by providing service to the various COVID-19 vaccine sites throughout the area.

For information on transportation services provided to the various known vaccination sites in the area, please visit https://catabus.com/covid-vaccination/.

 

Thank you in advance for helping get this information out to your respective groups!

Updates & Resources

2022 NMSS Pie Day Fundraiser

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE 2022 NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY

WALK

 

  • Please place your order by Friday, March 4th

  • Pies will be available on Tuesday, March 15th

  • All pies are all $11.50 and Cinnamon Rolls are $8 (for 1/2 dozen)

  • Contactless pick-up outside of our Siemens Innovation Park office (331 Innovation Blvd)

  • Delivery to your office (for group orders) or even to your home (minimum 3 pie order and within 15 miles of State College)

  • Consider donating a Pie to the State College Food Bank

     

Please direct any questions to Tony DeLuca at PieDayOrder@gmail.com or call/text at 814-883-7424.

 
Order Here

Please see Product FAQs and General Product Info from our bakery, The Pie Shoppe, to answer any questions you may have regarding their delicious baked goods. 

Interfaith Human Services 

Centre County Fuel Bank

 

To qualify for Fuel Bank, clients must have been approved for LIHEAP and have used all the funds available before applying for the Fuel Bank.

  • There will not be the required class this year due to COVID. 
  • There will be extra questions to answer at intake. 
  • Qualified participants will receive a one-time delivery of 125 gallons. 

 

You can contact the office at (814) 234-7731 or linda@interfaithhumanservices.org, if you have any questions.

Wesley’s Closet

Open:

  • Saturday, March 5th 9AM-12PM

  • Saturday, April 2nd 9AM-12PM

  • Saturday, May 7th 9AM-12PM

 

Wesley’s Closet has gently used coats, new underwear and new socks for students and our neighbors, infants through adults.

 

First come, first served. No application or paperwork necessary.

 

Location:

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church

& Wesley Foundation

250 East College Avenue

State College

 

Please enter through the red doors on Locust Lane and go up to the third floor.

 
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First Steps - Starting a Nonprofit in Pennsylvania

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Virtual Event

 

Have a "cause" that you are passionate about, but are not sure how to create the nonprofit organization to support it?

 

Raising money for your cause, but wary that you are still "under the radar" and unable to expand your donor base?

 

This two hour seminar will lead you through the steps required to plan, create and formalize a new Non profit Organization in Pennsylvania.

Money From Home - Considerations for Home based Businesses

Thursday, March 17, 2022

from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Virtual Event

 

Technology has provided an opportunity for more and more people to open home based business that allow more flexibility. While these home based businesses often provide a way to "work for yourself", they come with many considerations, and sometimes pitfalls.

 

This seminar is designed to point out the considerations that must be made in starting and operating a home based business selling goods and services online. From regulations, to tax considerations, to finance, marketing and operations, home based businesses have most, if not all of the issues of any other business.

Register
Register

Note: All SCORE Mentors and presenters are volunteers, but we do charge a small administrative fee to cover chapter costs.

Velveeta Night for Centre Volunteers in Medicine

 

March is the time of year when CVIM raises money for the Richard M. Madore Dental Clinic. Dr. Madore was a friend of ours and we are happy to be a part of raising money to help the community in this way.

 

Velveeta will be rocking the 80s music from 7-10pm. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds will be donated to CVIM.

 

Tickets can also be purchased at the Axemann Brewery Gear Shop. Spread the word!

Purchase Tickets

Bridge of Hope®

NIGHT in a CAR

Friday, March 25

 

What is Night In A Car?
A homelessness simulation that shines a spotlight on the hidden aspect of homelessness that many in our community experience--living in their cars. Participants will "live" out of their cars during the overnight hours.Bridge of Hope Centre County is challenging participants to raise $1,000 per car. 
 

When & where will this event take place?
Friday, March 25, 2022. The simulation will take place at Calvary Harvest Fields, 150 Harvest Fields Drive in Boalsburg. Check in time is 7 p.m. You can also choose to join us online and participate from your own driveway.

 

How do I get involved?

  • Visit bit.ly/bohcc-car to sign up or donate. 
  • Contact Tirzah Gibboney at 814-237-4673 for more information.
     
 
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Helping Grieving

Hearts Heal

 

Click the links for more information.

 

#MondaysMoments at Millbrook Marsh

 

Death Café Virtual Gathering

 

Grief Healing Circle Virtual Gathering

 

MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering - Feeding Your Soul

 

Stories of Loss

 

#MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering - Grounded Grieving

 

A Walk with Grief - A Centre Region Parks & Recreation Program

 

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List Your Organization

in the Super Fair Guide

 

As you may be aware, the Super Fair of Centre County Resources planning committee has determined that it will again not host a Super Fair in 2022 in light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. However, it will still be working in partnership with The Centre County Gazette again this year to publish the annual 2022 Super Guide to Centre County Resources.

 

As either a past participant in the Super Fair and/or an organization that we feel it's important to include in the publication, we are asking that you use our FORM to submit your business/organization information for inclusion, prior to Thursday, March 31. (Please note that submissions are subject to editing by the planning committee and not all information, like contact name and email address, will be published.)

 

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Complete Your Super Guide Here

Are You Interested in a Healthcare Career?

Would You Like to Increase
Your Current Healthcare Knowledge and Skills?

 

Complete the interest form today at
www.csiu.org/DCW

 
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Roads to Freedom Reuse Program

 

Did you know?

 

Roads to Freedom has a reuse program that accepts and gives away (for FREE) gently used durable medical equipment as well as adaptive devices.

 

We have: manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, walkers, bedside commodes, shower chairs, hospital beds, Hoyer Lifts, etc.

 

Roads to Freedom is the local outreach partner of the statewide program known as Technology for Our Whole Lives (TechOWL).

 

We cover 10 counties in north central Pennsylvania.

 

Please call or email at:

570.327.9070 or AT@cilncp.org

St. Paul's Shoe Bank

Where is the Shoe Bank?
In room 203 of the Wesley Student Center, which is attached to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. We are located in downtown State College, between Beaver and College Avenues, and between McAllister Street and Locust Lane. You may park for free in the Church lot at Locust Lane and Calder Way on Saturday mornings. Paid parking is available in the McAllister Street parking deck, or directly in front of or beside the Church and Wesley. Enter the Wesley Center on Locust Lane—there will be a sign outside at the red entry doors.

Shoe Bank Brochure
Shoe Bank Flyer

PA CareerLink®

Central Connections Program

 

CAREER DEVELOPMENT/JOB SEARCH

  • Goal and Career Planning

  • Help with Resumes and Applications

  • Live Instructors and Virtual Workshops

  • Mock Interviews

 

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Training for High Priority Occupations

  • Tuition Assistance

  • Career Planning

  • Job Placement Assistance

 

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT)

  • Direct Hire Employment

  • Hands on Paid Training

  • Increased Skills

  • Increased Marketability to Employers

 

VISIT

Centralpacareerlink.org for more information!

 

 
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 Basic Cell Phone and Computer Skills class

 

Mid-State Literacy Council will offer a Basic Cell Phone and Computer Skills class on March 29th at 10:00 am at the Centre Hall Senior Center. 

 

The class is free and open to community members who want to learn the basics of a computer, how to access websites, and how to use phone applications. 

 

Any interested community members can sign up by contacting Mid-State Literacy Council at 814-238-1809 or emailing agiedroc@mid-stateliteracycouncil.org.

 

 

Volunteers Needed!

 

Mid-State Literacy Council is also looking for community volunteers to teach basic computer and cell phone skills in person to adult students in Centre Hall. 

 

Training and materials will be provided. Call Mid-State Literacy at 814-238-1809 or

email agiedroc@mid-stateliteracycouncil.org for more information.

CATA to Extend Discounted

OnePass & Youth Passes

Through April 2022

Full Press Release

Schlow Centre Region Library Winter Calendars

 
Adult & Teen Calendar

 

 
Children's Calendar

Connect with Tech

 

Connect with Tech gives free tablets and tech support to people who have trouble getting technology and health care services.

 

Do you live in Pennsylvania and need a computer or tablet? You might be able to get a free tablet if some of the following statements are true:

 

  • I do not have a computer or tablet.

  • I have limited income.

  • I have a disability.

  • My primary language is not English.

  • I am unable to leave my home easily.

  • I am without housing.

  • My sexuality or gender affects my health care.

  • My size affects my health care.

  • My race is not White or Caucasian.

  • I am Hispanic or Latinx.

  • I live in a place with limited health care.

 

Scan the QR code in the image or go to our Connect with Tech page.

 Volunteer to

Teach Literacy Skills

 

Mid-State Literacy Council is looking for community volunteers to teach adult students in English as a second language, reading, writing, computer literacy, and preparation for the GED.

 

We provide training, materials, and ongoing support.

 

Call Mid-State Literacy Council at (814) 238-1809 or email jwalter@mid-stateliteracycouncil.org for more information.

Rent, Mortgage & Utility Assistance

 

Centre County residents, residing in Centre County municipalities, (excluding State College Borough), may be able to receive assistance for rent, mortgage and utilities. If a resident is behind in such payments, due to loss of hours or employment related to COVID employment/business shut downs or illness they may be eligible to receive assistance, and should contact Centre Helps for more information.

 
Contact Information

The State College Rotary Club is Accepting Grant Requests

 

Application Deadline - May 1, 2022

 

Who Should Apply?

Applicants should submit if their project and usage of funds would have a positive impact on our
local community. If you are able to help others, have a clear, actionable plan to do so, and are in need of financial assistance, please apply!

 

How Much is Available?

In past years we have distributed more than $25,000 but we only anticipate having around $10,000 available this year. Individual grants may range between $500 and $2,500.

 

https://downtownstatecollegerotary.org/member-documents

 
Information/Application

Submissions for the April Newsletter are due March 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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