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Greetings CCCHS Members,

I don’t know how you feel, but lately it seems like just about everything is a fight – or at least a little extra work and more complicated for the bare minimum. It’s not just at work or at home, but it’s everywhere. I constantly need to advocate for myself, my family, and those impacted by my programs. It’s a struggle every step of the way. Some days (or in reality most days) I’m physically and emotionally spent. Is anyone else with me?

Serendipitously, the majority of our CCCHS programming for the month of October is really focused on advocacy and how we can better use our voices and take care of ourselves. I’m excited about our line-up because, let’s be honest, I need it. If you are struggling a little bit like me, I hope you can also take advantage of these free membership benefits.

Next week at our Wednesday Membership Meeting, Lunch with Legislators, our members have the opportunity to advocate in one of the most common and purest ways. Our local elected officials will be at Calvary Church to listen to US and our concerns. It’s empowering and I hope you will make every effort to attend, ask questions, and listen to what our panelists have to say about issues close to home.  

On Friday afternoon (October 8), we are hosting our annual Self-Care Workshop virtually with Annie Mascelli. Attendees will learn how to create a more relaxed and calm day-to-day life and get strategies to make lasting change. It’s not too late to register and we encourage you to share this workshop with your colleagues and friends. Our toolkits can all use a little refresher and Annie’s approach to the afternoon will be the perfect way to end the work week.

Finally, on October 29 we will be collaborating with ACAP for our virtual fall conference on Advocacy: How to Use Your Voice. Although we’ve been planning this conference for almost a year, the timing couldn’t be any better. The free training will focus on what exactly advocacy is and how we can advocate more effectively for ourselves, our loved ones, and our consumers.

I hope you are equally as excited as I am for our member benefits this month. As always, if you have other training ideas or opportunities, please feel free to reach out to our board members anytime.

With Warmest Regards,

Melissa Bottorf

CCCHS President

PA Link to ADRC

** Membership Benefit **

October In-Person Membership Meeting

Lunch With the Legislators

October 6, 2021

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

IN-PERSON, MASKED, & SOCIALLY DISTANCED

at Calvary Church 150 Harvest Fields Drive Boalsburg, PA 16827

*There will not be a virtual option for this meeting.

Legislators Attending

Matt Wise, Field Representative for Senator Corman

Laura Shadle, Outreach Director for Representative Conklin

Mark Long, Constituent Outreach Specialist for Representative Benninghoff

Centre County Commissioners Pipe, Higgins, and Dershem,

Centre County Administrator Margaret Gray, and

Centre County Human Services Administrator Natalie Corman

We love our tradition of Lunch with the Legislators and we want that tradition to continue. As of now, we feel we can safely accommodate everyone in person for this event. Lunch will be provided by Cavalry Church. You may also bring your own lunch.

Please watch for meeting updates. If guidelines recommend a move to a virtual format we will send an email notification and post on our facbook page and website.

Jeannine Lozier, from Mount Nittany Health, will host this event. Please send your questions for the legislators in advance to ccchs2@gmail.com by Monday, Oct 4.

RSVP now to take advantage of CCCHS

Fall Training Opportunities!

**** Memberhip Benefit***

PLEASE SHARE this information with your work colleagues who may not

receive CCCHS communications.

2021 Helping Hands Articles

Fall Dates Now Available

** Membership Benefit **

Share your agency or program information in the 

newsprint version of the Centre Daily Times "Helping Hands" section.

To sign up for an article please contact

Natalie Depto-Vesey at deptoveseyn@upmc.edu

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Testing Site Open until October 31, 2021

The Department of Health announced that it will continue its COVID-19 testing site for the general public in Centre County.  This site is available through a partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI).  

• Walk–in site; no appointment necessary.

• Location: Now - October 31, 2021, Nittany Mall, Sears Auto Center, 183 Shiloh Road, State College, PA, 16801

• Hours of operation:  10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Tuesday - Saturday)

• No age limits for testing.

• Free.  ID required.     

• Individuals with insurance will be asked to provide an insurance card; however, no co-pay or any other cost is charged to the individual. 

• Uninsured individuals will also be tested without cost to the person.   

• Anyone needing to be tested may access this site regardless of residency.  

 Testing Dates Available

Tuesday, September 28 - Saturday, October 2

Tuesday, October  5 - Saturday, October 9

Tuesday, October 12 - Saturday, October 16

Tuesday, October 19 - Saturday, October 23

Tuesday, October 26 - Saturday, October 30

Updates & Resources

Centre Regional Parks & Rec.

POP-UP FUNDRAISER!

Attention friends, family, neighbors and local Queso lovers!

We are hosting a Moe's Popup Fundraiser on

Tuesday, October 5th (Taco Tuesday) and Thursday, October 7th (Fajita Thursday)

for Centre Region Parks and Recreation Youth Scholarships.

This means you can take the night off from cooking while supporting a great cause!

SCORE - Centre County

Governance Matters - Building an Effective Board

When: Wednesday, October 6, 2021

3:00 PM to 5:00

Where: This is an online event.

Governance Matters - Building an Effective Nonprofit Board

The Board should be your organizations greatest resource. But, all too often, Boards are not nearly as effective and efficient as they could or should be. This seminar discusses the role of the Board AND the Board member in becoming the best advocate and governor of your Nonprofit organization. Spend 90 minutes with Board Governance consultant and SCORE Nonprofit Specialist Bill Speakman, examining what makes a great Board and a great Board member.

Centre County Housing Authority

Vacancies for Older Applicants

We have vacancies for one bedroom and studio apartments in Bellefonte for persons 62 and over. These would be primarily at the Brockerhoff House with a few additional at Crestside Terrace. Applicants must be

• 62 years of age or older,

• income qualify,

• and meet other screening and verification requirements necessary for these subsidized HUD funded housing programs.

Our waiting lists are extremely low at this time, and anyone applying could receive housing rather quickly upon verification and approval for these vacancies at The Brockerhoff and Crestside Terrace. Please help get the word out for elderly applicants (62 years of age and older) who may be in need of subsidized housing opportunities and are willing to live in Bellefonte. Please encourage these individuals to submit an application for housing with the Centre County Housing Authority.

A link to our application can be found on our website under Programs for Crestside Terrace and The Brockerhoff House. The website address is centrecountyhousingauthority.com.

Thanks everyone for your help and for your human service partnerships within our community.

Lori Haines

Executive Director

Centre County Housing Authority

814-355-6750 x9

The Centre County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Prison Society (PPS) is seeking a few dedicated volunteers to become Official Visitors, or Prison Monitors, in nearby prisons: SCI Benner, SCI Rockview, and the Centre County Correctional Facility.

The PPS has been in existence since 1787 with a mission of seeking humane prison conditions. It is the oldest non-profit organization in the country dedicated to sensible and humane criminal justice.  Today the Society responds to the concerns of incarcerated people and their families, provides assistance to individuals returning home from incarceration, and advocates for systemic policy change.

The cornerstone of the Society's work is a network of volunteers, known as Official Visitors, or Prison Monitors.  Thanks to Pennsylvania law, the Prison Society is authorized to empower these individuals to privately visit any person incarcerated in a state or county prison or jail in the Commonwealth. Visits today can be accomplished in-person or virtually by video or phone. US Mail and email options are also available.

If you are interested, please find the application to become an Official Visitor on the PPS website at and/or contact Janet Irons (ironsjanetc@gmail.com)  or Mark Frailey (chiefmf01@yahoo.com) to learn more.

Schlow Centre Region Library

Autumn Calendars!

Advance Payments of the Child Tax Credit
Which Online Tool Should I Use?

Open the IRS Info Sheet below for embedded electronic resources.

More than 5 million people in the US have some form of dementia. Knowing there can be lots of challenges in caring for someone with dementia, and coping with the demands can be difficult for families and caregivers, ACAP is offering a free, virtual symposium, “Caring and Coping: When a Loved One Has Dementia.”

The symposium will help families and professionals who interact with people who have dementia learn how to better care for the person and cope with the inherent challenges. Symposium attendees will learn about the many forms of dementia and what happens with brain changes, become aware of recent research findings, and gain practical tips for a positive approach to interacting with and caring for a loved one or client with dementia.

Teepa Snow, one of the world’s leading advocates and educators for dementia and other forms of brain change, is our symposium speaker. She is back by popular demand from last year’s symposium attendees. With over 40 years of rich and varied clinical and academic experiences as an occupational therapist, educator, and in-demand speaker, Teepa combines engaging stories, real-life experiences, compassionate humor and practical tips to help attendees gain greater understanding of dementia, increase their knowledge about reasons people with brain change do what they do and learn ways to care for a loved one or care recipient who has dementia.

Registration for the free symposium has begun! Click the button below to sign up today.

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.

CSIU Migrant Education Program

My name is Luke Duceman and I work on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Migrant Education Program. Along with the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU) we offer free supplemental educational services and programs to eligible families and their students in 27 northeastern and central Pennsylvania counties, including yours.

We seek to help this particular student population through customized tutoring, in-home instruction, after-school programming, leadership development, summer campus programming, parent involvement, and ESL instruction if necessary. Our teachers lend support to bridge that gap. 

One of the quickest and most effective ways to provide these supports is to collaborate with local community organizations, build partnerships, and locate these families and students. Since you are a local organization of particular interest, we would like to discuss working with you in order to identify more qualifying families in the local area. I have attached a quick fact sheet with more information about our program for your convenience.

Please contact me at your earliest convenience via this email address (lduceman@csiu.org) or my cell phone (570) 933-0236. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,

Luke Duceman

Luke T Duceman, Recruiter

Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit

Migrant Education Program

Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Potter Counties

lduceman@csiu.org

Job Opportunities

We are looking for overnight support staff to join our team. Our ideal candidate is independent, take-charge, punctual, and engaged. The overnight staff is responsible for the safety and security of the clients and premises of the Out of the Cold overnight shelter. Overnight staff allow Out of the Cold to exist, so we're looking for committed applicants.

This position requires a mature, responsible individual with skills in people management, verbal and written communication, maintaining professional and personal boundaries, conflict resolution and basic computer skills. Must be available for overnight hours and some holiday hours. Reliable transportation required or access to public transportation.

Position Details: Part-time, 20-30 hours/week

Salary: $14/hour

Hours: 10 PM - 8 AM, 2-4 days a week (Some weekend hours and holiday hours required).

Call 814-852-8864 or email ootccentreco@gmail.com to apply.

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