To submit or replace the data in your Group Announcement, e mail Information@Chronicle-Specific.com or ship data to P.O. Field 200, Penn Yan, NY 14527.
WALK WITH EASE PROGRAM
Professional Motion Yates Workplace for the Getting old with maintain a strolling program “Stroll with Ease”. This program will assist ease arthritis ache, enhance your stability, stroll safely and to encourage your self to begin a strolling program. This class shall be held Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from Oct. 4 to Nov. 11, 2021 from 1 – 2 p.m. on the Cornell Cooperative Extension convention room, County Workplace Constructing, 417 Liberty Road. Name Pam Swarthout at 315-279-4321 to register or for extra data.
HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CLASSES
Excessive College Equivalency courses, supplied by FLCC, are being held on the Yates County Workforce Growth Workplace, 417 Liberty Road. Appointments are required! Name 315-536-5140, ext. 4 to make an appointment for Monday class from 9 a.m. to midday, or Wednesday class from 5 to eight p.m. Courses are free! It’s a good time to work on getting your highschool diploma!
HAMMONDSPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS
The Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, 21 William St., Hammondsport, is open on Monday, 10-8; Tuesday 2-8; Wednesday 10-8; Thursday 2-8; Friday 10-5; and Saturday 10-2.
Signal-up is requested for all applications. Variety of members varies from program to program and kits and supplies should be ready upfront. Name the library at 607-569-2045 to enroll. Comply with the Fred & Harriett Memorial Library on Fb and Instagram for updates.
Knitting Drop In Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7 p.m. on the Hammondsport Public Library, 21 William Road. For all ranges of knitters. Deliver your supplies, a venture for which you want help or concepts about what you’d wish to knit. A restricted provide of knitting supplies shall be obtainable. You probably have spare needles or yarn, donations for attendees are welcome.
Little Bookworms at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays on the Hammondsport Public Library, 21 William St. Supposed for ages 0-4 and their caretakers, this program contains tales and actions to assist with sensory, motor and literary growth, Use the decrease entrance on the finish of the constructing
E book Sale Rooms are Open each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Hammondsport Public Library, 21 William Road. Enter on the decrease finish of the constructing.
Indoor Strolling on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 8:30-9:30, on the Hammondsport Public Library, 21 William St. Use the decrease entrance on the finish of the constructing. The door shall be open 10 minutes earlier than it begins. You might be invited to attend a few times every week or to drop on when you’ll be able to. Deliver clear sneakers to put on, water to hydrate, and put on snug garments. No Strolling on Oct. 21, 2021.
PET PARTNER CONNECTIONS
Thanks, Yates County! Your donations saved Pet Companions delivering meals and pet assist through-out this tough 12 months. We nonetheless want your assist as we proceed the house deliveries and resume our meals pantries. We stay up for our continued work with Yates County pets. Please contemplate making a donation of pet meals or money to feed a pet at house. Donations could be dropped off on the Black Cat Bistro, Knapp and Schlappi {Hardware}, LyonSmith Brewery, or Lyons Financial institution. Please name PPC in case you have any questions or know somebody who wants assist with their pets. Name 315-694-6449, or e mail petpartnerconnections@gmail.com
YATES COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE AGENCY
Have you ever or a cherished one ever served in uniform? Our mission on the Yates County Veterans Service Company is to help Veterans and their households in figuring out and making use of for the advantages they’re entitled to on account of their navy service.
Why Use a Veteran Service Officer? Yates County Veterans Service Company has one Director and a Veteran Service Officer, and their companies are free. Veteran Service Officers will make it easier to navigate the Division of Veterans Affairs advantages course of. We are going to help with gathering essential data, submitting, and monitoring your declare for advantages by the VA system. Our Veteran Service Officers may help with submitting appeals and denied claims. We strongly advocate that you just make use of the companies offered. Our experience may also help you keep away from delays that lacking paperwork or improperly filled-out declare types could cause.
Out there Advantages:
• Support and Attendance
• Awards and Medals
• Burial Advantages
• Civil Service Veterans’ Credit
• Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
• Schooling Advantages
• Dwelling Mortgage Warranty
• Searching/Fishing License
• Medical and Dental Advantages
• N.Y.S. Actual Property Tax Exemption
• N.Y.S. Park Cross
• Non-Service Related Pension
• Alternative of Misplaced Paperwork
• VA Insurance coverage
• Spouses’ Dying Pension
Contact the Yates County Veterans Service Company, 417 Liberty St., Suite 2120, Penn Yan, NY 14527
Telephone: 315-536-5196
Fax: 315-531-3226
Internet: www.yatescounty.org/270/Veterans-Service-Company
LIVE MUSIC PARTNERSHIPS
The Yates Live performance Sequence has offered free Concert events on the Courthouse Garden for over 30 years, and offered “Dwell Music Scorching Spots” and secure mini-concerts final summer time to adapt to COVID restrictions. The YCS is now seeking to type Dwell Music Partnerships with different group organizations that might be focused on including free dwell music to a free-to-the-public occasion they’re planning. Please contact YCS at yatesconcerts@gmail.com to point your curiosity and we are going to ship you extra data and an software type.
NEED HELP TO FEED YOUR PETS?
Pet Companion Connections helps these in have to feed and care for his or her companion animals by offering meals and different pet assist by house visits and meals pantries. Should you need assistance to feed your pet Name at 315-694-6449 or e mail: petpartnerconnections@gmail.com.
ONCE AGAIN SHOPPE OPEN MORE HOURS
The As soon as Once more Shoppe is open Wednesday by Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for retail gross sales; and on all 4 days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for donations. Mondays and Tuesdays shall be open for donations solely from 8 a.m. to midday.
Masks masking the nostril and mouth should be worn always. COVID-19 prevention protocols are in place. Youngsters should stay with an grownup always and grownup should be not less than 18 years of age.
The shoppe is at all times searching for prepared volunteers. If , see managers Becky or Judy.
HISTORY AT HOME
The Yates County Historical past Heart invitations you to take pleasure in its on-line lectures, interviews and occasions by logging onto its Vimeo channel. Go to www.yatespast.org and on the house web page click on the hyperlink. All movies are freed from cost and obtainable to take pleasure in repeatedly.
Right here’s an inventory of what you’ll be able to take pleasure in at the moment:
• Immigrants within the Revolutionary Conflict
• Pioneer Open Hearth Cooking
• Yates County Revolutionary Conflict Veterans
• By way of The Eyes of Ladies-AAUW Sequence
• Freed from the Worry-Historical past of Vaccinations
• A Stroll By way of Yates County Historical past Cemetery Tour
Coming Quickly to the YCHC Vimeo channel are these occasions:
• Historic Mourning Customs
• Colonial Crafts-Candle Dipping
• Working With Vacation Greens
For help in accessing these lectures, name the YCHC at 315-536-7318. The Historical past Heart, situated at 107 Chapel St. in Penn Yan, is open to the general public Tuesday by Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Please name for an appointment to go to.
AL-ANON
When you do not know the place to show as a result of somebody drinks an excessive amount of, attempt the Penn Yan Al-Anon Household Group at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays by way of Zoom. Please go to aisrochester.org for assembly data or name 585-288-0540.
CANCER ASSISTANCE FOR YATES COUNTY RESIDENTS
Help is obtainable for any resident residing in Yates County at present receiving therapies for most cancers that wants private or monetary help.
Advantages obtainable:
• Grant (as much as $500)
• Haircare service
• Head masking service
• As much as six months membership on the Yates Group Heart
• One non-public session with a private coach
• Fuel help
• Most cancers screening
• Help to search out healthcare
• Most cancers assist teams
You probably have any questions, please contact us at: hopewalkofyatescounty.org, 607-283 – HOPE (4673), hopewalkofyatescounty@gmail.com,
SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR VETERANS
Veterans at increased danger for suicide, having on-going suicidal ideas, or having had a previous suicide try are invited to affix a remedy group with peer veterans who’ve had the same expertise. Veterans are welcome to affix a weekly one-hour group remedy assembly that enables them to brazenly talk about their difficulties with different veterans who’ve had the same expertise. Veterans who could also be in danger for suicide can name the Veterans Disaster Line at 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 to be related with a Veterans disaster responder. Veterans residing within the Larger Rochester space who’re within the group can name Kelly Mohrman, LCSW: 585-463- 2600 x 32570 and Veterans residing within the Southern Tier can name Jennifer Haggerty, LCSW: 607-664-4366. For data on assets obtainable for Veterans, households, buddies, and communities, go to https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/assets.asp.
HELP MAINTAIN KEUKA OUTLET TRAIL
Do you know the Keuka Outlet Path is owned and maintained by an all-volunteer, not-for-profit group? You possibly can assist by sending a donation, turning into a Buddy of the Outlet, and by serving to with tasks. For extra data, go to www.KeukaOutletTrail.org.
FIRST AID CLOSET
Are you searching for medical tools or provides? The First Support Closet situated in Dresden on Avenue A has many objects to selected from. All the things is freed from cost and could also be borrowed for so long as you want them. A few of these objects embrace: canes, walkers, commodes, raised bathroom seats, bathe chairs, wheelchairs, chair lifts, hospital beds, and hoyer lifts to call a couple of. There is no such thing as a want so that you can purchase when you’ll be able to borrow this stuff for no cost. We’ve got fantastic caring volunteers that can assist you. Should you want any of this stuff, name the Dresden United Methodist Church at 315-536-9351.
SHELTER OF HOPE NEEDS SUPPLIES
The Humane Society of Yates County’s Shelter of Hope is in determined want of 13 gallon rubbish luggage, kitty litter, Kong’s & peanut butter, Lysol ground cleaner, ceramic pet bowls, canned pate cat meals, Purina kitten chow, and paper towels. Any type could be delivered to the Shelter at 1216 Route 14A, Penn Yan. They are often shipped on to the shelter by Chewy.com and Amazon.com. For particulars name 315-536-6094.
COMMUNITY FITNESS TRAIL — ENJOY A NATURE WALK!
The Orange Path on the Yates Group Heart, off North Primary Road in Penn Yan, roughly one half mile, takes you thru the wooded space and across the perimeter of the again area returning to the start line, behind the Health Heart. Orange Path options each mild and difficult hills. Halfway you will note the Inexperienced Path loop which takes you again to the beginning level and avoids the difficult hills.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Are you age 60 or older and wish authorized help? In the case of defending your rights and making certain correct decision of authorized points, no one ought to should go it alone. Yates Workplace for the Getting old’s Authorized Companies program receives federal funds pursuant to the Older People’ Act, Title III-B to have the ability to refer its prospects to Authorized Help of Western New York, the place they will entry authorized illustration on rights, advantages, and points concerning civil legislation. For extra data on eligibility, contact Ashley Seashore at 315-536-5515.
WHAT IS ELDER ABUSE?
Elder abuse can embrace bodily abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, neglect, or abandonment. Perpetrators embrace kids, different members of the family, spouses, neighbors, in house aids, in addition to employees at nursing houses, assisted residing, and different services. Elder abuse happens in all elements of the state –city and rural – amongst all ethnic, financial and social teams. The most typical type of elder abuse reported is monetary exploitation. Just one out of 24 circumstances is reported to Grownup Protecting Companies, legislation enforcement or different businesses that may assist. Roughly 1 in 10 People aged 60+ have skilled some type of elder abuse. Some estimates vary as excessive as 5 million elders who’re abused every year.
Abusers are each ladies and men. In virtually 90 p.c of elder abuse and neglect incidents, the perpetrator is a member of the family. Two thirds of perpetrators are grownup kids or spouses.
There are steps you’ll be able to take when you suspect somebody is being abused. Most significantly— Be Alert! The struggling is usually in silence. Should you discover modifications in an older grownup’s persona, conduct or funds, it is best to begin to query what’s going on. Bear in mind, it’s not your function to confirm that abuse is happening, solely to alert others of your suspicions. It’s best to take any step of motion and have or not it’s discovered that no abuse is going on than to not report it and the chance the prospect of the abuse persevering with. For extra data go to http://proactioninc.org/seniors/ or by contacting Becky Bennett-Tears at Professional Motion Yates Workplace for the Getting old.
PROJECT LIFESAVER
Venture Lifesaver is a system designed to find individuals who’ve cognitive circumstances (Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, Down syndrome or different cognitive problems) that will trigger them to wander. The system works by a waterproof, customized wristband gadget with individually assigned FM radio frequencies that emits a daily monitoring sign each second, 24 hours a day. As soon as a caregiver notifies the Yates County Sheriff’s Workplace by dialing 911 that their cherished one is lacking, a educated group of search and rescue personnel are dispatched to the wanderer’s space and begins looking with the cellular locator monitoring system.
Venture Lifesaver is an efficient manner of protecting those that wander secure. Search occasions have been diminished from hours and days to solely minutes. The typical Venture Lifesaver search time is half-hour.
Who’s Eligible? Any Yates County resident with Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, Down syndrome, or different cognitive problems, or with a historical past of wandering could also be a candidate.
Who Maintains the Gear? A Venture Lifesaver technician from ProAction Yates Workplace for the Getting old will come to your house each month and substitute the battery and wristband on the transmitter. The technician can even instruct the caregiver tips on how to conduct every day battery/transmitter checks and document the outcomes on a month-to-month inspection sheet. For extra data, contact the Yates Workplace for the Getting old’s Terri Becker at 315-536-5515.
MEDICARE HELP
Do you could have Medicare? Is your month-to-month revenue beneath $1,485 single/$2,002 married? Should you answered “sure” or “possibly” to both of those questions, then you definitely may qualify for monetary help on your Medicare prices. Name the Workplace for the Getting old to arrange an appointment to be screened. Appointments can be found the primary Wednesday of the month from 2 to 4 p.m. on the OFA.
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Yates County Public Well being affords helpful help to oldsters and caregivers of kids with particular well being care wants by serving to to attach households with acceptable companies.
• Do you could have a baby with a well being downside?
• Do you want help find sources of funding for objects not coated by insurance coverage?
• Do you want assist in finding and accessing group assets?
• Do it’s essential discover specialists, assist teams or different organizations that may assist?
Should you answered sure to any of those questions, Yates County Public Well being might be able to assist with each data and referrals. Name Sharon Stefkovich at 315-536-5160 to get extra data that may profit you and your youngster with particular well being care wants.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Dwelling delivered meals volunteer drivers are wanted instantly. Volunteers are the guts and soul of the native program, offering a lot greater than a meal. Volunteers present the nice and cozy, human contact seniors want and often is the solely contact that senior has that day. Whether or not you could have just a few hours at some point per week, can volunteer on daily basis, or can solely work a couple of hours a month, your help is required. Felony background and driver’s license checks are required. Mileage is paid. Name 315-536-5515 for extra data and to schedule an interview.
FOSTER GRANDPARENTS NEEDED
Do you’re keen on kids? Are you 55 or older? Would you wish to volunteer in Penn Yan College? Turn out to be a Foster Grandparent and alter a life endlessly. Foster Grandparents present particular person consideration and unhurried assist to kids who’ve particular wants. Youngsters want companions in Colleges, Daycares, and Head Begin Facilities. At the moment all areas are in the neighborhood are in want of Foster Grandparents. Along with sharing a while with a baby, the volunteer receives a tax-free stipend, versatile hours, journey reimbursement, and lots of different advantages. You probably have a restricted revenue, and are focused on making a distinction in a baby’s life, please name Kim, at 315-665-0131 Ext 170. The Foster Grandparent Program is run by the Wayne County Motion Program, Inc. and funded by the Company for Nationwide Service and the N.Y.S. Workplace for the Getting old.
HOME REPAIR GRANTS
Sheen Housing has house restore grant cash obtainable for single household owners in Yates County. The grant covers house repairs equivalent to sizzling water heaters, furnaces, roofs, electrical work, lavatory and kitchen repairs for eligible candidates. For extra data, or an software, name 585-657-4114 in Bloomfield.
MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM IN RUSHVILLE
Mosaic Well being Rushville sponsors Foodlink’s Cell Pantry Program on the third Thursday of every month at Rushville United Methodist Church, 26 N. Primary St., Rushville. The Cell Pantry gives entry to important, nutritious meals freed from cost. Everybody 18 years of age and older shall be helped on a primary come, first served foundation—no matter revenue or the place you reside.
RECYCLABLES FOR READING
Literacy Volunteers has a drop off container situated at Two-Can Dan’s on Benham Road in Penn Yan. Drop off your returnable bottles and cans within the marked container as you enter the parking zone. By way of your donation, you give others the present of studying.
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