Applications Due June 30th

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For Orleans County Residents:

The final scheduled food distribution will be this Friday (6/25) beginning at about 8:30 a.m. at the Ridgeway fire hall at 11392 Ridge Rd., Medina.

The entrance will be on Horan Road and the line will be facing north (facing Ridge Road). Exit will be on to Ridge Road. People are asked to not block driveways. The distribution won’t start before 8 a.m.

The Office for the Aging, Community Action of Orleans & Genesee and Calvary Tabernacle Church in Medina and the Cornell Cooperative Extension have worked together to coordinate the distributions since April 2020.

“ We want to thank Foodlink and all the hosting sites – Community Action of Genesee & Orleans, Calvary Cupboard of Medina, and Cornell Cooperative Extension – for holding these events,” said Melissa Blanar, director of the Office for the Aging. “We could not have these events without the wonderful volunteers over the last 14 months that assisted with the distribution of the food boxes. If people are in need of food after these distributions end please contact your local food pantry for assistance.”

https://orleanshub.com/last-scheduled-food-distribution-is-friday-at-ridgeway-fire-hall/

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For Genesee County residents:

The Salvation Army in Partnership with Northgate Church will be hosting their final food box distribution on Monday June 28th at 2:00pm. The distribution will take place at the churches north campus located at 8160 Bank Street Road. This is a drive thru distribution. Be sure your trunk/hatch are cleared out for the volunteers to place the boxes in your vehicle. You will need a photo ID for each household you will be picking up for. There will be boxes of assorted fresh produce and boxes of assorted dairy items. The distribution will continue until the boxes are gone. When lining up ahead of time please do not block traffic and stay in your vehicle until it is time to proceed.
For More Info Contact: Todd L. Rapp, Operations Manager, Emergency Disaster Services Coordinator, The Salvation Army, Batavia and Genesee County
529 East Main Street, Batavia NY 14020
Office: (585) 343-6284 | Direct: (585) 536-0035
Email: todd.rapp@use.salvationarmy.org
Facebook: The salvation Batavia NY
thesalvationarmybataviany@gmail.com

We’ll Meet You In The Park

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WEDNESDAYS @ 7PM
​On Wednesday evenings this summer, bring your family and friends to the south-side lawn of Centennial Park for a live outdoor concert. It’s a chance for you to get outside and enjoy free, entertaining performances from an array of local musicians. All concerts are fully funded and open to music lovers of all ages. Light refreshments are available for purchase. Our gatherings are meant to be casual and entertaining; something for everyone to enjoy.

Dates: June 23rd and 30th, July 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, and August 4th.

For More Information Visit: http://www.bataviaconcertband.net/calendar.html

 

What is “The Sharing Table”?

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Community Action’s Main Street Store is excited to be partnering with “The Sharing Table” which will be managed by Anna Cruz of Albion who works for Western Governor’s University. Anna brought forth the idea to have a collaboration of a community service event partnering with Community Action. Anna reached out to, Michelle George and Annette Finch, Director of Community Services to discuss this idea and partnership. Annette Finch and her team jumped at the opportunity to be part of this great community outreach and support service initiative.

The Sharing Table will begin the 3rd Saturday of June. June 19, 2021 from 10:30 am -5pm. It will offer an open table where individuals can as the motto states, “Take what you need, Leave what you can, if you can” It will host items such as, Food, Personal Hygiene Items, Cleaning Supplies as well as, some pet foods.  In addition, to, The Sharing Table we will also be offering, The Sharing Table Club Card. It will cost $2 a month to be a card member and comes with many perks such as:

  • Updates on Volunteer Opportunities
  • Discounted Items in the Store
  • 1 Meal or Activity Basket
  • 1 Premium Specialty Item

The Sharing Table Club Card will be a monthly membership of $2 and can be paid monthly or yearly the fees collected for this club card will go toward the advertising of the monthly Sharing Table Events. The Sharing Table will be set up outside of the Main Street Thrift Store at, 131 South Main Street Albion, NY 144111. The store is located directly across the street from the Hoag Library. The Sharing Table event will start out once a month and be posted on the Hub, and the store’s Facebook page at, Mainstreetthriftstore.albion and on the Community Action Website at, https://caoginc.org/

For individuals who would like to contribute to the Sharing Table as a,1 time donation or monthly donations, they can access a Amazon List Labeled, The Albion Barn Owls Sharing Table here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/UZBDT58OOTFS?ref_=wl_share These items will direct ship to Anna for distribution during the Sharing Table Events.

The hope is that this Sharing Table is a table set up to take what is needed and to also donate what you can to your community neighbors. At WGU, we have Cultural Beliefs and the one that resonates for this Community Event is, “Achieve Together” I create an environment inclusive for diverse individuals and perspectives to enhance and harmonize our work with the communities we serve. This speaks volumes as, this is a Community Service Initiative that is community wide with no requirements to, Take what you need and leave what you can, if you can. It speaks to the value and worth of every individual no matter the circumstance.

It is a true blessing to partner with the community in which I live. I am humbled that I work for an organization that allows us to have passion for service and that I work with my colleague, Noel Rivera from, Fontana California and she was the one who saw the article about Mary Kate Tischler in Seaford, NY who started, The Sharing Tables and now has had 53 opened. Her FB page is titled, The Sharing Tables of The USA. She began this service initiative in March of 2020 to help those during the pandemic and it has bloomed and grown from there. Noel will also, be starting A Sharing Table in her community in the near future as well.

The Main Street store currently has a Sharing Stand outside the store. There is surplus foods and produce placed there during the summer months and offered there when available. The Sharing Table will be offering many items as listed above from foods to paper products and other items that are often to “luxurious “ for limited budgets.  Sometimes, all it takes to get through a difficult month is a little extra help. This often makes all the difference in what may be a trying and/or troubling time. This is a community wide service and is open and all are welcome to visit and participate.

PRESS RELEASE

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May 21, 2021

For many years, Community Action of Orleans and Genesee has been a resource supporting reliable and affordable transportation services to community members in our two counties via the Community Action Transportation System, better known CATS.   The CATS program has been providing to residents, bus transportation service for established routes and for “on-demand” rides year-round, five days per week.  Destinations included community health centers, doctor and hospital visits, treatment centers, clinics, dialysis, and retail store shopping.   Community Action services have been able to support clients who are elderly or disabled and who remain independent in their homes but do not own/drive a vehicle.    CATS bus transportation services have evolved where experienced and professional staff have dedicated themselves not only to ensuring maintained vehicles but have also provided very caring door-to-door and door-through-door service for some of our clients.  The caring and courageous staff continued services throughout the COVID pandemic despite a drastic reduction in riders along with the added effort of sanitizing buses between trips.

While continuing to deliver excellent service to our clients, the current system of providing bus transportation has become exceedingly expensive for Community Action.  Over recent years, many of our bus trips contain only one or two riders. Using buses to transport a single rider is extremely expensive and the costs have continued to rise with increases in insurance, bus maintenance, fuel and wages.  CATS was established to fill a need in our community for safe transportation however today, our friends at Rochester Transportation Services (RTS) and others are helping to fulfill this need.

It is with a heavy heart that Community Action has made the decision to downsize the CATS Bus transportation system after these many years of service.  With costs exceeding revenue, it was decided that this is necessary to protect our ability to provide the many unique and essential services we bring to our customers.  This will be difficult and this process will take time.  Community Action will work with partners to do everything possible to ensure transportation needs are met by offering other transportation options to our Community Action clients.  We will continue to provide busing for our Head Start program. As we go through this process we will research the possibility to evolve our community transportation support to vans and energy efficient vehicles that meet the special needs of valued customers.

Renee M. Hungerford

Executive Director/CEO of Community Action of Orleans & Genesee

 

Congrats to our Eastern Orleans Community Center

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                                    For more info, and to see why these people are smiling …  

click here:  Orleans Hub article

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Mission Statement

To provide services, with dignity and respect, that help people become self-sufficient.

COMMUNITY ACTION PROMISE

Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and have served low-income and disadvantaged families for nearly 60 years. Community Action programs are designed to empower as well as provide opportunity to those who are not yet self-sufficient.