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.”

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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

 

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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Sharing Table will offer food and household supplies

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*** Starts June 19th! ***

Sharing Table, every Saturday, at Community Action’s Main Street Thrift Store, 131 S. Main Street, Albion. https://orleanshub.com/sharing-table-at-community…/…

     

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.

This website is supported by Grant Numbers 02CH012464 and 02HP000600 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Community Action of Orleans and Genesee, Inc. and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.