Employment Opportunity!!

Staff Coodinator/Executive Assistant.  Neighbors NY, a home care company that provides companion care for seniors in their homes, is searching for a career-minded individual with excellent interpersonal and computer skills to grow with our company.  If you are looking for a long-term position, we would like to talk with you.  The ideal candidate will have proven office experience, knowledge of Word and other software applications, excellent phone and communication skills, and organizational abilities.  Scheduling experience is helpful.  In addition, the person should be a self starter who is willing to take a job and run with it.  College degree preferred; high school diploma required.  Salary commensurate with experience.  Send resume and letter of interest to Nancy@NeighborsNY.com.  No phone calls please.  

interagency meeting canceled for tomorrow

Hi Everyone,
we are cancelling the meeting tomorrow due to the weather .We know its been a tough week dont want people to worry about having to get to the meeting in the morning. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and Hapy New year!
Thank you all so much
Allison Reynolds

Next Meeting December 11th

Hi Everyone,
We had talked about bringing snacks to the December 11th meeting to celebrate the holidays.
Please feel free to bring something if you would like. See you all soon!
Thanks
Allison Reynolds

Interagency Meeting Minutes 11/13/14

8:30 am Meeting started by Nick George Mission statement reviewed Community Connection Day meeting to follow Interagency Meeting Have a Heart Scholarship Application to be forwarded from Judith McKinnon to Ally. Meeting scheduled for next time.

Round table introduction of members

Speaker: Rebecca Smith, CTTS Program Coordinator for Living Tobacco-Free

                                rksmith@glensfallshosp.org

                                518-926-5412

Discussion about smoking cessation being offered through Glens Falls Hospital.

                Quit for Life free 4 week program @ the C.R. Wood Cancer Center offered 4 times a year along with individual counseling. Contact Paul Miller

926-6629

                Butt Kickers-Smoking Cessation support group for anyone who has or is thinking about quitting tobacco Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month @

6p in the Cancer                               Center Library. No pre-registration

required.

                Building Healthy Communities-through Glens Falls Hospital works to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities in our region.

                Reality Check is directed toward youth. To realize the way teens are being marketed towards and to get teens to be a positive role model to their peers.

                Nov. 20th is the Great American Smoke Out at SUNY Adirondack

*Interesting facts- In Warren, Washington, Clinton, and Essex Counties smokers are on the rise in rural communities. Individuals suffering from some sort of mental illness account for 1 out of every 3 cigarettes that are smoked.

Code Blue- Open Door Website has a list of fundraisers that are going on to support the mission of the Code Blue Emergency Shelter. The Kick off starts November 15th with Stuff a Truck. Please visit Open Doors website for more information.

Genny Obrien spoke about SNAP/HEAP benefits registrations being completed on-line. Experienced some difficulty with trying to apply for SNAP and HEAP with the same application when HEAP starts. Recommends people to fill out form twice. Once for HEAP and once for SNAP to make sure information gets processed. Encourages registrants to write down Application Number.

JoAnn Zales spoke about HEAP opening on Monday 11/17 for primary benefits.

Emergency Benefits do not start until January. May apply on-line. JoAnn handed out a Home Energy Assistance Program Desk Guide as a reference along with a Care and Share Energy fund hand out.

Susan Dornan spoke about Caring for Ourselves-Caregiver support group.

Reminded everyone about Long term Care Council Meeting Dec.9th from 10a-noon.

Kim Sopczyk talked about Gift Back evening being held at Crandall Library on December 5th and 6th. Attendees can purchase gifts in the form of donations to give to loved ones whom have everything. Example $16 donated can purchase 100 lbs of food. There is also a SOCK DRIVE being done by Cornell Cooperative Extension and 4H to benefit those people who are in need of socks and shoes this winter.

Kathy Wallace spoke about Community Health Insurance Nov 15th SAIL will be open to help individuals fill out open enrollment applications. November 11th and November 24th SAIL is offering an education/meeting with a lawyer to discuss decision making. November 11th is based on Medicaid and November 24th is Advanced Directives, wills and such.

Nick George spoke about Basket Raffle going on November 15th at the Senior Center. November 25th is Adopt a Senior @ Queensbury Center.

Sue Gililngham reminded everyone about the raffle tickets for the Vacation to St. Maarten in April. Drawing is December 10th.

Meeting closed at 9:40am.

  - Special Thanks to Sue Gilllingham for taking these minutes!

High Peaks Hospice WISH LIST for KIDS!

Hello Everyone -

Marie Marvullo-Baehm, Bereavement Coordinator for High Peaks Hospice, is looking for art supplies to be donated for her kids bereavement sessions.

Below you will find a list of items she could use.

New boxes of crayons

Markers

Crazy pattern scissors

Colored paper

Glue sticks/glue

Glitter pens

Beads and string

Popsicle sticks

Foam stickers

Anything that kids could use for craft-making.

Please consider making a donation to this worthy cause, by dropping off one or more of these items to High Peaks Hospice at 79 Glenwood Avenue in Queensbury, or call 518-743-1672. Thank you!

Interagency Council Meeting Minutes 10/9/14

Interagency Council Meeting Minutes: 10/9/14

Our next meeting will be held at the Warren County Human Services Building. Rebecca Smith from Glens Falls Hospital Smoking Cessation Program will be presenting about this FREE program. Kim Cook from Code Blue will be attending to talk with us about what that program is currently in need of. And there will be a HEAP update at the upcoming meeting as well.

Ally opened the meeting by reading our mission statement.

Community Connections Day – We are looking at making changes, most notably in the time of year as well as venue. We discussed the Washington County Fair, a grocery store, Walmart parking lot, Warrensburg Garage Sale, and the Balloon Festival. It was also noted that Worlco will no longer be a sponsor of this event. In order to address these aspects more fully, the Community Connections Day Committee will begin meeting immediately after the November meeting. Anyone interested in participating should plan on staying.

The Have a Heart application is on our blog. If you are interested in applying for your non-profit agency, please get the completed application in by next month’s meeting.

Attendee introductions and Agency Announcements:

Council for Prevention: The next meeting of the Suicide Prevention Coalition is on 10/28 at 10am, at the CFP.

SAIL – has begun a new program called Community Health Advocates (CHA), to assist people with health insurance issues.  SAIL fundraiser – “Sail On” will be held on 10/24, $50/ticket. Other news – Another new program, the “Stay At Home” project, will employ volunteers to do small at-home projects for seniors in need in Warren and Washington Counties (though they are hoping to grow from here). An informational session will be held at SAIL on 10/15 at 930am for those who wish to hear more about this new program.

House of Grace –Volunteers needed. They are also having a fundraiser on 10/18 at the Civic Center – Hockey game between the Flames and Phantoms. $20/ticket.

Catholic Charities of Warren County – offering free assistance for SNAP application.  Call Genny O’Brien at 424-7525 if interested in learning more.

National Grid – HEAP begins on 11/17

Hospice – raffle tickets for all expenses-paid trip for 2 to St. Maartins. Tickets are $25. They will also be holding “Hope for the Holidays”, a workshop on coping with loss, at the Queensbury senior center on 11/13.

Nick mentioned an opportunity for Interagency Council to promote themselves as well as individual agencies through a possible radio show – he will get back to us with more information.

Another point was brought up – with so many events lined up by various organizations, we find that there are often programs being held on the same days. We will start to compare planning calendars in order to combat this.

Today’s Presenter – Amy Alphonso from Mediation Matters.

 Since 1979, Mediation Matters has grown to cover a 6 county area including Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.

Mediation is a voluntary, private and confidential process facilitated by a trained and impartial mediator. The mediator hosts a conversation with two or more people in order to resolve a dispute and develop a mutually acceptable solution. Mediations Matters is funded by the NYS Unified Court System and has been around since 1979. Along with mediation, this center offers conflict resolution education, teambuilding and leadership development.

Situations best suited for mediation are those in which:

-          The issue involves strong emotions

-          The parties know each other

-          The parties want to maintain the relationship

-          One party is uncomfortable confronting the other side

-          The parties have reached an obstacle in trying to resolve the issue

-          The parties want to avoid costly legal litigation

-          The issue does not involve class action/punitive damage

However, mediation is NOT a place to seek legal advice or psychotherapy/counseling. It is not a court proceeding, and perhaps most importantly, it is not a place for situations with safety concerns, power imbalances or where there are allegations of ongoing child abuse/neglect and/or domestic violence concerns. The staff will refer a situation to another resource/avenue of intervention if it is deemed inappropriate for mediation.

All mediators are volunteers and go through a training certified by New York State (consists of 30 hours) and have observed and participated in mediations as part of their training.

Organizations/persons wishing to use mediation through this program may contact Mediation Matters directly. To contact the office in Saratoga, please call 518-584-6361.

Change of meeting site on 10/9/14!!

HI everyone,
We could not use our usual meeting room at the Warren Co. Human Services Building for the October meeting.
SO WE WILL BE MEETING AT THE QUEENSBURY SENIOR CENTER
OCTOBER 9, 2014
MEETING STARTS AT 8:30AM -10AM
PRESENTOR: MEDIATION MATTERS
WE WILL BE FORMING THE HAVE A HEART SCHOLORSHIP GROUP
WE WILL BE STARTING THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS DAY GROUP
SEE YOU THERE.
THANKS

Allison Reynolds

Prevention Educator

Council for Prevention

518-746-1527

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