Several Friendship churches are joining together next week for a new community Family Day Celebration and Wellness Fair, with a simple meal, kid’s games, hundreds of dollars in giveaways and prizes, and information on community resources which can benefit individuals and families being provided. The free event will be held from 5PM to 7PM on … Read more
Two Allegany County legislators have been appointed to standing committees of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC). Janice Burdick of Alfred Station, who chairs the county’s Human Services and Budget Committees, has been named to the state organization’s Medicaid and Human Services Standing Committee, with Adam Cyr of Bolivar, vice-chair of the county’s … Read more
Senior citizens and caregivers can learn about various aspects of elder abuse and its prevention, from physical to financial, Friday during an Elder Abuse Prevention Conference at the Genesee Valley Central School at Belmont. Sessions, hosted by the Allegany County Office for the Aging and the Finger Lakes VA Health Care Systems, will be held … Read more
A voluntary recall of specific frozen fruit items, linked to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier, and sold at Aldi stores in New York State, along with other grocery retailers under various names, has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that the organism can cause … Read more
Eligible individuals and families may be able to obtain up to $800 for purchase and installation of a window air conditioner or fan as temperatures continue to rise. The first-come, first-served funding is available for a variety of recipients under the state Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), which also provides help for heating bills and … Read more
Applications now are being accepted for fall and winter heating equipment repair and replacement for eligible recipients under the New York State Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), with enrollment for additional benefits, including financial aid for heat, forthcoming. Benefit amounts are based on the actual cost incurred to repair or replace a furnace, boiler, and/or … Read more
Allegany County, NY‘s primary county-wide holidays assistance providers for children and families have set registration periods in two weeks for this year’s distribution. The Wellsville Salvation Army – Wellsville, NY, will receive applications from Monday through Thursday, October 10 to 13, and ACCORD Corporation in Belmont from October 10 to Monday, October 17. Services cannot … Read more