A variety of needs of senior citizens has been advanced by Allegany County residents, from transportation to housing, increased handyman assistance and community knowledge about services, during a public hearing on deficiencies in aids for older adults. The comments came during a free Older Adults Wellness Day Friday at Genesis Bible Church in Scio, with … Read more
Allegany Hope and its associated initiatives will be joining with other county services organizations Tuesday for a free public-focused community resources fair in Friendship. The Allegany County Community Collaboration initiative, hosted by the Cattaraugus-Allegany Workforce Development Board and the Southern Tier Library System, will be held from 11AM to 1PM July 28 at the Friendship … Read more
An expanded Community of Care focus will be the effort in coming months of the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of participating churches as it seeks to enhance opportunities to serve residents throughout the greater Friendship area and beyond. The alliance, which has been engaged collectively in developing initiatives which are designed … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville now has the highest ranking for Medicare-certified hospitals in Western New York. New annual ratings by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gives the Allegany County institution four stars for the third year in a row, joining only 16 others in the state, with just five of them … Read more
A Christian nonprofit organization will restart its Town of Belfast outreach ministry in full Friday with its annual free Thanksgiving dinner after being partially sidelined for two-and-a-half months due to water issues. Wellspring Ministries, located at 5993 County Road 16, just east of State Route 19, will serve the 11:30AM free November 21 dinner, close … Read more
Getting to Know and Love Your Neighborhood was the theme as the state American Baptist Churches gathered in Cuba for a weekend installation of its new executive minister. Rev. Jerrod Hugenot of Albany, who had been associate executive since 2013 of the denominational association which serves 264 self-governing churches across New York State, will participate … Read more
Allegany Hope Community News has blown through the 2,000 members level on its group Facebook page, adding more than 70 new Followers this week alone and being well on its way to 2,100. The online news publication, under the umbrella of Allegany Hope, a Christian nonprofit organization in Belmont, hit 2,052 members this evening as … Read more
BREAKING: Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville has received a 4-Star federal CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) overall rating for the second year in a row among a shrinking number in that level of hospital ratings both in Upstate and New York State as a whole. The new listings show only three 4-Star designations … Read more
How to find information about services and activities, means of exercise, and social activities are among items which are tops on the list of needs for at least some older adults. They are among concerns expressed to Allegany County officials during a public hearing to gather information for next year’s Office for the Aging (OFA) … Read more
Assistance for the unemployed, underemployed and those seeking to save money is available Mondays and Tuesdays. Two new weekly support groups for area residents, hosted by the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches and facilitated by Allegany Hope, are meeting at The Mission House community outreach center, former site of St. … Read more
The start of a new, free Consumer Resources Support Group tonight in Friendship, to help individuals and families save money, has been postponed until 6:30PM-7:30PM next Tuesday, May 6, due to uncertain weather risks this afternoon and evening. The sessions, requiring registration for first-time attendees, are being held at The Mission House community outreach center … Read more
A former Houghton University student, who now heads the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, told students at his alma mater this past week that every single person is “a leader in some form.” Tim Coetzee, Ph.D., who was named president and chief executive officer of the world’s largest MS organization last year, provided the assessment … Read more
The Allegany County Health Department has scheduled seven community focus groups to expand upon its information gathering for a Community Health Assessment designed to help center efforts on improving individual and family health outcomes over the next six years. Sessions will be held in April and May in various parts of the county and online … Read more
Speakers with Friendship ties will be among several local to international missionaries who will be helping to build awareness about the importance of Christian outreach during an extended Missions Marching Forward Week this month. Former 1st United Methodist Church Pastor Robert Schooley, who has conducted a 20-year outreach to Uganda, and Calum Ruxton of Friendship, … Read more
An annual exhibit by artists with disabilities is underway in Wellsville, with a coffee reception scheduled for later this month. Arc Art 2025 will be on display from 9AM to 2PM Tuesdays-Saturdays through March 29 at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center, 124 North Main Street, with the reception, to be opened by the Arc Angel … Read more
BREAKING: ACCORD Corporation of Belmont, a primary provider of multiple services to Allegany County residents, is suspending, effective immediately, all activities other than Section 8 rental assistance, due to uncertainty of federal funding. National reports out of Washington are that all federal programs, other than those involving assistance going directly to recipients, such as Social … Read more
A Leadership Allegany cohort is providing a means this weekend in Wellsville by which people who want to volunteer and county organizations which need them can come together. A Volunteer Fair will be held from 11AM to 1PM Saturday, November 23, at the David A. Howe Public Library at 155 North Main Street, with representatives … Read more
Nearly a dozen holiday assistance initiatives are being offered this year for Allegany County residents in need, with the Salvation Army in Wellsville starting to accept applications today for the next week. Various human services agencies, along with schools, appear on a list, compiled by the ACCORD Corporation in Belmont, one of the providers, which … Read more
Child Poverty and Youth Homelessness will be the topic Thursday at a public forum in Wellsville which is seeking to find solutions to these issues. ACCORD Corporation of Belmont will host the 6PM to 7:30PM, October 24, session in the David A. Howe Public Library auditorium at 155 North Main Street. The purpose of the … Read more
A group of Friendship churches is adding to an initiative announced last month to create a community study group to make suggestions about how to increase food availability for those in need, now seeking to develop a second unit to address concerns of aging populations. The What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of … Read more