Letter from a Care Receiver

Broome County Council of Churches
3 Otseningo ST
Binghamton, NY 13903

Faith in Action Volunteers
Joanne Kays

My unending gratitude for your volunteer services, especially transportation, to make doctor appointments.

Enclosed please find a $__ check as a small token of appreciation for the Faith in Action Volunteers. 

Again, many thanks and God bless!

Facebook: Reentry Data for the Jail Ministry

Broome County Council of Churches Jail Ministry Program Data has been crunched by one of our volunteers and our MSW intern for our new Reentry Project. The numbers look promising; just over 200 people have sought our services to date, which is just over 3 new intakes a week.

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Broome County Council of Churches Jail Ministry Program Due to facility scheduling problems on Tuesday our Protestant chaplain and Roman Catholic chaplain combined efforts for a joint service in the therapeutic Housing Unit. It was a wonderful service and certainly worth repeating!

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Broome County Council of Churches Faith in Action Volunteers Program Ramp It Up 2010 plans are moving along well. The community can help support the program. Stay in touch for information on Miniature Golf Tournament date.

Faith in Action Volunteers

Many good things are happening. Dining for Dollars is Thurs 3/18. One hundred seventy five guests will attend, be served and entertained by clergy. The Binghamton University Jazz Band will also entertain and Rev. Andrew Morrison will also belt out a couple of beautiful solos. Ramp It Up 2010 plans are moving along well. We are beginning to plan an inaugeral Miniature Golf Tournament to support Ramp It Up.

Bring Food for CHOW to the Spring Craft Show

Annual craft show scheduled

March 10, 2010, 7:10 am

The fifth annual Springtime Craft Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 20 at Binghamton University’s West Gym.

The event will include more than 150 arts and crafts booths. Admission is $3. The Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse will be on hand to accept food donations and raffle off gift baskets to help raise money for its food bank.

Tally ho -- it's census time in Broome

Tally ho -- it's census time in Broome

Within weeks, Americans will be asked 10 questions that could affect almost every aspect of life in some way.
They'll be taking part in the national census, which the U.S. Constitution requires every 10 years. The survey forms will start arriving in homes this week.

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In September, Binghamton and the New York Department of State convened a meeting of Binghamton stakeholders to discuss the logistics of Complete Count, a program to build awareness of the 2010 census and encourage response, Ryan said. Participants included Fairview Recovery Services, Broome County Veteran Services, the Family Enrichment Network, the SOS Shelter, the Free Clinic, AVRE, the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse, Southern Tier Independence Center, NAACP, Opportunities for Broome, Broome County Urban League, Binghamton's school district and Housing Authority, the First Ward Action Council, City Council, Citizen Action, the Southern Tier AIDS Program, the Prison Re-entry Task Force and Hands of Hope Ministries.

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Twitter: CHOW Orchard Grant

WBNG-TV Action News CHOW applied for a grant for an orchard for our CHOW Farm in Conklin, NY. The first hurdle has been met and now it is up to the community to vote . You can vote once every day by going to: http://www.communitiestakeroot.com/Plant/Index?tab=state. It is listed under Conklin. Please make this a daily habit until we win.Communities Take Root: Where Do You Live?

http://www.communitiestakeroot.com/

Edy's® Fruit Bars: Where Will You Plant Your Vote?

Vote for our CHOW Farm to win an orchard! You can vote once a day from your computer.


Edy's® Fruit Bars: Where Will You Plant Your Vote?

If need you can go to the site map and choose to search by state.

Facebook: Jail Ministry Program

Broome County Council of Churches Jail Ministry Program Here is a good resource on Jails, community corrections, theraputic housing, faith based partnerships and reentry. Broome County and our services are featured on page 76

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411660_life_after_lockup.pdf

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Broome County Council of Churches Jail Ministry Program Here is a very nice article about Rev. Kit White, one of our long time Jail Ministry Volunteers.

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'Gospel Time!' did not have an auspicious beginning when it went on the air in 1970, Kit White remembers, with a laugh.

http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20100305/NEWS01/3050422/Sunday-is-Gospel-Time-in-Binghamton

WBNG: St Patrick's Day Parade Preparations

St. Patrick's Day Parade Preparations


Originally printed at http://www.wbng.com/news/local/86397157.html

One of the largest St. Patrick's Day Parades in Upstate New York returns to Binghamton streets.

The 43rd annual parade is Saturday, March 6th.

This is video of last years celebration.

Thousands of spectators will line Main Street.

As floats, marching bands, and local police and fire departments make their way down.

At 1:15 pm the Shamrock Fun Run will take place around the parade route.

Which will be followed by a CHOW truck to collect food and cash donations.

"We do not want to forget our heritage and certainly taking care of the CHOW pantries and the other charitable things that AOH does is symbolic of the fact that we have not forgotten," said Parade Grand Marshall Father Laurence Lord.

The City says it will have the same amount of security on staff as last year.
The parade starts at 1:30 pm.

It begins at the Court/Fayette Street intersection and marches to the Main/Arthur Street Intersection.
There is also a post parade party from 2 to 6 pm at the Seton Catholic High School.

The Action News Team will be marching in the Parade and WBNG's own Erik Burling will be emceeing.

Press & Sun Article: St. Patrick's Day Parade 3-5-10

PARADE FACTS:

The parade will be preceded by the Shamrock Fun Run, a 1-mile race along the parade route.  A CHOW Truck will slowly follow the runners, collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations.

Empire News 2-2-10

Federal grants to protect children from lead paint and other household hazards

NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Monday awarded almost $1 million in grants to two upstate communities and Columbia University to make homes healthier and to protect young children from lead poisoning.

The grants are part of more than $13 million awarded to 25 projects nationwide to conduct a wide range of activities that include eliminating lead and housing-related hazards in thousands of homes; training workers in lead and healthy homes interventions; supporting research to improve home safety efforts; increasing public awareness, and evaluating outreach on controlling housing-based hazards. New York State grantees are listed below.

The Broome County Health Department will be awarded $100,000 in Lead Hazard Control Capacity Building Grant Program funds to expand equal access to affordable healthy housing for local families, provide employment opportunities, enhance the sustainability of the county communities, and improve the quality of life for the citizens of the county.

The Broome County Health Department will be partnering with the City of Binghamton, Town of Union, Broome County Department of Social Services, BCHD Maternal & Child Health, Opportunities for Chenango, Broome-Tioga Workforce, Tioga Opportunities, Broome County Council of Churches, and the Family and Children's Society. Contact: Ms. Sarah Walker, Public Health Educator, Lead Primary Prevention Program Coordinator at (607) 778-2809 or email swalker@co.broome.ny.us.

The Niagara County Department of Health will be awarded $100,000 in Lead Hazard Control Capacity Building Grant Program funds to develop infrastructure, implement lead hazard control and complete the process of creating lead safe housing. The Niagara County Department of Health will be partnering with the Environmental Education Associates. Contact: Mr. James Devald, Director of Environmental Health at (716) 439-744 or email James.Devald@niagaracounty.com.

Columbia University will be awarded $799,947 in Healthy Homes Technical Studies funds to study household-related injury and illness as it relates to the nation’s growing population of elderly residents. Information on household hazards and their effects on the elderly is very limited. This project is a household hazards assessment and hazards reduction intervention study, using a pre/post-test design.

http://www.empirestatenews.net/News/20100302-7.html