Regional Happenings - Mid-Hudson Region:  Dutchess, Sullivan, Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland

• June 15, 2010 Hudson Valley Community Forum in Ulster. Hosted by the Partnership for Healthy Aging "Community Empowerment for Livable Communities." There is no registration fee, but registration is requested.



• Dutchess:
  • Hudson Valley HomeMatters (hvhomematters.org) Working collaboratively with Dutchess County Office for Aging, this is a new membership organization to help those older than age 50 stay connected, active, in charge and in their own community.
• Orange
  • The Town of Montgomery Senior Independence Project, the Town of Newburgh Friends of Seniors and the Otisville Hometown Helpers make it possible for the elderly to remain in their own homes and live independently as long as possible, by providing volunteer help to provide transportation to doctors appointments, for shopping, hairdressers, the library, the pharmacy and wherever when possible, a senior requests. These programs are a cooperative venture between the three town or village boards, the Orange County Office for the Aging, and the Jewish Family Service Friendly Visitor Program. RSVP volunteers also make friendly visits, assist with household chores, perform outdoor chores such as raking leaves or shoveling snow, assist with paying bills or other paperwork, or do the shopping for the older adults. The towns recruit the volunteers and match volunteer with "neighbor," and follow-up on the service provided.
• Rockland County
  • Chore Service offers free, simple household repairs to senior citizens, 60+ and people with disabilities. Repairs include fixing leaky faucets and toilets, replacing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, switches, light fixtures and plugs on lamps. Also can install grab bars, put plastic on windows, do weather stripping and hang pictures. If you need service or would like more information, please call (845) 364-2114.
  • Empowerment initiative underway in Rockland County
  • Mental Health Association of Rockland County NYSOFA grantee - This endeavor builds on the "Project Tomorrow" , a three-year public/private planning and program development initiative which identified eight key goals for aging in place.
  • The Rockland County Office for the Aging is conducting a walk-ability study in conjunction with the County Legislature and AARP, surveying dangerous and difficult intersections; volunteers monitor pedestrian crossings that had been identified. This is part of the the County Legislature's 2-year-old “Project Tomorrow: Aging in Place ” initiative, which is looking at ways to ensure that seniors can live independently in the county.
• Sullivan County
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County NYSOFA grantee - The proposed project will build on the collaborations that have resulted from the formation of the Sullivan County TRIAD, a group established last year to prevent elder abuse/senior violence and promote an improve quality of life for older adults.
• Ulster County
  • Family of Woodstock, Inc. NYOSFA grantee - The impetus for this project comes from a newly formed group, Staying in Place, comprised of skilled, experienced older adults who initially participated in the Senior Recreation Program established in Woodstock.
• Westchester County
  • Livable Communties conference . October 2.
  • Westchester County Dept. of Senior Programs & Services led Village Movement for Livable Communities
  • Gramatan Village – aging in place services for members in the Bronxville area
  • Active Living Over Fifty, Inc. serving Bedford, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, North Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge and Somers
  • At Home on the Sound – Serving Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Rye Neck area http://www.athomeonthesound.org/
  • Center for Aging in Place Support - assists grassroots groups to develop the community supports need to help Westchester residents live out their lives in their own homes
  • Westchester Libraries Project: - Creative Aging in our Communities
  • Transitions Network/Westchester Chapter - The Transition Network is a community of women over 50, who join forces as they navigate the transition from one career to another - - or whatever is next. http://www.thetransitionnetwork.org

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