OSWEGO COUNTY EDITION Director: Sabine Ingerson
September 2016 What’s Inside: ARISE Groups
2
ARISE Support & Ramp Program
3
MSC Blog
4
ARISE Pre-Diabetes
5
Pre-Diabetes Cont’d
6
Pre-Diabetes Cont’d
7
Fun Page
8
Calendar
9
Employment
10
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARISE IN OSWEGO COUNTY 20 Years ago ...
ARISE Center for Independent Living ARISE Oswego 9 Fourth Ave Oswego, NY 13126 (315) 342-4088
ARISE Pulaski 2 Broad St Pulaski, NY 13142 (315) 298-5726
ARISE Fulton 113 Schuyler St, Suite 2 Fulton, NY 13069 (315) 887-5156
ariseinc.org /ARISEcny
Our Mission To work with people of all abilities to create a fair and just community in which everyone can fully participate.
When our family moved to Oswego in November of 1994, ARISE had no office here, just the one in Onondaga county, which I was familiar with. I was happy to hear that ARISE had opened an Oswego office when my friend, Claudia Smith, was hired by Janet McBride, the manager at the time, to start up the ConsumerDirected Personal Assistance Program. She asked me to serve on the Advisory Committee, which I gladly agreed to. I immediately felt accepted and thought the program was terrific. Having worked as a Certified Home Health Aide, I had seen the need for such a program and could also tap into my experience when discussing issues at the meetings. When I started working at ARISE 18 years ago much of the other activity at the office at the time was focused on advocacy, independent living services, reaching out to the migrant population with disabilities, and refurbishing computers for our consumers. There were three of us in the office at the time, which was located on Utica St. Employment services, which now serves about 100 people annually, came next. Some of you still remember those times. As a member of the Vision Network Mary Coogan, our advocate and employee, helped design the Yield to the Blind sign, which you see all over the state now, worked on large print menus for restaurants, and the Call-N-Ride service. Medicaid Service Coordination, ResHab, and Teen Group all began in 2000. All of these programs have grown. We are now serving close to 300 people in MSC and 80 in Community Hab. To better serve the northern part of the county we opened a satellite office in Pulaski in 2001 and moved to E. Utica St. in 2003 to accommodate the increasing number of staff. The ramp program began in 2004 with a donation from the SUNY student council, which funded eight ramps. Now we build about 25 ramps a year (there are way over 200 ramps in use all over the county now). This year we added aluminum ramps for short-term use. Another move came in 2008 when we moved to our current location. Many other programs including mental health services, our ten recreation programs, respite, transition services, diabetes self-management, benefits advisement, etc. have been added and we look forward to another 20 years! By: Sabine Ingerson Page 1
ARISE Groups Oswego Social Club
Self-Advocacy Group
No Social Club this month.
Friday, September 16th 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Held @ Pontiac Apts. Self-Advocacy is a group for people who want to advocate for change. For additional information, or if you have an issue you would like the group to advocate for, please contact Josh Solazzo at 342-4088 X 213.
Teen Group
Community Connections
Saturday, September 17th
Saturday, September 17th
8:55 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
8:55 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
A day out at The Wild Animal Experience & Park, located at 7621 Lakeport Road in Chittenango. We will be eating our lunch there. Please email Vicki at vaffinati@ariseinc.org or call 342-4088 X225 for information and to RSVP by September 10th.
A day out at The Wild Animal Experience & Park, located at 7621 Lakeport Road in Chittenango. We will be eating our lunch there. Please email Vicki at vaffinati@ariseinc.org or call 342-4088 X225 for information and to RSVP by September 10th.
Sib Shops
TBI Group
Saturday, September 17th
Tuesday, September 13th
8:55 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
A day out at The Wild Animal Experience & Park, located at 7621 Lakeport Road in Chittenango. We will be eating our lunch there. Please email Sabine at singerson@ariseinc.org or call 342-4088 X210 for information and to RSVP by September 10th.
(This is a reoccurring meeting that takes place the 2nd Tuesday of each month) We will be meeting at the ARISE Oswego office If you have any questions, contact Shannon Morrell at 342-4088 X245 or Christine Ward at 342-4088 X201 or cward@ariseinc.org.
Disability Mentoring Day October is Disability Awareness Month and in honor of the individuals in Oswego County, the Oswego County Placement Network will be holding our 10th annual Disability Mentoring Day. DMD is a large-scale national effort coordinated by American Association of People with Disabilities ( AAPD) to promote career development for students and job-seekers with disabilities through hands -on career exploration and ongoing mentoring relationships. DMD was founded in 1999 through a White House initiative with less than three-dozen students participating to increase the awareness of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Since that event, DMD has spring boarded from a one day event for a small group of students to an extensive national mentoring program for young professionals with disabilities across the United States, territories and abroad. DMD will take place on Thursday Oct 27th at the American Foundry. We will kick it off with a Breakfast at 8:30am and guest speakers. If you are interested in becoming a Mentee/Mentor or would like to attend the event Please contact Teresa Gilbert 315-342-4088 ext. 235 Page 2
ARISE Support We were delighted to accept a generous donation from Dave Alliger last month, who ran in the Boilermaker and raised funds for ARISE. We also surprised Dave and presented him with our recognition for his efforts. Our Oswego Advisory Committee members applauded Dave for all of his support. Dave is the Manager of the Barnes & Noble in Fulton and last year he hosted an art show featuring work done by Randy, one of the folks connected to ARISE. Dave then offered Randy a job, which he happily accepted. Thank you Dave for sharing our mission to create a world in which every person, regardless of disability, can achieve his or her dreams. Pictured left to right: Sabine Ingerson, Tania Anderson, Dave Alliger, Shannon Morrell, Christine Ward.
ARISE Ramp Program Pictured are our new storage boxes for the hardware, brackets, nuts & bolts for our aluminum ramp program. We have amazing volunteers!
Page 3
ARISE Pre-Diabetes Program By: Shane Hoey Habilitation Coordinator
One in three American adults has prediabetes, so the need for prevention has never been greater People are more likely to have prediabetes and type 2 diabetes if they:
Are 45 years of age or older
Are overweight
Have a family history of type 2 diabetes
Are physically active fewer than three times per week
Have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy or gave birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds
You can take steps to prevent type 2 diabetes together with the PreventT2 lifestyle change program offered by ARISE, the Oswego County Health Department, and Oswego Health that was developed and tested by the CDC. Currently, ARISE, Oswego Health, the Oswego County Health Department, and Oswego County Opportunities’ IMPACT program are meeting to develop class schedules. If your healthcare provider has ever told you, you have prediabetes, you are eligible for the program. If you are not sure if you have prediabetes, talk with your healthcare provider or contact one of the following Prevent T2 lifestyle coaches:
Diane Oldenburg at the Oswego County Health Department 315-349-3587 or Diane@oswegocounty.com
Sue Callaway or Sarah Wansink at the Health Education Services Office in the Community Services Division of Oswego Health, 315-349-5513 or swansink@oswegohealth.org or scallaway@oswegohealth.org,
Shane Hoey or Jim Karasek at ARISE at 315-342-4088 or shoey@ariseinc.org or jkarasek@ariseinc.org, to see if you are eligible.
You can also take the screening questionnaire on the next two pages.
Page 4
ARISE Pre-Diabetes Program Cont’d
Page 5
ARISE Pre-Diabetes Program Cont’d
Page 6
MSC Blog Making Smooth Transitions Back to School by Using Strategies & Interventions. By: Erin Cook Medicaid Service Coordinator Oswego, NY With the summer coming to end many children are getting ready for the upcoming school year. The days of staying up all night and sleeping in are coming to a close, as it is important for a regular schedule to be started. With the change, many children may face anxiety. For parents this can seem to be a nightmare, the struggle of getting their child to go to school. But what can be done to help? Calming exercises can be beneficial to a child. The Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hospital provides a list of strategies and interventions for parents that can aid in making the transition back to school a smooth one. The School Refusal/School Anxiety Treatment Team suggests some strategies and interventions for parents and school personnel to use with children and adolescents who are struggling with these issues: For Parents ● Make school attendance mandatory unless your child has a fever or contagious illness. Avoid calling your child out of school unless absolutely necessary. Children cannot deal with their school issues unless they are present at school. A child’s anxiety will increase the more school is avoided. ● If a child refuses to attend school, contact school personnel and report the child’s refusal to attend school, even if it results in an unexcused absence. Allow the child to have consequences from school for unexcused absence. ● Establish and maintain open communication with school personnel regarding your child’s feelings about school, difficulties with school, etc. ● Create an environment at home that fosters structure and consistency. Expectations should include rules, chores, privileges and limits. This will allow children to learn to structure themselves, as well as understand rewards and consequences. Likewise, expectations should be clear regarding school attendance and homework, as well as privileges and consequences given for not meeting expectations. Based on research, structure, routine and consistency are effective in alleviating anxiety in children. ● Routine is essential for children with school anxiety/avoidance issues. A daily schedule that is followed consistently through the year both when the child is in school as well as out of school is beneficial. ● Encourage children to enroll in school extracurricular activities to feel more connected to school. Have child choose at least one activity per school term. ● Provide positive feedback for successes made at school. ● Seek support from school and/or external resources when your child first starts displaying symptoms of school anxiety/avoidance. ● If patterns of academic failure are present, psychological and/or neuro-cognitive assessment and/or intervention may be needed due to possible learning disabilities or neuro-cognitive deficit issues that may be present. ● Negative peer relations may result in school avoidance/anxiety issues. Contact the school social worker if your child is struggling with peer relations, i.e. bullying, difficulty getting along with peers, etc. Therapeutic intervention on the school level may be needed. Information provided by www.alexianbrothershealth.org
Page 7
Fun Page
Page 8
Happy Fall Sun
4
Mon
5
SEPTEMBER Tue
6
Wed
7
12
13 TBI Peer Support Group 4:30-5:30p
18
19
20
Fresh Food Giveaway Believer’s Chapel, Fulton 4:00-6:00p
25
26
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
8
9
10
16
17
Fresh Food Giveaway St. Joseph The Worker, Liverpool 3:30-5:30p
Office Closed
11
Thu
14 Fresh Food Giveaway Park UMC, Pulaski 3:00-5:00p
21
15 Fresh Food Giveaway Sandy Creek UMC, 3:30-5:30p
Advocacy Group 11:00-12:00p
22
23
29
30
Fresh Food Giveaway No. Syracuse Christian Church 3:30-5:30p
27
28
Page 9
Teen Group, Sib Shops & Community Connections 8:55a-2:15p
24
NON-PROFIT US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 25
ARISE 9 Fourth Avenue Oswego, NY 13126 Phone: Fax: TTY:
OSWEGO, NY 13126
(315)342-4088 (315)342-4107 (315)342-8696
ariseinc.org Address Service Requested Mailing Address Goes Here
Employment ACCES-VR (Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation) is an agency in the New York State Education Department that has helped many individuals with disabilities find and keep employment. You may know the agency from it’s previous acronym: VESID. Over the past year, ACCES-VR has helped over 900 people in Central New York (including 80 in Oswego County) succeed in careers ranging from customer service to information technology. Services to help eligible individuals reach their employment goals may include but are not limited to: job coaching, employment counseling, advocacy, and financial assistance with training, equipment, and work uniforms. If you or someone you know has a barrier to employment and is interested in applying, please call (315) 428-4180 to register for an information session or to receive an application.