The Culinary program works with Veterans on every aspect of food growing, preparing and serving. It is empowering to know how to cook for yourself and others, and is a critical element of well-rounded self-care. The Culinary Program offers Veterans opportunities to learn farming, knife skills, basic recipes, and other things that prepare them for a well-fed life at home or a job in the culinary world. The program offers various workshops and specialty classes regularly. Veterans experience the benefits of preparing and sharing nutritious meals for others at numerous events hosted throughout the year that are open to the public.

Hands on Culinary Classes

Clear Path for Veterans Culinary program is now offering recreational cooking Classes. We have teamed up with Wegmans Grocery store as a sponsor to offer these classes free of charge to Veterans and their family Member’s. There are a total of 10 classes offered, starting on March 14th, 2016 until the end of the Year December 12th 2016. Space is limited to 8 participants for each class which runs for 3 hours from 5pm until 8pm with dinner provided. Each class is offering a new and exciting topic in culinary methods to experience a full range of cooking skills. Please call to reserve a space for the course as seating is limited and on a first come first serve basis.

A Personal Care Aide (PCA) can provide assistance with bathing, toileting, eating and dressing, housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, transferring, medication reminders, and other non-medical tasks.

A Home Health Aide (HHA) provides the same services as a PCA, plus colostomy care, taking blood pressure and counting respirations, dressing skin surfaces, taking oral and axillary temperatures, and can assist with braces, splints and slings.

CDPAP is a statewide Medicaid program that provides an alternative way of receiving home care services for chronically ill or physically disabled individuals with a medical need.

Companionship,Socialization

Email Address: Email agency via contact form on website.
Services Provided: Non-medical companion services, including errands, light
housekeeping, small pet care and social companionship.
Application Process: Please contact Willcare, Inc, for more information.

The Vestal Senior Center offers a wide range of opportunities for socialization: affordable healthy meals; exercise and wellness programs and volunteer opportunities. Also offer information about services and programs that help people remain healthy, active and independent.

Companion care services include daily tasks such as meal prep, light housekeeping, errands, shopping, medication reminders, assistance with pet care. Services also include social and interpersonal tasks such as spending quality time with your loved one by chatting and listening, playing board/card games, or transportation to doctor appointments and other outings.

Serving Chenango County Residents over the age of 18 years, who have prior or current involvement with behavioral health services.

Services we offer: 1-Social Skill Training 2-Recreational Activities 3-Daily Living Skills 4-Daily Structured Programming 5-Vocational Evaluation Services 6-Medication Therapy

Programs that provide organized opportunities for individuals of all ages to meet and socialize with their peers through dances, parties, picnics, barbecues and other companionable activities. Included are men's clubs; women's clubs; singles clubs; clubs for individuals who have a common ethnic background, religion or country of origin; and similar groups whose primary purpose in gathering is to pass the time in an enjoyable manner.

Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network runs drop-in centers for low income families. Provides areas for socialization between kids and among parents. Offers educational sessions and informational resources. Free childrens closet for clothing and a lending library on-site.

A program of peer support activities that are designed to help individuals with psychiatric diagnosis live, work and fully participate in communities. These activities are based on the principle that people who share a common condition or experience can be of substantial assistance to each other. Specific program activities will: build on existing best practices in self-help/peer support/mutual support; incorporate the principles of Olmstead; assist individuals in identifying, remembering or discovering their own passions in life; serve as a clearinghouse of community participation opportunities; and then support individuals in linking to those community groups, organizations, networks or places that will nurture and feed an individual's passions in life. Social recreation events with a focus on community participation opportunities will be the basis for exposing individuals to potential passion areas through dynamic experiences, not lectures or presentations. This program will be funded through performance-based contracts with a specified set of deliverables.