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.

There are six Lunch Club 60 locations in Wayne County. Each location provides a delicious hot meal and varied activities. Anyone over the age of 60 is welcome (and spouses, if under 60).

Our suggested donation is $3 per meal. Donations are confidential and no one will be refused a meal due to an inability or decision not to donate.

Community Habilitation is a goal oriented program that can include assistance and guidance in such things as personal care, cooking, cleaning, or money management.

Staff members work with their participants on improving skills in the areas of: Personal hygiene, Money, Pro-social behaviors, Housekeeping, Self-advocating, Life-safety, Travel training, and Self-care.

The goal is to assist the participants in their own community to reach their individualized goals of independency. To learn and practice these newly developed skills by utilizing community stores, restaurants, gyms, outdoor trails, local farms, volunteer opportunities, participant's homes as well as many other locations.

Senior Club

Home Instead Senior Care provides trustworthy, kindhearted, senior home care services in your loved one's home. All CAREGivers are thoroughly screened, extensively trained, professional, and reliable. At Home Instead, it's about providing the highest-quality home care services to fit you and your family's needs.

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.

The first Elmira Family Resource Center opened its doors in October 2016 after two years of planning by a dedicated committee representing parents including Elmira College, the Department of Social Services, Horseheads Family Resource Center, and the Child Care Council.

The EFRC is available to all families living in Chemung County. The center offers families a place to meet other families, get help from community agencies and provide a place for children to learn, play and grow.

The EFRC is funded through the Community Foundation and Chemung County

RSVP and Warren and Washington Counties Offices for the Aging have developed a Friendly Visitor Program. Many seniors are isolated and a weekly visit between a friendly visitor and an older friend is special; each brings unique talents, experiences and creativity to the friendship. The fruits of this exchange are joys and memories that last a lifetime.

Non-medical assistance to seniors including light housekeeping