Pro Action works to build a community of resilient individuals and families who can meet their basic needs, overcome adversity, and prosper.
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COVID-19 Food Insecurity : The Need
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Preliminary results of the COVID-19 Pandemic update to our Community Needs Assessment shows food insecurity as the greatest need in our service area. This need is also substantiated by service data our programs have been providing since the beginning of this crisis.
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COVID-19 Food Insecurity : The Reach
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Pro Action's goal during this pandemic has been to assist individuals and families with meeting their basic needs. With their basic needs met, people can put that concern aside to focus on taking the next steps necessary in planning for the future. Proper nutrition is the most basic of human needs. Pro Action’s Nutrition programs and community efforts promote health and quality of life as we connect community members with healthy food to help make things a little easier.
- Senior Nutrition - Seniors need strength-boosting nutrition more than ever, yet face barriers to preparing healthy meals. Pro Action provides Senior Nutrition programs in partnership with Steuben and Yates County Offices for Aging.
- Farmers Market Coupons - Coupons are provided to participants of our WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program and Yates Office for the Aging customers for the purchase of locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables at Farmers Markets during the Summer and Fall.
- Hope Center Keuka Food Pantry - is able to serve as the main food pantry for Yates County and is a turning point for individuals and families seeking to move toward self-reliance. The pantry works to stabilize families in economic crisis and support them as they strive for self-reliance and a better future.
- Summer Learning Experience - Pro Action is leading this program through a recent partnership with Steuben County DSS. The program typically operates for 6 weeks and serves students 8-15 years old. The program focuses on helping youth with social/emotional difficulties and/or disabilities by providing social, education and recreational opportunities along with weekly food deliveries.
- Emergency Funding from CSBG - Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) discretionary funds will be utilized primarily for direct client assistance in our service area for those whose needs have been impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Food Distributions - Partnerships with Food Bank of the Southern Tier and FoodLink to conduct community wide drive-thru, no-touch distributions of emergency food supply boxes in Steuben and Yates Counties, respectively.
- WIC (Women, Infants and Children) - ensures that Moms and their young children can access good nutrition, even when money is tight and buying healthy foods is a stretch. The program also provides education and guidance on health and nutrition.
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COVID-19 Food Insecurity : Our Impact
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Since the beginning of the pandemic in March of this year, Pro Action addressed food insecurity through both the modification of our programs service delivery or by expanding partnerships with other area organizations.
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- Senior Nutrition - served 677 people 41,992 meals in both Steuben and Yates Counties combined.
- Steuben County: 558 people served; 34,130 meals served.
- Yates County: 119 people served; 7,862 meals served.
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- Farmers Market Coupons have been distributed by both our WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program and our Office for the Aging (OFA) in Yates County.
- WIC - Since June, 317 participants have received a $20 booklet of Farmers Market coupons (a value of $6,340) that can be used at any Farmers Market in New York State, so long as the farmer accepts them. Learn more about the Farmers Market Nutrition Program HERE.
- OFA - 242 packets of Farmers Market coupons have been distributed so far, for a total value of $4,840.
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- Hope Center Keuka Food Pantry (Yates County) - served a total of 806 families through June 30th, with 44,365 pounds of food distributed.
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- Summer Learning Experience (in partnership with Steuben County) - has distributed 11,058 pounds of food in 3 weeks, serving 145 youth.
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- Funding from Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) has allowed us to provide basic needs supports to area families including diapers, formula, cleaning supplies and food. To date, we have provided 69 boxes of food.
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- Community Wide Drive-Thru Food Distributions:
- Steuben County: we partnered with Food Bank of the Southern Tier to conduct 6 distributions so far, providing assistance to over 2,500 households.
- Yates County: we partnered with FoodLink, conducting 10 distributions so far. We also worked with Yates County DSS to deliver food boxes to 300 customers of our Hope Center Keuka Food Pantry, Home Delivered Meals recipients, Adult Protective Services customers, and residents at senior housing and/or low-income housing. Between the distributions and the deliveries, so far we have served food to over 2,600 households.
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- WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program - 1,342 participants each month have received monthly food benefits with 1,020 of them each month being infants and toddlers.
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Visit our
website to learn more about these and all programs at Pro Action!
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Starting
August 11th, representatives of the U.S. Census Bureau will begin knocking on the doors of those who have not yet responded to the 2020 Census, to collect 'in-person' responses. These representatives will make 6 attempts. If there is still no response, they may approach neighbors to gather information about non-responsive households.To avoid having someone come to your door, you must respond online, by phone, or by returning the paper copy in the mail
Learn more about identifying Census Takers, what to expect and more about the 2020 Census on the official Census website:
www.2020Census.gov
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Understanding Poverty
Separating the Myths and Facts
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Myth:
People who face hunger are typically homeless and unemployed.
Fact:
Most individuals and families who are facing hunger are not homeless, and typically have at least one working adult in the household. Even with a job and home, many people struggle to get by due to challenges like under-employment, wages, and cost of living.
An important part of Pro Action's work is to build knowledge and understanding of the causes and conditions of poverty. Visit our
website to learn more about how Pro Action is building a deeper understanding about the experience of poverty.
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Employment Opportunities: Work With Us
Join our team that is helping people, changing lives, and making a difference.
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Pro Action’s Resilient
Children
and Families
Head Start
Program is seeking applicants for the following positions:
Click on each of the titles above for complete descriptions, and view the JOBS page of our
website
for our open positions and application instructions.
Pro Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
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Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc.
117 E. Steuben St. Bath, NY 14810
607-776-2125
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