UH Training Grant Awarded by NNYCF’s Youth Philanthropy Council
United Helpers is grateful to be receiving a $5,000 grant from the Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation to support medication certification for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). DSPs are the day-to-day hands-on caregivers of a very special population of people, adults who live in United Helpers’ IRAs (Individualized Residential Alternatives) with developmental, intellectual, or brain injury disabilities. These program members have medication needs that are often quite complex. Following...
United Way Grant Helps Fund Employee Development at United Helpers
OGDENSBURG – A $10,000 grant from the United Way of Northern New York has paved the way for more than 20 United Helpers employees to receive training allowing them progress in their careers with the organization. Interested employees were able to shift from employment at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care to the Assisted Living Program to work as home health aides or in leadership positions at Assisted Living. A small group...
Margaret R. Spies Awards Presented to Four United Helpers Direct Care Staff Members
OGDENSBURG – This year’s group of Margaret R. Spies Award winners was a unique blend of veteran staff and newcomers who made a positive impact within the first few months of their careers. However, United Helpers Chief Operating Officer Stacey Cannizzo said each of the recipients has one thing in common. This year the Society of the United Helpers presented its 21st annual Margaret R. Spies Awards to four employees, two...
Three Honored With Annual Helen S. Randles Scholarships
OGDENSBURG – Three high school seniors who are looking to enter the health care field were recently honored by United Helpers with the presentation of our annual Helen S. Randles Scholarships. The $750 scholarships presented by the Society of the United Helpers, are funded through an endowment created by the late Ms. Randles, who established the scholarship more than 45 years ago. This year’s winners included students from Madrid, Canton, and Ogdensburg. The...
UH Independent Senior Living Open House
CANTON – United Helpers Independent Senior Living in Canton, NY will hold an open house on Friday, June 24th from 1-3 pm. If you or a loved one is thinking about retirement living, you owe it to yourself to call United Helpers Independent Senior Living today to schedule your tour time. Staff will be on hand to provide scheduled tours and free refreshments will be served. Retirement living means something different...
Opening of New IRAs Leads to Homecoming
For the past several years Amanda Thompson has enjoyed living at the Riverwood IRA in Ogdensburg, but with the opening of two new IRAs in Heuvelton, the opportunity has arisen for Ms. Thompson to move back home. This summer, renovations, which will turn the former Irish Settlement Road IRA into two, new six-bedroom IRAS will be complete. Newly Renovated Irish Settlement Road IRA Each IRA will have its own private entrance, kitchen, and...
Stewart’s Grant Helps to Create Youth Therapy Room
CANTON - Thanks in part to a $750 grant from Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match program, United Helpers will be creating a pediatric therapy room at its Behavioral Health Clinic in Canton. “Successful psychotherapy relies heavily on relationships and connections,” said United Helpers Director of Behavioral Health Services David K. Nelson. “Having a physical space where clinicians can be more informal will help build these very important relationships with the youth we...
Leonard Honored With Wayne N. Ladouceur Award
During the course of his more than three decades of volunteer service to United Helpers, Wayne N. Ladouceur acquired many knick-knacks that came as gifts from residents who wanted to say, “thank you,” for all that he had done for them. One of those gifts was a small plaque with the words, “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in...
United Helpers Receives Grant to Train More than 70 CNAs
Thanks to funding from the Workforce Development Board’s Rural Healthcare Grant program, dozens of students will be able to enroll in United Helpers’ Certified Nursing Assistant training program tuition-free. The grant, which totals $144,000, will cover the $2,000 tuition cost for up to 72 students who enroll in the program through 2023. The classes are offered on a regular basis at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton, with a...
United Helpers Honors Direct Care Staff
With 20th Annual Spies Awards OGDENSBURG – When United Helpers CEO Todd Amo spoke at the organization’s recent Margaret R. Spies Award presentation, he noted it was a shame that they could only honor three employees with these awards, as the organization is filled with people deserving of the honor. “The award is only given to three employees out of more than 800,” Mr. Amo said. “While there are many more deserving...