The Adaptive Recreation programs are designed to include children and adults with special needs in developmentally appropriate recreational activities. The goal of these programs is to provide a positive and supportive learning environment where these individuals can explore new skills, foster friendships, and have opportunities to experience success. The purpose of the survey below is to give us a better understanding of the needs and interests of the children and adults with special needs in the community of Cheshire.
Checks should be made payable to "Cheshire Food Drive" - P.O. Box 926 - Cheshire CT 06410
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING APPLICATION INFORMATION, CALL YOUTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 271-6690.
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The Cheshire Senior Center is pleased to offer the Handyman program to local senior citizens and members of the Cheshire Senior Center who have a need for minor services and household repairs.
We have enlisted the help of various individuals and small businesses who are ready to take on basic handyman projects and other services
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For more information contact: Cheshire Youth & Social Services at
PARENTS OF DEAD TEEN, WANT TO HELP SAVE YOURS - Signs of Alcohol Poisoning
The parents of Sam Spady are hoping that the death of their 19 year old daughter will not be in vain. They are hoping you will talk to your children, know their friends and, most importantly, teach them the dangers of binge drinking.
Special Needs At Risk Registry
Register your special needs loved one on an At-Risk List with the
Cheshire Police Department.
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2009 Senior Center Mini Bus
Information for Senior Citizens and the Adult Handicap Population of Cheshire
As of March 1, 2008 the Senior Center Mini Bus Schedule
for Out of Town Doctor appointments has changed.
The new schedule is as follows:
Monday: Southington/Meriden (including Midstate Medical Center) for appointments between 10AM and 2PM Tuesday: New Haven/Hamden/North Haven
for appointments between 10AM and 12 noon
Wednesday: Wallingford
for appointments between 10AM and 2PM
Thursday: New Haven/Hamden/North Haven for appointments between 10AM and 2PM
All OUT OF TOWN Passengers are charged $2.00 each way ($4.00 round trip)
Waterbury Appointments should be made on Tuesdays and Fridays and will be scheduled on the Greater Waterbury DIAL-A-RIDE (free of charge)
Call the Senior Center Transportation department to schedule all transportation needs at 272-0047
Donations to the Fuel and Food Banks are needed this year more than ever!
Cheshire Fuel Bank Make Checks payable to:"Cheshire Youth and Social Services Fuel Bank"
Cheshire Youth & Social Services 84 South Main ST. Cheshire, CT 06410
Cheshire Food Bank Make Checks payable to:"Cheshire Food Drive"
PO Box 926 Cheshire, CT 06410
Helping Hands
Meredith Sturges, Chairperson Town of Cheshire Human Services Committee
I am writing, again this year, on behalf of the Human Services Committee.
We would like to remind you that the need for Fuel and Food Assistance is escalating.
The Department of Youth and Social Services is reliant on donations to supplement the limited voucher allotment it receives from the Cheshire Food Bank. The Fuel Bank is totally dependent on donations. We have all been affected by the economic downturn of the past years - some of us much more than others.
We would like to challenge our fellow citizens to help our neighbors in need. The next time you go to the Grocery Store, pick up an extra can of soup, or a jar of peanut butter and jam and drop it in the Food Bank Collection Boxes you must have seen at the stores. You may think that only giving one canned good is not enough. But, if we all do it, we can make a difference.
Get together with your neighbors and purchase a Gift Card or 2 to give another family a chance at a Happy Thanksgiving. Suggest to your Service Organizations that they make a donation to the Fuel Bank.
Give a helping hand!! If we all contribute, we will make a difference!!!!!
Contributions should be turned over to the Department of Youth and Social Services
at the Cheshire Town Hall.
Monetary donations can be made to:, ”Cheshire Youth and Social Services Fuel Bank”
c/o Youth and Social Services , 84 s. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410,
and the “Cheshire Food Drive” , at P.O. Box 926, Cheshire, CT o6410.
CHESHIRE FUEL BANK
The CHESHIRE FUEL BANK provides assistance to Cheshire residents who do not meet the financial or asset criteria of the Connecticut Energy Assistance, but who are in an emergency situation. Funds for this program are provided by donations from individuals, religious groups, and civic organizations. Due to the significant increase in the cost of home heating oil, the grant award has been increased to up to $250 per delivery. http://www.cheshirect.org/youthsocial/social.html
Domestic Violence: Get The Facts
The Myths:
Myth 1: Domestic violence only affects certain kinds of people.
Myth 2: Domestic Violence is just a push, slap or punch- it does not produce serious injuries.
Myth 3: Battering is a momentary loss of temper.
Myth 4: It is easy for victims of domestic violence to leave their abuser.
Myth 5: Children are not affected when one parent abuses another.
DID YOU KNOW? According to the 2008 Cheshire Youth Risky Behavior Survey 57% of 11th & 12th graders reported binge drinking in the past 30 days. 10% reported being very drunk more than 40 times in their life.
DID YOU KNOW? 1 in 5 teens will abuse prescription drugs by the time they graduate high school. What can you do to help? Read more at www.drugfree.org
Cheshire Cares Non-Profit Message Board
The Cheshire Human Service Committee has added a web-based message board
to this website for
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the purposes of sharing resources
and obtaining resources and assistance.
NGOs will be required to register in order to post on the board.
DID YOU KNOW? Those 7th & 8th graders who reported drinking also reported spending the most time at friends' houses? ( from 2008 Cheshire Youth Survey)
Recent Articles and Information from the CCSUD Newsletter:
DRUNKOREXIA...is the latest entry in the lexicon of food-related ills. It is shorthand for a disturbing blend of behaviors: self-imposed starvation or bingeing and purging, combined with alcohol abuse. Read More
Energy Drinks and Caffeine Intoxication - One Hundred Scientists and physicians have written a letter to the Food and Drug Administration asking for more regulation of increasingly popular energy drinksRead More
Governor Rell: State Launches Media Campaign to Combat Underage Drinking ... that Targets Parents
Federally funded campaign focusing on underage drinking laws, impact of alcohol on teenage brain development
The Human Services Committee of the Town of Cheshire hear by challenges all Town Committees and Departments to Adopt a Family for the Holidays!
A $20.00 Stop and Shop Card will enable a family of 4 to buy a turkey, or ham, or whatever they wish. Add another gift card and they can buy more goods to create a feast. Contributions can be turned into the Youth and Social Services Department.
Meanwhile, have all of your committee members bring a non-perishable to your next meeting.
We dare you to make a difference!
Meredith Sturges
Chairperson, Human Services Committee
Town of Cheshire
A presentation on steroid abuse by the Taylor Hooton Foundation is schedueled on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7pm in the Cheshire High School Auditorium. The presentation is open to local Athletic Directors, Coaches and other adults. Anyone who is interested in attending, feel free to contact Sarah Bogdanski Bourdon, MSW
Project Coordinator, Cheshire Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking, or just come!
Below is a link to the Foundation's website and the Clint Faught's contact information. Because they are coming to the area, any subsequent presentations booked for that week will be a few hundred dollars.
While this presentation is targeted at adults, they have a presentation for schools called the "Chalk Talk". We hope some of you will be able to book them during the same week especially because it will be so affordable to your communities yet interesting for your members.
