Break the Silence
Everyday is Independence Day at . Our program helps older adults live with dignity, safety, and independence by protecting them from elder abuse. Senior Protective Services provides assistance for seniors in a home setting who are experiencing abuse, neglect or financial exploitation. Services include an in-home assessment, intervention, and follow-up monitoring by trained professionals.
To make a confidential or anonymous report of suspected abuse in Champaign and Piatt counties, or for assistance, call the at 217-352-5100 or the 24-hour Elder Abuse Hotline at 1-866-800-1409. No fee.
Family Service is pleased to recognize Cozad Asset Management, Inc. for their continued generous support to our services. Their unrestricted annual support (of $750-1,000) has provided us with the ability to use the funds where we have the greatest need. Cozad Asset Management has also provided us with professional advice regarding our long-term financial planning needs as we build for the financial security of the agency. We greatly appreciate both their professional and philanthropic investments in making our community a great place for people to live.
Family Service made a new friend last month when we received a generous $1,000 donation from the Eagle Beemers to our Senior Resource Center. The Eagle Beemers is a non-profit volunteer organization whose goal is to raise money for other local non-profits and have a great time with weekly Friday night raffles (excepting holidays). Raffles are held at the Eagle Lodge, 605 Edgebrook Dr., Champaign and doors open at 5:40 pm. Doors are open to the public and the lively group has been attracting new players who want a fun way to give back to the community and a chance to win themselves. We always welcome new friends too—so thank you Eagle Beemers!!
Upcoming Events and Information
Sat. October 4th, 2008, The Forum at Carle, Urbana
Theme: Mental Health Recovery: Creating Caring Communities
Registration 8-9 a.m. Conference from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. includes lunch
Keynote speakers include state leader, Nanette Larson, and national expert on surviving trauma, Rev. Jackson Day. A nationally known songwriter, musician and singer, Jason Gray, will also perform at the conference.
Contact: Sharon at the Self-Help Center 217-352-0099 or email sdorsey@familyservicecc.org for registration information.
Jason Gray Concert
Friday, October 3rd, 7 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 1719 S. Prospect,Champaign.
Jason’s music is about hope for persons who have faced difficult life challenges including mental health recovery. For information on Jason go to www.jasongraymusic.com and to order tickets go to www.iTickets.com then to artists and Jason Gray. Tickets: $10 – a benefit concert for Cunningham Children’s Home with support from Carle Foundation Hospital.
The Odyssey Project
Annie Clay, Director of Family Service, knows that education is the best long-term solution for the economically challenged. She is a member of the community committee that supports The Odyssey Project, a college course in the humanities offered to low-income adults in Champaign County. Classes meet twice a week from late August to early May, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Douglass Branch Library in Champaign. Tuition, books, transportation, and childcare (at the nearby Douglass Community Center) are provided at no charge to participants.
Classes are taught by faculty, and involve an intensive study of philosophy, art history, literature, U.S. history, and critical thinking and writing. Students completing the course receive six units of college credit, which can be transferred to other colleges and universities, including The University of Illinois and Parkland College.
For more information, contact John Marsh at the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at (217) 244-3344 or jem@prairie.org; or visit Odyssey Project.
Senior Task Force
Anyone in the community interested in learning about or being a local voice for senior issues is invited to join this collaborative group. They meet monthly, usually on the third Wednesday, from 9:00-10:00 am at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana. Call Rosanna McLain, Family Service Senior Resource Center Director at 217-352-5100 for more information or with topics you want addressed.
Next meeting is Wednesday, July 16, 2008.
Our 2007 Annual Report
Our 2007 Annual Report is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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