Tioga County Senior Citizens Foundation (TCSCF) announces its annual distribution of $51,000 to aid older citizens. Grants for 2021 were awarded in September to non-profit organizations that serve older adults in Tioga County, NY. Since 1982, the mission of TCSCF has been to help groups and organizations provide services that improve the lives of local seniors. With this year’s donation, the Foundation has now awarded over 2.2 million dollars toward projects and services benefitting the older population.  To favor increased investment in long-lasting projects this year, and with limited investment account funding available, the grant committee became unable to fulfill many of the worthy requests. However, TCSCF President Ralph Kelsey and the volunteer directors are pleased to name the following recipients of funding in the 2021 competitive grant process:  Candor Emergency Squad – toward purchase of a Zoll Heart Monitor for emergency calls Candor Historical Society – toward an indoor, accessible restroom Catholic Charities Tioga Outreach – emergency assistance for the elderly Coburn Free Library – accessible entrance/bathroom project – project now complete Project Neighbor of Newark Valley – personal care items and cleaning supplies for needy seniors Tioga County Health Department – provide needy senior citizen pet owners with items not covered by other funding to promote household safety and cleanliness Tioga County Open Door Mission – emergency assistance for elderly Tioga County Rural Ministry – emergency assistance for elderly Town of Berkshire Recreation Department – toward development of northern loop of walking trail at Berkshire Creekside Park Town of Richford – toward purchase of an accessible picnic table for the park Village of Nichols – toward paving of unfinished, shady portion of walking trail in Kirby Park Senior […]

(As appeared on OwegoPennysaver.com – November 14, 2014) The Resource Center of Candor, Inc., also known as the Bread of Life Food Pantry, wants to thank the Senior Foundation for the grant of $1,000 towards the purchase of two windows for the front of the coal barn. They have made many upgrades to the building including a new heating system. With the new windows, they will not have the heat loss that we have had in the past.

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(As appeared on OwegoPennysaver.com, September 19, 2014) The Tioga County Senior Citizens Foundation recently stepped forward with two generous donations to Tioga Opportunities, Inc. to offset costs for two valuable programs offered by Tioga Opportunities, Inc. First, a grant was awarded to support this year’s very successful 2014 Group Workcamps program held during the last week in July in Tioga County. During the weeklong program, property enhancements were completed for 56 county residents. In the eight years since Group Workcamps has been active in Tioga County, 368 homes have benefited from various improvements including exterior and interior painting, small porches or decks, wheelchair ramps and mobile home skirting. The estimated economic impact of the enhancements, as well as the dollars spent in Tioga County for supplies and materials, along with food and housing for the campers, is now well over $1 million. The donated funds will help tremendously with expenses incurred for the purchase of needed supplies and materials for project completion. Secondly, a grant was awarded to support the seven food pantries and one soup kitchen located across the county and financially administered by Tioga Opportunities. Erin Summerlee of FaHN offered estimates of food insecure individuals in 2012 for Tioga County to be 2,170 children and 4,770 all residents; making it 18.3 percent of the children and 9.3 percent of residents. Such statistics are supported in the numbers of individuals who participate in the TOI food pantries and soup kitchen. Simply stated, Tioga Opportunities, Inc. is grateful to the Senior Citizens Foundation for recognizing the value of these programs and then delivering the financial support crucial for their continued success.