College and high school students offer assistance to senior residents (65+) in the towns of Owego and Apalachin on a designated Saturday in the spring. Contact Sr. Mary for sign-up. Volunteers rake leaves, complete other outdoor yardwork, wash windows, inside and out (first floor only), do interior cleaning, vacuuming, etc.

* Provides assistance to low-income homeowners with the maintenance of the exterior of their homes.

Provides support to victims of fires and disasters. Provides blood donation services. Offers a series of courses on First Aid, CPR, Injury Prevention, Swimming, Life Guarding, and more. Courses offered at various sites. Corporate classes also available. Installs smoke alarms and provides in-home emergency planning assistance.

Provides free voluntary assistance to older adults (over 60 yrs): transportation, shopping, friendly visits, light housekeeping and yard work.

The Cortland Rotary Breakfast Club, in partnership with the Area Agency on Aging, helps homeowners with spring clean-up chores. The Rotarians choose an evening or a Saturday between late April and early June to volunteer to rake lawns, prune shrubs, take down storm windows, clean gutters and do other manageable tasks. Projects are done on a first-come, first-served basis with as many requests as possible being honored. Request an application form with the type of work needed in early March from the Area Agency on Aging. Deadline is usually in early April and is determined by the Rotary Club.

* Provides an informal support to individuals via a network of volunteer service exchanges services include:

• Basic computer help.
• Cleaning (bathroom, kitchen, vacuum, garage, fridge, stove)
• Replacing smoke alarm or CO2 detector batteries.
• Weeding and or garden help.
• Taking Screens off and or putting storm windows on.
• Hang pictures, help with decorating.
• Minor household repairs.
• Replacing light bulbs.
• Laundry.
• Turning mattresses.
• Raking/trimming.

* Coordinates the match between active seniors and seniors who need a little help in their home. The senior workforce can relate with their fellow seniors. Services include respite care, companion care, light housekeeping, meal prep, medication reminders, rides to doctors appointments, shopping, errands, laundry.

Provides list of older adult job seekers 55+ yrs to people seeking personal care, companions, assistance with chores, handyman and homemaking assistance. Long-term, short-term or one-time jobs. Senior helpers are paid by the people requesting the jobs. People interested in hiring are encouraged to screen senior helpers.

A youth operated seasonal assistance program for older adults, operating in July and August of each year. Youth can assist with yard work, home cleaning, and specific household tasks at no cost to older adults in need of help. Tasks that youth can help with include window washing, annual cleaning, small outdoor painting projects, yard cleanup, garage cleanout, mulching, and more.

Brings together people of many faiths to help their neighbors in need. A national program made up of volunteers that shop, drive or just check in on individuals with long-term health needs in order to help them stay in their homes longer.

* Assists individuals getting connected with an experienced companion to help with: Household chores, yard work, heavy and light cleaning, companionship, meal preparation. Respite for in home care providers. Elder sitting and supervision of activities. Shopping and errands. Transportation to appointments. Services provided by self-employed people who are screened by the agency.

A database for information and referrals of local and surrounding agencies that assist to meet the needs of senior citizens.

keeps up city-owned parks and Newman Golf Course maintains street trees between curbs and sidewalks maintains natural areasCircle Greenway, a 10-mile walk around Ithaca's natural and urban features including gorges, waterfront, Cornell campus and downtown Commons. Free maps available at City Hall.

Brings together people of many faiths to help their neighbors in need. A national program made up of volunteers that shop, drive or just check in on individuals with long-term health needs in order to help them stay in their homes longer.

Responsible for maintaining over 2,100 miles of town roadway in Brookhaven. Maintenance includes streetlights, repairing potholes, sweeping, drainage projects, road resurfacing, tree trimming and removal, maintenance of recharge basins and installing and maintaining catch basins. Also responsible for snow and ice removal.

A year round service that works as a liaison between Amherst residents who need assistance with extra jobs in or around their home and Amherst youth ages 12-20 who are interested in working with these residents. Teens fill out an application indicating what kind of work they are willing to do. Residents call to make a request for assistance, detailing the kind of work they need done. A teen participant is then contacted about the job possibility and given the details of the job and the contact information for the resident. The teen contacts the resident to discuss the date/time of the job. Due to safety concerns, requests for work involving climbing ladders, roof work, carrying heavy/large objects up or down stairs, or anything that would require driving are not honored. Work opportunities available include: raking, shoveling, mowing, weeding, gardening, tutoring, errand running, pet care, child care, assisting elderly/disabled, computer tutoring, basement/garage cleaning, help with parties, and light housework.

Offers help with errands, paperwork and de-cluttering management, computer/electronic technology services, household tasks, garden help, pet or plant care, and light home maintenance. Also provides consultation if more daily living care is necessary, along with referrals to resources in the community that may be needed.