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CONTENTS
0:00:00 Call to Order
0:01:04 SEPP
0:06:12 Catholic Charities of Broome County
0:18:15 Volunteers of America
0:28:20 YWCA — Shelter
0:38:30 YWCA — Street Outreach
0:58:45 Minutes
1:01:00 Action for Older Persons
A
E
B
Alan
Austin's
sixth
district,
and
we
will
waive
the
review
of
the
minutes
until
after
we've
had
our
presentation.
So
our
first
group
is
from
wait.
What
did
you
say
about
the
meeting
minutes?
I
said
we'll
waive
the
meeting
review
Minutes
review
until
after
we've
got
our
people?
Okay,
well
out
of
courtesy
to
our
guests:
okay,
okay,
the
first
presentation
is
from
sep.
B
And
before
we
begin,
I
should
kind
of
give
you
the
rules
of
the
the
game.
Here,
it's
about
a
five
minute
presentation.
If
you
could
do
that,
and
we
will
take
a
few
minutes
to
answer,
ask
some
questions
and
Steve
will
be
keeping
time
so
We've
joked
that
there's
a
big
hook
that
comes
down
and
drags
you
away.
If
you
go
over
five.
G
I
I'm,
a
man
a
few
words,
so
I
won't
use
all
five
minutes.
Okay,
my
name
is
John
Bernardo
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
Sapp
I
have
with
me
Brandi
Jackson,
who
is
our
director
of
operations
Seb,
as
many
of
you
may
know,
has
been
around
for
50
50,
almost
54
years,
this
coming
March,
maybe
I
will
see
yeah.
I
I
But
we
come
before
you
today
and
we
are
asking
for
Grant
funds
for
a
parking
lot
replacement
project
that
we'd
like
to
complete
in
the
coming
year
and
it
it
will
include
clearing
and
and
bringing
in
new
blacktop
if
you
will
on
both
the
southwest
and
the
south
side
of
the
building.
A
few
years
back,
we
were
awarded
a
grant
from
this
group
for
the
north
side
parking
lot
and
sidewalks.
I
J
C
I
I
A
F
A
A
E
A
B
A
K
I'm
Heather
oliniak
and
I'm
the
program
manager
with
Catholic
Charities,
teen
Transitional,
Living
Program,
and
this
is
Sarah
Myers
and
she's.
The
program
supervisor
so
Catholic
Charities
of
Broome,
County,
teen,
Transitional,
Living
Program,
is
also
known
as
ttlp
is
dedicated
to
the
mission
of
preventing
and
ending
youth
homelessness.
Ttlp
is
the
only
program
of
its
kind
in
Broome
County
that
serves
runaway
and
homeless,
youth
ages,
16
to
21,
males
females,
including
lgbtq,
pregnant
and
parenting
teens.
K
We
are
committed
to
serving
eligible
runaway
and
homeless,
youth,
no
matter
their
race,
religion,
sexual
orientation,
ethnicity
or
economic
status.
Ttlp
has
a
bed
capacity
of
nine
between
two
apartments,
one
which
is
in
the
city
of
Binghamton
and
one
which
is
in
the
Town
of
Union.
Our
apartment
in
the
city
of
Binghamton
can
house
five
youth
at
any
time.
We
expect
to
serve
eight
to
ten
youth
with
our
ESG
funding
request
with
the
city
of
Binghamton.
K
We
accomplish
this
by
staff
assisting
our
residents
to
build
necessary
skills
to
connect
to
employment
and
educational
opportunities
by
involving
residents
in
decision
making
and
personal
goal.
Setting
our
program
provides
youth
with
opportunities
to
improve
and
develop
their
skills
for
self-sufficiency
and
Independence.
Our
project
is
committed
to
help
youth
rebuild
their
personal
relationships
and
form
permanent
connections.
We
encourage
you
to
participate
in
volunteering
and
participating
in
community
service
projects
as
a
way
to
give
back
for
the
support
that
was
given
to
them
and
be
an
active
member
of
their
Community.
K
Daily
contact
with
staff
provides
opportunities
for
residents
to
develop
skills
for
Independence
and
self-sufficiency
and
monitoring
for
safety
with
their
apartment
and
also
their
emotional
and
physical
well-being,
and
offering
of
support.
The
daily
weekly
responsibilities
of
a
ttop
resident
include
getting
themselves
up
and
prepared
for
school
or
work.
Laundry
grocery
shopping,
cooking,
their
meals,
maintaining
a
clean
apartment,
attending
Independent,
Living
classes,
programmed
recreational
activities
or
community
service
projects
when
scheduled,
completing
School
assignments,
Job
searches
for
those
in
need
of
work
and
developing
a
bedtime
routine,
and
for
those
with
a
child.
K
They
have
additional
responsibilities
of
developing
parenting
skills
adding
to
their
needs,
feeding
them
preparing
them
for
daycare,
picking
them
up
from
daycare
bathing
them
and
preparing
them
for
bed.
As
you
can
see,
a
lot
of
responsibility
for
a
young
person
to
have-
and
they
take
this
on
as
an
opportunity
to
have
a
better
life
for
themselves
and
their
dependent
children.
Ttlp
is
an
active
member
of
the
New
York
511
COC
and
quarter
coordinated
entry
committee.
Ttlp
provides
participates
in
coordinated
entry
system
and
has
received
all
program.
Referrals
from
coordinated
entry.
K
K
Six
of
them
were
reported
being
involved
with
DSS,
probation
substance,
abuse
treatment
or
mental
health
treatment,
and
16
of
the
youth
who
were
discharged
were
discharged
to
permanent
housing
and
independent
living
or
returning
to
their
family.
So
a
few
examples
of
why
youth
are
referred
to
ttlp
one
youth
was
abandoned
by
his
mother
when
he
was
in
the
hospital
she
moved
away
and
didn't
tell
anyone
where
she
was
one
youth
left
home,
because
his
mother
is
a
drug
addict
and
dad
is
in
prison
and
he
wanted
a
better
life
for
himself.
K
Another
youth
left
her
home
escaping
emotional
and
physical
abuse
and
now
has
a
restraining
order
due
to
threats
of
harm
by
your
father.
Another
use
father,
went
to
prison
and
was
left
in
the
care
of
her
stepmother
who
was
abusive
to
her,
so
she
couldn't
take
it
anymore,
so
she
left
one.
Youth
was
staying
at
the
VOA
after
his
dad
kicked
him
out.
He
came
to
ttlp
needing
a
more
supportive
program,
run
away
in
homeless.
Youth
are
unique
and
the
most
vulnerable
vulnerable
of
special
populations.
B
G
D
I,
don't
I
don't
have
any
questions
but
I
this
the?
What
is
it
ttlp?
Yes
right,
it's
like
right
around
the
corner
from
my
house
and
I
did
not
know
it
was
there
and
now
that
I
know
that
it's
there
I'm
I'm
kind
of
pleased
because
it
just
seems
like
I
mean
you
do
have
teenagers
there,
but
they're
not
out
of
control.
I
mean
I'm,
just
saying
like
they.
D
E
I
just
want
to
say
something:
I
I've
learned
a
lot
about
the
program,
but
one
of
the
things
I
do
like
about
the
program.
Is
you
try
to
as
soon
as
they
get
out
the
program
program?
You
try
to
transition
them
on
to
living
as
an
adult,
which
is
really
important,
I
think
a
lot
of
the
times
like
you're
you're.
E
We
have
these
programs,
but
what
happens
after
or
just
like
in
foster
care,
a
lot
of
kids
age
out
or
like
adoption
like
I
like
how
you
guys
definitely
try
to
get
them
into
society
and
try
to
help
them.
I
know
some
of
the
kids
like
they
gave
them
furniture
or
like
for
their
first
furniture
for
their
apartment.
Tell
us
it's
something
small,
but
to
someone
it's
something
big,
a
bed,
a
couch,
so
I
really
like
that.
You
guys
do.
K
K
F
K
B
B
K
C
K
So
we
do
yearly
reviews
and
we
do
weekly
supervision.
So
there's
supervision
and
we
talk
with
the
kids
and
their
progress
is
a
real
sure,
tell
evaluation
of
kind
of
what
the
staff
is
doing
with
them
and
the
staff
act
as
case
manager.
So
they
help
them
set
up
all
of
their
appointments.
Their
transportation
do
the
independent
living
skills,
the
cooking
with
them,
and
do
all
of
teaching
them
those
living
skills.
But
we
do
evaluations
on
staff
and
then
we
do
staff
meetings
and
all
of
those
type
of
thing.
B
F
L
A
M
M
B
G
G
In
the
recent
point
in
time,
in
Brooklyn
County,
there
were
438
homeless
individuals
that
were
found
and
over
70
of
them
were
single
men,
so
VOA
has
submitted
for
funds
in
the
amount
of
18
720
to
help
provide
dedicated
Case
Management
Services
to
serve
this
High
meat
population,
which
is
vital
and
with
more
dedicated
case
management,
we
can
provide
child
quality
services
to
those
individuals.
The
service
delivery
focuses
on
assisting
the
participants
in
finding
and
maintaining
permanent
housing,
which
I
believe
everybody
knows
has
been
very
difficult
lately.
G
So
we
have
in-house
support
during
this
time
and
transition
to
permanent
housing
that
continues.
The
case
manager
also
provides
continuous
Support
Services
to
help
them
become
more
stable
and
self-sufficient
to
assist
them
in
finding
employment,
make
necessary
medical
appointments,
getting
connected
with
treatment,
programs
and
Litany
of
services
as
part
of
in
each
individual
plan,
while
they're
in
our
care.
G
We
also
requested
funds
in
the
amount
of
twenty
three
thousand
dollars,
plus
to
complete
our
need
for
new
and
more
secure
Furnishings
for
the
residents,
as
well
as
ongoing
supplies.
This
need
exists
due
to
the
high
volume
of
population
we
serve
and
the
wear
and
tear
that
continues
on
essential
items
such
as
betting,
Cuts,
lockable
wardrobes
for
their
safe
belongings
and
Care,
while
they're
with
us.
G
G
G
Well,
the
priority
as
far
as
we're
concerned
is
the
case
management.
We
definitely
need
to
add
to
our
Case
Management
Services.
We
have
very
strong
case
managers,
but
given
the
need
and
and
the
the
more
increased
mental
health
needs
of
populations,
both
I
think
Across.
The
Nation
I
know
that
Across
the
Nation,
but
the
dedicated
Case
Management
Services,
are
vital.
We're
in
hopes
they'll
be
able
to
get
both,
but
obviously
the
case
management
and
one-to-one
services
are
extremely
important.
M
M
M
We
will
get
frequently
referrals
from
DSS,
so
individuals
who
you
know
do
not
qualify
or
sanctioned,
or
you
know
if
we
do
not
have
a
a
you
know
normal
open
emergency
housing
bed.
We
will,
you
know,
get
them
in
and
at
least
get
them
warm
and
then
should
we
have
a
regular
emergency
housing
that
open
up
we'll
actually
transfer
them
over.
If
we
can
okay
so
that
program's
still
going
on
yes
from
November
well
into
March
weather,
dependent.
E
M
M
M
Fortunately,
we
don't
have
the
current
staff
to
really
be
going
out
and
and
finding
folks,
so
it's
it's.
The
referral
then
get
to
be
able
to
come
off
the
street.
They'll
come
from.
You
know
the
police
departments
I
actually
just
fielded
a
call
from
Endicott
Police
Department
earlier
looking
to
get
someone
placed
and
we
were
able
to
get
them
so
and
where's
the
location.
We
are
at
320,
Chenango,
Street,
it's
right
across
from
Town
and
Country
Apartments,
okay,.
B
E
M
M
It
is
much
more
difficult
to.
You
know,
get
to
set
up
with
a
primary
care
position
if
you're
not
sure
where
you're
going
to
be
okay,
so
we
we
focus
on
getting
housing.
First
and
obviously
you
know
mental
health,
physical
health
needs
addressed,
and
then
you
know
anything
up
through
you
know
employment.
You
know
life
skills
depending
on
each
individual.
A
A
B
A
H
B
H
H
H
H
We
assist
many
women
who
come
from
different
walks
and
journeys
of
Life
women
who
have
been
through
domestic
violence,
who
have
mental
health,
disabilities
and
substance
abuse
and
can
I
just
say.
I
was
one
of
those
women
who
walked
through
the
YWCA
doors
six
years
ago
and
if
it
wasn't
for
the,
why
I
wouldn't
be
the
emergency
housing,
shelter
case
manager
now,
okay,
thank
you.
H
H
Normally
we
have
about
six
to
eight
cots,
but
right
now
the
cots
are
being
the
extra
cards.
Well,
we
have
eight
cots.
Four
of
them
are
being
used
right
now
for
single
individuals
and
the
other
four
we're
using
for
a
family
that
we
put
in
the
library
right
now.
So
we
don't
have
any
we're
at
full
capacity
at
this
point,
we're
using
our
residential
library
to
have
a
family
which
is
a
mom,
her
two
twin
teenage
girls
and
her
15
year
old
son,
who
has
a
mental
disability
as
well.
B
E
B
H
H
Sometimes
they
get
into
the
program
and
sometimes
they
don't
the
ones
who
do
get
into
the
program.
We
do
have
a
process
which
they
fill
out
the
applications
we
have
to
get
supportive
documents
and
then
I
interview,
the
family
or
the
individual
and
then
I
give
that
application
to
my
supervisor,
I
tell
them
about
the
individual,
their
Journey
their
background,
and
then
my
supervisors
will
determine
which
program
fits
them
best.
H
H
H
H
H
Agreed
agreed:
well,
we
do.
We
do
have
a
program
in
Endicott
Square,
it's
our
family
program
and
once
the
family
gets
accepted
into
that
program,
if
they
have
their
husbands,
their
boyfriend
or
their
significant
other,
they
are
allowed
to
live
with
them,
but
the
tenant
with
their
family
has
to
go
through
the
process
first,
but
that
program
is
full
too,
as
well.
D
E
B
H
B
B
E
Thank
you,
I
just
wanted
to
say
something
Hi.
How
are
you
girl,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do.
I
I
do
feel
like
it's
important
to
have
someone
like
you
in
that
position,
especially
because
a
lot
of
times
people
can't
relate
to
someone
who
hasn't
been
through
it.
So
like.
Thank
you
so
much
for
helping
people.
H
I
just
want
to
pay
it
forward.
I
really
really
do
that's.
That's
the
honest
truth:
if
it
wasn't,
I
just
want
to
give
back
on
what
was
done
for
me
and
the
opportunity
I
would
like
for
the
next
person
who's
coming
from
discouragement
insecurity.
Just
feeling
like
there's
no
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel.
I
want
them
to
have
the
same
opportunity
that
I
felt
and
then
and
I
was
given
as
well
amen.
A
B
I
feel
that,
though,
I
get
a
little
bit
bothered
by
other
people
coming
into
our
community
and
getting
help
first,
when
we
have
so
many
in
our
community
that
need
to
help
agreed
I
feel
that
our
there
should
be
a
thing
where
are
I
I
mean
it's
humans.
Are
humans,
I
get
it,
but
our
community
needs
so
much
help.
Now
that
I
feel
that.
H
E
L
A
J
O
O
The
street
Outreach
as
the
street
I
was
reported
in
a
housing.
Advocate
is
designed
to
facilitate
provisionally
essential
services
for
unsheltered
homeless
persons,
while
establishing
a
collaborative
Community
relationships
to
enhance
rapid
access
to
emergency
shelter,
permanent
housing,
critical
services
to
promote
local
Solutions
and
prevent
homelessness
among
vulnerable
populations.
O
Let's
say
getting
food
or
even
transporting
to
go
to
a
job
interview
or
to
go,
see
a
landlord,
but
after
five
o'clock
the
I
forward,
the
phone
calls
to
our
YWCA
senior
staff,
on-call
individual,
who
takes
the
phone
calls
after
that
and
then,
when
I
come
back
in
the
next
day,
then
the
phone
calls
come
back
straight
to
the
phone.
So
we
try
to
make
sure
that
we
have
24-hour
service
with
individuals
that
need
assistance
and,
if
need
be,
then
I'll
get
called
in
for
anything
that
the
on-call
individual
can't
get
to
like.
O
O
For
those
individuals
who
aren't
going
to
be
homeless,
let's
say
those
individuals
whose
homes
are
being
condemned
because
the
powers
are
getting
turned
off
the
water
pipe
froze
or
something
that
the
landlord
has
done,
where
the
hot
the
place
has
been
condemned.
So
what
I'll
do
is
I'll,
definitely
direct
them
into
Department
of
Social
Services
or
some
kind
of
I'll
make
sure
they
connect
with
two
one
one.
So
they
can
contact
coordinated
entry.
O
So
if
there's
anything
that
coordinated
entry
can
do
with
them,
assisting
them
with
housing
services
for
those
individuals
that
are
aware
that
there's
there's
they
try
to
look
for
housing
but
can't
find
anything
they've
already
been
connected
with
Department
of
Social
Services,
so
that
we
can
move
on
if
there's
a
hotel
room
available
or
a
shelter
that
is
available.
So
we
try
to
so
as
they're
going
to
be
evicted.
O
O
O
B
O
Correct
we
also
contact
the
VA
in
Syracuse,
so
we
can
so
we
give
them
the
information
that
they
that
they
need
in
order
to
find
out.
If
there's
anything
further,
we
can
be
directed
to
from
them,
and
then
we
also
contact
the
VA
here
as
well,
and
then
there's
programs
like
where
Aaron
works
and
Volunteers
of
America,
where
they
have
volunteer
or
they
have
a
VA
specified
rooms
as
well
so
yeah
you
definitely
try
to
direct
them
as
best
as
possible.
Thank
you,
as
well
as
a
system
with
getting
their
things
like
that.
D
N
Although
I'm
in
the
back
of
the
room,
go
ahead,
Hi,
how
are
you
Hi
a
few
questions
and
concerns
that
I
have
in
previous
presentations
regarding
the
veterans?
I'm,
not
sure
if
everybody
knows
the
city
of
Binghamton
has
the
veterans
housing
program
on
Pine
Street,
and
that
is
really
becoming
a
phenomenal
and
I
really
think
that
is
needed
to
be
added
to
your
presentation,
just
to
note
that
you
are
making
and
that
that
contact
has
been
put
in
place
with
funding
from
this
Commission
in
the
past.
N
One
of
the
things
I
was
a
little
bit
surprised
about.
The
YW
did
not
know
about
my
understanding
that
there
is
for
those
people
not
wanting
to
come
in
is
because
of
their
animals.
That
rise
has
worked
out,
an
agreement
with
the
Broome
County
Dog
Shelter,
so
whether
that's
still
in
place
or
not
I
was
very
surprised.
You're,
an
Outreach
coordinator.
N
You
need
to
be
making
these
contacts
and
be
aware
of
your
community
and
what
other
organizations
are
doing,
because
if
you
come
across
a
person
I'm
not
leaving
without
my
pets,
so
you
would
need
to.
If
you
can't
help
me
with
your
program,
need
to
properly
refer
me
to
someone
else,
and
it
just
concerned
me
that,
and
we
all
learn
from
one
another,
so
I'm,
hoping
that
that
nugget
of
information
can
be
of
assistance.
Definitely.
J
N
I
think
that's
something
that
is
a
barrier
and
I
still
remember
poignantly.
It
was
a
different
present
presenter,
but
there
was
a
veteran
living
out
near
the
Tri-Cities
airport
in
Endicott
Steve.
You
may
have
shared
this
with
me.
He
had
two
dogs.
He
was
not
going
in
without
the
dots
would
do
the
same.
The
other
concern
I
have
and
I
didn't
hear
in
this
particular
presentation
is
that
you
have
advocated,
or
your
organization
has
purchased
tent.
Are
those
tents
being
purchased
with
our
funds
that
you
receive
from
us?
They.
N
Okay,
that
gives
me
to
my
other
questions
and
concerns
if
people
are
not
allowing
their
relatives
or
friends
into
their
apartment
to
couchsurf,
which
is
one
of
the
ways
that
people
can
navigate
the
system
in
between
what
about
the
landlords?
Are
you
asking
permission
for
the
landlord
to
have
a
tent
pitched
in
their
backyard?
What
about
the
sanitation?
N
You
know
issues
within
the
city
of
Binghamton,
it's
a
bit
more
concerning
and
I
just
have
I'm
hoping
I
can
get
some
more
information,
and
if
you
don't
have
it
tonight,
that's
fine
and
can
report
back
to
us,
but
I'm,
not
sure.
If
anybody
else
around
the
table
has
questions
or
concerns,
that's
something
that
we
can
delve
into.
But
it
really
bothered
me
since
the
last
presentation,
and
also
speaking
to
someone
about
that,
there
is
like
a
moisture
barrier
or
that
or
like
sleeping
bags
that
assist
with
that
that
are.
N
C
N
My
understanding,
we
had
a
rise
presentation
to
my
ladies
organization,
and
that
was
something
sent
me
to
possibly
three
years
ago
that
we
had
heard
of
that
now
again
with
anything
in
government.
It
can
change.
But
if
it's
not
still
in
place,
why
can't
you
work
with
your
county
legislator
to
help
that
I
don't
want
to
take
a
lot
of
time?
But
thank
you.
Oh
yes,
you!
You
brought
that
up
and
I
was
like
I
didn't
respond
because
there
was
other
people
in
the
room
that
evening.
P
A
resource
out
there
I
want
everybody
I,
don't
care,
whether
it's
the
y
or
the
VOA
or
any
agency
that
can
assist
anyone
out
there
to
be
able
to
assist
them
so
I'm
all
about
communication.
So
all
agencies
should
be
communicating
if
they're
coming
to
the
COC
meeting,
because
I
was
the
board
president
of
the
COC
back
in
the
day,
I
encouraged
everyone
in
the
six
counties
that
were
part
of
the
CLC
to
come
to
those
meetings.
P
P
So
we
could
get
an
RFP
put
out
there
or
a
nofa
out
there
to
look
for
funds
to
create
programs
like
well
like
what
ryze
is
doing
because
I've
been
doing
this
since
95
and
that's
the
first
time
I've
ever
heard
of
Rise
having
that
program
and
if
trust
me,
I'm
a
veteran.
So
if
I
had
a
veteran
that
had
service
dogs
or
animals,
I'd
want
them
to
get
to
that
program,
that
rise
is
providing.
P
So
that
is
a
shock
to
me
that
there's
a
program
out
there
that
I
didn't
even
know
about
and
I've
been
doing
this
forever
and
I
ran
coordinated
entry
and
I
have
a
list
of
everybody
in
the
in
the
community,
plus
the
other
counties
still
on
my
desk.
So
please,
if
there's
a
program
out
there,
let
Ephraim
know
because
I
know
how
much
work
he
does.
Even
from
my
days
at
coordinated
entry
he's
pounding
it.
P
The
asphalt
he's
been
on
Front
Street,
under
the
bridges
where,
if
you
drive
on
Front
Street
down
by
Tractor,
Supply
you'll
see
people
living
under
that
bridge.
So
if
I
drive
by
I,
call
him
or
text
him,
hey,
there's
someone
under
a
bridge
can
you
go
get
them
and
they
can
say:
I
don't
want
services,
but
can
you
give
me
a
meal
ticket
or
a
blanket
or
water
or
food
Etc,
and
you
from
goes
and
gets
that
stuff?
So
please
please.
P
If
there's
some
an
agency
out
there,
let
me
know
and
I'll
get
with
you
from
or
or
Belinda
so
I
just
wanted
to
answer
that
about
the
past.
Oh
and
I'm
Brian,
Daniels
I'm,
the
quality
assurance
at
the
YWCA
I,
just
I
know
some
people
in
here
so
I
figured
people
might
know
me.
But
yes,
so
please,
please
I,
know
Belinda,
does
a
great
job
Ephraim
and
all
the
agencies
in
the
community.
That's
asking
for
funds.
Does
a
great
job
for
this
community
and
there's
not
enough
funds
to
give
to
everybody.
P
O
Wanted
to
answer
the
the
part
about
the
tents
and
the
blankets,
so
we
do
have
tents.
We
do
have
blankets.
We
give
water
book
bags,
hygiene
supplies,
nail
clippers
hand,
warmers
body,
warmers,
lotions,
food,
prepared
food,
I,
get
ready,
meals
from
churches
from
donations,
but
individuals
need
to
go
to
pantries
I,
bring
them
food
from
pantries
or
I.
Take
them
there,
because
sometimes
they
want
to
get
there
personally
as
well.
O
So
we
do
requests
for
with
these
monies
as
well
for
those
things
as
well,
because
we
do
offer
cell
phones
with
minutes
on
it
so
that
they
could
have
someone
to
call
but
they're
looking
for
a
job
or
for
a
landlord
for
those
individuals
who
are
unable
who
are
not
tech,
savvy
I'm
there
to
assist
them
with
putting
that
together
as
well,
and
so
yes,
those
are
are
things
that
we
would
like
to
use
the
monies
for
answer.
Your
questions.
Q
Q
O
B
A
B
Q
F
B
E
A
Q
L
Q
Q
R
Okay
well
good
evening,
everyone
Jesse
stoneheat
and
I'm
the
executive
director
of
action
for
older
persons.
We've
been
a
part
of
this
community
for
50
years
and,
as
you
can
get
from
our
name,
we
mostly
serve
seniors.
But
that's
not
all.
We
serve
but
I'm
here
today
to
talk
to
you
about
our
senior
health
insurance
program,
which
basically
the
other
way
I
like
to
just
call
it
Medicare
counseling,
because
it
makes
more
sense
to
people
and
I'm
looking
around
the
room
and
I
can
see
that.
R
Medicare
was
created
as
a
safety
net
program
in
the
1960s
and
it
was
created
because
about
half
of
all
senior
citizens
across
the
country
didn't
have
health
insurance
and
that's
because
getting
old
is
expensive
as
people
age.
So
when
you're
a
senior
it
costs
four
times
as
much
in
health
care
costs
as
the
rest
of
the
population
and
at
the
same
time
seniors
have
lower
incomes.
R
So
you
can
see
how
much
of
a
barrier
of
health
insurance
has
historically
been,
and
that
was
why
Medicare
came
into
existence
and
70
years
ago,
when
it
was
created.
Maybe
it
was
straightforward,
I
don't
know,
but
today
it's
a
mess.
It
is
incredibly
complicated
and
anyone
who's
on
it
can
tell
you
that
in
half
a
second,
the
first
time
they
go
on
it
they're
expecting
it
to
be
like
the
health
insurance
they
may
have
had
through
an
employer
where
they
had
three
to
five
options.
To
choose
from
it's.
Nothing
like
that
in
Broome
County.
R
We
have
a
hundred
plus
options
for
people
with
health
who
need
health
insurance
and
it
overwhelms
and
intimidates
people.
So
they
don't
get
the
services
they
need
unless
they
find
us
and
they
come
to
us
for
counseling,
and
we
have
a
team
of
one
and
a
half
staff
members
and
about
15
volunteers
that
provide
close
to
3
000
counseling
visits
counseling
appointments
a
year.
Most
of
those
are
virtual.
R
That
was
one
of
the
transitions
with
covid,
which
has
definitely
made
us
more
accessible
to
individuals
who,
with
mobility
issues
the
the
people
that
we
always
prioritize
at
this
point
to
come
and
do
in
person
are
those
with
hearing
issues,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
think
numbers
mean
a
lot.
So
in
the
last
year
we
served
approximately
400
city
of
Binghamton
residents
and
that
translates
to
a
half
a
million
dollars
in
savings.
R
That
is,
funds
that
went
directly
back
into
the
pockets
of
seniors
in
our
communities
that
could
use
those
those
funds.
However,
they
needed
them
so
many
for
those
Necessities
in
life,
whether
it
be
food,
whether
it
be
shelter,
you
name
it,
but
that
goes
directly
back
to
them.
So
we
know
a
half.
A
million
dollars
is
a
great
number
to
use,
but
we
know
that
number
is
going
to
dramatically
increase
in
the
next
year.
R
So
to
give
you
a
quick
little
story
to
help
understand
it,
we
had
a
gentleman
Namer
Bernard
that
called
us
last
summer.
He
called
us
because
he
had
was
almost
completely
blind,
because
he'd
had
diabetes
that
he
wasn't
treating
because
he
wasn't
getting
insurance
that
he
actually
qualified
for,
but
he
hadn't
been
aware
of
that.
So
when
he
went
to
his
doctor,
his
doctor
said
your
vision
is
going
to
be
completely
gone.
R
So
the
average
benefit
for
Medicare
Savings
Program
is
seven
thousand
dollars
per
person
that
he
directly
receives
and
will
receive
every
year
going
forward.
But
the
reason
I
said
that
5
million
is
gonna
get
so
much
bigger
is
because
Medicare
Savings
Program
has
been
dramatically
expanded,
extended
starting
January
1st.
In
the
last
year
there
were
about
70
people
that
we
served
and
provided
enrolled
into
Medicare
Savings
programs
next
year,
we're
anticipating
it
will
be
between
seven
and
eight
hundred,
and
that's
because
the
income
limits
have
been
dramatically
expanded.
R
So
Outreach
is
going
to
be
incredibly
important
over
the
next
year,
especially
as
we
go
into
the
first
quarter,
and
that
is
is
why
I
think
the
support
from
this
group
is
particularly
important
to
let
people
know
that
who
previously
didn't
qualify
for
Medicare
Savings
Program,
that
they
will
qualify
for
it
and
to
help
them
through
the
enrollment
process,
which
is
complicated,
intimidating
and
challenging,
which
is
why
most
people
don't
even
try,
even
though
they
know
that
benefit
might
be
there
for
them.
So
once
again,
I
hope
I
said
at
the
beginning.
R
R
Yeah
it
I
will
say
we
we,
the
pandemic,
had
us
rain
back
some
of
our
our
Outreach,
so
I
mean
we're
really
going
to
be
ramping,
that
up
in
partnership
with
the
office
for
aging
and
the
United
Way,
who
are
both
funding
partners
for
us.
So
those
are
strategic
relationships
that
we're
going
to
be
working
with.
We
also
are
going
to
be
working
with
rural
Health
Outreach
with
rural
Health,
Services,
I'm,
sorry
and
their
Outreach
programs.
R
R
R
R
And
they
won't
know
what
to
do
with
it
and
they
won't
know
how
to
to
go
through
it
and
that's
going
to
happen
all
year
long
and
there
will
be
people
that
will
qualify
on
January
1
because
the
the
the
income
limits
have
been
extended.
But
it's
based
on
the
federal
poverty
line,
so
the
federal
poverty
line
gets
re-assessed
every
year.
R
B
R
R
That's
not
traditional
Medicare
on
the
other
side
is
traditional
Medicare,
which
doesn't
have
it
bundled,
and
somebody
can
have
a
Part
B.
Their
parties,
which
is
their
outpatient
services,
is
segmented
out
and
their
drug
Planet
segmented
out.
So
it
applies
to
both
what
the
Medicare
Savings
Plan
does.
Is
it
really?
It
gets
rid
of
the
Part
B
premium,
which
is
because
you
don't
have
to
pay
for
the
other
side
of
it,
and
it
also
gets
rid
of
all
of
the
drug
costs.
R
N
I
think
back
in
the
day,
I
was
a
volunteer
at
your
organization
and
wrote
a
couple
newsletter
articles,
but
just
a
suggestion
for
outreach
and
I
think
you
folks
have
done
it
in
past,
but
it's
getting
us
past.
Covid
is
the
Outreach
to
our
Senior,
Citizen
Center
and
just
for
the
other
Commissioners
I
know
Marianne
knows
this,
but
when
you
intake
your
clients,
you
do
a
census.
N
R
We
do
we
do
absolutely
and
I'm
sorry
when
I
was
speaking
to
OFA
office
for
aging
I
would
specifically
think
the
same
thing
in
my
head.
So
this
is
my
lack
of
clarification
because
we
do
we
do
presentations
in
the
senior
center
multiple
times
a
year.
We
do
with
South
Housing
too
I
also
didn't
mention
that
I'm
sorry.
But
yes
thank
you
for
bringing
that
to
us
you're
exactly
right.
We
do
that
and
that
was
kind
of
a
taken
for
granted
in
my
head.
I
apologize.
It's.
B
R
And
I'll
just
say
about
our
our
volunteers.
Part
of
the
reason
we
do
as
much
virtual
counseling
as
we
do
is
because
they
are,
they
are
Medicare
recipients
themselves
and
coveted
meant
they
don't
feel
comfortable
coming
in,
but
they
are
as
passionate
and
as
determined
and
they
get
it
because
they
all
have
had
to
navigate
it
themselves.
Exactly.