Allegheny Community Center

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Voice Of Experience Newsletter for May

The Allegheny Community Center announces that the VITA Tax Program has been cancelled for all VITA sites in Warren and Forest Counties due to closures as recommended by the Governor. All senior centers in Warren and Forest Counties continue to be closed for public programming while the counties are in the yellow phase. This also includes no availability for in person assistance to complete Property Tax/Rent Rebate applications. Consumers can go to irs.gov for free federal tax... software for online filing or they may download forms for filing paper copies themselves. PA income tax forms are available at https://www.revenue.pa.gov/FormsandPublications . PA Property Tax and Rent Rebate forms are available at Experience, Inc., the Warren - Forest Area Agency on Aging (814-723-3763) or in the lobby of the Allegheny Community Center, 42 Clark Street, in Warren. You can also access them online at https://www.revenue.pa.gov/FormsandPublications.

Announcing - the Allegheny Community Greenhouse will open May 8th!

Sponsor A Senior Home Delivered and Congregate Meal Program As you may know, all Senior Center activities have been suspended in Warren and Forest Counties during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Area Agency on Aging is continuing to provide Home Delivered Meals as well as five frozen takeout meals to senior consumers at centers every Thursday. These takeout meals can also be delivered to consumers in Warren and Forest Counties. The demand for these meals has increased and there ...are now around 2,000 meals a week being provided to senior consumers. The suggested donation to consumers for these meals is $3.00 per meal but even that is sometimes difficult for many older adults. Therefore, the Area Agency on Aging is asking for help in providing these meals to those who need them. For your $15 donation The Sponsor A Senior Program can provide five meals to a needy senior. Donations can be sent to Experience, Inc, 905 Fourth Avenue, Warren, PA 16365. Or you can visit www.experienceinc.org and donate on the agency’s website. The VITA Tax Preparation program has been suspended at all locations as long as the Governor has declared a stay-at-home order. The IRS has extended the filing deadline 90 days. PA Property Tax and Rent Rebates deadline for older adults and Pennsylvania residents with disabilities to apply for rebates on rent and property taxes paid in 2019 has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31, 2020. According to the irs.gov website the distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file to receive a payment. Instead, payments will be automatically deposited into their bank accounts. See more

Win a new COACH purse at the ACC's Designer Purse Bingo on November 20th! Only $5 to play! Call the center at 814-723-3237 for more info.

Join us at 11:15 am on October 17th for this discussion!

Join us on October 17th at 11:15 am to hear Representative Kathy Rapp discuss the Restore PA Initiative! Call the center for more info at 723-3237.

Mark your calendars for October 25th for the annual Eldercare Council Senior Expo! More details in the October Voice of Experience newsletter below!

ALLEGHENY GREENHOUSE BENEFITS WARREN STATE HOSPITAL INDIGENT PATIENTS - Julie Greenland (on right) presented a $1000 donation from the Allegheny Community Greenhouse to Samantha Whitaker (on left) to the Warren State Hospital. The donation will benefit the State Hospital’s Indigent Patient Fund, allowing those who do not have any funds to purchase personal care items and other incidental purchases. The Allegheny Community Greenhouse is sponsored by the Allegheny Community Center (ACC). For more information regarding the Greenhouse or volunteering for other community projects, call Sue Himes at the ACC (723-3237).

Update! The Secretary of Aging's visit to the ACC has been rescheduled for August 15th at 11:15 am. For more info call the center at 723-3237.

The Secretary of Aging's visit to the Allegheny Community Center on July 31st is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Stay tuned for news about when he can visit us at the ACC!