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570 N. State Rt. 741Lebanon, OH 45036

April 2021PUBLISHED QUARTERLY

The primary goal of the Head Start program is to prepare children for success in school by ensuring they have the school readiness skills they need, as well as comprehensive health, dental, nutrition, mental health and disability services they may need. The WCCS Early Learning Centers are very successful in ensuring that children are ready for kindergarten, because we understand that children’s brain development requires engaging hand-on experiences with a rich variety of materials in the context of supportive relationships with teachers.

In spite of all the COVID-19 restric-tions and challenges, the teachers in the Early Learning Centers have been planning all sorts of creative learning activities for the children during the winter months. These activities are part of our curriculum for school readiness, building important problem-solving, literacy, and math skills into hands-on learning activities that the children really enjoy!

One of the classrooms at the Lebanon Early Learning Center has been studying Tunnels and Tubes. The children are using creative skills as they

SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS IN ACTIONlearn about the properties of gravity, inertia, shapes, and sizes. They are creating tunnels and roads for their toy cars and making tube paths for balls. Another class was studying buildings, and they took a walk to inspect diff erent shapes of buildings with their magnify-ing glasses!

At South Lebanon, one of the classes is studying the solar system, and they are creating solar system boxes and making each of the planets! Another class made fruit smoothies, learning about measuring with a recipe, as well as good nutrition. Continued on pg 2.

trucks if able. Delivery drivers are also needed. IMAGINE how you would feel if you were unable to read!Adult New Readers tutors teach basic English language skills (reading and writing) to adults age 18 and over. Tutors and students are matched within their communi-ties and meet in local libraries and other public buildings in Warren County or currently through video conferencing. Tutor’s receive a three-hour training. Get involved with RSVP. Call 513-695-2252 or email dolceeh@wccsinc.org.

Your HELP is needed at Franklin Area Community ServicesFranklin’s food pantry provides emer-gency food, fi nancial assistance, and information & referral in the Franklin, Carlisle and Springboro area. Volun-teers fi ll food orders, stock shelves, do cart preparation, sort, and unload

hours. Opportunities may include, administrative duties, greeting fam-ilies, registering and discharging patients, customer service, assisting with patient fl ow, answering phones, fi ling, delivering mail, driving a golf cart for valet (it's big), gift shop assis-tance, visiting patients, providing in-formation, and more…. (At this time not all volunteer activities are avail-able as some of the departments in the hospital remain closed or unavailable to volunteers.)

Got an HOUR? Give it BACK!

Make a diff erence one PATIENT at a timePremier Health Atrium Medical Center welcomes anyone who has an interest in serving others. Atrium’s Volunteers work within various departments in the hospital assisting staff , patients, and fam-ilies. Shifts are from two to four

RSVP volunteers, age 55 and over, use their skills and talents to strengthen Warren County.

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ATTENTIONWarren County

ResidentsE-HEAP Winter Crisis Program

ENDEDMarch 31, 2021We continue to assist with

HEAP & PIPP plus applications. PIPP plus is not available to

customers of municipal utilities (ex. City of Lebanon).

Please call for an appointment 513-970-6737 or online

https://wccs.itfrontdesk.com

For an application go to www.energyhelp.ohio.gov

Income Guidelines1 person.....................$22,3302 persons....................$30,1703 persons....................$38,0104 persons....................$45,8505 persons....................$53,690

Adult New Readers (ANR)continues to function eff ec-tively and accomplish much even while dealing with the many challenges put forth by the pandemic.

Some of our tutors con-tinue to tutor virtually and

some are meeting in various public buildings for in-person tutoring while following all recommended safety guide-lines. An in-person (with masks and social distancing) workshop for new tutors was held Saturday, March 20, at the WCCS 741 Building. Addition-al workshops will be held as needed.

Students have moved up to the next grade level and new students have been added to the program. Tutor, Arlene Ed-wards, and her student, Young Park, celebrated Young’s recent graduation from Laubach Adult

Reading 3. Congratulations to Young for this impressive achievement and thanks to Ar-lene for all she did to make it possible. The two are current-ly busy working in Laubach Adult Reading 4.

ANR remains the only organization in Warren Coun-ty off ering free, one on one, individualized, adult literacy tutoring at a place and time that is mutually convenient.

Anyone interested in tutoring or in being tutored is encouraged to contact ANR at 513-695-2243 or barbarag@wccsinc.org.

Adult New Readers overcomes challengesReading 3. Congratulations

5. Slowly roll onto your side and work to get onto your hands and knees. 6. Crawl or drag yourself over to the piece of furniture. 7. Get into a kneeling position and place your hands on a stable part of the piece of furniture (e.g., the seat of a chair). 8. Choose your strongest leg and move that knee forward to place your foot on the fl oor. You should end up in a kneeling lunge with your hands still on the piece of furniture for support. 9. Using your arms and legs simulta-neously, push yourself up and pivot around until you’re sitting on the piece of furniture. 10. Stay seated until you’re confi dent you can move around without hurting yourself or falling again. 11. Once you are up, you MUST notify your doctor that you’ve had a fall and keep an eye out for emerging pain or signs of injury.

Adapted from: https://www.agingcare.com/articles/pick-up-a-senior-after-a-fall-170447.htm

Much as we’d like to hope so, no one is immune to falling. Commit these steps to memory to ensure you’re prepared if you take a spill.

1. Stay calm and take a few deep breaths. 2. Examine yourself for injuries. 3. If you fi nd that you are injured or unable to get up, try to alert someone to your predicament. While you’re waiting for help, try to keep warm and stay calm. 4. If you are confi dent you haven’t broken any bones or experienced a serious injury, search for the nearest piece of sturdy furniture. (A chair would be ideal.)

How to get back up after you have fallen

Of course, the infants and toddlers are busy exploring and learning about their world. Teachers give them lots of sensory experiences with paint, water, and snow to support the important brain development in the fi rst three years! The teachers provide safe and caring relationships to support the social and emotional development of these little ones, which is the foundation of all their learning.

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TRAVELwith CONFIDENCE

Provident Travel is taking careful safety measures, so you can travel

without worry. To read about all of the health protocols Provident will be

taking onboard all of our motor coach departures, please visit:

ProvidentTravel.com/Travel with Confidence

741 Center Trips 2021Call Joe Ramos at Provident Travel for information & reservations. email: jramos@providenttravel.com 513-763-3080 www.ProvidentTravel.com

This summer trip features Ohio Amish Country and Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Holmes

County has the largest Amish com-munity in the U.S. We tour the coun-tryside with an Amish/Mennonite guide and learn of the history and customs of these unique people. At our included dinner at an Amish home you’ll feast on delicious home cooked food and experience a fascinating visit with the family. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is the Pride and Joy of Director Emeritus Jack Hanna. At our very special pro-gram at the Heart of Africa region, you’ll have breakfast as well as “up close and personal” encounters with the animals. You’ll have plenty of time to visit the rest of the Zoo and Aquarium. Don’t miss the fun. $399/ Person Double Occupancy

LILAC TIMEon Mackinac IslandJune 14 - 18, 2021

OHIO DELIGHTSJune 9 - 10, 2021

June is the best time to visit Mackinac Island! This is when the lovely lilacs that fragrance

the island are in bloom. It’s a mag-

ical place with charming village shops and beautifully restored Victo-rian homes. You can escape noise, pollution and traffic because motor-ized vehicles are prohibited on the island. We’ll take horse drawn car-riage rides and a tour of the island, have lunch at the awesome Grand Hotel and spend two nights at a wonderful hotel right in the center of town. A deluxe casino resort and a visit to Frankenmuth, Michigan’s “Little Bavaria,” round out the fun. $1,169/Person Double Occupancy

BLUEGRASS SCENIC RAILROAD & MUSEUM and....Thursday, July 15, 2021

Today you’ll experience a heartwarming visit to a thor-oughbred racehorse retire-

ment farm in Lexington, KY. The farm provides a dignified retirement to horses whose racing and breed-ing careers have ended. You’ll see and learn about these magnificent animals as we stroll along the pas-ture fences with a guide. Later, ride the rails through some of the most beautiful areas of the Blue grass

Country! A tasty Panera Bread box lunch is included. $117/Person

CLEVELAND WEEKEND SUMMER GETAWAY July 23 - 25, 2021

Here’s a terrific short summer trip packed with great things to see and do! We’ll sightsee

in Cleveland and enjoy a sunset dinner cruise on Lake Erie. We’ll enjoy dinner and entertainment at Hofbrauhaus Cleveland – a partner of the world famous Hofbrauhaus in Munich, Germany. We visit the Christmas Story House, where the hilarious movie was filmed. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – a must do for any music lover! We also visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. $549/Person Double Occupancy

SPOTLIGHT ON S DAKOTAAugust 20 - 26, 2021

This fantastic western vacation features Mount Rushmore, Badlands National Park, Crazy

Horse Memorial, and Devils Tower National Monument. You’ll enjoy the convenience of staying in one hotel,

with daily excursions to some of the fascinating areas of the great Ameri-can West. Beyond the national trea-sures you visit, you’ll also see one of the largest bison herds in North America and in Deadwood, SD you’ll re-live the western legends of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. $2,799/Person Double Occupancy

WCCS Early Learning

Centers Offering high quality preschool

and childcare• Early literacy focus• Teachers with degrees• Kindergarten readiness

Free for income eligible children ages 3 & 4. Centers located in Franklin, Carlisle, Lebanon, & South Lebanon.

Call 513-695-2215

to enroll your childVisit www.wccsi.org.

ITALY & GREEK ISLES CRUISE September 30 - October 10, 2021

Sail round-trip from Rome for nine nights and visit some of the most beautiful and

exciting sites in the world: Rome, Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, and Naples. We are thrilled that this year we are able to book this cruise for you at a substantial discount, especially for balcony staterooms! Call for details!

Spotlight ON SERVICES APRIL - JUNE 2021 2INSIDE THIS ISSUE Warren County Community Services, Inc.

operates programs and services funded through grants received from the State of Ohio, Departments of Federal Government, United Way of Warren County, Federal Funding from Ameri-Corps, Warren County Commissioners, Council on Aging of Southwest Ohio, Elderly Services Program Tax Levy, foundations, and individual contributions.

Visit us on the web at www.wccsi.org

Lebanon & surrounding area513-695-2100

Cincinnati & surrounding area513-925-2100

Middletown & surrounding area513-261-2100

Dayton/Franklin/Springboro & surrounding area

937-425-2100

Disclaimer: In compliance with the Health Insurance Portabili-ty and Accountability Act of 1996, Warren County Community Services, Inc. clients, their legal representatives and/or staff have given Warren County Community Services, Inc. permis-sion to disclose the information that is published herein.

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School Readi-ness in Action

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Got an Hour? Give it Back!

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ANR overcomes challenges

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How to get back up after falling

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