Chittenango Couple Enjoying Move to United Helpers Independent Senior Living
Paul and Ruth Coon have been living at United Helpers Independent Senior Living for more than two months. While they said, the decision to downsize from a large house to an apartment was not easy, it is one they are glad they made. From left,...
Cambray Court Apartments Celebrates Grand Reopening with 21 New Housing Units
GOUVERNEUR – In 2017 Gouverneur’s Cambray Housing Corporation celebrated the grand reopening of Cambray Terrace knowing that a renovation project at Cambray Court Apartments was up next. “It’s been a lot of work and a long time coming, but we’re finally here,” said Cambray Housing Corporation...
Casella Waste Systems Helps Provide Thanksgiving Dinner for 10 United Helpers Clients and their families
Thanks to a donation from Casella Waste Services of 10, $25 gift cards to Save-A-Lot, 10 clients receiving services from United Helpers will receive a boost when it comes to providing Thanksgiving dinner for their families. The gift certificates may be used to purchase a...
Denesha Honored With Harry E. King Award
OGDENSBURG – One of the longest-tenured volunteers in the history of the United Helpers organization was honored at this year’s annual meeting with the Harry E. King Award, an award named for another long-time volunteer of the organization. For only the third time in the award’s...
EV Charging Stations Now Open at United Helpers RiverLedge Campus
Six Level II charging stations were recently installed at United Helpers RiverLedge Campus. Sparx Construction and General Contracting completed the work for this project. The stations were paid for using $22,550 in grant funding from National Grid. They are available for use by members of...
Fund Created to Increase Career Development Opportunities for Direct Care Staff
Assistant Director of Corporate Services Jordan Downing-Duke presents Licensed Master Social Worker Misty R. Thomas with a certificate from Charlene’s Fund. Each recipient of assistance from this fund will be presented with a certificate, which also includes a picture of Charlene Hall, for whom the...
Three Honored With Annual Helen S. Randles Scholarships
The winners of this year’s Helen S. Randles Scholarships came from Ogdensburg Free Academy, Heuvelton Central School, and Madrid-Waddington Central School. Three $1,000 scholarships are presented by the Society of the United Helpers each year from funds generated by an endowment created by the late...
Dr. Galen K. Pletcher Honored Posthumously with Emeritus Status
Joining members of the United Helpers Management Company Board of Directors and administrative team at a ceremony honoring the late Dr. Galen Pletcher were Bill and Molly Amaral. Mr. Amaral served on the board with Dr. Pletcher and was among his closest colleagues on the...
Remembering David Margeson
Several members of the Ogdensburg Fire Department recently attended a brief ceremony in memory of David Margeson held at the Spruce Street IRA. The ceremony included the unveiling of two shrubs, appropriately named fire chief arborvitaes, and a small plaque. From left, Ogdensburg City Firefighters...
SOLICITING M/WBE PROPOSALS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION, LAUNDRY SERVICES, AND RELATED SUPPLIES OR MAINTENANCE SERVICES
United Helpers Service Corp, is bidding on a Linen Services contract with the New York State Office of Mental Health (“OMH”). The services will include the transportation of laundry from St. Lawrence PC, a psychiatric facility in Ogdensburg, to United Helpers laundry facility in Ogdensburg...
Denner Honored With Fannie Frank Distinguished Employee Award
United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care Physical Therapy Assistant Chelsie Denner was honored with this year’s Fannie Frank Distinguished Employee Award. Mrs. Denner has been employed by United Helpers since 2019 and has worked in Canton since 2021. Dr. Edward and Mrs. Barbara Gordon created...
United Helpers to be Featured on “The American Dream” Airing April 20 on the Bloomberg Network
OGDENSBURG - Since it first aired in 2018 “The American Dream” has told a national audience the tales of businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies like Pizza Hut, VistaPrint, and Royal Caribbean, to smaller companies you’ve never heard of, proving that every business has a...
Local Leaders, Mental Health Professionals Celebrate Grand Opening of New United Helpers Behavioral Health Complex
OGDENSBURG - In 2023 United Helpers Behavioral Health programs provided service to more than 1,300 unique people through a variety of offerings that treat people in their homes, at our clinics, in an apartment owned by United Helpers, or even at school. That number has steadily...