United Helpers at the March North Country Kids Expo
3 year-old Emma creates a square for a kindness quilt with her mother, Jordan Downing-Duke at the March Children's Expo in Canton In March, United Helpers hosted a booth at the annual North Country Kids Expo, in the Roos House at SUNY Canton, organized by the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce. Area children and their family members stopped by to learn about UH’s mental health services and to decorate...
United Helpers partners with American Red Cross to host community blood drive
United Helpers will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the former United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care building located at 8101, State Route 68, Ogdensburg. For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call (315) 393-3072 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code “UnitedHelpers.” “United Helpers is committed to strengthening our community and...
Butler Honored with Fannie Frank Distinguished Employee Award
Gail Butler, of Canton, was honored with this year’s Fannie Frank Distinguished Employee Award. Mrs. Butler, who has been employed by United Helpers since 1993, is known for her singing voice, her dancing shoes, and the smile she uses to greet employees and guests as they enter the building. She is pictured here with Dr. Edward and Mrs. Barbara Gordon, who created the award in 2019 as a tribute to...
Frasers Pleased With Decision to Move to United Helpers ISL
CANTON – Like many couples or individuals moving into United Helpers Independent Senior Living, Bob and Betty Fraser said it was their children who encouraged them to move into United Helpers Independent Senior Living (ISL). Mr. Fraser said that while he and his wife are both happy with the decision now, Mrs. Fraser took a little more convincing. “The decision to move out of your family home is a big one,” she...
From “Always Caring” to Building Futures, Sparx Announces New Venture in Support of United Helpers
With a network of caring that reaches nearly 1,000 people each day, United Helpers announces its latest venture, Sparx Construction and General Contracting, a for-profit commercial and residential construction company created with the goal of generating revenue to continue supporting the United Helpers mission of “Always Caring.” United Helpers Chief Operating Officer Stacey Cannizzo explained that Sparx was created in 2012 to meet a need within the community. Smaller organizations in...
United Helpers Now Accepting Crypto Currency Donations
Much the same way donors can give cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, or other assets, those looking to support the United Helpers mission can now support the organization using cryptocurrency. United Helpers Vice President of Development Christa Carroll said gifts in the form of Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and dozens of other popular cryptocurrencies can now be made online at www.unitedhelpers.org/crypto. Once on the crypto giving page, donors will complete a simple online form,...
Nursing Home Coalition Aiming to Inform Public of State’s Neglect
OGDENSBURG – United Helpers COO Stacey Cannizzo is joining leaders from 25 other non-profit nursing homes across Upstate New York in sending strongly worded statements to media in their community to alert citizens of the ongoing lack of response from the governor on senior care issues. “The end of 2022 marks a troublesome new milestone that most people are unaware of,” Mrs. Cannizzo wrote. “It marks 15 years since the state...