People who enjoy the excitement of a daily prize drawing can take part in the sixth annual “Sassy Baggs & Beyond Blingo” fund-raiser to benefit people with disabilities. Typically for the Blingo event, people gather at The Resource Center for a night of bingo, with designer handbags as prizes.  That wasn’t possible again this year [...]

Denise Jones has again been recognized as one of the most influential people in Western New York. Denise, The Resource Center’s Chief Executive Officer, is ranked No. 67 on Buffalo Business First’s “Power 250” list.  The list reflects those who, in Business First’s opinion, are the 250 most influential people in the eight-county region.  This [...]

Filling the Gap, Inc., has announced its 2021 grants, awarding $81,277 to support people with disabilities. Filling the Gap is a Jamestown-based not-for-profit that works with The Resource Center and other organizations to support Chautauqua County residents who are poor, distressed and underprivileged, especially people with disabilities.  Each year, Filling the Gap solicits grant requests [...]

The Resource Center was awarded $33,530 in grants from the Trustee Management Board of NYSARC Trust Services to support TRC’s guardianship and recreation programs in 2021. NYSARC Trust Services administers supplemental needs trusts and pooled trusts that improve the lives of people with disabilities by enabling them to maintain eligibility for Medicaid and other means-tested [...]

Kelly Dimitri, The Resource Center’s Chief Financial Officer, has received regional recognition. Kelly was selected for inclusion on this year’s Buffalo Business First “40 Under 40” list, which highlights the accomplishments of 40 business people under the age of 40 in the eight-county area of Western New York.  She and the other honorees were recognized [...]

The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation has awarded The Resource Center $5,000 to help expand TRC’s successful job-retention initiative to businesses in Dunkirk. The money will be used to bolster The Resource Center’s SAFER (Supporting and Facilitating Employment Retention) program.  SAFER provides supports to employers to improve worker retention, while supporting employees living in poverty to [...]

The Resource Center has reaffirmed its standing as one of the region’s healthiest employers. The Resource Center recently was named the healthiest employer in Western New York among extra-large businesses (those employing more than 875 people) in Buffalo Business First magazine’s annual competition.  This marked the fifth time in six years The Resource Center has [...]

This party will really be rolling.  And everyone is invited! The Resource Center is collaborating with other organizations to hold a free community bicycle ride Saturday, September 18.  The event will begin at 1:00 at The Resource Center’s facility at 186 Lake Shore Drive West in Dunkirk. The ride is called the Dunkirk Pedal Party.  [...]

Denise Jones has again been listed among the area’s most influential female executives. Denise, The Resource Center’s Chief Executive Officer, is ranked No. 34 on Buffalo Business First magazine’s list of the 200 most powerful women in Western New York.  This marks the seventh straight year she has been ranked in the top 50 on [...]

Nominations are being accepted for The Resource Center’s 2021 Ability Awareness and Recognition Awards. Every year, people with disabilities in Chautauqua County make tremendous strides in their quest to lead productive, meaningful lives. And every day, they are supported in their efforts by a wide segment of the community that appreciates and values the contributions [...]

Six area residents have become the first graduates of a program aimed at helping people analyze the impacts of poverty on their lives and develop strategies to build their resources for more prosperous lives and to improve our community. The six – Jamestown residents Verna Dickinson, Ashley Martin, Raymond L. Pryce, and Joseph Tucker; Dawn [...]

Dan and Beth Hocking, Owners of ACME The Appliance Store, recently donated a 55 inch Samsung television that will be used for a drawing to support the 25th Anniversary TRC Golf Classic. The TRC Golf Classic is the major annual fund-raising event for Filling the Gap, Inc., a Jamestown-based non-profit organization that works with The [...]

Pictured:  l to r – Daniel Reininga, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lake Shore Savings Bank; Gregg Bender, TRC Golf Classic Chair Emeritus; Chris Anderson, TRC Golf Classic Chair; Kelly Dimitri, The Resource Center Chief Financial Officer; Adam Dimitri, Vice President, Regional Sales Officer, Lake Shore Savings Bank Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company [...]

Two Resource Center employees have been recognized for their efforts in supporting people with disabilities to enjoy self-directed lives. Beth Jermain, Support Option Administrator, and Jessica Smith, Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement Systems Coordinator, were among those honored when Buffalo Business First magazine presented its second annual IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Awareness) Awards last Thursday.  [...]

The Resource Center recently said farewell to longtime employees Mary Jo Hamilton and Joyce Peterson, who combined had almost 70 years of service with TRC. Mary Jo joined The Resource Center in March 1982, not long after graduating from Brockport State with a degree in recreation and leisure, with specialization in therapeutic recreation.  She also [...]

Buffalo Business First magazine has released its annual ranking of the most influential people in Western New York, and once again Denise Jones has placed highly on the list. Denise, The Resource Center’s Chief Executive Officer, is ranked No. 62 on this year’s “Power 250” list.  The list reflects those who, in Business First’s opinion, [...]