Better Together Community Coalition Tuesday, September 28, 2021 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Our Family & Community Development program has launched a new community-driven project: the Tompkins Families Better Together Community Coalition. We invite caregivers who are parenting children with social, emotional, behavioral, or developmental challenges, foster and adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, and those parenting through challenges of all sorts, as well as those working with families, to join us. Bring your wealth of lived experience, knowledge (both personal and professional), passion and vision to create a more supportive and inclusive community. Together, let's build opportunities for connection and understanding, resource sharing and more. There are two meeting options each month, a morning and an afternoon. Sessions are on Zoom for now. Contact Elizabeth Wolff, Family & Community Educator, at ebw52@cornell.edu for more information or to join the group and to receive the zoom link to the meeting! Free! Elizabeth Wolff, ebw52@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 127 (Voicemail #265) ========================================= ZOOM CLASS: Selecting and Planting Bulbs for a Beautiful Spring Tuesday, September 28, 2021 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fall is the time to plan for a colorful spring. In this class, we will teach you how to plan for 3+ months of spring bulb bloom. The class will cover different bulb varieties, planting and growing tips (including planting in specialized conditions or with deer in mind), and a design exercise to help you plan a spectacular bulb display. There will be an explanation of how to pot up bulbs for forcing.Mila Fournier is a garden designer and educator with two decades of design experience that started with guerilla gardening in Brooklyn and has moved her through designing some of the most sophisticated gardens in NYC. Once in Ithaca, Mila has worked as an educator, designer, and horticultural consultant, including managing Ithaca Children's Garden and helping large developers create beautiful landscapes and habitats to offset new construction.ALL CLASSES ARE RECORDED SO IF YOU CANNOT MAKE THE LIVE CLASS, YOU CAN WATCH THE VIDEO. HOWEVER, ONLY PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE PRE-REGISTERED FOR THE CLASS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIDEO LINK, WHICH WILL BE SENT 48 HOURS LATER.Register and pay on the LEARN MORE link below.Setting Up Zoom:To download and install the Zoom Application:Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center, click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”.This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting, but installing before class is a good idea.Once the download is complete, proceed with installing the Zoom application onto your computer.Once Zoom is installed, click on the emailed Zoom link to begin viewing the class in Zoom $0-$40/sliding scale, pay what you can afford Maria Christian, mjc72@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext. 130 ========================================= Community Food System Event Wednesday, September 29, 2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Ithaca Farmers' Market, 545 Third Street , Ithaca, New York 14850 Community Invited to Food System Gathering at Ithaca Farmer’s Market The Tompkins Food Future team invites the public to attend a free community event where results of the Tompkins County Food System Baseline Assessment will be shared. The event will be held on Wednesday September 29th at 5:00pm at the Ithaca Farmers Market, 545 Third Street, in Ithaca.Organizers will review the results of the baseline assessment so far. This will include challenges, strengths and opportunities in the Tompkins County food system which have been identified via interviews, surveys, focus groups and data collection throughout 2020 and 2021. Tompkins County residents, community members, municipal leaders, and food system stakeholders are invited to eat, connect, offer feedback, and provide input on the development of a Food System Plan for Tompkins County. A light meal will be provided by Head Over Heal and guest chefs. Please let us know you will attend by visiting https://www.tompkinsfoodfuture.org/rsvp.Tompkins Food Future is a two-year community planning project led by the Tompkins Food Policy Council, funded by the Tompkins County Legislature and the Community Foundation of Tompkins County, and housed at Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County (CCE-Tompkins). Over the past year, organizers have conducted a baseline assessment of the current local food system. Year two will focus on the development of a long-term community food system action plan focused on a sustainable, equitable, healthy and affordable food system for all Tompkins County residents. For more information about Tompkins Food Future, visit www.tompkinsfoodfuture.org or contact Katie Hallas, Community Food System Plan Coordinator, at (607) 272-2292 ext. 281 or kh788@cornell.edu.About Tompkins Food Future: Tompkins Food Future is a two-year planning project, funded by the Tompkins County Legislature and the Community Foundation of Tompkins County, and housed at Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County (CCE-Tompkins).Community partners include Tompkins County Food Policy Council, Tompkins COVID Food Task Force, Tompkins County Recycling & Materials Management, The Learning Farm, Childhood Nutrition Collaborative, Tompkins County Area Development, Cayuga Health Partners, Tompkins County Health Department, Ithaca Green New Deal, Friendship Donations Network, Full Plate Farm Collective, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, and Cornell University FREE! Katie Hallas, kh788@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 voicemail #281 ========================================= Cooking Around the World Tuesday, October 5, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am Come on down (virtually) to these FREE Zoom classes on how to make dishes from around the world and learn different tips for eating healthy without breaking the bank! We will be exploring spices and spice mixes, lowering sodium intake, learning how to spend less money on food, and so much more. We will also learn some about the culture and foodways of different countries, including France, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Brazil. These are the four classes and their recipes:Tuesday, September 7th: RatatouilleTuesday, September 14th: Pupusas revueltasTuesday, September 21st: Caribbean pink beansTuesday, October 5th: Rice casserole Cooking_Around_the_World.pdf FREE! Sarah Grant Curless, sgc56@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 voicemail ext.252 ========================================= Zoom Class: All About Paw-Paws Tuesday, October 5, 2021 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Paw Paws are large, tropical-tasting fruits with soft flesh and A flavor that's like a cross between mango and banana. They are native to the United States and will grow in zone 5 climates like upstate NY. In this zoom class you'll learn all about this fruit and will get tips about adding them into your own fruit landscape.  Instructor Anya Osatuke will cover the following information about Paw Paws during this online class (Screen reader support enabled.): Pawpaws as an undomesticated crop Propagating paw paws from seed Grafting and transplanting Seedling care Varieties in the patch Pollination Crop history and uses About the Instructpr: Anya Osatuke is the Western New York Small Fruits Extension Specialist working with Harvest New York and the New York State Berry Growers Association. For her Masters degree, Anya researched strawberries with Dr. Marvin Pritts at Cornell University. Anya grew up gardening and foraging and loves to discuss native and invasive edibles in the landscape. Class Recording: All classes are recorded so if you cannot make the live class, you can watch the video however only participants who have registered in advance for the class will have access to the video recording which is sent 48 hours later to registrants.  Register and pay below.Accessibility: We strive to create a climate of mutual respect that enables full participation. Our goal is to create education that is usable, fair, inclusive, and welcoming. We want to know if you experience any issues that affect your ability to take part our courses. Please contact us at tompkins@cornell.edu.Cornell Paw Paw Orchard Tour Anya Osatuke will conduct a separate tour of the Cornell Paw Paw Orchard in Lansing on Saturday October 9 where you will be able to see pawpaws growing, taste ripe fruit, and ask questions. Folks can do one or the other or both. Some of the information will overlap but the zoom class can get into a lot more technical detail whereas the tour will be much more experiential with an opportunity to taste fruit and take some home. There is a separate registration for the tour, pay what you choose.  Get more details and sign up here: LINK $0-$40/person, self determined sliding scale, pay what you can afford Maria Christian, mjc72@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext. 130 ========================================= Tompkins Bike Network: Bike Commuting 101 Wednesday, October 6, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online Community Forum and Q&A School is back in session and so is Tompkins Bike Network! Bike Walk Tompkins and Way2Go are hosting an online forum and Q&A on Wednesday, October 6 at 12 pm EST. This session will focus on tips and tricks of bike commuting to & from work and school, especially around Tompkins County. Register in advance for this meeting.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Find and share this event on Facebook. Free Peg Engasser , mle67@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext. 184 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, October 7, 2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Road , Ithaca, NY 14850 The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5:00pm and typically end by 7:00pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. 9/2/21 Board Meeting The Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, September 2nd from 5:00-7:00pm will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person location is Kiwanis Hall at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. In order to comply with Open Meetings Laws, only Board members who notified Board Co-President Sarah Barden that they are attending remotely and provided an address may participate via Zoom; otherwise, you must be in-person to count towards quorum and vote. In accordance with current Tompkins County Health Department guidance, masks will be required for all individuals attending in-person. Kiwanis Hall is large and can accommodate 6 foot distancing. The following Zoom link is also available for non-Board members who would like to view the meeting. https://cornell.zoom.us/j/94278353220 Meeting ID: 942 7835 3220 Passcode: 847360 One tap mobile +16465189805,,94278353220# US (New York) Agenda packet will be forthcoming. FREE! ========================================= ZOOM: Thriving With Your Spirited Child Thursday, October 7, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Learn about your child's temperament (and yours), how to develop effective strategies for dealing with temper tantrums, power struggles and other challenging behaviors in this FREE 7-week class series for parents and caregivers.What makes a spirited child? The key word that distinguishes spirited children from other children is "more" - more intense, more persistent, more sensitive, and more uncomfortable with change. The spirited child can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and ineffective. Workshop will focus on helping parents and caregivers:understand a child's temperamental traits,identify cues leading up to challenging behavior,cope with tantrums and blow-ups when they do occur,develop strategies for reducing or eliminating power struggles (especially at mealtime, bedtime, dressing)Workshop is led by trained facilitators Serena Ward and TBD and meets on (7) Thursdays Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 and November 4, 11 & 18, 6:00-7:30pm  [Note: no one may join the class after Oct. 14]. Please register by emailing CCE-Parenting@Cornell.edu. Space is limited. FREE! ========================================= Food Preservation Zoom Classes Thursday, October 7, 2021 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Our colleague Diane Whitten, CCE Nutrition Educator and Cornell Certified Master Food Preserver at CCE-Saratoga, will offer a series of food preservation classes online on 6/29, 7/29, 8/5, 8/17, 9/9 and 10/7.  Register for one or all of these FREE classes on the links below. For more information or with questions, please contact Diane at dwhitten@cornell.edu.Fermenting Kombucha & JunTuesday, June 29, 6:00–8:00pmLearn how easy and fun it is to make your own Kombucha and Jun, a tea fermented with honey. Health benefits of the probiotic bacteria in fermented teas will be discussed. Includes a demonstration. Link to Registration – Fermenting Kombucha & Jun Quick Pickling Thursday, July 29, 6:00-8:30pmLearn how to pickle cucumbers and other vegetables, plus techniques for making a crisp pickle. This class will cover the basics of canning in a boiling water bath or steam canner, including equipment needed. Includes a demonstration. Link to Registration – Quick PicklingPressure Canning Vegetables, Meats & Soups Thursday, August 5, 6:00-8:30Learn the procedures for safely canning low-acid foods, such as vegetables, meats, and soups in a pressure canner. Includes a demonstration of canning green beans. Also, learn about the different types of pressure canners. Link to Registration – Pressure Canning Vegetables, Meats & SoupsCanning Salsa & Tomatoes Tuesday, August 17, 6:00-8:30pmLearn how to can whole and diced tomatoes, plus make salsa. This class will cover the basics of canning in a boiling water bath or steam canner, including equipment needed. Includes a demonstration. Link to Registration – Canning Salsa & TomatoesPreserving ApplesThursday, September 9, 6:00-8:30pmApples can be preserved through canning, freezing and dehydrating. Includes a demonstration of making and canning applesauce, plus directions for freezing or canning your own apple pie filling. Link to Registration – Preserving ApplesMaking Jerky & Canning MeatThursday, October 7, 6:00-8:30pmLearn how to safely make your own jerky in an oven or food dehydrator. Canned meat is tender and makes a quick meal. Learn the steps to safe pressure canning, a process that can be used for preserving vegetables and soups too. Includes a discussion of proper freezing procedures and materials, plus a demonstration of canning meat. Link to Registration – Making Jerky & Canning Meat Setting Up Zoom: To download and install the Zoom Application: Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center, click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting, but installing before class is a good idea.Once the download is complete, proceed with installing the Zoom application onto your computer.Once Zoom is installed, click on the emailed Zoom link to begin viewing the class in ZooIf you’ve never used Zoom before, learn the basics of joining a Zoom meeting at this site. FREE! ========================================= Consumer's Rights & Responsibilities in the Marketplace Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:00 am - 1:00 pm CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue , Ithaca, NY 14850-3555 In this special Consumer Issues Presentation via ZOOM, New York State Assistant Attorney General, Michael Danaher will speak for 45 minutes to 1 hour, covering ways consumers can be more informed when they make their purchasing decisions. The public is invited to learn how to avoid consumer problems and what to do if a problem occurs.Then from 12:00-1:00pm, he will then take questions that have been submitted via the Zoom chat box. Due to this being a remote broadcast, Danaher will not offer the individual consultations that he normally provides after an in-person presentation. Presentations are videotaped for broadcast on Public Access Channel 15 on Mondays at 7:00 am, 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm. Join via Zoom: Topic: Consumer Issues Join Zoom Meeting https://cornell.zoom.us/j/97548810797?pwd=dUZ2YVVVbmJyMENXVlk0TVAwb0dEZz09 Meeting ID: 975 4881 0797 Passcode: 418060 One tap mobile +16468769923,,97548810797# US (New York) +16465189805,,97548810797# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) Setting Up Zoom: To download and install the Zoom Application: Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center, click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting, but installing before class is a good idea.Once the download is complete, proceed with installing the Zoom application onto your computer.Once Zoom is installed, click on the emailed Zoom link to begin viewing the class in Zoom Accessibility: We strive to create a climate of mutual respect that enables full participation. Our goal is to create education that is usable, fair, inclusive, and welcoming. We want to know if you experience any issues that affect your ability to take part our courses. Please contact us at tompkins@cornell.edu. FREE! Sandy Repp, sjr37@cornell.edu, 607-272-2292 ext 158 ========================================= ZOOM: Thriving With Your Spirited Child Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Learn about your child's temperament (and yours), how to develop effective strategies for dealing with temper tantrums, power struggles and other challenging behaviors in this FREE 7-week class series for parents and caregivers.What makes a spirited child? The key word that distinguishes spirited children from other children is "more" - more intense, more persistent, more sensitive, and more uncomfortable with change. The spirited child can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and ineffective. Workshop will focus on helping parents and caregivers:understand a child's temperamental traits,identify cues leading up to challenging behavior,cope with tantrums and blow-ups when they do occur,develop strategies for reducing or eliminating power struggles (especially at mealtime, bedtime, dressing)Workshop is led by trained facilitators Serena Ward and TBD and meets on (7) Thursdays Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 and November 4, 11 & 18, 6:00-7:30pm  [Note: no one may join the class after Oct. 14]. Please register by emailing CCE-Parenting@Cornell.edu. Space is limited. FREE! ========================================= Board Member Applications Due Friday, October 15, 2021 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm CCE-Tompkins is actively recruiting Tompkins County residents with diverse backgrounds and interests to serve as At-Large members of its Board of Directors. Board members guide and shape the direction of the organization’s many programs, oversee its finances and operations, select and evaluate the performance of its director, and other duties that help to ensure CCE-Tompkins effectively meets the current needs of Tompkins County residents. Founded in 1913, CCE-Tompkins provides free or low-cost classes, workshops, services and information based on current research from Cornell and other Land Grant universities across the nation. Its programs are grassroots driven and created in response to community identified needs, on topics that include home gardening, food and nutrition, parenting skills, 4-H youth clubs and activities, agriculture, environmental issues, community development, and more. Visit http://ccetompkins.org/ for more on the organization’s history and work. New board members would serve a 3-year term from January 2022 through December 2024, with an option to continue for a second term. The full Board of Directors meets on the first Thursday of each month from 5:00–7:00pm; Board Standing Committees meet once a month for two hours, at a time determined by the members. There is no financial commitment required to serve. For more information on the specific work of the CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors, Board Standing Committees, and details on how to apply, visit https://bit.ly/2021CCEBoard . Applications will be accepted through October 15, 2021. All applicants will be contacted via e-mail by the Nominating Committee with next steps. Please direct questions to Sarah Barden and Tisa Hill, Board Co-Presidents, at tompkins@cornell.edu. ========================================= ZOOM: Parents Apart® Saturday, October 16, 2021 9:00 am - 11:00 am Due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus, we are offering online sessions of this class on the following dates. Participants must enroll in both sessions, only the first date of each class series above is listed on our calendar since you cannot join after the first class .: June 12 & 19, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am July 12 & 19 (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm August 14 & 21, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am September 13 & 20, (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm October 16 & 23, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am November 15 & 22, (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm December 11 & 18, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am About the Class: Parents Apart® has been streamlined for online delivery to a 4-hour workshop for parents who want to learn how to help their child(ren) adjust during their separation or divorce. The workshop is taught by therapists and attorneys and focuses on how children react emotionally to their parents' separation or divorce, and what parents can do to help them adjust. Parents may attend voluntarily or may be referred or ordered to attend by Family Court or the Supreme Court, Matrimonial Part; Both sessions must be completed to receive a certificate; only the first class of each 2-class series is listed above. Pre-registration is required. There is a sliding scale fee based on your ability to pay. Attendance requirements, concerns about safety or other special circumstances may be discussed with the Parents Apart® Program Coordinator, 607-272-2292, X 240 For more information about Parents Apart® visit; http://ccetompkins.org/family/parenting-workshops/parents-apart Parents Apart is proud to have funding from United Way of Tompkins County. Registration: Registration is confidential and parents of the same child(ren) are placed in different workshops.  To register, visit the Registration Link below. With questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Gray, Parents Apart® Program Coordinator, at 607-272-2292, X 240 or jcg33@cornell.edu Accessibility: We strive to create a climate of mutual respect that enables full participation. Our goal is to create education that is usable, fair, inclusive, and welcoming. We want to know if you experience any issues that affect your ability to take part our courses. Please contact us at tompkins@cornell.edu. $60-$100, self-determined sliding-scale. Reduced rates available. No one will be turned away. Jennifer Gray, jcg33@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext. 157 (Voicemail #240) ========================================= Better Together Community Coalition Thursday, October 21, 2021 9:00 am - 10:00 am Our Family & Community Development program has launched a new community-driven project: the Tompkins Families Better Together Community Coalition. We invite caregivers who are parenting children with social, emotional, behavioral, or developmental challenges, foster and adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, and those parenting through challenges of all sorts, as well as those working with families, to join us. Bring your wealth of lived experience, knowledge (both personal and professional), passion and vision to create a more supportive and inclusive community. Together, let's build opportunities for connection and understanding, resource sharing and more. There are two meeting options each month, a morning and an afternoon. Sessions are on Zoom for now. Contact Elizabeth Wolff, Family & Community Educator, at ebw52@cornell.edu for more information or to join the group and to receive the zoom link to the meeting! Free! Elizabeth Wolff, ebw52@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 127 (Voicemail #265) ========================================= Danby CAC Ag Education Series #1 Thursday, October 21, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Danby Conservation Advisory Council (CAC)  will sponsor a FREE three-part series on small farms, regenerative agriculture, and the importance of preserving good farmland in the uncertain conditions of climate change.  Sessions include representatives from Cornell Cooperative Extension. Part 1: Introduction: Local Partners & Common Misperceptions Speakers for this first presentation: Barb Neal, Agriculture Agent & Horticulture Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County Lindsay Wickham, Field Advisor, Tompkins County Farm Bureau Paul Gier, Tompkins County Soil & Water Conservation District Farmers from community Zoom Link:Zoom link at https://danby.ny.gov/event/cac-webinar-oct2021/ For more info email townclerk@danby.ny.gov Setting Up Zoom: To download and install the Zoom Application: Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center, click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting, but installing before class is a good idea. Once the download is complete, proceed with installing the Zoom application onto your computer. Once Zoom is installed, click on the emailed Zoom link to begin viewing the class in Zoom FREE ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, November 4, 2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Road , Ithaca, NY 14850 The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5:00pm and typically end by 7:00pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. 9/2/21 Board Meeting The Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, September 2nd from 5:00-7:00pm will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person location is Kiwanis Hall at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. In order to comply with Open Meetings Laws, only Board members who notified Board Co-President Sarah Barden that they are attending remotely and provided an address may participate via Zoom; otherwise, you must be in-person to count towards quorum and vote. In accordance with current Tompkins County Health Department guidance, masks will be required for all individuals attending in-person. Kiwanis Hall is large and can accommodate 6 foot distancing. The following Zoom link is also available for non-Board members who would like to view the meeting. https://cornell.zoom.us/j/94278353220 Meeting ID: 942 7835 3220 Passcode: 847360 One tap mobile +16465189805,,94278353220# US (New York) Agenda packet will be forthcoming. FREE! ========================================= Charitable Giving Update Thursday, November 11, 2021 11:00 am - 1:00 pm CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue , Ithaca, NY 14850-3555 In this Consumer Issues Program, NY State Assistant Attorney General Michael Danaher will make a presentation on charitable giving, scams, and things to consider when making donations.  Then from 12:00-1:00pm, he will then take questions that have been submitted via the Zoom chat box. Due to this being a remote broadcast, Danaher will not offer the individual consultations that he normally provides after an in-person presentation. Presentations are videotaped for broadcast on Public Access Channel 15 on Mondays at 7:00 am, 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm. Join via Zoom: Topic: Consumer Issues Join Zoom Meeting https://cornell.zoom.us/j/97548810797?pwd=dUZ2YVVVbmJyMENXVlk0TVAwb0dEZz09 Meeting ID: 975 4881 0797 Passcode: 418060 One tap mobile +16468769923,,97548810797# US (New York) +16465189805,,97548810797# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) Setting Up Zoom: To download and install the Zoom Application: Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center, click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting, but installing before class is a good idea.Once the download is complete, proceed with installing the Zoom application onto your computer.Once Zoom is installed, click on the emailed Zoom link to begin viewing the class in Zoom Accessibility: We strive to create a climate of mutual respect that enables full participation. Our goal is to create education that is usable, fair, inclusive, and welcoming. We want to know if you experience any issues that affect your ability to take part our courses. Please contact us at tompkins@cornell.edu. FREE! Sandy Repp, sjr37@cornell.edu, 607-272-2292 ext 158 ========================================= CLOSED for Veterans Day Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:30 am - 4:30 pm CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue , Ithaca, NY 14850-3555 The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. ========================================= ZOOM: Parents Apart® Monday, November 15, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus, we are offering online sessions of this class on the following dates. Participants must enroll in both sessions, only the first date of each class series above is listed on our calendar since you cannot join after the first class .: June 12 & 19, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am July 12 & 19 (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm August 14 & 21, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am September 13 & 20, (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm October 16 & 23, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am November 15 & 22, (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm December 11 & 18, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am About the Class: Parents Apart® has been streamlined for online delivery to a 4-hour workshop for parents who want to learn how to help their child(ren) adjust during their separation or divorce. The workshop is taught by therapists and attorneys and focuses on how children react emotionally to their parents' separation or divorce, and what parents can do to help them adjust. Parents may attend voluntarily or may be referred or ordered to attend by Family Court or the Supreme Court, Matrimonial Part; Both sessions must be completed to receive a certificate; only the first class of each 2-class series is listed above. Pre-registration is required. There is a sliding scale fee based on your ability to pay. Attendance requirements, concerns about safety or other special circumstances may be discussed with the Parents Apart® Program Coordinator, 607-272-2292, X 240 For more information about Parents Apart® visit; http://ccetompkins.org/family/parenting-workshops/parents-apart Parents Apart is proud to have funding from United Way of Tompkins County. Registration: Registration is confidential and parents of the same child(ren) are placed in different workshops.  To register, visit the Registration Link below. With questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Gray, Parents Apart® Program Coordinator, at 607-272-2292, X 240 or jcg33@cornell.edu Accessibility: We strive to create a climate of mutual respect that enables full participation. Our goal is to create education that is usable, fair, inclusive, and welcoming. We want to know if you experience any issues that affect your ability to take part our courses. Please contact us at tompkins@cornell.edu. $60-$100, self-determined sliding-scale. Reduced rates available. No one will be turned away. Jennifer Gray, jcg33@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext. 157 (Voicemail #240) ========================================= Better Together Community Coalition Thursday, November 18, 2021 9:00 am - 10:00 am Our Family & Community Development program has launched a new community-driven project: the Tompkins Families Better Together Community Coalition. We invite caregivers who are parenting children with social, emotional, behavioral, or developmental challenges, foster and adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, and those parenting through challenges of all sorts, as well as those working with families, to join us. Bring your wealth of lived experience, knowledge (both personal and professional), passion and vision to create a more supportive and inclusive community. Together, let's build opportunities for connection and understanding, resource sharing and more. There are two meeting options each month, a morning and an afternoon. Sessions are on Zoom for now. Contact Elizabeth Wolff, Family & Community Educator, at ebw52@cornell.edu for more information or to join the group and to receive the zoom link to the meeting! Free! Elizabeth Wolff, ebw52@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 127 (Voicemail #265) ========================================= Avoiding Consumer Problems on the Internet Thursday, December 9, 2021 11:00 am - 1:00 pm CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue , Ithaca, NY 14850-3555 In this Consumer Issues program, Mike Danaher, NYS Assistant Attorney General, will explore ways for consumers to protect their identity, financial accounts, and personal information, and what they can do to resolve problems should they occur.  Then from 12:00-1:00pm, he will then take questions that have been submitted via the Zoom chat box.  Presentations are videotaped for broadcast on Public Access Channel 15 on Mondays at 7:00 am, 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm. Setting Up Zoom:To download and install the Zoom Application:Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center, click on the Download button under “Zoom Client For Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting, but installing before class is a good idea.Once the download is complete, proceed with installing the Zoom application onto your computer.Once Zoom is installed, click on the emailed Zoom link to begin viewing the class in Zoom FREE! ========================================= ZOOM: Parents Apart® Saturday, December 11, 2021 9:00 am - 11:00 am Due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus, we are offering online sessions of this class on the following dates. Participants must enroll in both sessions, only the first date of each class series above is listed on our calendar since you cannot join after the first class .: June 12 & 19, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am July 12 & 19 (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm August 14 & 21, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am September 13 & 20, (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm October 16 & 23, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am November 15 & 22, (2) Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm December 11 & 18, (2) Saturdays, 9:00-11:00am About the Class: Parents Apart® has been streamlined for online delivery to a 4-hour workshop for parents who want to learn how to help their child(ren) adjust during their separation or divorce. The workshop is taught by therapists and attorneys and focuses on how children react emotionally to their parents' separation or divorce, and what parents can do to help them adjust. Parents may attend voluntarily or may be referred or ordered to attend by Family Court or the Supreme Court, Matrimonial Part; Both sessions must be completed to receive a certificate; only the first class of each 2-class series is listed above. Pre-registration is required. There is a sliding scale fee based on your ability to pay. Attendance requirements, concerns about safety or other special circumstances may be discussed with the Parents Apart® Program Coordinator, 607-272-2292, X 240 For more information about Parents Apart® visit; http://ccetompkins.org/family/parenting-workshops/parents-apart Parents Apart is proud to have funding from United Way of Tompkins County. Registration: Registration is confidential and parents of the same child(ren) are placed in different workshops.  To register, visit the Registration Link below. With questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Gray, Parents Apart® Program Coordinator, at 607-272-2292, X 240 or jcg33@cornell.edu Accessibility: We strive to create a climate of mutual respect that enables full participation. Our goal is to create education that is usable, fair, inclusive, and welcoming. We want to know if you experience any issues that affect your ability to take part our courses. Please contact us at tompkins@cornell.edu. $60-$100, self-determined sliding-scale. Reduced rates available. No one will be turned away. Jennifer Gray, jcg33@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext. 157 (Voicemail #240) ========================================= Better Together Community Coalition Thursday, December 16, 2021 9:00 am - 10:00 am Our Family & Community Development program has launched a new community-driven project: the Tompkins Families Better Together Community Coalition. We invite caregivers who are parenting children with social, emotional, behavioral, or developmental challenges, foster and adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, and those parenting through challenges of all sorts, as well as those working with families, to join us. Bring your wealth of lived experience, knowledge (both personal and professional), passion and vision to create a more supportive and inclusive community. Together, let's build opportunities for connection and understanding, resource sharing and more. There are two meeting options each month, a morning and an afternoon. Sessions are on Zoom for now. Contact Elizabeth Wolff, Family & Community Educator, at ebw52@cornell.edu for more information or to join the group and to receive the zoom link to the meeting! Free! Elizabeth Wolff, ebw52@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 127 (Voicemail #265) =========================================