Restoration Society, Inc.

The Board of Directors is actively seeking 2 board members who qualify as peers. The Board meets 1x/mo either in person or the member can attend via zoom. The candidates should desire to attend a business meeting and able to handle the expectations and demands of a business meeting. Our BOD members, in addition to fiscal oversight, also assist RSI with various, upper level planning discussions. The candidates do not need to be customers of our programs. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions or send your resume if you are interested! Thank you!

IT'S GETTING HOT OUT THERE! Did you know that if you are taking antipsychotic medications, your chances of getting heat stroke are increased? Please read throug...h the following information to help to avoid this happening to you or someone you care about! These conditions may best be prevented by: heighted attention to the state of hydration of patients, particularly those at high risk (those on antipsychotic medications, the elderly, children and those with poor fluid intake); helping high risk patients remain in cooler areas; monitoring patients for temperature elevations; avoiding direct exposure to sunlight or minimizing exposure; wearing protective clothing and using sunscreen; minimizing anticholinergic medications which may interfere with sweating, e.g., treating extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) with amantadine or other agents approved for the treatment of EPS instead of anticholinergics such as benztropine or trihexyphenidyl. If not recognized and treated early, heatstroke can be fatal. The symptoms of heatstroke include: Elevated body temperature (Temperature of 104 degrees F is the main sign of heatstroke.) Hot and dry skin to the touch (not present in all cases) Altered mental status Nausea and/or vomiting Headache Fast heart rate Rapid respirations

From our RSI family to yours, happy holidays! EA is still open until 2pm. Feel free to join us for a delicious meal!

Thank you to Colvin Cleaners for donating coats to our Code Blue Shelters during this time .

Join us tomorrow at the Empowerment Academey ! Located at 327 Elm st Buffalo NY 14203

Code Blue tonight 12/24 in Buffalo & Erie County. The following overnight shelters will be open tonight: Lincoln Field House,10 Quincy Street, Buffalo, 14212 - ...5pm-7am Holy Cross, 412 Niagara Street, Buffalo, 14201 - 6pm-7am, serving men only Rural Outreach Center, 765 Olean Road, East Aurora, 7pm-7am The Rural Outreach Center and Lincoln Field House will be open tomorrow 12/25 as daytime warming centers. If you encounter individuals on the street within this time frame please direct them to our Code Blue Shelters; 6pm-9pm direct them to the NFTA Metro Transportation Center. If you see someone in need call 211 to have an outreach team dispatched from 7pm-11pm. CODE BLUE CLIENTS will NOT be permitted access to the NFTA METRO Transportation Center to obtain bus tickets to the Code Blue Shelter until 6pm, those who arrive before will be redirected to Harbor House. They will not be allowed to wait at the NFTA. To receive Code Blue updates for the City of Buffalo, text CodeBlueBuffalo to 898-211. This notification is available to anyone including clients. Outside of the City of Buffalo Rural Outreach Center provides Code Blue Shelter when the temperature or wind chill in Southern Erie County is below 32 degrees. Rural Outreach Center (ROC) is located at 765 Olean Road, East Aurora. Service area is Southern Erie County, specifically the towns of West Seneca, Alden, Elma, Marilla, Hamburg, Orchard Park, Aurora, Wales, Evans, Eden, Concord, Boston, Colden, Holland, Brant, Angola, Gowanda, North Collins, Sardinia, Collins, and Springville. Individuals in need of shelter for Southern Erie County can call 716-240-2220 x106. ROC has an outreach van that will be dispatched at 7pm each night temperatures fall below 32 degrees to pick up homeless individuals in these areas and bring them to shelter. To receive Code Blue updates for the Southern Erie County, text CodeBlueSouthernErie to 898-211. This notification is available to anyone including clients. Thank you for your support of Code Blue!

Today at Empowerment Academy 10/27/2020 10am Staying Connected with Antonio... 1pm Connecting with Others with Sally 2pm Voter Education with Renee 7pm What’s on your Mind with Tony Join Us On-site or by Phone! Call: 716-884-5216 ext 901 PIN 1234 Mon-Fri 9am-8:30pm Sat & Sun 9am-1pm

Today at Empowerment Academy 10/19/2020 10am Staying Connected with Antonio... 1pm Learn How-To TeleHealth! with Renee 2pm Coping with Addiction w/Sally 7pm Lets Chat with Sametra Join Us On-site or by Phone! Call: 716-884-5216 ext 901 PIN 1234 Mon-Fri 9am-8:30pm Sat & Sun 9am-1pm

Global Peer Support Celebration Day! Thursday, October 15th Global Peer Support Celebration Day is an annual celebration of peer supporters, peer support, and recognizing our work in supporting peers through challenging times. As peer supporters we share stories of hope, recovery, and mutual support. We know that what we've learned makes a difference to how others view their wellness journeys. Today, we stand together celebrate our strengths!

More Christmas Blessings

Today at Empowerment Academy 10/15/2020 10am Staying Connected with Brandon... 1pm WRAP with Renee 2pm Calendar Planning with Sally 7pm What’s on your Mind with Erik Join Us On-site or by Phone! Call: 716-884-5216 ext 901 PIN 1234 Mon-Fri 9am-8:30pm Sat & Sun 9am-1pm

Click the link for self screening https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-too/depression

Effective immediately: The full updated list of states on the travel advisory: Alabama... Alaska Arkansas Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming See more

Burning the midnight oil... tonight we were able to pack 65+ backpacks for the homeless men and women outside. With all you donations we were able to purchase b...ackpacks that have USB ports, socks, underwear, hats, gloves, masks, chap stick, and lotion. Thank you to Remmington Zaepfel for the candy, Karen Zimicki for the flash lights and band aids, Jenni Rodgers for the gloves, and The Venditti family for donating the Tim Hortons gift cards! We can’t tell you how much this is going to mean to someone who thinks they will not be getting anything, and spend Christmas outside. #codeblue #buffalo #christmasblessingbuffalo #homelessness #buffalo #Christmas #cityofgoodneighbors #buffalocharity

Today at Empowerment Academy 10/5/2020 10am Stay Connected! With Antonio 1pm Learn How-To TeleHealth! with Renee... 2pm Coping with Addiction w/Sally 7pm Lets Chat with Sametra Join Us On-site or by Phone! Call: 716-884-5216 ext 901 PIN 1234 Mon-Fri 9am-8:30pm Sat & Sun 9am-1pm

ICYMI: Housing help & rent relief! I joined County Executive Mark Poloncarz in announcing $10M in funding to assist families at risk of eviction or foreclosure due to loss of income because of #COVID19. The program begins Oct. 1. To apply, visit 211wny.org

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Restoration Society was proud to participate in this year's Out of the Darkness Experience to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Every year, this event gives participants a chance to reflect on how suicide has affected our lives and the lives of so many others - we are not alone! Please remember that help is always out there, including the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK