Category: Community Voices

Community Voices, Mental Health & Wellness

5 Nov 2026

Job Loss and Mental Health: Rebuilding a Day Without Blaming Yourself

Explore job loss and mental health, a realistic daily structure, and ways to ask for emotional and practical support during a transition.

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Community Voices, Resources & Education

5 Nov 2026

Food Insecurity and the Mental Load of Making Ends Meet

Explore food insecurity and mental health with a focus on dignity, practical questions about food assistance, and respectful community support.

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Community Voices, StrongSteps News

5 Nov 2026

Volunteering With Dignity: Helping Without Taking Over Someone’s Story

Practice volunteering with dignity through consent, clear roles, reliable follow-through, and respectful support for families and neighbors.

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Community Voices, StrongSteps News

5 Nov 2026

How to Organize a Workplace Holiday Gift Drive That Helps

Plan a workplace holiday gift drive with StrongSteps: confirm needs, share clear instructions, protect family privacy, and coordinate delivery.

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Community Voices, StrongSteps News

4 Nov 2026

Giving Tuesday 2026: Help Holiday for Hope Reach $6,000

Help StrongSteps raise $6,000 for Holiday for Hope. Give $100 this Giving Tuesday to support holiday gifts and essential items for Southern Tier families.

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Community Voices, Resources & Education

4 Nov 2026

How Housing Instability Affects Mental Health

Housing instability can make rest, routines, and care harder to maintain. Explore the connection with mental health and practical ways to seek support.

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Community Voices, StrongSteps News

4 Nov 2026

Holiday for Hope: How a Giving Tree Gift Reaches a Family

Learn how Holiday for Hope giving trees work, how StrongSteps protects family privacy, and how to give gifts, volunteer, or support the campaign.

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Community Voices, Resources & Education

7 Oct 2026

Your ZIP Code Shouldn’t Determine Your Mental Health Care

Where you live shouldn't determine whether you can get mental health support. Learn how provider shortages, transportation, distance, stigma and other barriers affect rural mental health care — and how communities can help close the gap.

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Community Voices, Ending Stigma

2 Oct 2026

Finding Hope Together: StrongSteps and Smile Through the Storms

After losing her son to suicide, Deb Maxwell founded Smile Through the Storms to help others find understanding and connection. Learn how this community resource supports families through grief, honors loved ones, and shares a close relationship with StrongSteps.

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Community Voices, Ending Stigma, Mental Health & Wellness, Support & Recovery, Uncategorized

1 Oct 2026

Still I Run: Moving for Mental Health in Elmira and Corning

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