STERN VILLAGE: SEEKING COMMUMITY PARTNERS

The Trumbull Housing Authority, Stern Village is interested in developing community partnerships with local businesses, organizations and the residents of Trumbull. Stern Village is a vibrant, low income housing authority for senior citizens, the frail and disabled. The Village has 186 apartments including a 2-story congregate residential facility, on a beautiful 10 acre, park-like setting. Residents have difficulty walking and many do not drive. We need your help! Stern Village Neighborhood Watch The residents have established a Stern Village Neighborhood Watch, to monitor the village. We need flashlights, walkies-talkies, fluorescent vests and fluorescent belts for the Neighborhood Watch. Emergency Procedures We now have a generator in the community room and have implemented town approved Emergency Management Plans, enabling our community room to serve as a a sheltor and command post in the event of an a emergency, such as we experienced with Hurricane Sandy. We need a large storage container, cots, blankets, and an abundance of supplies in order to keep our residents safe and comfortable. The generator was installed expeditiously and cost efficiently (close to 40% cheaper than original quotes) due to the corporate partnership with Strathmoor Electric. Computers Wifi has recently been activated our community room and congregate dining room. However, we lack computers for residents' use. We have volunteers to teach computer classes and would appreciate donations of laptops and computers for the residents. We are seeking computers that run Microsoft 7 and are Internet ready. Indoor Games and Equipment Our community room can be a lively place for activities with the right equipment. We need a ping pong table, a pool table, a Foosball table, Wii with controllers and games for Wii, as well as board games. This will provide physical and cognitive therapeutic value to our residents, Outdoor Enjoyment We can use picnic tables and lawn furniture, along with horse shoe sets, Boccie ball sets, and other senior adult outdoor equipment. We would like a putting green and need left and right handed putters and golf balls. We have received corporate donations from Strathmoor Electric, John Vazzano, Vazzy's and Stop & Shop. Trumbull is fertile for corporate and residential partnerships. It's simple to become a corporate or residential partner of Stern Village. Please email Harriet Polansky, hpolansky@trumbull-ct.gov