New Launching Pad Program Bridges Gap in Support for Adolescents Aging Out of Foster Care, Group Residences
Family Services of Westchester recently received grants from the New York Life Foundation, the Marion E. Kenworthy-Sarah H. Swift Foundation, and the Viola W. Bernard Foundation to support an important new initiative, which the agency has named Launching Pad. This unique program is designed to help older adolescents and young adults (ages 16 to 24) in Westchester…[More]
Eagle Scout Collects 200 Toys for Head Start, His “Preschool Alma Mater”
Eagle Scout Jeffrey Bosmediano knows the meaning of “giving back” to his community. For his service project for Troop 73, he chose to conduct a Holiday Toy Drive for the children in FSW’s Head Start, a program he himself enjoyed as a pre-schooler. “I still remember some of my teachers from Head Start and…[More]
My Second Home Intern Raises Money and Brings Creativity and Technology to Benefit Older Adults
When Christy Ruvituso, a Westchester mother of three teen-aged girls, decided to get a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Fordham University, little did she know that she would soon be implementing innovative programming at My Second Home, FSW’s intergenerational adult day program. My Second Home shares an innovative facility with Mount Kisco Child…[More]
