Category: Blog

Join us or enable a child to see our local WNBA team play on August 27! NY Liberty has chosen FSW as their Nonprofit of the Night when they play against Phoenix Mercury. For each ticket purchased, FSW’s Junior Board will donate a ticket for a client to attend.* NY Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury Friday, August[...]
2020 — the year that was. The year we learned that none are immune to the ravages of a global pandemic and that we all have a role in the quest for social justice. FSW is quite often the first place people turn to in a crisis. We are a beacon of hope to vulnerable[...]
If you have expenses because you or a family member were a victim of crime, our Mount Vernon SNUG program can help you apply to the New York State Office of Victim Services for financial assistance. The agency may be able to pay for: Medical and counseling bills Personal property essential to someone’s health, welfare and safety[...]
Really, who couldn’t use more smiles these days? Every single day, RideConnect’s hard working volunteers are out helping seniors in need in our community. They provide essential rides for critical medical appointments, like dialysis. They shop for and deliver groceries. And on every single trip, they bring miles of smiles to the seniors they impact.[...]
FSW’s Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) program offers loving, stable homes and foster parents to children who, for various reasons, are unable to live with their birth parents or family members at this time. The children are from all social, economic and ethnic backgrounds and between the ages of 0-21. The youth in this program are special in[...]
  It was “Good Morning, Center for All Ages!” once again on Saturday, January 11, 2020 as FSW’s Lanza Family Center for All Ages in White Plains became a recording studio for Westchester Talk Radio’s popular veterans’ podcast (now also available on video), This Is Why We Stand. That’s when Andrea Molina, FSW’s Director of Veterans[...]