2/4/2015 Westchester County is currently faced with a shortage of homes for foster care children with special needs and Family Services of Westchester (FSW) wants to partner with you so that every child can find a safe, caring, and supportive place to live.  Our Therapeutic Foster Care program serves children of all social, economic and […]

October 2014–Family Services of Westchester, Inc. (FSW) has been awarded a three-year grant by the federal Administration on Aging to implement a four-pronged initiative designed to strengthen Westchester County’s ability to serve adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and their caregivers.  The ultimate goal of the initiative is to reduce the disproportionate access […]

August 2014–  Board and Staff members of Family Services of Westchester, Inc. (FSW) gathered this morning at 106 North Broadway, the site of the agency’s forthcoming Lanza  Family Center for All Ages, to formally begin construction on this exciting new project.  The Mayor of White Plains, Thomas Roach, and the City’s Planning Commissioner, Elizabeth Cheteney, […]

January 2014–Family Services of Westchester, Inc. (FSW) announced today that its RideConnect Program, an information and referral service providing transportation options for older adults (60+), those with disabilities and home health care workers in northern Westchester, has been awarded renewed federal funding to continue the program through March 2017. The funding was awarded by the Department of Transportation […]

December 2013–Family Services of Westchester, Inc. (FSW) was recently selected by the Swiss Re Armonk Office as Charity of the Year 2014, receiving a $100,000 donation from the Swiss Re Foundation to support our new Center for All Ages.  Swiss Re has been a long-time supporter of FSW’s programs, and throughout the years has generously […]

November 2013– Family Services of Westchester, Inc. (FSW) is pleased to announce that President and CEO Susan Wayne has been selected as one of Westchester County’s most successful female business leaders by 914Inc., a publication of Westchester Magazine.  Ms. Wayne is featured in the most recent issue of 914Inc. and she and the other women […]

October 2013 – FSW is pleased to announce that Nina Joung, a member of the Westchester County Senior Youth Council, has been awarded a 2013 Milly Kibrick Youth Service Award from the Westchester County Youth Bureau.  Nina, a Senior at Ardsley High School, has been a dedicated teen leader in the Senior Youth Council since […]

5/16/2013 FSW Hopes to Celebrate 60th Anniversary in 2014 with Opening of FSW ’s Lanza Family Center for All Ages WHITE PLAINS – In May 2012, Family Services of Westchester  kicked off a Capital Campaign in an effort to raise $1, 000,000 to meet the Lanza Family Foundation Challenge Grant  to create an intergenerational facility […]

5/10/2013 Port Chester, NY – Family Services of Westchester (FSW)’s Junior Board is conducting a county-wide book drive, “Spring Into Books” through May 31, 2013 to benefit the organization’s Head Start program. They are seeking new and gently used children’s books. Spanish language book donations are a plus. FSW’s Head Start is part of a […]

04/12/2013 Port Chester, NY- Family Services of Westchester (FSW), a longstanding, private not-for-profit, non-sectarian agency that provides social and mental health services to families and children in Westchester County, announced today that its Junior Board has awarded seven grants totaling $10,500 to FSW programs that provide critical social services to youth and families across the […]