6/5/12 White Plains- Nearly 120 PepsiCo employees came out for a good cause recently in the second annual “Bowl for Kids’ Sake, ” a fundraising bowl-a-thon sponsored by PepsiCo. The company’s employees spent the night bowling, buying raffle tickets and winning trophies at AMF White Plains Lanes, while all the proceeds they raised went to […]

February 29, 2012 Junior Board Schedules Wine Tasting Fundraising Event for March 29th at Tarry Wine Merchants in Port Chester  Family Services of Westchester (FSW) announced today that its Junior Board has awarded $5,500 in grants from its Youth Enrichment Fund to three deserving FSW youth programs: Community Residence for Children and Adolescents, the Westchester County […]

1/10/12                 Seventeen-year-old “Anna” was acting out, stealing and skipping school when she was placed in a girls’ group home. When she turned 18 and was released from the home, she was referred to After Care, one of three components of an important new FSW initiative called Launching Pad, designed to provide support to older […]

1/5/12  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 […]

11/30/11                   RYE  — Approximately 150 people attended a recent lecture and luncheon at the Coveleigh Club hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Family Services of Westchester.  Author Lucia Greenhouse read from her book, “fathermothergod: My Journey out of Christian Science” at the luncheon. Greenhouse talked about the challenges of growing up in […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/28/11 Pelham Churches and Synagogue Create 300 Thanksgiving Boxes for Family Services of Westchester Clients                 PELHAM – Members of three churches and one synagogue in this town have banded together to collect food and create 300 Thanksgiving Boxes for needy families working with Family Services of Westchester.  Members of Huguenot Memorial […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/28/11 Swiss Re Donates 314 Thanksgiving Boxes to Family Services of Westchester  Clients                 ARMONK – For the sixth year in a row, employees at Swiss Re, a global reinsurer with headquarters for the Americas in Armonk, worked together to create hundreds of Thanksgiving Boxes for needy families served by Family Services […]

10/30/11 RideConnect, FSW’s new transportation referral program, is looking for volunteers (over 55 years of age) to provide rides to older adults in Northern Westchester.  Older residents  living in Mount Kisco, Katonah,  Lewisboro, North Salem, North Castle, Pound Ridge and Somers will receive these rides, which can take them outside this immediate service area. These […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/18/11 Big Brothers Big Sisters Hosts Author Lecture and Luncheon in Rye; Greenhouse Speaks about the Conflicts of Growing Up in a Christian Science Home   RYE, NY — On November 17, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Family Services of Westchester (BBBS) will host a luncheon and interview with Lucia Greenhouse, author of […]

10/15/11  FSW Receives $544, 000 Federal Health & Human Services Grant to Provide Effective Employment and Parenting Skills to Fathers Being Released from Prison  FSW’s Fathers Count Reduces Recidivism Rate in Westchester                   PORT CHESTER, NY – Family Services of Westchester is pleased to announce receipt of a $544,000 grant from the U.S. Department […]