Press Releases
Family Services of Westchester would like to thank our amazing friends at HDR in White Plains for participating in our annual Adopt a Family Holiday Program. They “adopted” one of our larger FSW families and collected tons of incredible items that the family had on their wish list. This program would not be a success[...]
Family Services of Westchester has received a $15,000 grant from the ACME Markets Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program. This will allow the non-profit organization to enroll its Head Start and Early Start families in vital federal nutrition programs. “FSW was chosen to receive this grant because of its commitment to connecting qualified individuals with existing[...]
FSW’s 2024 Adopt a Family program is underway. Please contact Tara Scarduzio at tara.scarduzio@fsw.org with any questions.
For the third consecutive year, we are incredibly grateful to Target in Port Chester for their generous donation of gift cards to help two local families served by Family Services of Westchester fulfill their holiday wish lists. Their continued support makes a world of difference in the lives of these families, spreading joy and light[...]
Summer is often the worst time for families facing food insecurity. The impact of hunger for many Westchester County families is felt most during the summer months when school is out and children no longer receive free meals. This is when organizations like Family Services of Westchester (FSW), which has the largest Head Start program[...]
Family Services of Westchester (FSW) has received a grant that will encourage engagement and collaboration among youth from two distinct programs within its department of Youth Services – FSW Youth Council and FSW Youth Forum – that focus on very different missions. FSW, which provides a broad range of innovative social and mental health services[...]
RideConnect provides free volunteer transportation, as well as a free eleven-seat bus service to help those 60+ with their transportation needs. The Field Hall Foundation awarded FSW a $5,000 grant to help alleviate emergencies when volunteers weren’t available, and a shared ride service or taxi is needed.
Throughout a week in December 2023, over 100 donors stopped by the Center for All Ages in White Plains to drop off an impressive number of gifts for 270 families, as part of Family Services of Westchester’s Adopt a Family program. Twenty-four volunteers helped unload donors’ cars and fill case manager’s vehicles with beautifully wrapped[...]
Gap stores gave the gift of warmth to our Port Chester Head Start children! Paul Lira with Gap stopped by the Head Start Center to personally deliver the bags filled with jackets, sweaters, hats, mittens, socks, and booties to Sheilly Aguilar, Family Advocate at the Head Start Center. THANK YOU to Paul and his colleagues!
For the second consecutive year, Target in Port Chester provided gift cards for two low-income families from Port Chester and served by Family Services of Westchester, to fulfill their holiday wish lists. Staff from Family Services of Westchester shopped with the Target staff in gathering the requested items that the family specified. Coats,[...]