Autumn 2012

FSSY Home Health Care Training Program:

FSSY congratulates the recent graduates of our free Home Health Care Training program.  This past spring and summer, 29 individuals received New York State Department of Health certification as a Personal Care Aide (PCA) and 18 newly-certified PCAs continued in the more advanced training and received their NYS DOH certification as a Home Health Aide (HHA).  We look forward to their joining the FSSY staff.

FSSY has received renewed funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation to help sustain the free Home Health Care Training Program.

Westchester Family Center:

The Westchester Family Center (WFC), sponsored by FSSY and funded by a major grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, opened on May 1, 2012.  The WFC serves TANF-eligible children and youth who are exiting the foster care system and entering into adoptive or kinship care.  Services include needs assessment, assistance with benefits and entitlements, parenting education, educational advocacy and tutoring, and counseling and support groups.

Kinship Support Program:

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYS OCFS) has renewed the major grant for the Kinship Support Program (KSP) through November 2013.

Case Management for The Municipal Housing Authority For The City of Yonkers:

The Municipal Housing Authority For The City of Yonkers has renewed the contract for FSSY to provide case management for residents of the Yonkers Section 8 Housing.

Homestead Program:

The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Municipal Housing Authority for the

City of Yonkers have renewed funding for the FSSY Homestead Program which provides permanent supportive housing for physically disabled homeless individuals.

For information about any of the programs listed above:

Please call 914 963-5118.