FSSY Home Health Care Training Program:

FSSY congratulates the recent graduates of our free Home Health Care Training program.  In December 2011, 16 individuals received New York State Department of Health certification as a Personal Care Aide (PCA) and 8 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.

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).  Under this grant, FSSY has expanded the services it offers to relative caregivers.  We now provide case management, legal services (especially for custody-related issues), family mediation, individual and family counseling; and training in parenting skills to strengthen the family unit.  The KSP continues to provide additional services, including the twice-monthly meetings of the Relative Caregiver Support Group. 

The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation has awarded FSSY renewed funding for three years for the Kinship Support Program.

FSSY has received a grant from the MAXIMUS Foundation to help fund the Kinship Support Program. 

The Elias Foundation has renewed funding for the GrandPower Advocacy Project which provides training and legislative outreach to improve benefits for kinship families.

Case Management for the City of Yonkers:

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

Homestead Program:

The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the City of Yonkers have renewed funding for the FSSY Homestead Program which provides permanent supportive housing for physically disabled homeless individuals.

Access to Home Program:

Through a grant from the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation’s Access to Home program, FSSY continues to provide accessibility-related modifications to the homes of disabled and low-income elderly residents of Westchester County.