Family Service Society of Yonkers
When your loved ones need more help than you can provide.
Phone: (914) 963-5118
Email Address: info@fssy.org
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FSSY sponsors twice-monthly peer support meetings for grandparents and other relative caregivers who are raising children; at these meetings, important information about available social services and other relevant issues is presented. Kinship caregivers also participate in additional social and recreational activities.
To inquire about our Relative Caregivers Support Program, contact Carolyn Fluckinger, Program Director.
Contact: (914) 963-5118 or E-mail: cfluckinger@fssy.org.
Family Service Society of Yonkers Kinship Support Center
Grants for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (For children ages 0-18 with Westchester County Court Custody Order)
Money available for: • School Related Expenses and Clothing • Tutoring, Lessons, Recreation Programs
To apply, please send to FSSY: • Completed application • Copy of Westchester County Court Custody Order • Invoice with items and costs
Please contact Johamery Arias at 914-595-0495 for more information and an application. Grant funds available on a “first come-first served” basis. Application does not guarantee funding.
Kinship Support Center Family Service Society of Yonkers 75 Riverdale Avenue Yonkers, NY 10701
Grandparent Cash Awards are funded by the Westchester County Department of Social Services. The Kinship Support Center is sponsored by US Department of Health and Human Services, NYS Office for the Aging, NYS Office of Children and Family Services, WC Department of Senior Programs and Services, the Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation, The Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation, and The Elias Foundation.
FSSY, in collaboration with Yonkers Museum School 25, The Yonkers VIVE School and a consortium of area organizations, sponsors an intergenerational program designed to improve students’ behavior problems and to foster better understanding between youth and older adults.
To inquire about our CFAA program at Museum School 25 and VIVE School contact Carolyn Fluckinger, Program Director.
Contact: (914) 963-5118 or E-mail: cfluckinger@fssy.org.
FSSY sponsors advocacy programs for grandparents and other relative caregivers who are raising children. Our Advocates work with local, regional and state legislators, and county and state government agencies to improve financial and social service benefits for kinship caregivers.
To inquire about our GrandPower Advocacy Project Advocate, contact Carolyn Fluckinger, Program Director.
Contact: (914) 963-5118 or E-mail: cfluckinger@fssy.org.
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