Program areas at FSW
Youth Services: fsw's youth Services emphasize prevention as they strategically promote positive youth development by reducing risk factors and helping youth establish and strengthen the protective factors. Examples of fsw's protective youth Services include: Westchester county youth councils respite and camp success adoption and children's Services, therapeutic foster care and youth forum.
Fsw's education programs are comprised of early head start, head start, head start, prime time and universal pre-kindergarten. Early head start is a federal program which serves pregnant women, infants and toddlers using either a home-based or a center-based delivery model. Early head start is designed to support parents in their roles as the primary influences on the education and development of their children.head start is a federally funded program for preschoolers from low-income families, intended to foster young children's development and well-being. Head start is designed to support parents in their roles as the primary influences on the education and development of their children. Within head start, four-year-olds can be enrolled in the universal pre-kindergarten program, a collaboration between fsw and the white plains city school district.prime time is a special education program that offers diagnostic, remedial, and preventive Services to preschool children with developmental and/or learning disabilities. A variety of classroom models provide the least restrictive environment for each child based on his or her individual education plan. Services include speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and psychological and educational Services and evaluations by licensed professionals. Bilingual evaluations are also offered.universal pre-kindergarten (upk) is a new york state department of education program funded to serve four-year-old preschoolers residing in the city of white plains who are entitled to attend the white plains city school district when they are of kindergarten age. Universal pre-kindergarten is a comprehensive early childhood program for children and their families that fosters the development and well-being of children.
Family mental health fsw's omh licensed mental health clinics are located within our seven Family centers in yonkers, mount vernon, pelham, white plains, hastings on hudson, sleepy hollow, and port chester, as well as at satellite clinics located within schools around Westchester county. In addition to these licensed clinical Services, related support Services are offered through a spectrum of more than 20 programs that help families and individuals overcome challenges and make healthier life decisions. For example: Family strengthening early step forward Family preservation and geriatric mental health Services.
Senior Services fsw's homecare program provides in home and personal care for the elderly and frail senior Services counseling and programs for senior citizens, as well as livable communities connections, gatekeeper and elder abuse prevention programs, and as well as the white plains guest house which serves senior adults with chronic mental illness veteran's Services this service area includes our vet2vet peer support & suicide prevention program, as well as our case management program for veterans we have expanded our Services to veterans and families from all areas without restrictions to service dates, discharge or dependency status we address problems that arise during military service, community reintegration, and offer individualized strategies to address the unique issues faced by the military/veteran community and their Family our peer support program is backed by our case management program, aimed to address the most essential of human needs, housing, food stability, employment, benefits, and peer support our staff is comprised of former active duty combat veterans and veteran Family members we served over 500 veterans during the fiscal year.
Veteran's Services: this service area includes our vet2vet peer support & suicide prevention program, as well as our case management program for veterans. We have expanded our Services to veterans and families from all areas without restrictions to service dates,discharge or dependency status. We address problems that arise during military service, community reintegration, and offer individualized strategies to address the unique issues faced by the military/veteran community and their Family. Our peer support program is backed by our case management program, aimed to address the most essential of human needs housing, food stability, employment, benefits, and peer support. Our staff is comprised of former active duty combat veterans and veteran Family members. We served over 500 veterans during the fiscal year.