Please join us to learn more about resources that can assist individuals impacted by a disability and how we can help remove barriers!
Guest Speakers:
Maylin Baucage (Housing Program Coordinator)
Linda Hicks (Service Coordinator)
Gloria Wiggs (Transition Specialist)
Wendy Martinez (Program Coordinator)
When: June 18th 2025 at 1:00pm-2:30pm
Where: Remote via Webex.
*Webex Link will be sent prior to the event*
Please join us for an informative session about Early Head Start and Head Start child care.
Special guests Urban Strategies and Family Services of Westchester and will present on how their child care programs can help support the families you are servicing.
Date: Thursday May 29th, 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Where: Remote via WebEx
Registration is required!
Head Start is more than a preschool program. It supports parents and families in their vital roles as the primary influencers on their young children’s education and development by helping them sharpen their parenting skills and navigate the school system.
In addition to providing a comprehensive top-quality preschool education, Head Start also provides health and nutrition education to its students and their families.
Head Start emphasizes cognitive and language development, social and emotional development, physical and mental health and parent involvement. Participating Head Start families establish a “medical home” where children receive ongoing routine health and dental care.
In addition, parents have access to support programs that help the family move toward economic self-sufficiency.
Calling all Dads, Expectant Dads, Providers, Case Workers and Direct Service Staff!
Please join us for an informative session about the JumpStart for Dads Program.
Dr. Vito Sessa and Ervan Caesar will present on:
The JumpStart for Dads Program and how it can empower fathers with the skills to be THE BEST DADS THEY CAN BE!
Sessions are free and can be held in English and Spanish
Date: June 4th, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM -12:00 PM
Where: Remote via Webex
Preventing Foreclosure and Property Tax Arrear Assistance
a. When: May 14th 2024 at 1:00pm-2:30pm
b. Where: Zoom
2. Navigating Rental Challenges and Eviction Prevention
a. When: May 12th 2025 at 12:00pm
b. Where: Zoom
3. Financial Literacy Seminar
a. When: May 7th 2025 at 5:00pm
b. Where: Zoom
*Please note that registration is required for all of these seminars. Please see the QR code (or link) on flyer to register.*
The County of Westchester (the “County”), by and through its Department of Social Services (the “Department” or “WCDSS”), is requesting proposals from qualified entities to provide EMERGENCY STORAGE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS CUSTOMERS OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Copies of this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) may be downloaded from the County’s website for RFP’ under “EMERGENCY STORAGE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS CUSTOMERS OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES”.
Effectively engaging older adults in Mental Health Services: Challenges and Opportunities
Learn engagement strategies tailored to older adult populations.
Explore key barriers older adults face in accessing mental health care.
Hear from panelists with experience in geriatric care.
When: May 9th 2025 at 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where: St Vincent’s Hospital Westchester; 275 North Street, Harrison NY 10528
The Westchester County Department of Social Services is requesting quotations from organizations or individuals to work with the Office of Temporary Housing Assistance providing grant writing services and/or other special projects in order to enable the Department to apply to state or federal funding opportunities.
These services may include coordinating necessary planning with local service providers and/or participating jurisdictions, researching needed data, collecting documents, preparing application materials, arranging appropriate application review and signatures, and duplicating, assembling, and sending the applications.
The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) announces that the Family/Senior waiting list for the Project-Based Voucher (PBV) and Public housing sites listed below will open for pre‑application on Thursday, March 27, 2025 (9:00 AM ET), and close on Friday, March 28, 2025 (11:59 PM ET).
All pre-applications must be submitted electronically on mhacy.org.
Valley Cottage Apartments consists of 12 one-bedroom apartments in four buildings located in the hamlet of Katonah in the Town of Bedford in Northern Westchester County, New York. Valley Cottage Apartments is within walking distance to the Metro North Train Station (Harlem line) and downtown Katonah with its retail stores and restaurants. It is served by the Katonah-Lewisboro School System. It is also serviced by Bee Line Bus #19 with stops between the Katonah train station and the Ossining train station including stops through Mt. Kisco with its shopping and employment center.
Please join us for an informative session about the New State Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Eligibility Process.
Michelle Armisto and Mathew Faulkner, WCDCMH will present on:
-NYS OPWDD eligibility and how eligibility is determined.
-NYS OPWDD Services and Supports available after eligibility is determined.
Date: April 16th 2025
Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Where: Remote via Webex
Registration is required.
This guidance document is intended to provide information to private and nonprofit entities like social services agencies and providers (including homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, and other residential facilities as well as nonresidential and drop-in sites for social services); houses of worship such as churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples; medical and healthcare facilities; and other entities that provide community services and spaces, in evaluating how to respond to requests from federal immigration authorities while protecting the rights of their residents, clients, patients, members, and staff.
This brief guidance has been prepared following a sharp increase in the number of questions and requests our offices have received following the Department of Homeland Security directive rescinding prior guidance protecting “sensitive places” from federal civil immigration enforcement activity. The purpose of this guidance is to prepare and educate organizations and institutions so they can focus on the people and communities they serve, their mission, and their essential work.
Access online Section 8 and Project Based (PBV) Housing Waiting Lists in Westchester County, NY through NYS Housing Trust Fund Corporation beginning 2/18/2025.
Existing applicants for CVR’s wait lists can now update their address, household composition, income, and other information using the online portal. New applicants may apply for rental assistance for any open wait lists. Below is a list of the current status of CVR’s PBV site-based wait lists:
Below are valuable immigration resources to support immigrant clients in Westchester County. We encourage you to share these with your clients and staff who work with immigrant communities.
Please join us for an informative session about Immigration Rights, Immigration Law and Best Practices for assisting Undocumented clients.
Elizabeth T. Mastropolo, Esq., Neighbors Link will present on:
-How to identify people who would benefit from immigration services + benefits.
-Educating clients about their rights.
-Agencies and organizations for client referrals and assistance.
-Essential immigration tools for our clients.
Date: February 4th 2025
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Where: Hybrid
*We highly encourage you to attend this informational session in person. Parking is free and refreshments will be served*
Physical Address: 570 Taxter Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
Registration is required.
Please click on the link below to register.
You will receive the Webex Link and/or physical address after registering.
Westchester County Continuum of Care Partnership to End Homelessness Presents: Yonkers Community Action Program (YCAP) Informational Session
Please join us for an informative session about the Yonkers Community Action Program (YCAP). YCAP seeks to engage and empower clients by providing resources and services designed to enhance health, education, and employment opportunities.
Yonkers Community Action Program Offers:
-Office of Victim Services (OVS)
-Rental Assistance
-Utility Assistance
-Youth Workforce Development
-Drug and Alcohol Prevention Services and Many More!
Date: January 27th 2025
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Where: Webex
Are you a victim of domestic violence, stalking, sexual offense, and/or human trafficking?
Are you a reproductive health care services provider, employee, volunteer, patient, or immediate family member of a reproductive health care services provider?
Do you fear for your safety or the safety of a family member?
The program is available to victims of domestic violence, stalking, sexual offense, and/or human trafficking who have had to move or are planning to move to a new location for safety reasons.
