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.
Office of Victim Services, based out of Yonkers Community Action Program aims to provide the following services:
Victim Compensation
Advocacy
Back to school clothes
Youth Workforce Development
Evidence Based Programming
Onsite Food Pantry
Emergency Meals
The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is pleased to announce the availability of one-time funding for the purchase and modification of Mobile Shower Units through a Statewide Request for Proposals.
Mobile Shower Unit(s) will provide access to personal hygiene facilities for unhoused individuals.
Financial Literacy: A Stepping Stone to Housing Stability and Independence
Please join us to learn more about how we can help our clients achieve their financial goals.
The Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center offers:
-One-on-One financial counseling
-Debt management strategies
-Budgeting and savings plans
-Credit repair guidance
-Connections to local housing, employment and legal services
Date: January 8th 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Where: Webex
Registration is required. Please click on this link to register.
Homeless Remedies, Inc. is excited to announce the return of the JOBS program! This initiative aims to help individuals explore career paths that can lead to meaningful employment. All participants must register.
Upon completing the program, participants will receive a stipend.
A New Skills and Support Program for Fathers and Expectant Fathers
Sponsored by the White Plains Youth Bureau and Grandpas United
Jumpstart for Dads is a FREE program offered to all fathers and expectant fathers. It is under the auspices of the Grandpas United volunteer group of the White Plains Youth Bureau.
The Jumpstart for Dads Program:
12 one-hour weekly virtual group meetings.
Co-Facilitated by a pair of volunteer community fathers and grandfathers.
Utilizes the evidence-based Father-in-15 curriculum from Fatherhood.org.
Offered in English and Spanish.
Targeting “At-risk” fathers and expectant fathers, but open to all.
NPW & Westchester County Office for Women present to you: A training on domestic violence awareness, focusing on employee and workplace safety, and lesser-discussed topics such as child sexual abuse. Domestic violence knows no socio-economic, racial or gender-identity boundaries. The impacts are felt beyond the tragedies within the family, in our workplaces, schools and communities. This session will cover Domestic Violence (DV) Basics, key steps for what to do and not do in response, workplace policies, and Westchester County and community resources.
Date: Monday October 28th 2024
Time: 2:00pm-3:15pm
Mode of training: Virtual via Zoom
Please join us for our annual Fall learning event!
Date: October 24th 2024
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Housing First is an approach to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without preconditions and barriers to entry, such as sobriety, treatment or service participation requirements. Supportive services are offered to maximize housing stability and prevent returns to homelessness as opposed to addressing predetermined treatment goals prior to permanent housing entry.
Have you ever wondered what to do when you are worried about another service member, a friend, or a family member?
Mental Health First Aid for those who served, active/reserve military members and their families teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to appropriate care.
