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Westchester Jewish Community Services and Family Service Society of Yonkers Announce Strategic Affiliation
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Westchester Jewish Community Services and Family Service Society of Yonkers Announce Strategic Affiliation

Miriam Arond2024-09-20T13:40:17-04:00September 26th, 2024|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal|Tags: fssy, family service society of yonkers, yonkers, Westchester|

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), one of the largest non-sectarian, not-for-profit human services agencies in Westchester County, and Family Service Society of Yonkers (FSSY), a human services agency with a 140-year history of serving the Westchester community, are proud to announce they have entered into a strategic affiliation, to take effect October 1st. This partnership will enhance the reach and depth of services provided to the residents of Westchester County. Through this affiliation, WJCS and FSSY will deliver a comprehensive and coordinated range of human services that will better support youth, the elderly, and families in Yonkers and the ...

WJCS Awarded United Way Grant to Support Women and Children in Yonkers
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WJCS Awarded United Way Grant to Support Women and Children in Yonkers

Miriam Arond2024-08-20T12:49:17-04:00August 20th, 2024|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, General|Tags: united way of westchester and putnam, pepsi, strength of a woman, grant, academic and career support, envision, early step forward, infant-toddler, crime victims, yonkers, child development, Mary J. Blige, early childhood|

We are proud to announce that WJCS has been awarded a Pepsi X Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman Community Fund Grant by United Way of Westchester and Putnam. The grant will support WJCS programs that provide services to women, young women, and children who are underprivileged, marginalized, and ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) populations in Yonkers. The grant will help support WJCS programs available to the community at the Mary J. Blige Center in Yonkers. These programs include: which includes adult basic education and preparation for the TASC high school equivalency exam and career readiness workshops. ...

WJCS Domestic Violence Resources
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WJCS Domestic Violence Resources

Miriam Arond2023-10-19T13:33:15-04:00October 18th, 2023|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, General|Tags: support services, hartsdale, mount vernon, peekskill, joe torre safe at home foundation, violence prevention, domestic violence awareness month, advocacy, crime victims, yonkers, Domestic Violence, Trauma, Westchester|

October is designated Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you or someone you know who lives in Westchester is a victim or survivor of domestic violence, please consider contacting WJCS. Our WJCS Trager Lemp Center for Treating Trauma & Promoting Resilience provides comprehensive outpatient, evidence-based treatment programs to help adult and child survivors of sexual abuse, sexual assault and harassment, and domestic violence. We also have programs for youth who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence as well as programs to help high school students cultivate the skills to build healthy relationships. Founded in 1982, our WJCS trauma center has ...

WJCS Presents Fashion & Compassion Luncheon at Neiman Marcus at The Westchester
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WJCS Presents Fashion & Compassion Luncheon at Neiman Marcus at The Westchester

Miriam Arond2023-06-12T14:41:34-04:00June 12th, 2023|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage|Tags: neiman marcus, fashion & compassion, fashion show, luncheon, the westchester, scarsdale, Michelle Brettschneider, Sarah Kayle, Linda Plattus, Nina Ross, Suzanne Yearly, Nancy Schwartz, Robin Silk, Samantha Brown, food pantry, fundraiser, yonkers, Mary J. Blige, Nonprofit|

WJCS Presents Fashion & Compassion Luncheon at Neiman Marcus at The Westchester to Raise Funds for WJCS Mary J. Blige Center Food Pantry in Yonkers Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), one of the largest human service organizations in Westchester County, hosted a “Fashion & Compassion” Luncheon at Neiman Marcus at The Westchester on May 11th. Ten percent of the sales made after the fashion show luncheon were donated by Neiman Marcus to WJCS and directed to support the food pantry at the WJCS Mary J. Blige Center, which helps under-resourced families in Yonkers. “Food insecurity has become a signficant ...