Linda Smith - Westchester Connections

HOPE Community Services

914-636-4010 info@hope-cs.org hopecommunityservices.org/ Services include a soup kitchen, food pantry, counseling for the homeless in cooperation with the Oasis Shelter, and transitional housing for LGBT youth. A full list of these New Rochelle based services is listed here. _____ Citizenship services (assisting in filling for citizenship, citizenship classes), Social services (referrals, assistance with food stamps, Medicaid and Social Security), Advocacy (translation services, assistance with issues relating to local hospitals, schools, collection agencies and social services agencies), Food pantry and [Read More]

HOPE Community ServicesLinda Smith2023-03-14T03:02:25+00:00

Dress for Success

646-233-4957 newyork.dressforsuccess.org/ Dress for Success is a global not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Dress for Success Referral Form

Dress for SuccessLinda Smith2023-03-10T03:31:33+00:00

WomensLaw

hotline.womenslaw.org (form-based email hotline) womenslaw.org/ Despite its name, WomensLaw.org provides information that is relevant to people of all genders, not just women. Use the Email Hotline to ask questions related to basic legal information, referrals, and emotional support.

WomensLawLinda Smith2023-04-03T20:21:57+00:00

Pace Women’s Justice Center

914-287-0739 law.pace.edu/wjc The Pace Women’s Justice is dedicated to eradicating domestic violence and furthering the legal rights of women, children, and the elderly through skillful and innovative use of the law. The Center’s goal is to give those who support battered women, the elderly, women with low income, victims of sexual assault and children, the education and legal tools they need to stop violence against women, seek economic justice, empower the underrepresented and save lives. The Center involves Pace [Read More]

Pace Women’s Justice CenterLinda Smith2023-03-10T03:17:49+00:00

Westchester County Office for Women

914-995-5972 (English) 914-995-6581 (Spanish) 914-995-2099 (After hours) women.westchestergov.com/ The Westchester County Office for Women is a partner in the Westchester County Family Justice Center (FJC) Collaborative to provide services for individuals who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The FJC offers a network of hope. It is a safe place where victims can go to talk with a counselor, get legal help such as obtaining an Order of Protection and child support, learn about [Read More]

Westchester County Office for WomenLinda Smith2023-03-10T03:06:55+00:00

Victims Assistance Services

914-345-3113 sfavara@westcop.org westcop.org/programs/vas/ Victims Assistance Services (VAS) provides free, comprehensive and compassionate services to crime victims and their families, friends and loved ones. VAS also works to end violence through community action, public policy and culture change, and through prevention education programs in schools and in other community venues. Services include a 24-hour emergency hotline, crisis intervention, counseling and specialized trauma therapies, safety planning, support and therapy groups, accompaniment to hospital emergency rooms, SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) forensic exams, accompaniment [Read More]

Victims Assistance ServicesLinda Smith2023-03-10T02:58:05+00:00

Hour Children

718-433-4724 hourchildren.org Hour Children provides practical, comprehensive services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their families. Community-based programs include: transitional and permanent supportive housing; a comprehensive employment training and placement program; case management and therapeutic services; pre- and post-release adult mentoring; mentoring for children with incarcerated parents; child care that includes a fully-licensed daycare center and an after-school program that free women so that they can go to work or school, two thrift shops; and a community food pantry. In-prison programming (varies by [Read More]

Hour ChildrenLinda Smith2023-04-03T18:45:32+00:00

WRO’s Senior Housing Assistance Program

914-428-4507 Ext. 312 seniorhousing@wroinc.org wroinc.org/senior-housing-assistance WRO’s Senior Housing Assistance Program guides Westchester seniors through the process of finding subsidized rental apartments. Through cooperating programs, WRO can sometimes assist seniors who are experiencing other difficulties related to securing or keeping housing such as rent arrears, moving expense, security deposit shortfalls, or termination of utility services. The Senior Housing Program also assists seniors in identifying and applying for other programs such as the SNAP , the Low Income Home Energy Assistance [Read More]

WRO’s Senior Housing Assistance ProgramLinda Smith2023-03-09T02:12:05+00:00

Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC)

914-259-8036 contact@wilc.org wilc.org WILC is a not-for-profit, community-based resource, advocacy, and training center dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. Illustrative programs are listed below. Go to the web site for a complete list. MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY supports the empowerment of individuals with a mental illness, including those with psychiatric and emotional disabilities, through Systems and Peer Advocacy. It was one of the first programs in New York State to embody BOTH the Independent Living Model [Read More]

Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC)Linda Smith2023-03-09T02:26:40+00:00

CAREERS Support Solutions

914-741-5627 (Valhalla Office) 845-225-8007 (Carmel Office) careerssupportsolutions.org CAREERS Support Solutions, helps people with intellectual, developmental, psychiatric and/or physical disabilities gain successful employment — at no cost to them, their families or employers. Assistance includes job preparation (resumes, interviews), job training, and case case management.

CAREERS Support SolutionsLinda Smith2023-04-01T16:38:07+00:00

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