Family Services Inc

FAMILY SERVICES, INC. ("FAMILY SERVICES") IS A WELL-RESPECTED HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SERVING THE CITIZENS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY FOR OVER 140 YEARS. FAMILY SERVICES HAS SOUGHT TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. FAMILY SERVICES BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO FIND THE SUPPORT THEY NEED, IMPROVING THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES, AND BUILDING A STRONGER, SAFER HUDSON VALLEY, WITH THE CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE HEALTHY, WHOLE FAMILY, IS FAR GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS (OUTPATIENT CLINICS) IN 2021, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NEARLY 6,000 ADULTS IN OUR EIGHT CENTERS ACROSS DUTCHESS AND ULSTER COUNTIES. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, ESSENTIAL STAFF REMAINED ON-SITE IN OUR CENTERS TO PROVIDE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT FOR CLIENTS NEEDING IN-PERSON SERVICES. MANY STAFF TRANSITIONED TO PROVIDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES, ENSURING THAT OUR CLIENTS HAD NO GAP IN ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. A SURVEY OF OVER 900 CLIENTS SHOWED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED USE OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES POST PANDEMIC. THERAPY AND MEDICATION SERVICESINDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY IS PROVIDED BY LICENSED THERAPISTS TRAINED IN A VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE APPROACHES SUCH AS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY. PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. OUR REGISTERED NURSES SUPPORT CLIENTS WITH MEDICAL CARE COORDINATION, WELLNESS CARE AND SMOKING CESSATION SUPPORT. RESTART PROGRAMTHE RE-ENTRY STABILIZATION TRANSITION (RESTART) PROGRAM PROVIDED SERVICES TO 156 CLIENTS IN THE DUTCHESS COUNTY JAIL IN COLLABORATION WITH PROJECT MORE. RESTART STAFF IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE OFFENDERS AT HIGH RISK FOR RECIDIVISM THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED SCREENING AND TREATMENT SUCH AS MORAL RECONATION THERAPY (MRT) AND SEEKING SAFETY GROUPS IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING DURING INCARCERATION AND UPON RELEASE TO THE COMMUNITY. RESTART CREATES RELEASE/DISCHARGE PLANS TO MAXIMIZE SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE CENTER FOR VICTIM SAFETY AND SUPPORT (CVSS) PROVIDES 24-HOUR NON-RESIDENTIAL, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND OTHER CRIMES THROUGH A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH THAT SUPPORTS SURVIVORS' RIGHTS, DIGNITY, HEALING, AND SELF-DETERMINATION.IN 2021, 2368 VICTIMS OF CRIME FOUND SUPPORT THROUGH OUR SERVICES. OF THOSE SEEKING SERVICES, 262 WERE ADULT OR CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND 1995 WERE ADULT OR CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ADDITIONALLY, CVSS STAFF RESPONDED TO 5040 CALLS ON OUR 24-HOUR HOTLINES, HELPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND/OR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN NEED.IN 2021, THROUGH FUNDING FROM OFFICE OF PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, CVSS ASSISTED 24 FAMILIES WITH STAYING SAFE IN THEIR HOME BY ASSISTING WITH RENT, UTILITIES OR SAFETY MEASURES SUCH AS CAMERAS OR LOCKS. IN ADDITION, CVSS ASSISTED 5 CLIENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WITH RELOCATING TO A NEW, SAFE HOME WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS FUNDING.DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WAS PACKED WITH SOCIALLY DISTANCED EVENTS TO INCLUDE THE PURPLE LIGHT PROJECT, WHERE OVER 1,200 PURPLE LIGHTBULBS WERE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS DUTCHESS COUNTY TO SHOW SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CVSS ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY TRAINING ON HOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IMPACTS CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, OUR PROGRAM COLLABORATED WITH GRACE SMITH HOUSE TO SHOWCASE THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT AT THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CENTER. CVSS CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH THE DUTCHESS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE THEIR FACILITY DOG, BOSCH, WHO TIRELESSLY SUPPORTS VICTIMS DURING COUNSELING AND COURT APPOINTMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, CVSS PARTNERED WITH ARLINGTON PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 2393 TO COORDINATE ADOPTION OF 81 FAMILIES TO INCLUDE 138 CHILDREN.THE YOUTH WITNESS TO VIOLENCE PROGRAM, WHICH USES EVIDENCE-BASED MODALITIES TO IDENTIFY AND SERVE YOUTH WHO ARE WITNESSES TO DOMESTIC AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, CONTINUES TO GROW. IN 2021, CVSS RECEIVED 84 REFERRALS FOR YOUTH AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS TO PARTICIPATE IN GROUP THERAPY. CVSS HELD 22 GROUP SESSIONS WHERE PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT BOUNDARIES, SELF-CARE, SELF-EXPRESSION, THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE AND HEALTHY COPING STRATEGIES. IN SEPTEMBER, CVSS HOSTED A NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR HOMICIDE VICTIMS. WITH MASKS AND SOCIALLY DISTANCING CVSS WAS ABLE TO HOST THE EVENT IN PERSON AND THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO SHOW SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LOVED ONES TO VIOLENCE.

THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CENTER (FPC) IS THE HEART OF THE CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1997, THE FPC HAS BEEN HOME TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO MEET OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. TODAY, 18 NONPROFIT AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER ONE ROOF, COLLABORATING TO OFFER ENHANCED SERVICES THAT CREATE REAL ACCESS. THE FPC PARTNERS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, YOUTH SERVICES, RECREATION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, EMERGENCY SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. WITH EVER-EXPANDING YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING, THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CENTER WORKS TO BECOME THE PREMIER ALL-INCLUSIVE FAMILY CENTER. IN THE FACE OF CONTINUED PANDEMIC-RELATED CHALLENGES DURING 2021, THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CENTER AND ITS PARTNER AGENCIES WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE MET. NEARLY ALL PARTNER AGENCIES RE-OPENED ON-SITE, AND OTHERS IMPLEMENTED INNOVATIVE WAYS TO CONTINUE TO CONNECT WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DURING SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES. THE FPC PROUDLY ASSISTED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 BY HOSTING MULTIPLE VACCINE CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ADMINISTERED BY ONE OF THE PARTNER AGENCIES. THE FPC SUPPORTED LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED OF CHILDCARE WITH AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING WHILE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS PREVENTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM OFFERING THE SERVICE. ALSO, DURING 2021, THE POUGHKEEPSIE CITY LIBRARY BOARD APPROVED THE OPENING OF A SATELLITE LOCATION WITHIN THE FPC. RENOVATIONS OF THE CURRENT SADIE PETERSON DELANEY LIBRARY AT THE FPC ARE UNDERWAY AND THE NEW BEAUTIFUL BRANCH IS SET TO OPEN IN EARLY 2022.