Family Services Of Western Pennsylvania

TO EMPOWER CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING TRANSFORMATIONAL CARE.AS A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF WESLEY FAMILY SERVICES (WFS), FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTERN PA (FSWP) SUPPORTED SERVICES THAT PROMOTE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY AT MORE THAN 30 DIFFERENT AGENCY LOCATIONS AND SHARED FACILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE WFS GROUP OF COMPANIES PROVIDE PERSON-CENTERED CARE TO OVER 20,000 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. OVER 900 CARING, HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, TRANSFORMATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR LIFESPAN SO THAT THEY ARE EMPOWERED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND OVERCOME CHALLENGES TO BECOME PART OF A STRONGER COMMUNITY AND HAVE A BRIGHTER FUTURE. LIFE CHANGING PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN THE AREAS OF AGING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, FAMILY SUPPORT AND PRESERVATION, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, CONTD.

DURING FY21, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR FLOOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT BUILDING WITH CO-LOCATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WAS COMPLETED. THE BUILDING INCLUDES THIRTY-SIX ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM APARTMENTS. THE EMBEDDED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BY WFS. THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE BUILDING WAS FINANCED, IN PART, BY AMOUNTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. FSWP ALSO SECURED GRANT FUNDING AND LOANED IT TO THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. FSWP IS CONSIDERED THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROJECT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION AND ASPIRE DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES GP LLC, OF WHICH FSWP IS THE SOLE MEMBER, IS THE DEVELOPER FOR THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE COMMERCIAL SIDE HOLDS OFFICES FOR WFS STAFF AND WAS FUNDED, IN PART, BY AMOUNTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. THE GOAL IN CONSTRUCTING THE BUILDING IS TO LINK RESIDENTS TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY WFS STAFF, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE TENURE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE BUILDING; THEREBY, MINIMIZING VACANCIES. THIS MODEL IS SEEN AS AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO IMPROVE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND INCREASE THE CAPACITIES OF THE TENANTS IN THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2020.

AS A RESULT OF BECOMING A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF WFS IN 2017 AND MIGRATING ITS OPERATIONS TO WFS THROUGH JUNE 2019, FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTERN PA (FSWP) NO LONGER PROVIDES DIRECT PROGRAMMING IN THE SAME WAY IT HISTORICALLY HAD. HOWEVER, FSWP STILL HOLDS RESTRICTED FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS IT PREVIOUSLY OPERATED. THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED AND EXPENSED OVER TIME, SOME OF WHICH OCCURRED DURING FY21.