Westchester County

The Westchester County Department of Social Services is dedicated to empowering individuals and families by providing essential support services aimed at fostering independence and ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable adults and children. Each year, the department assists hundreds of thousands of county residents with food, housing, medical services, childcare, and protective services, among other critical needs. With a mission focused on improving lives, the department offers resources like temporary assistance, child welfare investigations, and foster care services to help individuals achieve self-sufficiency. The department emphasizes accessibility through various means, including a mobile application for document submission and a Case Management Information Center for remote assistance. Generated from the website

About Cluster CLUSTER provides services and programs that assist residents in Yonkers and Westchester and Rockland County to build a better future for themselves and their communities. The thrust of all our programs is the empowerment of individuals, families and communities to fulfill their dreams and potential. CLUSTER Community Services is a private, non-profit, 501 (c) (3) multi-service agency located in Yonkers, New York. Since 1975, CLUSTER has been providing a broad range of programs and services designed to meet the needs of residents of Westchester and most recently Rockland County. CLUSTER provides services in these four core program areas: Mental Health Residential Services This program provides transitional supervised home-like housing facilities as well as permanent supported housing units to individuals with psychiatric disabilities. These individuals receive rehabilitative support services to gain or maintain the skills needed to live as independently as possible. Our Mediation Centers provide the highest quality dispute resolution and training to residents and businesses in Westchester and Rockland Counties. Our mediators are trained and certified under the auspices of the NYS Unified Court System and our areas of expertise include community disputes, Custody/Visitation, Divorce, Restorative Justice, school based programs and Eviction Prevention. The focus of Youth & Family Programs is to improve the lives of children and families by providing academic support, enrichment activities, and youth leadership and development programs.