Westchester Jewish Community Services

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.

Family Services of Westchester, also known as FSW, is a private, nonprofit agency that provides a range of social and mental health services for youths, senior citizens and families. Founded in 1954, it offers services for youths in matters related to academic support, skills development, teenage pregnancy, school failure, and substance abuse and violence prevention. The agency provides therapeutic foster care, Early Head Start and AmeriCorps programs. Family Services of Westchester administers the Home Health Care program, which includes one-on-one assistance, personal care, and nutritional and emotional support for individuals with chronic needs. It operates the Jerome Technology Learning Center, which offers computer skills training opportunities for at-risk youths and unemployed adults and senior citizens. The agency has a staff of more than 450 professionals, including psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, child care workers, nurses, peer counselors and early childhood educators. Family Services of Westchester maintains a location in Mount Vernon, N.Y.