As COVID-19 surges, families are struggling with decisions about the holiday season—weighing concerns about the safety of traveling with the desire to spend time with friends and relatives. For families who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, these decisions are even harder, especially since many have forgone […]
Month: December 2020
Help lift the spirit of nearly 500 foster children
As many of our families gear up for the holiday season, Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the Department of Social Services, DSS, is asking for your help to lift the spirits of the county’s foster children. DSS is announcing that they are soliciting gift card donations this year as […]
Latimer Hosts ‘Ribbons of Remembrance’ Ceremony
In May, County Executive George Latimer unveiled a newmemorial—Ribbons of Remembrance—dedicated to Westchester County residents who have been lost to COVID-19. On Dec. 3, Latimer hosted a ceremony to honor those that have been lost and to move the memorial indoors to the Main Floor of the county Office Building […]
Westchester postmasters support USPS Operation Santa
Westchester postmasters are helping raise public awareness that the USPSOperationSanta.com website is active and ready to welcome potential letter adopters to help make the holiday season special for deserving children and their families. Thousands of letters are written to the USPS Operation Santa program every year in hopes of being […]
The Arc Westchester awarded $209K in grants
The Arc Westchester, a not for-profit organization supporting people with disabilities in Westchester County, has been awarded $209,000 in grants from the Trustee Management Board of NYSARC Trust Services to support The Arc Westchester’s guardianship and recreation programs. NYSARC Trust Services administers supplemental needs trusts, SNT, and pooled trusts that […]