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Through an agreement with the Westchester County’s Department of Social Services (DSS), FSY manage benefit payments, such as Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Westchester residents who need assistance managing their finances. We also provide Representative Payee services privately on a fee-for-service basis.

Works to empower individuals with developmental disabilities, youth and adults with chronic health conditions and complex mental health concerns, and survivors of domestic violence to live as independently as possible. Adult Services include:

• Day Services, including site-based day habilitation, community-based day habilitation, and Individual Retirement Experience (IRE) for those aged 50 and over
• Employment Services which help develop work skills and connect people with competitive employment opportunities
• Self-Directed Services, which enable individuals to make choices about their staff, supports, and services
• Health Homes (comprehensive case/care management)
• In-Home Services, which provide home and community-based skills and self-development training services to adults who exhibit deficits in independent living care skills, with a focus on increasing or maintaining skills to reduce reliance on family caregivers
• Behavioral Services, including home and community based services, as well as behavioral intervention
• Intensive Supports, which provide relief services for families
• Representative Payee Services, which help people to build their financial skills with the goal of financial independence
• Housing Subsidies for clients who meet OPWDD eligibility criteria
• Residential Services
• Transportation
• Family Reimbursement Program, which assists with expenses faced by families caring for a person with developmental disabilities
• Alternatives to Incarceration Program, which helps people with developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, and mental health conditions navigate the various stages of the criminal justice system
• Raise the Age Services, which helps youthful offenders acquire the life skills and pro-social behaviors required to lead self-sufficient lives, gain employment, and avoid further involvement in the criminal justice system
• Project C.O.A.C.H., which provides telephone counseling, referral, outreach, and intervention/prevention for individuals and families
• Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance Program, which provides services to people of all abilities who are victims of any crime, specializing in people with disabilities who have experienced domestic violence

Oversees public benefit checks (usually Social Security or SSI) to help individuals with a cognitive impairment who are unable to manage their own financial affairs. Provides clients with budget development and training with a hope of fostering economic self-sufficiency in the future.

Acting as representative payee, manages Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments for the personal care and well being of beneficiary.

Protective Services for adults over the age of 18 whose health and safety is at imminent risk and who are unable to meet their own basic needs and have no one willing or able to assist them.

Helps individuals with serious mental illness through an intensive case manager to manages Social Security benefits, pay rent, bills and assists with budgeting, works with social security to resolve problems, and assisting with forms and documents required to maintain benefits.

Protective Services for adults over the age of 18 whose health and safety is at imminent risk and who are unable to meet their own basic needs and have no one willing or able to assist them.

Acting as representative payee, manages Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments for the personal care and well being of beneficiary.

Manages and maintains social security benefits, assists with financial planning including budgeting income and review of finances, and offers financial workshops. Services in Spanish available. Appointment required.

Offers a program that is available for adults who are not able to manage their finances. It ensures the proper use of a person's income / resources and prevents the mismanagement and financial exploitation of those funds by others. A referral may be made at our Information, Resource, and Referral Services Unit in person or by calling.

Life Skills Advocates manage monthly SSI and SSDI benefits for consumers. Program ensures that SSI/SSDI consumers who need assistance with their finances have their basic housing and medical needs managed each month to make certain that they are safe and secure in their housing. After all basic housing and medical needs are paid, any surplus funds are provided to the consumers in weekly Personal Needs Allowance (PNA).

Helps individuals with serious mental illness through an intensive case manager to manages Social Security benefits, pay rent, bills and assists with budgeting, works with social security to resolve problems, and assisting with forms and documents required to maintain benefits.

Offers a program that is available for adults who are not able to manage their finances. It ensures the proper use of a person's income / resources and prevents the mismanagement and financial exploitation of those funds by others. A referral may be made at our Information, Resource, and Referral Services Unit in person or by calling.

Provides representative payee services for Social Security benefits to help individuals due to age or disability to manage assets, manage credit, pay monthly bills and issue personal needs checks on a regular basis.

Provides financial management and training to assist individuals who receive SSI/SSD benefits to live independently.