Climate of Trust Council (Formerly Bay Area Council for Soviet Jewry) is an organization in St. Petersburg, Russia, which supports Russian Jewish artisans. Their programs represent the greatest hope for Russian Jews and other minorities facing growing religious, ethnic and racial strife. SAC donations go directly to the Jewish Community Center is St. Petersburg.
Contact: Pnina Levermore, Executive Director
459 Fulton Street Suite 104 San Francisco, CA 94102
415-703-0800
Cancer Support Team , existing for over 25 years, has a goal to enhance the quality of life of lower Westchester residents living with cancer. They do this by providing free nursing, social work, and other support services. CST’s services include care management, pain and symptom control, counseling, referrals to community resources, financial help, transportation assistance, and bereavement services. CST is unique in being: 1) the only Westchester-based program providing home care services at no charge and without regard to insurance coverage; 2) one of the few agencies that continues to provide financial and transportation assistance; and 3) an agency that focuses, not only on patients, but also on the family caregivers involved in their care.
Contact: Judith Dobrof, Executive Director
875 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 204 Mamaroneck, New York 10543
914-777-2777
cst@cancersupportteam.com
Dorot is a partnership of volunteers, professionals and seniors dedicated to enhancing the lives of homebound and homeless elderly. DOROT enables older people to maintain their independence and live in dignity in their own homes for as long as possible.
171 West 85th St. New York, NY. 10024 Email: dorotusa.org
Westchester office 800-499-0940; Susan Richter
NYC office: 212-769-2850.
Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmont assists people in need and promotes social, economic and professional integration between the immigrant and the already established larger community. It does this by providing needs assessment, identification of issues and resources, direct services, information and referrals, as well as providing technical assistance and support to other community-based organizations.
Contact: Mariana Boneo, Executive Director
email: marianaboneo@hrclm.org
168 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 914-835-1512
Interfaith Council for Affordable Residence (I-CARE) is dedicated to developing and providing permanent, affordable housing to those in need. I CARE provides housing for families in Larchmont – Mamaroneck with children attending local schools. They work with local agencies to select suitable tenants and provide ongoing property management.
Contact: Caroline Silverstone, Chairman of the Board
740 W. Boston Post Rd Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Larchmont Friends of the Family, Inc. is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian charitable organization intended to assist families with significant ties to the Larchmont community. Formed by Larchmont residents, its purpose is to mitigate the trauma faced by a family with dependent children when a parent or child dies or suffers a catastrophic illness. Where needed, financial and support services and volunteer efforts will be provided on a short term basis only and are intended merely to provide some stabilization of the family in the midst of crisis until the family members are able to thoughtfully consider and adjust to their new realities.
Contact: Kathy Staudt, President; Mary Stein, 1st Vice-President
P.O. Box 746, Larchmont, NY 10538
telephone: 833-2513
Larchmont/Mamaroneck Community Counseling Center is a place where youths and their families can talk about their concerns in a comfortable and confidential atmosphere. Psychologists, social workers and other qualified counselors deal with personal and family problems, school problems, anxiety, stress, depression, substance abuse problems, relationships and decision-making.
Contact: Mark Levy, Executive Director
234 Stanley Avenue Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-698-7549
Larchmont/Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force distributes food to needy people from the Community Action Program (CAP) and offers home delivery service to incapacitated residents. The Hunger Task Force regularly sees about 240 families every two weeks.
Contact: Carol Cauley, President, 834-0674 or
Mary Davis, volunteer coordinator, 833-1806
P.O. Box 634, Mamaroneck, NY 10543.
Mamaroneck Child Development Center is a full-day, year round Head Start Center, serving approximately 35 children from low income working families living in the Larchmont/Mamaroneck community.
Contact: Denise Gilman, Director
134 Center Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-698-3131
Mamaroneck Community Action Program (CAP Center) is a neighborhood center that runs or includes within its facilities:
Day care program, After school program, School homework assistance and recreation for junior and senior high school students, Home energy assistance program, Advocacy (helps solve everyday or unusual problems), Information and referrals service, Emergency food pantry, Used household/clothing collection and distribution corner, and
Holiday food drive. LT SAC also coordinates its holiday Sponsor-a-Family program through the CAP Center.
Contact: Beverly Brewer-Villa, Director 914- 698-7140
134 Center Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Email: bbrewer-villa@westcop.org
Mamaroneck UFSD (for Sheldrake Environmental Center Eco-Kids Camp Scholarship) Eco-Kids is a before-school program held in the fall and spring during the school year. The program is run jointly by Sheldrake Environmental Center and the Mamaroneck Avenue Pre-K. Parents apply for the Eco-kids program. The students meet at Pre-K in the morning, where the district transports them to Sheldrake and they return for their afternoon Pre-K class. The school selects children for scholarship assistance based on economic need.
Attn: Meryl Schaffer
Mamaroneck UFSD
Mamaroneck Avenue School; 850 Mamaroneck Ave. ,Mamaroneck NY, 10543
Mamaroneck UFSD (for town summer Camp for Pre-K kids) The Town of Mamaroneck Camp is a summer program run by the Town Recreation Department. It provides summer town camp scholarships for local Pre-K children. The eligibility criterion for the Mamaroneck Avenue School Pre-k is economic need, which is assessed at enrollment and academic need.
Attn: Meryl Schaffer
Mamaroneck UFSD
Mamaroneck Avenue School; 850 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck NY 10543
Midnight Run, Inc. is a not-for-profit that has been bringing together volunteers and the homeless poor since 1984. Both Larchmont Temple and Larchmont Avenue Church regularly collect clothing, toiletries and food, and every 6 weeks volunteers sort the donations and then caravan to New York City to distribute them to the homeless. The Midnight Run organization coordinates the drop-offs and provides clothing to fill in where collections are weak.
Contact: Dale Williams, Executive Director
97 Main Street Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914)693-7817
http://www.midnightrun.org
My Sister’s Place is a local battered women’s shelter that offers shelter and services to victims of abuse and their families. Since 1978, it strives to engage each member of society in its work to end domestic violence, so that all relationships can embrace the principles of respect, equality, and peacefulness.
Contact: Shelter donations, Karen Cheeks-Lomax, Executive Director
One Water Street; White Plains, NY 10601
914- 683-1333 , 800-298-7233
Pleasantville Cottage School is a subsidiary of Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA), a provider of foster home and residential services. JCCA’s residential treatment services provide young people with a highly supervised and protected environment while they work with family and staff to resolve their difficulties. Multi-disciplinary teams develop comprehensive, individualized service plans. Individualized special education is provided in small classes on campus or at community schools. Older residents attend high school and college or vocational programs. Services include: Goal-directed, family-centered planning, Counseling and crisis stabilization, Independent living skills training, Vocational and job training, Substance abuse counseling, Sexual abuse and domestic violence counseling, Special education and therapeutic recreation, and Medical services and psychopharmacology.
Contact: Phina Geiger – Director of Volunteers
1075 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10579
914-769-0164
Project Ezra serves the frail elderly on New York's Lower East Side, including over four hundred frail elderly who are economically, physically or psychologically marginal. They offer social work services, including assessment and evaluation, as well as ongoing support and counseling. We provide crisis intervention and make referrals to appropriate agencies when indicated.
Sarah Neuman Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation is dedicated to the principle that the aged are entitled to individualized attention, specialized treatment and, above all, the opportunity to continue their lives with dignity and meaning.
Contact: Amy Lionheart, Coordinator of Volunteers
Contact: Rita Morgan, Administrator
845 Palmer Ave. Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-698-6005 www.jewishhome.org
Sheldrake Environmental Center LIFE Center (Local Involvement for the Environment) inspires environmental awareness and action in its community (Larchmont/Mamaroneck) and preserves, protects and enhances local environmental resources.
Marie Venezia, Executive Director
Suzanne Frank, President
685 Weaver Street; Larchmont, NY 1538
914-834-1443
sheldrakecenter@verizon.net
South East Consortium for Special Services, Inc provides diverse leisure activities for developmentally, physically and learning disabled youth and adults, as well those with ADHD. Activities include day camp, sports, special events, fitness, arts, leisure education, music and dance. Teen travel program is offered during summer time for teens and adults for 6 weeks. Inclusive recreation programs are offered for non-disabled and disabled individuals.
Contact: Jerry Peters, Executive Director
740 West Boston Post Rd., Suite 301 Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-698-5232
Village of Larchmont (Flint Park Camp Scholarship)
Contact: Joyce Callahan, Recreation Director
Village of Larchmont
Municipal Building
120 Larchmont Ave. Larchmont, NY 10538
Washingtonville Housing Alliance provides construction and rehabilitation of housing for low and moderate-income families. It also offers: tenant assistance and eviction-prevention services; one-time loans; homebuyer counseling and workshops; low-cost fuel for homeowners and businesses through Washingtonville Fuel Co-op.
136 Library Lane, Mamaroneck NY 10543
914-698-4299
Executive Director: Jeremy N. Ingpen. Email: jningpen@washingtonville.org
General Email: whahousing@cs.com
