By Ruth Walter, Westchester County Legislator, 15th District
Apr. 28, 2021: Applications are now being accepted for the $26.6 million available to support essential workers and first responders through the Empire Pandemic Response Reimbursement Fund program.
The program, coordinated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, is designed to reimburse out-of-pocket child or dependent care, transportation, lodging and other qualifying expenses that eligible workers incurred while employed in New York State between March 1, 2020, through the date of application submission. Up to $1,000 is available per household. The funding comes from private donations from individuals, charitable trusts and businesses made during the COVID-19 crisis.
Qualifying applicants include first responders, health care workers and many multi-industry essential workers.
Eligible workers can apply on their own or be referred to the application by employers, unions or social service providers who employed them during the COVID-19 emergency.
Families who earn up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level — or $125,470 for a family of four — are eligible to apply for the funds to cover expenses.
Apply online here
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Maxwell Institute
Intensive and clinic-level outpatient chemical dependency treatment and education services.
92 Yonkers Ave
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
(914) 337-6033
Iona Family Therapy Center
The Iona Family Therapy Center (IFTC) is a non-profit center which has been in operation for over 40 years. While the IFTC has traditionally been located in the heart of New Rochelle, NY, the Center has moved to Iona's new Bronxville Campus as of August 2023.
Therapists at the IFTC are graduate students from the Iona University Marriage and Family Therapy program. Therapists-in-training are supervised by Iona faculty who are Ph.D. and Master's level Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Clinical Members and Approved Supervisors of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
The IFTC offers affordable, responsive therapy services to individuals, children, couples and families. Using a Family Systems approach, therapists-in-training assist clients to achieve their goals in a supportive, sincere and nonjudgmental environment.
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777 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, NY
Phone: 914. 472. 9090
website
Lawrence Home Care of Westchester
670 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, NY 10707
(914) 787-6158
www.lawrencehomecare.org

Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester provides access to primary care physicians and specialists from ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester.
The 288-bed facility is home to a cancer center, maternity center, breast health center, two cardiac catheterization labs, and a state-designated Stroke Center.
NYP Westchester provides advanced services such as minimally invasive surgery, state-of-the-art orthopedic care, and access to clinical trials.
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55 Palmer Avenue in Bronxville
914-787-1000 Main