July/August Newsletter
A Note from Our CEO HAPPENING SUMMER by Brian Doyle As we move through these sultry, summer days one would think that we all slow down and savor the beauty of summer. While we do appreciate this season, it’s hardly about slowing down. There are lots of Youth Programming opportunities at the Family Partnership Center, including […]
2021 May/June Newsletter
A Note from Our CEO: A Roof Over Our Heads and a Warm Welcome for All Who Enter Honoring the Legacy of Theodore “Tree” Arrington Brian Doyle Tree Arrington was a leader and a change maker who challenged each of us to ask ourselves: What are we doing to help children in our community? He faithfully […]
March/April Newsletter
A Note from Our CEO: A Roof Over Our Heads and a Warm Welcome for All Who Enter Brian Doyle As I walk around the Family Partnership Center and see all of the wonderful activities and offerings, I am reminded, yet again, of the importance of the Family Partnership Center to all those who […]
January/February 2021
A Note from Our CEO: A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL DUFFY: A FOUNDING HERO OF THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CENTER Brian Doyle “Mike Duffy was one of the first people I met when I came to Family Services. For weeks, every morning, when I came to work there was a man there already hard at work. […]
October/November 2020 Newsletter
A Note From Our CEO: Silencing Brian Doyle On September 22, the White House issued an Executive Order, intended to eliminate most, if not all, diversity training provided to government employees and all of its contractors and suppliers. Its stated intent is to “prohibit racial stereotyping, divisiveness and discrimination” but it actually wrongly portrays diversity training as […]
August/September 2020 Newsletter
A Note From Our CEO: Though masked, each child has eyes that sparkle brighter than ever Brian Doyle These continue to be confusing and sometimes disheartening days as we forge through the prolonged COVID crisis that continues to envelop our nation and the world. But everyday I am lifted by seeing more of our Family […]
June/July 2020 Newsletter
A Note From Our CEO: Thinking of Fatherhood Brian Doyle As Father’s Day approaches, I am filled with thoughts around its meaning, particularly in these perilous recent times. It is always a day to remind us of the importance of fatherhood, and dads—honoring those with us, and those who are with us no longer. […]
April/May 2020 Newsletter
A Note From Our CEO Brian Doyle Our world continues to look a little different than it did several weeks ago, and it is without question that we are living in unprecedented times. As many of us have transitioned our homes into offices and school classrooms, and many others have had to temporarily close […]
February/March 2020 Newsletter
A NOTE FROM OUR CEO Brian Doyle 2019 was an incredible year for Family Services—filled with celebration of major agency milestones. We are excited for what 2020 will bring and are grateful to do this work alongside of our community of friends. Many thanks to the 200 plus friends and supporters who joined us […]
December 2019/January 2020 Newsletter
A NOTE FROM OUR CEO Brian Doyle It has been an exhilarating 2019 for all of us at Family Services. The long-awaited merger of Family Services and Hudson Valley Mental Health was finalized in April. And while that was the date of the formal merger, leading up to that milestone and in the days […]
