Family Services Timeline

Family Services founded as the Charity Organization Society

The Charity Organization was succeeded by a group called Associated Charities. Among its organizers were of the best known residents of Poughkeepsie.

Name changes to Family Welfare Association

Name changes to Family Service Association of Poughkeepsie to better align with the people the agency was serving. The agency had become a place to come for professional counseling, problems related to marriage, family quarrels, illness, personality adjustment, and other crises.

Name changes to Family Counseling Services of Dutchess County

Home Care Division starts

Domestic Abuses Awareness Classes starts. Professional Development starts.

Name changes to Family Services of the Mid-Hudson and Harlem Valleys. Relapse Intervention for Sex Crimes starts.

Internship Program Starts.

Crime Victims & Rape Crisis programs start. TransParenting starts. Bringing Up Children starts.

Elder Support Program starts.

Name is changed to Family Services, Inc. Dutchess Home Resource Center Program starts.

Family Partnership Center opens. Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program starts.

PPYA & Personal Empowerment and Conflict Education (PEACE) programs start.

The Teen Resource Activity Center starts.

Krieger ASP starts. Roller Coasters starts.

START Jail Program starts.

Clinton After School Program starts. TODAY Group starts. Mental Health Services are added. Duchess Home Resource Center closes. Roller Coasters Program closes.

Families First New York created.

Battered Women’s Services starts. Family Education Program starts. Teen Parent Program starts. Prevention Connections starts.