Read the full text of our 2022 Annual Appeal below to learn about the impact your support has made, and how your gift this year can change the lives of people like Tyler and Anne. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.fcsith.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/End-of-Year-Appeal-for-Online.pdf" title="2022 End of Year...
These are the 3 types of mental downtime your brain needs Targeting different sources of mental fatigue can help make your time away from work be more restorative. from Fast Company Respecting work-life balance and taking vacations, or just getting away from work...
Read the full text of our 2021 Annual Appeal below. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.fcsith.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-EOY-Appeal-Letter.pdf" title="2021 EOY Appeal Letter"] Please consider making a gift today: https://www.fcsith.org/give/ Thank you so much. Want to stay tuned to the latest F&CS news? Subscribe to our online newsletter. We promise we'll only...
F&CS is delighted to present our 2020 Annual Report, including a message from Executive Director, Alicia Kenaley, as well as our financial report, and 2020 donor roll. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.fcsith.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2020-Annual-Report-for-Web-SinglePages.pdf" title="2020 Annual Report for Web SinglePages"] Please click to view this online report If...
Physical and Psychological Benefits of Time in Nature with Donald A. Rakow On March 26, 2021, Professor Donald Rakow, Associate Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University and co-author of the book, 'Nature RX' presented on the extensive extensive research...
In March of 2021, Alicia Kenaley joined Family & Children's Service of Ithaca as the new Executive Director. Click through to read Alicia's welcome remarks, and a farewell from retiring President & CEO, Karen Schachere. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.fcsith.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FCS_-Hello-Goodbye.pdf" title="F&CS_ Hello & Goodbye"] Want...
Supporting Your Tween's and Teen's Mental Health During Covid-19 On December 11, 2020, Family and Children's Service of Ithaca Clinic Director, Marisa Matsudaira, presented a public workshop on how to best support your tween and teen’s mental health during the ongoing...
Brené Brown with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle from BrenéBrown.com Months of compounded stress can lead to burnout. We’re all there. It’s exhausting. The good news? There’s a path through it. In this episode of #UnlockingUs...
Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss And Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll from NPR Are you under a lot of stress? Throughout the pandemic, people who never had the coronavirus have been reporting a host of seemingly unrelated symptoms: excruciating headaches, episodes of...
How Will We Cope With the Pandemic Fall? from The New York Times Mental health experts offer advice on how to handle the return to indoor life the cooler weather will bring: And all of us, in every circumstance, are dealing with the...