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...
Fostering Children’s Resilience During Uncertain Times On January 28, 2021, Erika Busch, Psy. D., and Samantha Zeitz, LMHC CCPT, of Family and Children's Service of Ithaca led a discussion on the importance of creating predictability and maintaining emotional connection with our...
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...
Read the full text of our 2020 Annual Appeal below. Thank you so much for your support. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.fcsith.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/End-of-Year-Appeal-2020-FINAL-FULL-1.pdf" title="End of Year Appeal 2020 FINAL FULL"] Want to stay tuned to the latest F&CS news? Subscribe to our online newsletter. We promise we'll...
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...
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, our annual audit process was unavoidably delayed, however, we wanted to share the 2019 Audited Financials now that they have been finalized. We look forward to sharing 2020 Financials in due course. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.fcsith.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2019-Financial-Report.pdf" title="F&CS Financial...