A representative from Open Arms, a White Plains shelter for the homeless, gratefully accepted multiple bags of canned and dried food contributed by the CW community to the Thanksgiving Food Drive co-sponsored by CW’s Student Government Association and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Students Joshua Alvarez and Iliana Colon from PTK delivered the donations along with the SGA moderator, Mr. Terry Keyes.
The Open Arms Program is a 38 bed shelter for single homeless men which began operating in 1989. It has established itself as a model program. The program provides a full range of services for residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Along with caring and effective staff workers, Open Arms offers a number of on-site services.
On-Site Services include:
- Shelter, meals, clothing, showers, counselilng, transportation, recreation.
- Intensive drug/alchoholism treatment five days a week, provided by Innovation Health Systems.
- Part-time clinical psychologist.
- A satellite Mental Health Clinic with a psychiatrist, provided by New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, White Plains.
- G.E.D. educational training program, sponsored by Rochambeau School.
- Referrals and assistance in finding job and housing.
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