Family Services of Westchester staff will host a ribbon-cutting for the opening of the Lanza Family Center for All Ages at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The 18,000-square-foot building on 106 N. Broadway in White Plains has an adult wing and a youth wing and will offer caregiver support, early childhood education and youth development programs. The 2-acre site is designed for age-diverse groups to interact inside and outdoors, modeling a natural family setting.
The center was modeled after the nonprofit”™s award-winning intergenerational program in Mount Kisco, My Second Home. The facility is named for Patricia Lanza, the late philanthropist whose $1 million challenge grant helped realize FSW”™s vision to create an intergenerational facility in lower Westchester County.
“This is a tremendous milestone not only for FSW, but for all the community members who can now take advantage of this unique programming,” said Susan Wayne, FSW”™s president and CEO, in a statement.
The $4.9 million construction project, which began this summer, was managed by A.P. Construction Co. in Stamford, Conn. The city of White Plains approved $75,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding for the project.
Founded 60 years ago, Family Services of Westchester runs more than 50 social service and mental health programs for residents of all ages.
