September 4, 2024 – Kingston, NY — Family of Woodstock, Inc., announced today the appointment of Frank Paulo as its new Chief Financial Officer. Paulo brings more than 35 years of leadership experience in financial management across nonprofit, corporate, and community development sectors. Paulo most recently served for 11 years as CFO of RUPCO, a […]
Join Your Friends, Neighbors, and Other Locals Family of Woodstock’s First 5k Turkey Trot! When: Thanksgiving Day, November 27 Time: 9 am Start | Day-of Registration 7:30-8:30 am Where: Pre-race gathering: Municipal Parking behind Family of Woodstock | Race Start: Woodstock Rec. Field Why: Raise funds for Family’s 24-hour Emergency Hotline! Our team has designed […]
Recently, the Spanish Help Line celebrated its Día De La Comunidad with great success! Family distributed over 80 backpacks filled with school supplies to local children, and we expect more families to pick up bags at our office. Within a week, we will have successfully donated over 100 bags and supplies! This achievement wouldn’t […]
“And we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden.” – Joni Mitchell, “Woodstock” While not exactly a garden, the Woodstock Farm Festival is a celebration of the earth’s bounty, spotlighting local farms, growers, and producers who create nourishment for the body and soul. Family of Woodstock will be an active participant each week, providing […]
Family of Woodstock is hosting a full-agency Job Fair on June 26 from 5-7:30 pm at our Kingston office, 31 Albany Ave. We have a host of open positions from entry-level, requiring little-to-no experience, to more advanced positions that could be the next step in your social services career. At the Family of Woodstock Job […]
Child Care Connections‘ Kerry Wolfeil and Ramona Sanchez attended the City of Kingston’s 11th Annual Earth Fair on May 10th at TR Gallo Waterfront park. They met with many people, hearing over and over how Family has helped them or someone they know. The team was touched when so many thanked them for the amazing work Family does. […]
The 15th Annual UlsterCorps Service Summit was April 25th at SUNY New Paltz and several Family of Woodstock staff and our Board Chair attended! Each year since our 2009, UlsterCorps has hosted a Service Summit bringing together students, volunteers and community leaders from the nonprofit, business, higher education and governmental sectors to address the work […]
The History of Family of Woodstock’s Pioneering Efforts to Heal Domestic Violence Prior to 1980, the Hudson Valley did not have a domestic violence shelter. Enter a dedicated group of mostly women who, working with Family of Woodstock, created the Washbourne House. On October 29, we will premiere the film “Women Helping Women” in which […]
October was first declared as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1989 by an act of the US Congress. Since then, October has been a time to acknowledge and advocate for survivors and their families. Domestic violence happens in all communities, and affects all people regardless of age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality. […]
21st Annual New Paltz Turkey Trot – Registration Open! Join more than 1,000 “trotters” for some fitness and fun on Thanksgiving morning, November 28 at 8am for the 21st Annual New Paltz Turkey Trot – a benefit for Family of New Paltz. For the past 20 years, the Turkey Trot 5K fundraiser has provided us […]