Organizations Filed Purposes:
GILDA'S CLUB WESTCHESTER OFFERS FREE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO ANYONE LIVING WITH CANCER - MEN, WOMEN, TEENS AND CHILDREN - ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. OUR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS ARE AN ESSENTIAL COMPLEMENT TO MEDICAL CARE, PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, WORKSHOPS, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.
ADULT CLINICAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUPPORT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING. ADULT SUPPORT GROUPS MEET WEEKLY, BI-WEEKLY, OR MONTHLY AND PROVIDE ONGOING, SHARED EXPLORATION OF EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO LIVING WITH CANCER AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE DEEPER INDIVIDUAL AND COMMON CONCERNS. ALL COUNSELING AND GROUPS ARE FACILITATED BY LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE CAN COME TO THE CLUBHOUSE FOR SUPPORT, NEW MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIPS OFFER SUPPORT PROGRAMS ONSITE AT THESE PARTNERSHIP FACILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS PHONE SUPPORT WHERE IT OFFERS INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING BY PHONE IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH. OTHER PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN AREA SCHOOLS AND OTHER SITES IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS SEVERAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY CANCER. THE CHILDREN AND TEENS PROGRAM INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT, ACTIVITY GROUPS AND FAMILY EVENTS. ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN (AGES 4-12) ARE CONDUCTED IN A SECTION OF THE CLUBHOUSE RESERVED ENTIRELY FOR CHILDREN, NAMED "NOOGIELAND". NOOGIELAND IS A CHEERFUL, SAFE, NON-THREATENING PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. THE CHILDREN AND TEENS PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ANY CHILD, AGED 4-18, TOUCHED BY CANCER IN ANY WAY. IT IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. THE PROGRAMS ARE THERAPEUTIC, HELPING CHILDREN AND TEENS COPE WITH THEIR FEELINGS, OFFERING A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN AND TEENS CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND EXPLORE EMOTIONS IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT JUST FOR THEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jen Scully | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Melissa Lang | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $0 |
| Peter A Goldstein | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jamie Goldberg | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Suzanne Yearley | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dwight Tierney | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lorraine Feldman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Doreen Davidowitz | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan M Barossi | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carole Bass | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Danish | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Preston Farr | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Tracey Aaron | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Monroe Md | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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