Fire Safety Educational Services
Through the Family Matters program, WJCS offers education services about fire-safety and assesses children at-risk of fire setting.
Services include:
- Consultation to community providers on fire-setting behaviors, normal development and appropriate response
- Group fire-safety education, conducted by fire personnel and social worker
- Home visits to meet with families and do individual fire-safety education
- Assessments of the child’s fire behaviors to determine if further, more intensive evaluation is necessary
- Training around the county on youth and fire behaviors
- Referrals, where necessary
Contact: Carolyn Murphy, Director, Family Matters (914) 237-6089; [email protected] 1 Odell Plaza, Yonkers, NY, 107