About Fort George
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“To provide a quality, comprehensive, family focused, child development program to eligible children and their families in Washington Heights and the Morrisania section of the Bronx.”
– from our Mission statement
Our History
The Ft. George Community Services, Inc. was founded and incorporated in 1981 for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating programs in education, employment and training, economic development, housing, health and social welfare. These programs are designed to strengthen the growth and development of individuals and families in the Washington Heights Area and the Morrisania section of the Bronx.
The organization was formed by community residents who were concerned with the provision of comprehensive services to lower-income families with preschool children, and following them through the early years of elementary school.
The ethnic make-up of the Ft. George Community Services’s population consists of Hispanic, Black, Asian and Caucasian families. The composition of the Ft. George Community Services’ Board of Directors reflects this multicultural community with the majority of its members residing within this area.
In line with this, the Washington Heights area is an evolving community of growth. The area is transitional in the sense that there is a relatively high in-and-out migration. Many young families in need of various types of social and health services comprise this neighborhood.
Initially the agency started the operation of our Head Start program with 94 children. The program has now expanded to three sites in the Washington Heights area and one in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. It provides quality comprehensive early childhood services, including Early Head Start, to over 300 children, from birth to Pre-Kindergarten, and their families.
The first site is located at 1525 St. Nicholas Avenue, and has a licensed capacity for 110 children at any one time. This site houses the Administration offices of the agency. The second site is located at 601 West 186th Street and has a licensed capacity of 45 children at any one time. A third site is located at 4467 Broadway, and a fourth at 489 St. Paul’s Place in the Morrisania section of the Bronx.
We continue to support the values that we established for ourselves over 35 years ago as they have clearly contributed to our ongoing success.
Annual Reports
Administration
Executive Director – Carolyn L. Wiggins, Ed.M
Deputy Director – Anita Grossbard, MS.ed
Board of Directors
Officers
Chairperson – Ruth J. Rudder
Treasurer – Winifred Richman
Secretary – John Phelan,Esq.
Members
Diana Douglas, MA
Gary King, MS.ed
Megan Silander,Ph.D
Walter Frye, MBA, CPA, Fiscal Consultant
Kira Mineroff,Esq., Pro Bono Attorney