Serving Individuals Families Communities - VCS Inc.

By the end of 2008, the financial outlook for charitable organizations
started to turn very bleak. All of us at VCS assumed an attitude of
cautious optimism…what else is there to do when there remains
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so much work to do for the community?
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Throughout the year, people turn to VCS at times of personal crisis
and suffering or perhaps when a family member is troubled.
Grandparents and other relatives who are raising a next generation of
children they did not expect to be caring for, rely on us for additional financial and
emotional support so the children can grow-up in a stable home. Troubled youth find us
when they feel threatened by other types of community resources.
All types of people come to VCS: moms and dads from all walks of life, from all parts of
the community who are struggling under the responsibilities of raising a family;
independent elders who are suddenly afraid that they will not be able to care for
themselves. They are some of our most vulnerable citizens and some of our most
prominent. They are people who are victims or perpetrators, working or unemployed,
living in your neighborhood or in a homeless shelter.
Whatever the reason that people come to VCS, they are guaranteed compassionate,
professional and affordable care that can make a significant and lasting difference in their
lives.
I can’t tell you the names of the people we serve nor can I show you their pictures, but I
can tell you that they are your co-workers, perhaps a friend or a relative or someone you
know who lives in one of the close-knit communities throughout the Hudson Valley.
Since VCS serves the entire community, people come to us from far and wide.
The VCS mission is carried out with a sense of pride and purpose by the VCS volunteer
work force and professional staff. The Board of Directors ensures that people in our
community are provided with the very best counseling and family services and cuttingedge
training and workshops focused on social justice and equality for all- with no
exceptions.
The report that follows is a snap-shot of our work and accomplishments in 2008. The
greatest measure of our success lays in the number of individuals, young people and
families who look to us for help and whose lives are changed because we care. You will
note the increased numbers who came to VCS during this past year.
Especially now, during this time called the ‘great recession’, we cannot do this work
alone…we depend on your continued partnership and financial support to maintain our
cautious optimism in order to care for the needs in our communities.
Thank you.
Deborah Cary Murnion
Executive Director
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