Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service

What Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service does

Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service (SFCS) is a nonprofit community mental health agency founded in 1920 by the Scarsdale Woman's Club and independently incorporated in 1944. Headquartered at 14 Harwood Court, Suite 409, Scarsdale, New York, the organization delivers licensed individual, couples, and family therapy, school-based youth services, senior in-home support, and community violence-prevention coalitions to residents of the greater Scarsdale and Edgemont area. Service delivery is anchored by a family-systems therapeutic methodology and an "Open Door Policy" that does not turn away clients unable to pay.

The agency's product portfolio spans three core program areas plus two coalition-based initiatives: Family Counseling Services (therapy for anxiety, depression, relationships, grief, life transitions); Youth Services (school-based Youth Outreach Workers embedded in Scarsdale middle and high schools, Peer Leadership and LEAD programs, and grade-specific Parent Support Groups); and Aging in Place (joint initiative with Scarsdale Village offering in-home assessment, friendly visiting, vital aging seminars, and referrals). The Safe Coalition addresses family, youth, and teen-dating violence, while SFCS serves as Lead Agency and Fiscal Agent for Scarsdale Action for Youth (SAY), a substance-use prevention coalition.

SFCS is funded through a mix of client fees (sliding scale), grants from the Westchester County Board of Legislators and the federal Drug-Free Communities program, Village of Scarsdale appropriations for Aging in Place, Board-led fundraising, and individual donations. The agency is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children and is HIPAA-bound. Under Executive Director James "Jay" Genova, LCSW (since 2014), the organization has expanded clinical capacity, broadened school-based services into elementary grades, and added multiple licensed clinicians across 2023-2024.

Name

Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service

Legal name

Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service

Website

https://sfcsinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service (SFCS) is a Scarsdale, New York nonprofit founded in 1920 delivering licensed individual, family, and youth counseling, school-based mental health services, and Aging in Place support to residents of the greater Scarsdale and Edgemont community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Family counseling services
• Mental health counseling
• Youth outreach services
• Aging in place support
• Community mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Scarsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Client Fees: Client fees for counseling services provide essential support but are supplemented by other funding sources.
2. Grants: Funding received from grants including Westchester County Board of Legislators for Aging in Place Initiative and Drug-Free Communities grant.
3. Individual Donations and Fundraising: Board of Directors fundraising and generous individual contributors who bridge the gap between service fees and actual costs. The Scarsdale Foundation provides financial support for the website.
4. Village Funding: Aging in Place Initiative receives funding from Scarsdale Village.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service (SFCS) is a nonprofit family service agency delivering individual, couples, and family therapy, school-based youth services, parent support groups, aging-in-place support for seniors, and community violence prevention programming. Licensed mental health professionals apply a family-systems approach across all programs, serving individuals from age 5 through end of life in the greater Scarsdale and Edgemont area.

Product overview

Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service (SFCS) offers a comprehensive portfolio of mental health and family support services organized into three core program areas: Family Counseling Services (individual, couples, and family therapy), Youth Services (school-based programs, leadership development, and parent support groups), and Aging in Place (support services enabling seniors to remain in their homes). The organization also operates the Safe Coalition as an anti-violence community initiative and serves as the lead agency for the Scarsdale Action for Youth (SAY) prevention coalition. Services are delivered through licensed mental health professionals using a family systems approach, with programs serving individuals from age 5 through end of life.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Scarsdale Action for Youth (SAY): A community coalition dedicated to building resilience among youth and reducing underage use of alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs. Formerly known as the Scarsdale Drug & Alcohol Task Force (DATF). SFCS serves as Lead Agency and Fiscal Agent.
• Scarsdale Safe Coalition
• Aging in Place Initiative
• Scarsdale Community Youth Services Project
• Vital Aging

Products and services

• Family Counseling Services
• Scarsdale Community Youth Services Project
• Leadership Projects (Peer Leadership and LEAD Program)
• Parent Support Groups
• Scarsdale Action for Youth (SAY)
• Aging in Place Initiative
• Vital Aging Seminars
• Friendly Visitor Program
• Coffee and Conversation
• Safe Coalition

Quantifiable outcome

• Services provided to individuals from age 5 through end of life
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Scarsdale VillagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership with Scarsdale Village on Aging in Place Initiative, providing funding and collaboration for senior services in the community. SFCS serves as the implementation partner for this village-supported program.
• Scarsdale School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFCS places Youth Outreach Workers in Scarsdale middle and high schools for the Scarsdale Community Youth Services Project, providing mental health support to students and families.
• Safe Coalition PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition includes Scarsdale Police Department, Scarsdale Board of Education, Westchester County Office for Women, Junior League of Central Westchester, and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin's Office working together to prevent violence.
• Scarsdale Public LibrarysupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner with SFCS Safe Coalition for community events including film discussions on topics like domestic violence awareness.
• Junior League of Central WestchestersupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner in Safe Coalition initiatives and domestic violence awareness programs including It Ends With Us film discussion.
• Westchester County Board of LegislatorscoreOthersProvides funding for the Aging in Place Initiative and other SFCS programs through county-level appropriations.
• Take Back the Night FoundationsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with international foundation to host Take Back the Night Rally, an event dedicated to ending all forms of sexual violence.
• Westchester County Livable Communities InitiativesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFCS Aging in Place program aligns with Westchester County's award-winning Livable Communities Initiative working through grassroots connections.
• Scarsdale Action for Youth (SAY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFCS serves as Lead Agency and Fiscal Agent for SAY (formerly Drug & Alcohol Task Force), a community coalition dedicated to building resilience among youth and reducing underage substance use.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Family Counseling Center (part of Family Services of Westchester): Family counseling provider within the Westchester social services ecosystem offering therapy, youth programs, and aging services under a family-systems approach; closest direct overlap with SFCS's core counseling offering.
• Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS): Westchester-based nonprofit behavioral health and social services agency offering outpatient mental health, youth services, and aging programs under accredited clinical frameworks; competes for similar county, school, and donor funding.
• Family Services of Westchester: Larger Westchester-based nonprofit providing mental health, family, and aging services across the county; direct competitor for county grants, school contracts, and Aging-in-Place-style programs.
• Children's Village: Westchester-based nonprofit providing youth and family behavioral health, school-based services, and community programs; competes for the same Drug-Free Communities and county-level youth service contracts.

Broad incumbents

• JCCA (Jewish Child Care Association): Large New York nonprofit serving youth and families with mental health, residential, and community-based programs; competes for state contracts and employs comparable licensed clinical staff.
• Hillside Family of Agencies: Large regional nonprofit serving youth and families across New York State with mental health, education, and child welfare programs; broader portfolio but competes for similar state, county, and school district contracts.
• Andrus (formerly Children's Aid Society of Westchester): Westchester-based nonprofit providing mental health, youth development, and family support services; overlaps on school-based and family counseling segments while operating at greater scale.

Others

• Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health: Government counterpart providing and funding community mental health services; both a partner and indirect competitor for the same county appropriations and client referrals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ScarsdaleCoalition

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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