2023 Families In Need of Assistance, Inc.will celebrate 30 years of service

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Sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

Board of directors

Families In Need of Assistance is run by a Board of Directors consisting of attorneys, teachers, retired social workers, Family Court clerks, and other interested members of the community. 


The main goal of Families In Need of Assistance, Inc., is to provide cost-effective services to those in need. 81% of its annual budget is directed towards services for its clients and 19% of its annual budget covers administrative costs.

Help & Support our mission

Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve lives of others. Your generous donation will fund our mission. We thank you!


Families in Need of Assistance, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) corporation and all contributions are tax deductible according to the rules of the Internal Revenue Service.

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OUR BOARD 2022

Margaret Holbritter, Esq.
Russell Sage College
Albany Law School


Kevin Lang, Esq., Treasurer
University of Michigan
Albany Law School
Couch White, LLP Partner


Patricia Beeler,
Hudson Valley Community College
The College of Saint Rose
Mediator, Consultant 

Board of Directors Women’s Building

Board of Directors Mediation Matters


Steven Buckley, Esq.
Private Practice
Albany, NY


David Cardona
Chief Clerk of Albany County 

Supreme Court 3rd Judicial District 

NYS Judicial Court System 


Caron O'Brien Crummey
Williams College

MBA State University at Albany
Wheaton College
Hinman Straub, Government Relations
   Specialist

Board of Directors the Albany Academies 


Whitney Porter Malone, 
Boston University, BS

Kidney Foundation Development Office


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HONORARY BOARD


Cindy Ley 

Special Education Retired Consultant 


Judith Marks, Social Worker


Cynthia J. Urbach, Executive Director
Russell Sage College, BS, MS

OUR SPONSORS 2022

Platinum

  • Frederick McDonald Trust, Bank of America, N.A. Trustee
  • Stuyvesant Plaza
  • Edward Swyer
  • Chardan Markets Capital LLC


Gold Sponsors

  • Joyce H. Bookstein
  • Keeler Motor Car / Gail and Sandy Keeler
  • Stewart’s Holiday Match
  • Paradign Capital 
  • Lisi and Steven Urbach
  • Candice Weir


Silver Sponsors

  • The Honorable Edward Elson
  • Lisa and John Ferguson
  • Maggie Holbritter
  • Muffy Nasner
  • Micki and Norman Massry
  • Nigro Companies
  • Gorman Bros. / Anthony and Denise Gorman / Mark and Gretchen Gorman


Bronze

  • Richard Alfred MD
  • Michelle and Walter Borisnok
  • Anne Marie and Herbert Ellis
  • Evelyn and Laurence Farbstein
  • Golub Foundation
  • Kimberly and E. Stewart Jones 
  • Eileen and Kevin Lang
  • Barry Larner
  • John Nigro
  • Kathy and Harry Odabashian MD
  • Diana and Richard Ostroff
  • Sarah and Frank Slingerland
  • Patty Tobin
  • Richard Yulman, in memory of Janet Yulman 


Honorary

  • Robert Brenner DDS
  • Donna and Thomas Buckley
  • Neil Golub
  • Kenneth S. Krouner
  • Dianne and Peter Meckler
  • Missy Nigro
  • Steven Parnes MD
  • Susan Picotte in memory of William Picotte
  • Mark Schreiber
  • Rabbi Scott Shpeen
  • Fredricka Slingerland Trust
  • Peter Spitalny in memory of Beth Spitalny
  • The Bookstein Children in honor of their mother Joyce H. Bookstein
  • Steven M. Sumberg in memory of Ruth Sumberg
  • Donald Summer in memory of Jane Summer
  • Thomas Summer in memory of Jane Summer

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