AspireHopeNY, Inc. A Chapter of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health & Families Together in NYS serving Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, Yates, Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga, Allegany, Monroe, Wyoming and Broome Counties. 25 West Steuben Street Bath, NY 14810 E-mail ahny@aspirehope.org Phone: 607-776-2164 Fax: 607-776-4327 Sample New FSS Service Provider Introduction Letter to Admitted Families! Introduction: Hello, my name is ……. I am excited that I have joined Aspire Hope NY Inc organization. I look forward to collaborating with a team of Certified Family Peer Advocates who desire to empower each other for success and be the vessel needed to help parents achieve their goals. Who I am & reason for working as a FPA: I am a parent of a child who has been diagnosed with………… and for a long time, I struggled with locating services that could help me in order to help my child. Not having Adequate resources and not knowing how to navigate services was a huge barrier for me. The reason why I am working as a Certified Family Peer Advocate is to help parents who have also struggled with similar issues. I am qualified as a Family Peer Advocate to perform my job because of my personal lived experiences and I look forward to helping you. In closing, I would like to thank you for allowing AspireHope NY Inc., to partner with your family as your Family Support Service provider. I look forward to our partnership and will be reaching out to schedule our first meeting. As a member of our organization you and your family are offered peer support, support groups, education, advocacy and more. Thank you again, Name: County: Phone number: Email address: