Established in 1976, the Community Services office provides, coordinates and administers human services for the Town and the Village of Larchmont.  It helps seniors, disabled and low-income residents by providing assistance with housing, job referrals, and other issues.  The Community Services staff help people directly or refers them to other available resources and programs. The Community Services Directory, outlining social service organizations in the tri-municipal area, is available through this office.

Many community groups seek out the assistance of the Community Services office to coordinate local holiday gift giving.  Since 1997, this office has coordinated the Thanksgiving dinner program begun by the Town Fire Department volunteers.  Holiday dinners are also provided in coordination with the parishioners of St. Augustine and St. Thomas' Episcopal Church. Partners in gift-giving also include the Larchmont Lions, Larchmont Avenue Church, and Larchmont Newcomers Club. Private individuals, as well as the Larchmont Library staff and Larchmont Women's Club also contribute financial support for Community Services work at the holidays and throughout the year.

Community Services also oversees the Senior Center, sponsored jointly by the Town and the Village of Larchmont. The Senior Center is located at 119 Larchmont Avenue in the Village Center behind the Larchmont Public Library. The Senior Bus Service provides daily door-to-door transportation to the Center, weekly grocery shopping, and Tuesday morning medical appointments, free of charge to seniors. This office also directs the 'Meals on Wheels' program, delivering a mid-day meal to home-bound residents 5 days a week.  On average the Community Services office provides more than 3,000 meals each year.

Senior Center Calendar - April 2008 (pdf 496k)

The federally financed Section 8 Housing Chioice Voucher Program, which is designed to lower the cost of housing for income-eligible elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals or families, is administered through this office. Preference is given to residents who work or reside in the Larchmont/Mamaroneck community.  Currently the department administers 260 Section 8 vouchers for rental assistance.