Westchester County Youth Bureau 2018-2019 Invest In Kids Program Directory · 2018-11-14 · 2018-2019 Invest In Kids Program Directory George Latimer, Westchester County Executive

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Westchester County Youth Bureau

2018-2019 Invest In Kids Program Directory

George Latimer, Westchester County Executive

Dr. DaMia Harris Madden, Executive Director

Westchester County Youth Bureau

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Mission Statement ............................................................................................................. 7

Westchester County Invest in Kids .............................................................................. 7

County Wide Programs

Family Services of Westchester

Westchester County Junior Youth Council ......................................................................... 8

Westchester County Senior Youth Council ......................................................................... 8

Student Advocacy, Inc.

Overcoming the Odds Project ............................................................................................. 9

Solutions Not Suspensions Project ..................................................................................... 9

Greenburgh Programs

Westchester Jewish Community Services, Inc.

Parent Child Home Program ............................................................................................. 10

Mamaroneck Programs



Mount Kisco Programs

Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester

Mount Kisco College Quest ............................................................................................... 12

Mount Kisco Educational Enrichment/Literacy Improvement Program .......................... 12

Mount Kisco Health and Life Skills Program ..................................................................... 13

Mount Kisco STEM Kids ..................................................................................................... 13

Mount Vernon Programs

City of Mount Vernon Youth Bureau

Girls Embracing Maturity (GEM) Program ........................................................................ 14

Safe Haven……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14

Step Up…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15

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Youth Empowerment………………………………………………………………………………………………………15

Family Service Society of Yonkers

Intergenerational Literacy Support Program .................................................................... 16

Friendship for Tots

Friendship Enrichment Program ....................................................................................... 16

The Guidance Center of Westchester

Center for College & Careers ............................................................................................ 17

My Sisters’ Place, Inc.

REAL (Relationships, Empowerment, and Leadership) for Tweens and Teens ................ 18

Ujamaa Community Development Corporation

Grace Afterschool Program & Learning Center (GASP) .................................................... 18



WJCS Afterschool Academy .............................................................................................. 20

New Rochelle Programs

Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle

Career Launch ................................................................................................................... 21

The City of New Rochelle Youth Bureau

New Rochelle Youth Court ................................................................................................ 22

Strive Leadership Academy ............................................................................................... 22



Ossining Programs

Family Service Society of Yonkers, Inc.


Latino U College Access

First Gen Forward ............................................................................................................. 24

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One World United and Virtuous, Inc.

Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders ...................................................................................... 25

Teatown Lake Reservation

Grow Wild Outside ............................................................................................................ 26

Peekskill Programs

City of Peekskill Youth Bureau

Advancing Learning Initiatives for Teens (L.I.F.T) Program .............................................. 27

The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation

Margaret’s Place ............................................................................................................... 28

Port Chester Programs

Don Bosco Community Center of Port Chester, Inc.

Don Bosco Boys and Girls Club ......................................................................................... 29

One World United and Virtuous, Inc.

Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders ...................................................................................... 29

Steer for Student Athletes

Steer for Student Athletes Membership Services ............................................................ 30



Sleepy Hollow Programs




Latino Peer Education ....................................................................................................... 33

White Plains Programs

The City of White Plains Youth Bureau

Clubmen Higher Aims Program ......................................................................................... 34

Healthy and Fit for Life Program ....................................................................................... 34

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Step Up! Boys Program ..................................................................................................... 35

El Centro Hispano, Inc.

El Centro Hispano’s Youth Enrichment Program .............................................................. 35



Thomas H. Slater Center, Inc.

Step Up Girls ..................................................................................................................... 36


Latino Peer Education ....................................................................................................... 37


After School Academy………………………………………………………………………………………………....38

YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester-White Plains

YMCA-CNW STEM Programs ............................................................................................. 39

YMCA Youth Anti-Obesity Program .................................................................................. 39

YMCA Youth Leadership and Civics Program .................................................................... 40

YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester

GEMS College Prep Program ............................................................................................. 40

YWCA Let’s Get Physical ................................................................................................... 41

Yonkers Programs

CLUSTER, Inc.

Study Buddy Program ....................................................................................................... 42

Family Service Society of Yonkers, Inc.


YES! Youth Empowerment for Success ............................................................................. 43

Groundwork Hudson Valley

Youth Conservation Leadership Program ......................................................................... 43

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The Hudson River Museum

The Junior Docent Program .............................................................................................. 44

Junior Achievement of New York

Real World Academy ......................................................................................................... 45

Lifting Up Westchester

Brighter Futures College Prep Program ............................................................................ 45

My Sisters’ Place, Inc.

REAL (Relationships, Empowerment, and Leadership) for Tweens and Teens ................ 46

Nepperhan Community Center

Nepperhan Youth Corp ..................................................................................................... 47

YMCA of Yonkers

Lifeguard Employment Training ........................................................................................ 47

Youth Employment Training ............................................................................................. 48

The Young Women’s Christian Association of Yonkers (YWCA of Yonkers)

The P.E.A.R.L. Program ..................................................................................................... 48

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Westchester County Youth Bureau Mission Statement

The mission of the Westchester County Youth Bureau is to fund, monitor and support

Westchester County non-profit agencies and institutions that provide programs and services to

youth, in order to promote positive youth development and encourage healthy lifestyles.

Westchester County Invest in Kids

In 1993, the Westchester County Invest in Kids initiative was established (under the

Westchester County Youth Bureau Charter) as a mechanism for provision of local tax levy

funding for expanded use of the positive youth development model in addressing the needs of

at-risk youth under the age of 21 in eleven urban communities: Elmsford, Greenburgh, Mount

Vernon, New Rochelle, Ossining, Peekskill, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, White Plains

and Yonkers. Since the inception of this funding stream, small grants have also been made

available to community programs serving at-risk, income eligible youth based upon United

States Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant

Criteria.

The positive youth development model focuses on provision of opportunities for youth to

actively acquire the skills and abilities needed to grow up to be competent, caring and healthy

adults. Key elements of this model include:

1. Involvement of youth in leadership and service program planning activities, program

implementation and program evaluation

2. Inclusion of parents, religious organizations, and the wildest possible diversity of

community groups and informal systems in the planning and implementation of youth

services

3. Provision of a range of structured activities for youth with diverse interest and needs

4. Provision of opportunities where young people feel supported and safe

5. Community and program focus on asset building by helping young people to acquire:

● Positive values

● Social competencies

● Positive identity

● Educational commitment

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County Wide Programs

Agency Name: Family Services of Westchester

Family Services of Westchester

2975 Westchester Avenue, Suite 401

Purchase, NY 10577

Website: www.fsw.org

Executive Director: Susan Wayne

Phone Number: (914)-305-6888

Program Name: Westchester County Junior Youth Council

Contact Person: Chloe Fernandez

Phone Number: (914)-358-5571

Email Address: [email protected]

This program serves 40 youths ages 10-14. The Junior Youth Council is a voluntary youth advocacy program. The program is youth led, and is dedicated to helping members develop leadership, public speaking, and organizational skills. Members will raise awareness and advocate for youth issues in interactions with peers, local government, community, family and schools. Members of the program come from varied ethnic backgrounds, neighborhoods, schools, socio-economic levels and academic abilities.

Program Name: Westchester County Senior Youth Council

Contact Person: Marisa Ragonese

Phone Number: (914)-358-5566


This program serves 60 youth ages 14-18. The Senior Youth Council is a voluntary youth advocacy program. The program is youth led, and is dedicated to helping members develop leadership, public speaking, and organizational skills. Members will raise awareness and advocate for youth issues in interactions with peers, local government, community, family and schools. Members of the program come from varied ethnic backgrounds, neighborhoods, schools, socio-economic levels and academic abilities.

http://www.fsw.org/

mailto:[email protected]


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Agency Name: Student Advocacy, Inc.

3 West Main Street, Suite 212

Elmsford, NY 10523

www.studentadvocacy.net

Executive Director: Lisa Syron

Phone Number: (914)-347-7039


Program Name: Overcoming the Odds Project

Contact Person: Lisa Syron

Phone Number: (914) 347-7039


This program serves 115 at-risk youth ages 5-20 to get them on track to school success. The program is designed to provide education advocacy services to the families of youth facing significant school problems such as broad academic failure, dropping out, ongoing disciplinary problems or failure to enroll. The goal of the program is help youth gain educational support that fosters positive development, prevents dropping out, and promotes educational success so that they will leave school prepared to live, learn, and work.

Program Name: Solutions Not Suspensions Project

Contact Person: Lisa Syron

Phone Number: (914)347-7039


This program serves 100 youth ages 5-20 facing suspension, and technical assistance and support to school districts that are working to revise their disciplinary policies. The vast majority of school suspensions are for non-violent offenses. In many cases, there may be an underlying problem causing the negative behavior, such as a learning disability or mental health issue. The program reviews the students’ situations and helps secure school resources and/ or community support services.




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Greenburgh Programs

Agency Name: Westchester Jewish Community Services, Inc.

845 North Broadway

White Plains, NY 10603

Website: www.wjcs.com

Executive Director: Seth Diamond

Phone Number: (914)-761-0600

Email: [email protected]

Program Name: Parent Child Home Program

Contact Person: Patrice Cuddy

Phone Number: (914)-949-7699 x424


This program serves 100 youth, ages 2-3. The goal of the program is to foster a parent/child bond that gives the child the intellectual and emotional support necessary to develop pre-literacy and ongoing literacy skills. The program also aims to support parents as their child’s first and most important teacher, and to help develop language and other pre-literacy skills in pre-school children that ensure they enter school ready to learn.

This program serves 75 youth ages 5-9. This program utilizes the skills, life knowledge, and volunteer services of older adults in the community to provide the social and academic support needed by students in the public schools across Westchester County. The program provides positive adult role models for students and the opportunity for older adults to productively engage in their community.


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Mamaroneck Programs


845 North Broadway




Phone Number: (914)-761-0600




Phone Number: (914)-949-7699 x424





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Mount Kisco Programs

Agency Name: Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester

351 East Main Street

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

Website: www.bgcnw.com

Executive Director: Alyzza Ozer

Phone Number: (914)-666-8969 ext 109


Program Name: Mt. Kisco College Quest

Contact Person: Barbara Cutri

Phone Number: (914)-666-8069 ext 107


This program serves 60 youth ages 14-20. Mt. Kisco College Quest is designed to create a “college-bound” culture at the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester. The program provides career exploration, college research/planning and admissions preparation, work readiness skills, resume assistance, essay writing workshops, job training, internships, financial aid seminars and more. The goal of the program is to help participants succeed in high school, explore a multitude of career options, develop career goals, prepare for the college admissions process, and transition from school to career.

Program Name: Mt. Kisco Educational Enrichment/Literacy Improvement Program


Phone Number: (914)-666-8069 ext 107


This program serves 216 youth ages 5-18. The Mt. Kisco Educational Enrichment/Literacy Improvement Program provides unique academic enrichment, support and services, including basic literacy support for youth who are at risk of academic failure or are not learning sufficient basic academic skills during the school day. The goal of the program is to engage young people in the process of positive, collaborative learning, encouraging them to succeed in school and embrace life-long learning so that they can grow to be independent, community minded adults.

http://www.bgcnw.com/




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Program Name: Mt. Kisco Health and Life Skills Program


Phone Number: (914)-666-8069 ext 107


This program serves 216 youth ages 5-18. The Mt. Kisco Health and Life Skills Program develops each participant’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that support their own well-being both physically and psychologically. Character building programming that addresses substance abuse prevention, health education, pregnancy prevention, peer to peer communication building, nutrition/obesity prevention, and self-esteem enhancement gives participants the tools they need to develop/maintain optimal physical and emotional health.

Program Name: Mt. Kisco STEM Kids


Phone Number: (914)-666-8069 ext 107


This program serves 175 youth ages 5-14. Mt. Kisco STEM Kids provides opportunities and supports to increase STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) education capacities and skills for youth so that they will be prepared to live, learn, and work in a community as contributing members of society.



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Mount Vernon Programs

Agency Name: City of Mount Vernon Youth Bureau

1 Roosevelt Square

Mount Vernon, NY 10550

Website: http://youth.cmvny.com

Executive Director: Debra Butler

Phone Number: (914) 665-2344


Program Name: Girls Embracing Maturity (GEM) Program

Contact Person: Dena Williams

Phone Number: (914)-665-2344


This program serves 60 young women ages 10-17. The GEM Program is designed to equip girls with the core competencies and attributes that are required for positive maturation. The GEM Program features interactive sessions to promote school success, leadership conference planning, community service outings, and field trips. The goal of the program is to provide at-risk girls with support, and increase their overall health and wellness.

Program Name: Safe Haven After-School/Summer and STEAM


Phone Number: (914) 665-2344


This program serves 180 elementary to middle school youth. The Safe Haven program provides

academic support in the core areas of English, Math and promotes the “cradle to college”

concept of preparing students for middle and high school. The program seeks to the existing

gaps within the city by targeting elementary schools, where academic proficiency rates are low

and/or resources are limited. The Safe Haven After-School Program is a collaborative effort of

the City of Mount Vernon Youth Bureau, Westchester County Youth Bureau and the

Westchester County Board of Legislators to provide free homework assistance and youth

development activities to the students of Rebecca Turner Elementary School, Parker

Elementary School, and Grimes Elementary School.

http://youth.cmvny.com/




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Program Name: Step Up


Phone Number: (914) 665-2344


The Step Up Program combines the evidenced-based framework of the Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets and OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model to reduce the risk of gang involvement and juvenile delinquency amongst male ages 10-21. Step Up addresses the needs of the city’s most at-risk African American and Hispanic male youth through mentoring, youth leadership, job readiness training and public speaking skills. The youth involved in this program are placed in after-school employment as an alternative to unsupervised time. In addition, youth are taken on educational field trips and other fun and cultural outings. This program serves 30 young male youth.

Program Name: Youth Empowerment


Phone Number: (914) 665-2344


This program serves 40 youth, ages 14-21, to receive comprehensive basic job readiness and occupational skills training. Participants are provided with employment opportunities and community service projects throughout the summer. Some of the program participants reside at the Youth Shelter of Westchester, Inc., which is an alternative to incarceration program located within the city. This program has been financially supported by the Westchester County Board of Legislators.



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Agency Name: Family Service Society of Yonkers, Inc.

30 South Broadway

Yonkers, NY 10701

Website: www.jcy-wcp.com www.fssy.org

Executive Director: Seth Berman

Phone Number: (914)-963-5118 ext 435


Program Name: Intergenerational Literacy Support Program

Contact Person: Janice Lubin Kirschner

Phone Number: (914)-423-5009



Agency Name: Friendship for Tots

261 East Lincoln Avenue


Website: www.friendshipfortots.com

Executive Director: Collie Edwers

Phone Number: (914)-668-1210 ext 14


http://www.jcy-wcp.com/

http://www.fssy.org/



http://www.friendshipfortots.com/


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Program Name: Friendship Enrichment Program

Contact Person: Jacqueline Richardson



This program serves 32 youth ages 5-12. The Friendship Enrichment program is a comprehensive school year, afterschool, and summer enrichment program. The main goal of the program is to give minority students the support they need to fulfill their academic potential at an early age in order to be prepared to pursue a college education.

Agency Name: The Guidance Center of Westchester

256 Washington Street 2nd Floor


Website: www.TheGuidanceCenter.org

Executive Director: Amy Gelles

Phone Number: (914)-613-0700 ext 7074


Program Name: Center for College & Careers

Contact Person: Daniel Bonnet

Phone Number: (914)-613-0700 ext 7099


This program serves 1,168 youth ages 13-21. The Center for College and Careers provides on-site support and educational guidance to its participants. The goal of the program is to transform the lives of youth so they can pursue post-secondary education or start on a career track and have successful futures.


http://www.theguidancecenter.org/


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Agency Name: My Sisters’ Place, Inc.

1 Water Street 3rd Floor


Website: www.mspny.org

Executive Director: Karen Cheeks-Lomax

Phone Number: (914)-683-1333 ext 115


Program Name: REAL (Relationships, Empowerment, and Leadership) for Tweens and Teens

Contact Person: Diane Tukman

Phone Number: (914)-683-1333 ext 118


This program serves 100 youth ages 10-20. REAL is a program that works to end violence in intimate relationships and combat the effects of domestic violence and human trafficking on adults and children throughout Westchester County. The program offers a 6-12 week intensive healthy relationships services for small groups of middle and high school age youth. The objectives of REAL are to assist youth to develop a vision and skills for healthy relationships; to explore options for youth to safely address abuse in their or loved ones’ relationships; to define and understand the dynamics of abuse; and to develop a vision of gender roles that promote respect, equality, and safety for all.

Agency Name: Ujamaa Community Development Corporation

52 South 6th Avenue


Website: www.gracechurchtoday.org

Executive Director: Enid Hay

Phone Number: (914)-663-7458


http://www.mspny.org/



http://www.gracechurchtoday.org/

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Program Name: Grace Afterschool Program and Learning Center (GASP)

Contact Person: Enid Hay

Phone Number: (914)-663-7458


This program will serve 100 youth ages 5-20. The GASP program offers many services for its participants such as intensive reading and cultural programs, workforce readiness training programs, and the Grace Freedom Summer program.

Agency Name: Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)

845 North Broadway




Phone Number: (914)-761-0600




Phone Number: (914)-949-7699 x424






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Agency Name: Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)

845 North Broadway




Phone Number: (914)-761-0600


Program Name: After School Academy

Contact Person: Shamar Watson



This program serves 20 youth ages 15-17. WJCS Afterschool Academy is a school-based afterschool program that provides teens with employment experience and an opportunity to engage in real work and community involvement experiences. These opportunities will help teens strengthen their commitment to learning, and develop social competencies and job related skills. The program also emphasizes the importance of civic engagement and youth development. Participants will serve as assistant group leaders, and assist with research based curriculum activities for elementary school students. As a result, participants will learn and develop the skills necessary for healthy decision making and the promotion of a positive sense of future and personal potential.



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New Rochelle Programs

Agency Name: Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle, Inc.

79 Seventh Street

New Rochelle, NY 10801

Website: www.bgcnr.org

Executive Director: Lutonya Russell-Humes

Phone Number: (914)-235-3736


Program Name: Career Launch

Contact Person: Lutonya Russell-Humes

Phone Number: (914)-235-3736


This program serves 50 youth ages 13-18. The Career Launch Program addresses the priority need for career development and job readiness among teens. The program provides opportunities for participants to explore careers and industries of interest, while developing necessary skills for success. Career Launch will use a combination of facilitated sessions and reflective activities that will allow participants to determine their skills, interests and aptitudes, and link that assessment to various career clusters. Using this information, career launch incorporates guest speakers, enrichment activities, and field trips that promote in depth experiences in the careers of interest.

http://www.bgcnr.org/



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Agency Name: The City of New Rochelle Youth Bureau

515 North Avenue

New Rochelle, NY 10801

Website: www.newrochelleny.com/youth

Executive Director: Kelly Johnson

Phone Number: (914)-654-2045


Program Name: New Rochelle Youth Court

Contact Person: Kelly Johnson

Phone Number: (914)-654-2045


This program serves 40 youth first-time offenders ages 7-15. The purpose of the New Rochelle Youth Court is to divert youth away from court and early anti-social and delinquent behavior while at the same time offering both Youth Court members and offenders a chance to participate in, become familiar with, and gain respect for the judicial system. The goal of the program is to help reduce juvenile crime in a process that incorporates teens, victims, and the community in a new form of justice that entrusts youth to make difficult decisions about delinquent behavior of our young people.

Program Name: Strive Leadership Academy

Contact Person: Kelly Johnson

Phone Number: (914)-654-2045


This program serves 60 youth ages 10-17. Participants of the Strive Leadership Academy will be involved in positive youth developments workshops where they achieve the acquisition of protective factors and resistance skills. The goal of the program is to increase participants’ self-esteem, self-confidence, motivation, and build leadership skills.

http://www.newrochelleny.com/youth




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845 North Broadway




Phone Number: (914)-761-0600




Phone Number: (914)-949-7699 x424


This program serves 100 youth ages 2-3. The goal of the program is to foster a parent/child bond that gives the child the intellectual and emotional support necessary to develop pre-literacy and ongoing literacy skills. The program also aims to support parents as their child’s first and most important teacher, and to help develop language and other pre-literacy skills in pre-school children that ensure they enter school ready to learn.


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Ossining Programs


30 South Broadway

Yonkers, NY 10701



Phone Number: (914)-963-5118 ext 435




Phone Number: (914)-423-5009



Agency Name: Latino U College Access

75 Virginia Road


Website: www.latinou.org

Executive Director: Shirley Acevedo Buontempo

Phone Number: (914)-648-0239







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Program Name: First Gen Forward

Contact Person: Diane Rosenthal

Phone Number: (914)-648-0239


This program serves 120 youth ages 15-20. The Latino U College Access First Gen Forward program is a career readiness and work-force development program designed to help low income, first generation Latino high school students and college freshman and sophomores prepare for success in careers and college. The program provides guidance to students in identifying career pathways including academic and credentialing requirements, work readiness skills development, information about the college application and financial aid process, and networking opportunities that enable participants to succeed in a complex global economy.

Agency Name: One World United and Virtuous, Inc.

55 Hillandale Road

Rye Brook, NY 10573

Website: www.oneworlduv.org

Executive Director: Joseph Carvin

Phone Number: (914)-318-2613


Program Name: Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders

Contact Person: Joseph Carvin

Phone Number: (914)-318-2613


This program serves 4,711 youth ages 7-17. The Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders program offers services such as Character Education and Global Awareness, One World Youth Clubs, Summer Leadership Institute, and One World Clubs. The goal of the program is to foster positive development for at-risk youth.


http://www.oneworlduv.org/



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Agency Name: Teatown Lake Reservation

1600 Spring Valley Road

Ossining, NY 10562

Website: www.teatown.org

Executive Director: Kevin Carter

Phone Number: (914)-762-2912


Program Name: Grow Wild Outside

Contact Person: Phyllis Bock

Phone Number: (914)-762-2912


This program serves 90 youth ages 5-7. The goal of the program is to foster ecological literacy and increase children’s school readiness and academic success in STEM topics. The Grow Wild Outside program uses children’s interest in the natural world to engage them in hands-on science activities that teach core STEM skills. Grow Wild Outside runs an after school program and a summer program.



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Peekskill Programs

Agency Name: City of Peekskill Youth Bureau

840 Main Street

Peekskill, NY 10566

Website: www.cityofpeekskill.com/youth-bureau

Executive Director: Tuesday McDonald

Phone Number: (914)-734-4149 ext 4149


Program Name: Advancing Learning Initiative for Teens (L.I.F.T.) Program

Contact Person: Darryl Francis

Phone Number: (914)-864-0150 ext 2051


This program serves 75 youth ages 10-14. The L.I.F.T. Program is designed to provide its participants with positive developmental concepts that will enhance their growth through education, the arts, science, technology and math. The objectives of the program are to provide a safe place for youth to go after school and out-of-school days while building healthy relationships, to provide homework assistance and help youth become engaged with positive activities, and to help participants learn positive work ethic through summer involvement and leadership skills.

http://www.cityofpeekskill.com/youth-bureau



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Agency Name: The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation

Suite 600 55 West 39th Street

New York, NY 10018

Website: www.joetorre.org

Executive Director: Yolanda Jimenez

Phone Number: (212)-880-7370


Program Name: Margaret’s Place

Contact Person: Typhani Carter

Phone Number: (212)-880-7365

This program serves 848 youth ages 12-14. Margaret’s Place offers services such as individual and group counseling which focus on psychoeducation, empowerment, decreasing the negative impact of trauma/violence, increasing safety, strengthening coping skills, increasing support systems, safety planning and crisis intervention. The main objectives of Margaret’s Place are to bring awareness to the impact of trauma/violence and to provide strategies and guidance regarding how those impacted can navigate healthy, supportive relationships going forward.

http://www.joetorre.org/


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Port Chester Programs

Agency Name: Don Bosco Community Center of Port Chester, Inc.

22 Don Bosco Place

Port Chester, NY 10573

Website: www.donboscocenter.org

Executive Director: Ann Heekin

Phone Number: (914)-939-0323


Program Name: Don Bosco Boys and Girls Club

Contact Person: Margaret Diaz

Phone: (914) 939-0323


This program serves 250 at-risk youth six days a week. The Don Bosco Boys and Girls Club provides after school programming and a safe space for children. Youth will participate in activities such as homework help, computer classes, MakerSpace, games, and gym activity. This program also runs a summer camp service Monday through Friday.

Agency Name: One World United and Virtuous, Inc.

55 Hillandale Road

Rye Brook, NY 10573

Website: www.oneworlduv.org

Executive Director: Joseph Carvin

Phone Number: (914)-318-2613




http://www.oneworlduv.org/


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Program Name: Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders

Contact Person: Joseph Carvin

Phone Number: (914)-318-2613


This program serves 4,711 youth ages 7-17. The Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders program offers services such as Character Education and Global Awareness, One World Youth Clubs, Summer Leadership Institute, and One World Clubs. The goal of the program is to foster positive development for at-risk youth.

Agency Name: Steer for Student Athletes

6 Indian Hill Road

Rye, NY 10580

Website: www.steerforstudentathletes.org

Executive Director: Michael Eck

Phone Number: (917)-499-0548


Program Name: Steer for Student Athletes Membership Services

Contact Person: Patrick Durney

Phone Number: (914)-620-2900


This program serves 30 youth ages 10-17. The goal of the program is to use sports engagement to improve educational health, wellness, and social outcomes for at risk students. Steer offers school year and summer activities that promote positive youth development and encourage healthy lifestyles. The program aims to have children leave school prepared to lie, learn, and work in a community as contributing members of society.




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845 North Broadway




Phone Number: (914)-761-0600




Phone Number: (914)-949-7699 x424





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Sleepy Hollow Programs


75 Virginia Road




Phone Number: (914)-648-0239




Phone Number: (914)-648-0239





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845 North Broadway




Phone Number: (914)-761-0600


Program Name: Latino Peer Education

Contact Person: Paula Santa Donato

Phone Number: (914)-761-0600 ext 322


This program serves 45 youth ages 13-17. The goal of this program is to equip Hispanic youth to develop leadership, presentation, advocacy, and critical thinking skills through interactive peer-to-peer educational groups, school and community presentations to peers, parents, and other adults. The program takes place year-round, during and after school hours.



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White Plains Programs

Agency Name: The City of White Plains Youth Bureau

11 Amherst Place


Website: www.whiteplainsyouthbureau.org

Executive Director: Frank Williams

Phone Number: (914)-422-1378 ext 6702


Program Name: Clubmen Higher Aims Program

Contact Person: Michael Salley

Phone Number: (914)-422-2129


This program serves 35 at risk boys ages 12-18. The Clubmen Higher Aims Program is a positive youth development program that provides services such as counseling, academic assistance, drop out and suspension prevention, violence prevention, college and career readiness, employment, youth voice, and mentoring. The goal of the program is to keep young men on track, and create opportunities for them so that each young person can realize his full potential.

Program Name: Healthy & Fit for Life Program

Contact Person: Bhavana Pahwa

Phone Number: (914)-422-1378 ext 6715


This program serves 100 youth ages 6-21. The Healthy & Fit for Life Program encourages youth to incorporate good nutrition and fitness into their daily lives, provides counseling support to address the barriers that prevent leading a safe, healthy, and drug free life, utilizes evidence based programs, and encourages and supports the incorporation of a “wellness” approach into their daily lives. The goal of this program is to help youth develop various facets of their personality that support positive growth and skills at every age of their development.

http://www.whiteplainsyouthbureau.org/




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Program Name: Step Up! Boys Program

Contact Person: Raymond Tribble

Phone Number: (914)-422-1378


This program serves 65 boys ages 14-21. The Step Up! Boys Program offers individual case management services to individuals, groups, and families to assess and strengthen problem areas. Program participants meet with counselors individually, in groups, and if necessary/when required with families in the home. The main objectives of this program are to give participants a healthy start when entering school, to have participants graduate from high school prepared for college, to have participants successfully enter the work force, to keep youth on track, and give youth a second chance.

Agency Name: El Centro Hispano, Inc.

346 South Lexington Avenue


Website: www.elcentrohispano.org

Executive Director: Isabel E. Villar

Phone Number: (914)-289-0500


Program Name: El Centro Hispano’s Youth Enrichment Program

Contact Person: Judith Aucar

Phone Number: (914)-552-4349


This program serves 250 youth ages 7-17. El Centro Hispano’s Youth Enrichment Program has seven components that provide academic and social support through tutoring and mentoring so that students can work at or above grade level in school, and succeed to the best of their ability. The general objectives to the program are to improve students’ academic progress through support and tutorial assistance, to develop students’ long term study skills, to make older students understand the importance of attending college so they can take advantage of school and community resources, to develop students’ positive self-esteem, and to develop students’ good citizenship and leadership skills.


http://www.elcentrohispano.org/



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75 Virginia Road




Phone Number: (914)-648-0239




Phone Number: (914)-648-0239



Agency Name: Thomas H Slater Center, Inc.

2 Fisher Court


Website: www.slatercenter.net

Executive Director: Heather Miller

Phone Number: (914)-948-6211




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Program Name: Step Up Girls

Contact Person: Myrlene Chauvette

Phone Number: (914)-948-6211


This program serves 25 youth ages 14-21. Step Up Girls is a structured afterschool experiential learning program for high school girls. The focus of the program is career/professional development, to utilize different tools and methodologies to enhance participants’ marketability, and preparation for employment. The girls will develop leadership skills, and gain self-confidence. The program fosters a trusting environment through open and honest conversation. The girls will learn how to be attentive and supportive toward each other and develop processes for relationship building, decision making and self-determination.


845 North Broadway




Phone Number: (914)-761-0600


Program Name: Latino Peer Education

Contact Person: Paula Santa Donato

Phone Number: (914)-761-0600 ext 322


This program serves 45 youth ages 13-17. The goal of this program is to equip Hispanic youth to develop leadership, presentation, advocacy, and critical thinking skills through interactive peer-to-peer educational groups, school and community presentations to peers, parents, and other adults. The program takes place year-round, during and after school hours.




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Phone Number: (914)-949-7699 x424


This program serves 100 youth ages 2-3. The goal of the program is to foster a parent/child bond that gives the child the intellectual and emotional support necessary to develop pre-literacy and ongoing literacy skills. The program also aims to support parents as their child’s first and most important teacher, and to help develop language and other pre-literacy skills in pre-school children that ensure they enter school ready to learn.

Program Name: After School Academy

Contact Person: Shamar Watson



This program serves 20 youth ages 15-17. WJCS Afterschool Academy is a school-based afterschool program that provides teens with employment experience and an opportunity to engage in real work and community involvement experiences. These opportunities will help teens strengthen their commitment to learning, and develop social competencies and job related skills. The program also emphasizes the importance of civic engagement and youth development. Participants will serve as assistant group leaders, and assist with research based curriculum activities for elementary school students. As a result, participants will learn and develop the skills necessary for healthy decision making and the promotion of a positive sense of future and personal potential.



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Agency Name: YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester- White Plains

250 Mamaroneck Avenue


Website: whiteplains.ymca-cnw.com

Executive Director: Thomas Hay

Phone Number: (914)-949-8030


Program Name: YMCA-CNW STEM Programs

Contact Person: Margarita Lozada Pineiro

Phone Number: (914)-949-8030


This program serves 90 youth ages 5-12. The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for students to explore a variety of age-appropriate STEM programs that prepare them for academic success in STEM areas, build social and teamwork skills, and encourage community involvement and/or pursuit of STEM topics and careers. It expects to help them develop an interest in STEM topics and improve their related skills.

Program Name: YMCA Youth Anti-Obesity Program

Contact Person: Margarita Lozada Pineiro

Phone Number: (914)-949-8030


This program serves 60 youth ages 5-12. The goal of the program is to instill healthy lifestyle habits in children so that they maintain a healthy weight into adulthood. It will use a “CATCH” framework developed by the Center for Disease Control. It expects to increase children’s physical activity, promote healthy food choices, encourage consumption of new fruits and vegetables, and engage families to join their children in these improvements.




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Program Name: YMCA Youth Leadership and Civics Program

Contact Person: Zach Swieret

Phone Number: (914)-949-8030


This program serves 45 youth ages 12 to 18. The goal of the program is to help teens develop to their full potential and prepare them to be highly competent, engaged, and valuable members of Westchester County. It will increase the amount of time students spend doing productive activities outside of school. Students will work on skills related to research, writing, and logical thinking; they will also work on leadership and team building skills. The program also aims to increase the participants’ civic interest.

Agency Name: YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester

515 North Street


Website: www.ywcawpcw.org

Executive Director: Maria Imperial

Phone Number: (914)-949-6227


Program Name: GEMS College Prep Program

Contact Person: Rhonda Brooks

Phone Number: (914)-949-6227


This program serves 55 girls ages 11-17. The GEMS College Prep program is an afterschool and summer program that helps underserved young women develop a career plan and prepare for and attend college. The program aims to improve academic achievement, self-esteem, health and wellness, cultural awareness and community service/citizenship. The ultimate goal of this program is to increase the number of female teens in White Plains who attend college.




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Program Name: YWCA Let’s Get Physical

Contact Person: Kristin Pinkerton

Phone Number: (914)-949-6227


This program serves 100 youth ages 7-17. The YWCA Let’s Get Physical program is a health and wellness program for youth who attend the YWCA Kid’s Connection after school program, the GEMS (Girls Empowered through Meaningful Support) program, and “special programs” for children/youth with disabilities. The goal of the program is to create habits of health and wellness for the youth. To achieve this goal, the program will be focused on developing participants’ “physical literacy,” which is the ability, confidence, and desire to be physically active for life. The Let’s Get Physical program offers activities such as nutrition lessons, sports, Special Olympics, open playground/gym, yoga, and meditation.


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Yonkers Programs

Agency Name: CLUSTER, Inc.

28 Wells Ave. 4th floor

Yonkers, NY 10701

Website: www.clusterinc.org

Executive Director: Toni Volchok

Phone Number: (914)-963-6440 ext 209


Program Name: Study Buddy Program

Contact Person: Freda Elston

Phone Number: (914)-963-6440


This program serves 30 youth ages 14-18. The Study Buddy Program is a youth development platform that will provide its participants with job training classes, college prep workshops, informational sessions geared towards various careers, and mentorships. The goal of the program is to assist youth with job/career/college readiness skills.


30 South Broadway

Yonkers, NY 10701



Phone Number: (914)-963-5118 ext 435


http://www.clusterinc.org/






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Phone Number: (914)-423-5009



Program Name: YES! Youth Empowered for Success

Contact Person: Carolyn Fluckinger

Phone Number: (914)-963-5118


This program serves 50 youth ages 5-20. With the assistance of foster care youth leaders, the YES! program aims to directly address academic and interpersonal problems that impede students from realizing their full potential by providing a wide range of activities and opportunities that encourage positive choices and build self-esteem. Participants will confront issues such as chronic school absenteeism, bullying, substance abuse, and the need for effective communication with care givers and other authority figures. The program will also focus on career planning and opportunities, especially those in STEM fields.

Agency Name: Groundwork Hudson Valley

22 Main Street

Yonkers, NY 10701

Website: www.groundworkhv.org

Executive Director: Brigitte Griswold

Phone Number: (914)-375-2151




http://www.groundworkhv.org/


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Program Name: Youth Conservation Leadership Program

Contact Person: Victor Medina

Phone Number: (914)-375-2151


This program serves 100+ teenage youth in high school. The goal of the program is to develop healthy, confident youth, helping them attain a set of leadership and job readiness skills, along with environmental conservation competencies; while ensuring enrollment in post-high-school education and encouraging green job pathways. It aims to achieve a baseline of leadership and conservation skills for all 1—participants on an annual basis, and to develop and mentor the most motivated and promising youth (20-30) over multiple years to pursue conservation, community development, and STEM careers.

Agency Name: The Hudson River Museum

511 Warburton Avenue

Yonkers, NY 10701

Website: www.hrm.org

Executive Director: Masha Turchinsky

Phone Number: (914)-963-4550 ext 231


Program Name: The Junior Docent Program

Contact Person: Araya Henry

Phone Number: (914)-963-4550 ext 219


This program serves 79 youth ages 14-18. The Junior Docent Program is a four year development program that helps students expand their knowledge of art, science, and history, and helps strengthen their skills in communication, critical thinking, and leadership.


http://www.hrm.org/



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Agency Name: Junior Achievement of New York

420 Lexington Avenue,

New York, NY 10170

Website: www.jany.org

Executive Director: Joseph Peri

Phone Number: (212)-907-0026


Program Name: Real World Academy

Contact Person: Orla Fitzsimons

Phone Number: (845)-213-0606


This program serves 25 youth ages 15-17. The Real World Academy is a year-long suite of interactive and engaging programs for 10th and 11th grade students. The programs are offered all year long, in and out of school, and provide an in-depth, hands-on education in career exploration, work readiness, entrepreneurial thinking, and sound personal financial decision making.

Agency Name: Lifting Up Westchester

35 Orchard Street


Website: www.liftingupwestchester.org

Executive Director: Anahalita Kotval

Phone Number: (914)-949-3098


http://www.jany.org/




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Program Name: Brighter Futures College Prep Program

Contact Person: Chris Schwartz

Phone Number: (914)-949-3098 ext 9737


This program serves 175 youth ages 12-19. The goal of the program is to help its participants graduate from high school, develop career/college aspirations, and prepare for college. The program offers afterschool and outside activities such as SAT, PSAT, ACT, and TOEFL tutoring, subject area tutoring, Regents test preparation, educational field trips, college tours, assistance with the college application process, and potential access to a college scholarship fund.

Agency Name: My Sisters’ Place, Inc.

1 Water Street 3rd Floor


Website: www.mspny.org

Executive Director: Karen Cheeks-Lomax

Phone Number: (914)-683-1333 ext 115


Program Name: REAL (Relationships, Empowerment, and Leadership) for Tweens and Teens

Contact Person: Diane Tukman

Phone Number: (914)-683-1333 ext 118


This program serves 100 youth ages 10-20. REAL is a program that works to end violence in intimate relationships and combat the effects of domestic violence and human trafficking on adults and children throughout Westchester County. The program offers a 6-12 week intensive healthy relationships services for small groups of middle and high school age youth. The objectives of REAL are to assist youth to develop a vision and skills for healthy relationships; to explore options for youth to safely address abuse in their or loved ones’ relationships; to define and understand the dynamics of abuse; and to develop a vision of gender roles that promote respect, equality, and safety for all.


http://www.mspny.org/



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Agency Name: Nepperhan Community Center

342 Warburton Avenue

Yonkers, NY 10701

Website: www.nepperhancc.com

Executive Director: Dr. Jim Bostic

Phone Number: (914)-965-0203 ext 101


Program Name: Nepperhan Youth Corp

Contact Person: Dr. Jim Bostic

Phone Number: (914)-965-0203 ext 101


This program serves 50 youth ages 10-17. The Nepperhan Youth Corp provides character education and opportunities for the development of leadership skills and empowerment skills through participation in youth led drum and dance corps. The goal of the program is to help its participants become law-abiding, contributing members of their families, schools and communities.

Agency Name: YMCA of Yonkers

17 Riverdale Avenue

Yonkers, NY 10701

Website: www.yoymca.org

Executive Director: Shawyn Patterson Howard


Email Address: ShawynH@[email protected]

http://www.nepperhancc.com/



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Program Name: Lifeguard Employment Training

Contact Person: Donald Golding



This program serves 50 youth ages 14-2. The goal of this program is to provide its participants with lifeguard certification in order to expand their job opportunities. The first component of the program is swim training, which teaches participants freestyle and breast swim strokes, and water safety. The second component of the program is lifeguard preparation. Lifeguard preparation is designed to teach the necessary skills needed to be a lifeguard. The third component of the program is the lifeguard certification class. This class includes two written exams and a water demonstration exam to ensure that participants fully understand the skills and knowledge necessary to become a professional lifeguard.

Program Name: Youth Employment Training

Contact Person: Donald Golding



This program serves 50 youth ages 14-21. The program is designed to develop short term employment opportunities for its participants that will provide a foundation for the long term goals of obtaining careers as successful educators, healthcare professionals, leaders, entrepreneurs, parents, and role models. To foster this development, the program includes homework assistance, recreational time, vocational training, and work readiness skill training.



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Agency Name: The Young Women’s Christian Association of Yonkers (YWCA of Yonkers)

87 South Broadway

Yonkers, NY 10701

Website: www.ywcayonkers.org

Executive Director: Charlie Knight, MSW

Phone Number: (914)-963-0640

Email Address: cknight1113@@gmail.com

Program Name: The P.E.A.R.L. Program

Contact Person: Kimberly James



The P.E.A.R.L. program serves 35 girls ages 13-18. It provides community based services to youth and their families to help them make smart, safe, and healthy choices such as avoiding alcohol, drugs, gang activity, violence, and academic failures. The program introduces participants to positive ways to spend their time, by encouraging educational goals and attainment and integrating youth and their families into safe community activities. It fosters a supportive and safe environment, and provides opportunities for youth to develop positive leadership qualities through career, employment, advocacy, and community action exploration. The goal of the program is to help participants develop important life and decision making skills to improve their emotional, academic, social, and vocational competencies, and thereby become empowered to take charge of their future.


Documents

Westchester County Youth Bureau 2018-2019 Invest In Kids Program Directory · 2018-11-14 · 2018-2019 Invest In Kids Program Directory George Latimer, Westchester County Executive