Yonkers Community Action Program Inc

Programs

1. Youth Employment Program-Provides youth between the ages of 14-24 paid work experience opportunities. This program is designed to introduce young adults to the world of work, allowing them to gain valuable work experience. Over the course of the 10 week program youth learn a number of soft skills including: Time Management, Conflict Resolution, Teamwork, Adaptability, Critical Thinking and problem solving to name a few.

   $474,191 spent
   32% of program spending

2. Our Nutrition support services are provided through supplemental food programs notably Feeding Westchester and GrowNYC. Our distributions are designed to meet a nutritional balance of proteins, dairy, carbohydrates and vegetables. The programs aim is to increase access to healthy food and decrease food insecurity. Our offerings include Bi-Monthly onsite distribution (12 St. Joseph Avenue, Yonkers NY), Monthly deliveries to seniors and homebound individuals, Monthly distributions to senior builds and our mobile food truck.

   $294,829 spent
   20% of program spending

3. We deliver youth drug prevention services with outcomes that are met through delivery of evidence based and evidenced informed programs. Middle and high school students participate and learn how to set and reach goals, make responsible decisions, identify and manage emotions and increase awareness of options to live a drug-free lifestyle. The delivery of summer programming to middle-school students exposes them to various careers and community advocates, help develop leadership skills, increase trust and community building, foster communication, improve interpersonal skills and encourage personal growth and development.

   $203,817 spent
   14% of program spending

4. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) - program provides services to low-Income youth who resides in Yonkers between the ages of 14-24. The program is designed to assist this specific population, who usually need assistance facing barriers to obtaining employment and furthering their education. The WIOA clients have immediate access to our wrap around service that allows them to develop and enhance their educational functioning levels, strengths and interest. We simultaneously focus on both hard and soft skills. WIOA helps youth obtain employment, nationally recognized certifications, GED and paid work experience. In addition to our wrap around services, we offer services such as: Transportation assistances resume building, hygiene kits, therapy/counseling, adult mentoring and financial literacy. This is accomplished with partnerships from the City of Yonkers, TJ Maxx, and the Department of State.

   $170,870 spent
   11% of program spending

5. Invisible Wounds Program - provides support services to teens and young adults between the ages of 13-24. These victims have witnessed a crime in their community, home or school. The services provided will ease the trauma from witnessing a crime. They are encouraged to share their experiences in a safe space. This is accomplished by providing some of the following supportive services: advocacy, referrals, community support, and trauma- focused therapy.

   $149,490 spent
   10% of program spending

6. Our community engagement programs allow us to connect more with our clients on a personal level. Our garden is one of our more relaxing community events, where we allow community members to plant various herbs and vegetable in our plant beds. We also engage them with our problem gambling/gambling prevention workshops. This workshop is very interactive and opens the door to multiple conversations and experiences. Lastly, engaging in community events allows the staff to interact with clients and speak to new clients about our services.

   $136,106 spent
   9% of program spending

7. Our community services programs focus on the needs of adults looking for various forms of assistance that will ease some of the burden of everyday life, these services include rental, utilities and furniture assistance. We also provided hygiene kits to both youth and adult clients that consist of soap, toothpaste laundry detergent and other household essentials. Additionally, we offer clothing vouchers to families with children under the age of 13 to help offset the cost of back-to-school attire along with backpacks and school supplies.

   $74,143 spent
   5% of program spending

The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,503,446.