WestCOP’S Yonkers Employment and Training Office held it’s first annual Job Fair to a resounding success on April 26th at the Yonkers Public Library. With over 400 attendees and 39 local companies showing their support, the library at One Larkin Place was packed late into the afternoon.
The Tarrytown Community Opportunity Center was fortunate enough to receive a large donation from Citizen’s Bank on Saturday, April 28th at the grand opening of their newest location inside of the Stop N’ Shop on 119 in Tarrytown.
by O’Dean Mangum, WestCOP Deputy Executive Director Six Essentials for Successful Teamwork Why do some work groups pull off stellar accomplishments and others never seem to rise above mediocrity? The answer may lie in how well each department, team, or business unit follows this list of success factors: Include the team in hiring decisions. The more involved individual employees are...
The Tarrytown C.O.C. provides services to residents in the areas of social service, housing advocacy, heat assistance, court intervention, mental health, education and information are daily activities. Referral to both in-house and outside providers is ongoing.
This wonderful and successful event was sponsored by WestHab Elm Street Community Resource Center and took place on Friday March 16th, 2012 between 4-7 pm. The event is a mini community event leading up to the Yonkers Annual National Night Out being held on August 7th, 2012. It was a magnificent evening filled with music, dance, activities...
Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:00am until 2:00pm Yonkers Public Library, One Larkin Center Please BRING LOTS OF RESUMES and Dress to Impress!Some Companies In Attendance: Aflac, Department of Veteran Affairs, Old Navy, Allied Barton Security, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Partners In Care,Applebee’s, Empire City Casino, REI, Barksdale Management, EOC, RGIS Inventory Specialists Brio Tuscan Restaurant , GAP, Stew Leonards, Charming Charlie’s,...
by O’dean Mangum, Westcop Executive Deputy Director COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS Make the Office Grapevine Work to Your Advantage Our office plant that never dies is the grapevine – that informal network of gossip, rumor, leaked information, and partial truth that flourishes in every workplace. As inaccurate and inflammatory as the grapevine may be, you need to know what’s on it in...
Thanks to the New York State Department of State in conjunction with the Community Service Block Grant, WestCOP has been fortunate enough to provide several of our clients with brand new household items to replace the ones lost due to flooding from Hurricane Irene. The flooding devastated our area in August of 2011 and since then, WestCOP has been able...
Non-Profit Tips and Tricks #2 by O’dean Mangum, Westcop Executive Deputy Director COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS Five keys to the act of negotiating Know what you want? Knowing how to get it? That’s the art of negotiating – and here’s how to do it well: • Understand your weaknesses. For most people, negotiating means getting your way. Accept that there’s a bit...
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