Program Quick Links

Kiron Dawkins - Regional Director

Main # (914) 664-8680 - Fax # (914) 664-6943

Summer Youth Services

.Summer Youth Employment - subsidized employment for low income youth and job placement services for older or ineligible youth.

Employment and Training

. Job Readiness and Job Retention Skills Training for Community Residents.
- Job development in the private sector.

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

∙ Payment of utility bills for qualifying customers with a shut-off notice.
. Financial counselling and Money Management

Eviction Prevention

- Payment of rental & mortgage arrears for qualifying customers with eviction notice.
- Financial counseling and money management.

Senior Services

- Information, referral and advocacy
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Outreach
- Senior health and fitness program

Family Health Plus & Child Health Plus

- Health insurance that provides free comprehensive health coverage for adults with limited income and children regardless of income or immigrations status.

Tax Information Services

- Low Income Tax Clinic (LITC) provides low-income and ESL populations with taxpayer education services such as Rights and Responsibilities as a taxpayer, Earned Income Credits and Child Tax Credits.

Energy Share

∙Supplemental payment of utilty arrears for low- income eligible customers

Advocacy

Assistance in application preparation and navigation of human service system ( i.e. Social Security, Social Services, Vendors)

Gently used Clothing & Furniture

- Acquisition and distribution of personal and household items to low income individuals, families and victums of disasters

Food Commodity Service

. Distribution of bulk food items to low income individuals and families to supplement food allowance.

Food Pantry

- Distribute supplemental meals to individuals and families that exhausted their food stamps allowance or victims of a disater and referrd by other service provider.

Immigration Assistance

- Citizenship application assistance and test preparation.
- Translation services (Spanish).

Back to School Clothing

. Distribution of new clothing and school related items to low income families with children.

Holiday Baskets & Toys

. Distribution of food baskets and toys during the holiday season. ( November & December)

Wheels For Work

- No interest car loans for TANF eligible customers with transportation issues related to employment retention or acquisition.

Financial Assistance and Literacy

- Basic instruction in budgeting and money smart guidance.

Computer Technology

- Basic computer instruction in core software applications.
- Basic academic skills instruction and pre-employment/work maturity skills instruction.

Credentialing

- Basic driver license instruction, CDL training and road test.
- Hospitality and Customer Service training.

Other Workshops & Services

- Immigrant Rights

- Parenting

- Health & Nutrition

- Consumer Rights

- Financial Planning

- Tenant Rights

- Bi-Lingual Translation Services (Spanish)