Program Quick Links

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.

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 immigration status.

Tax Information Services

∙ Low income Tax clinic (LITC) provide low- income and ESL populations with Taxpayer education services such as Rights and Respoonsibilities as a Taxpayer, Earned Income Tax 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 Pantry

- Distribution of Bulk food items to low income indidividuls and families to supplement food allowance.

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)

Summer Camp Scholarships

- Camp scholarships for low-income Ossining residents.

Micro-Fund

- No interest loans for Ossining residents with emergencies.

Wheels for Work

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

Hearty Helping

- Access to food commodities monthly at below wholesale prices.

Other Workshops & Services

. Immigrants Rights
. Parenting
. Health & Nurtition
. Consumer Rights
. Financial Planning
. Tenant Rights
. Bi-Lingual Translation Services ( Spanish)

WestCOP Administration
Louis Quiros, Board Chairperson
Winston Ross, Executive Director
O’Dean Mangum, CAP Coordinator

Ossining CAP Donors
Westchester Food Bank
Village of Ossining
Ossining CAP
Advisory Board
Katrina Armstrong
Reginald Bush
Charlene Blalock
Thomasina Laidley
Jerry Smith
Edward Walker
Michael O’Connor
Melvin Effort
Lisa Morgan
Francine Vernon
Charles Cooks, Ossining Union Free School District
Dana Levenberg, Office of Assemblywoman Sandra Galef
Angela White, Ossining Union Free School District
Cathy Borgia, Town of Ossining
Marlene Cheatham, Village of Ossining
Rev. Lynda Clements