Westchester Community Opportunity Program Inc

Shelter program:one of the goals for our homeless shelter program is to provide resources to clients that will lead to permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals and families within six to nine months. Some of the resources that westcop are implementing through our programs include temporary rental assistance, money management, job training and placement and other social services. The clients' progress is monitored and measured on an on-going basis to ensure that we are providing the most appropriate and beneficial resources for their transition to self-sufficiency. Westcop is currently operating four shelter programs. A male only drop in shelter in the city of new rochelle, a women only drop in shelter in the city of mount vernon, a special monitoring shelter for prior sex offenders in valhalla, new york and 149 beds shelter located in valhalla new york.

Cap program:westcop's community action partnerships (caps) are essential hubs of advocacy and service for underserved populations addressing local needs while fostering community empowerment. They serve the critical role of advocates for impoverished and minority constituencies, assisting them in organizing in order to influence the larger community's allocation of resources and keeping their interests before local governments, public and private agencies. Westcop's caps serve to: identify the local needs of residents on an ongoing basis, provide vital resources to residents in their respective neighborhoods, provide direct services to individuals who have nowhere else to turn and connect residents to services that are provided within westcop and by other local service providers. Examples of the program and services that westcop's community action partnership (cap) centers provide are as follows: financial and digital literacy workshops, education imitiatives for youth and adult, which are designed to improve educational outcomes, employment support, back-to-school programs, summer education programs, adult basic education preparation and benefit coordination and advocacy, nutrition and wellness and emergency financial assistance.