Yonkers Community Action Program Inc

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.

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.