Category: Family Development

 

YCAP facilitates an annual Back to School Initiative. This program focuses on providing low-income children entering preschool through 6th grade, ages 4-11 with vouchers to purchase new clothing for the start of the school year.

      

YCAP’s Senior Center is designed to facilitate the social, emotional and physical well-being of independent seniors by providing access to community resources and activities that promote independence and wellness. The Senior Center is offered twice a week and provides breakfast items as well as a full lunch. YCAP partners with the YMCA of Yonkers to deliver the evidence-based program Enhance Fitness, which uses simple, easy to teach movements to motivate senior populations to be active throughout their lives.  

              

 

In collaboration with WestCOP, Yonkers Community Action Program, Inc. (YCAP) provides a Culinary Arts program for low-income adolescents and young adults residing in Yonkers. The Culinary Arts program is taught by a YCAP staff member who is a licensed chef and certified in ServSafe. This program incorporates ServSafe training to prepare clients for food handling positions within fast food and restaurant establishments. Each client graduates from the 6-week course as certified food handlers. The purpose of the certification course is to ensure that potential food service workers have an understanding of basic food safety principles.