Westchester Connections: Advice & Information
Westchester Connections is a resource guide and information service for persons formerly incarcerated, those working through probation or parole, and others similarly in need. Use the Table of Contents link above the search box (top right) for a quick view of what you can find.
This guide offers advice from those with experience and information about organizations that can help you get ahead. Jump in and get familiar with what is available to you under each of the sections in the menu bar above.
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NEWS FOR YOU
Mobile Food Pantry Distribution Sites – through 1/30/2021
Please see below for upcoming mobile food pantry distributions throughout Westchester County. This resource is available to all Westchester County residents. Monday, January 25, 2021 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Mt. Vernon Fresh Market Doles Center 250 South 6th Avenue Mount Vernon
Enrolling in low or no-cost health insurance plans. Find out how on Jan 27 at Yonkers Public Library.
Tomorrow evening at 6:00 PM (Wednesday, January 27th), the Yonkers Public Library will be hosting our last FREE program on finding and enrolling in low or no-cost health insurance plans on the official New York State Marketplace. This Zoom-based session
New Jobs Resource from the Legal Action Center
Getting to Work with a Criminal Record: New York State License Guides (2020 Expanded Edition) From the Intro: The LAC’s New York State License Guides explain the process for obtaining licenses in 25, high-demand occupations and professions for people who
Fortune Society featured in The New Yorker (11/16/20)
COMING HOME: Getting out of prison is just the start. The right guide can help you stay out. Profiles the work of Sam Rivera, a peer counselor at The Fortune Society, an organization that has active in reentry since the
WEOC Online Information Sessions – Wednesdays at 2pm – Find Out What They Offer
Have you seen what the WEOC can offer to move you toward your goals – education and job training. Image below is linked to the meeting. But here it is in text if that’s easier for you: Meeting link: https://sunywcc-edu.zoom.us/j/4625284118?pwd=Tmp2b2s3Qms5VE55UGtZSEJMTEVzZz09
Are looking to get your high school diploma?
Westchester Library System can help you figure out an efficient path, as well as provide online resources AND tutoring. Take a look at our guide that describes the four paths to a diploma. (Click the picture below.) If you have
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