Linda Smith - Westchester Connections

Hour Children

718-433-4724 hourchildren.org 36-11 12th St. Long Island City, NY 11106 Hour Children helps incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children successfully rejoin the community, reunify with their families, and build healthy, independent, and secure lives. Their Hour Working Women Program provides job training, educational assistance, internship placement, and employment services. Services include: Programming for Incarcerated Mothers Supportive Housing Programs for Children and Teens Hour Working Women Program

Hour ChildrenLinda Smith2023-03-31T16:22:36+00:00

Greyston Foundation

914-376-3900 greyston.org 21-23 Park Avenue Yonkers, NY 10701 Greyston provides re-entry services for justice-involved individuals, allowing them to re-enter society with pride and a fair second chance. The program includes pre-release workforce training in correctional facilities. Post-release, they offer eight-week paid apprenticeships designed to strengthen your work record and skillset while they help you transition to a full-time job. Immediate transitional work is available in the Greyston Rangers Apprenticeship Program or the Maintenance & Commercial Cleaning Apprenticeship Program.

Greyston FoundationLinda Smith2023-04-03T16:13:19+00:00

Westchester Educational Opportunity Center

914-606-7621 eoc-admissions@sunywcc.edu sunyweoc.com 26 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 Westchester EOC provides tuition-free developmental,academic and vocational training programs for eligible adults in a supportive environment. Located in Yonkers, WEOC served individuals throughout Westchester County through in-person and online learning opportunities. Services include: academic and career programs, technical certifications, job-placement assistance, and college readiness. WEOC delivers the Ready Set Work! job readness program designed for probation/parole within the County Jail; program continuation services are offered in the community. [Read More]

Westchester Educational Opportunity CenterLinda Smith2023-03-31T18:46:17+00:00

Culinary Tech Center

646-559-8551 info@edtraining.com culinarytechcenter.edu The Culinary Tech Center offers a 6 month (600 hour) program in each of the areas below. Each program includes a 100 hour "externship". Commercial Cooking Program This course emphasizes “learning by doing” with special attention given to the practical side of commercial food preparation. Graduates of this program are fully prepared to fulfill many entry level, food service roles including: sous chef, garde manger, pantry person, short-order cook and line cook. All graduates of this program will [Read More]

Culinary Tech CenterLinda Smith2023-03-30T19:48:33+00:00

BOCES Southern Westchester: Center for Adult and Community Services

914-592-0849 adulted.swboces.org See website for current course offerings and tuition costs. Offers training in high demand areas such as healthcare, trades, technology and education in several county locations (location varies based on course type). These tuition-based course are offered throughout the year. Students may register on-line or over the phone. Adult Literacy classes for high school equivalency, English language skills, and citienship are not tuition based, but do require a $30 registration fee. Classes are offered throughout the year at [Read More]

BOCES Southern Westchester: Center for Adult and Community ServicesLinda Smith2023-04-07T12:47:27+00:00

BOCES Putnam Northern Westchester: Adult & Continuing Education

914-248-2431 200 BOCES Drive Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 pnwboces.org/Adult-Continuinged The Adult & Continuing Education program serves the workforce preparation needs of more than 3,000 adults each year through continuing education, career and technical education, literacy training and training for business and industry. The Continuing Education program, run on weekday evenings, provides short-term, hobby- and career-related courses in a wide range of areas including construction and trades, auto mechanics, cosmetology, health, languages, real estate, culinary arts and computer technology. In the Career and [Read More]

BOCES Putnam Northern Westchester: Adult & Continuing EducationLinda Smith2023-03-31T13:01:29+00:00

El Centro Hispano de White Plains

914-289-0500 elcentrohispano1@gmail.com elcentrohispano.org/ The mission of El Centro Hispano is to strengthen Hispanic families by providing them with information about housing, employment, translations and immigration matters. El Centro Hispano also provides these families with outreach, counseling, education, and advocacy programs to help them assimilate their new language and culture, at the same time that they maintain and enrich their own. Offers ESL, GED prep, and computer and technology classes. 346 South Lexington Ave White Plains NY 10606

El Centro Hispano de White PlainsLinda Smith2023-03-14T02:55:35+00:00

Community Resource Center

914-835-1512 info@crcny.org crcny.org/ Community Resource Center (formerly Hispanic Resource Center) is a 501 (c)(3) community-based organization founded in 1998 to empower immigrant and low-income families by providing the resources and advocacy to help them become self-reliant and thriving members of the community. They provide a myriad of educational programs, case management and referral services and advocate for immigrants and low-income families in need. In the past year, they served nearly 4,000 adults, youth, and children in three primary areas: Case management [Read More]

Community Resource CenterLinda Smith2023-03-14T02:56:16+00:00

Comite Latino – Peekskill

914-734-8800 x79106 comitelatino@hrhcare.org hrhcare.org/comite-latino/ Under the umbrella of the Hudson River Health Center, this agency assists Spanish-speaking immigrants. ESL classes, Counseling/Workshops (citizenship, health, housing, immigration, workers’ rights etc.), Referrals (medical and behavioral services, community services) clases de inglés como segundo idioma, asesoramiento / Talleres (Ciudadanía, salud, vivienda, inmigración, derechos de los trabajadores, etc.), remisiones (servicios médicos y de comportamiento, servicios a la comunidad) 1037 Main St Peekskill, NY 10566

Comite Latino – PeekskillLinda Smith2023-03-14T02:56:34+00:00

The Lilac House

914-230-0956 info@thelilachouse.org thelilachouse.org/ The Lilac House is committed to filling the existing housing gap for formerly incarcerated women and increasing access to a second chance in a safe community. In addition to providing refuge, The Lilac House aims to cultivate a close-knit community with supportive resources on-site and through referrals to address concerns for formerly-incarcerated women in Westchester County. Please fill out an application or call first. Lilac House Application PDF Available Services: Individualized Case Management: Employment Services, Housing Search, [Read More]

The Lilac HouseLinda Smith2023-03-14T02:58:01+00:00

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