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Alliance for Just Solutions
A new partnership with United Way that will serve as an electronic clearing house for information on social justice issues in Westchester County. The Alliance will promote networking among non-profit agencies dedicated to social justice. For information call (914) 949-6227 ext.102.
Awakenings
428-1130 ext. 302
Since 1987, the Awakenings program, housed in the YWCA Women’s Residence, has provided counseling and treatment referral to 12 women who are homeless, formerly incarcerated, and in recovery from chemical addictions.
Diversity Training & Coaching
A new program in Fall 2005, the YWCA provides for-profit and not-for-profit organizations resources with which to gain knowledge, adopt attitudes, develop skills and modify institutional and personal racist and sexist behaviors. For information on this program contact: Lori Stanlick (914) 428-1130 ext. 301.
Encore Plus
Education and health screenings for low-income or under-insured women.
GEMS
The GEMS (Girls Empowered through Meaningful Support) program has assisted school-age girls in White Plains for more than 35 years by offering opportunities to enhance their cultural awareness. For further information, see our after-school programs.
Residence for Women
The YWCA provides the only permanent supportive housing for women in Westchester. 182 women currently reside at this facility on North Broadway.
School-Based Adolescent Parenting Program (SBAPP)
Paula Santa-Donato, CSW, Director, 914 422-2262
Adolescents who become parents face a host of problems. The goals of this program are to support adolescent mothers so they can finish high school; provide quality child care for their children; and to enhance parenting skills. The program operates year-round. Collaborators include the Youth Consultation League of Westchester Jewish Community Services, the White Plains School District, the YWCA, the Westchester County Department of Social Services and the Early Learning Center.
Supervised Visitation
Melinda Kaiser, Director, ext. 128
Supervised Visitation enables children to maintain healthy and positive relationships with non-custodial parents while ensuring safety for the children and the custodial parents. Monitored weekly visits take place at the YWCAs in White Plains and in Yonkers. All visits are court mandated. The program receives financial support from the Westchester County Department of Probation.
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