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Community Agency Involvement in our Schools
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Yonkers Public Schools has established cooperative and collaborative working relationships with a number of community agencies. These provide a specialty service to the school district and address the multiple personal, social, emotional, and physical needs of the student body.
Agencies working in the schools include:
EPIC (Every Person Influences Children)
Addresses issues in self-concept, decision-making and peer relationsMy Sister’s Place
Education and counseling on issues related to domestic violenceSpectrum
Primary care health services and prevention education provided by St. Joseph’s Medical Center. Spectrum offices are located in nurse’s offices at Siragusa, Cedar Place, Martin Luther King, Jr. and HostosCommunity Planning Council
Employment opportunities for youth work program; school-based parent/family centersNepperhan Community Center
21st Century Afterschool ProgramsJCY-Westchester Community Partners
Reading Buddies; Students and Mature Adults Reading Together (SMART) Mentoring/Tutoring ProgramAndrus – The S.E.E.D. Program (Social and Emotional Enrichment and Development)
Provides screenings to all referred children; assesses the need for mental health treatment and appropriateness for services if indicatedWestchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
School-based comprehensive mental health servicesSt. John’s Hospital
St. John’s Riverside Hospital provides wellness and nutritional education to our studentsStudent Assistance Services
Bullying Prevention Programs
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For further information:
Special Education and Pupil Support Services
(914) 376-8489