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 relations

My Sister’s Place
Education and counseling on issues related to domestic violence

Spectrum
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 Hostos

Community Planning Council
Employment op­portunities for youth work program; school-based parent/family centers

Nepperhan Community Center
21st Century Afterschool Programs

JCY-Westchester Community Partners
Reading Bud­dies; Students and Mature Adults Reading Together (SMART) Mentoring/Tutoring Program

Andrus – 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 indicated

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
School-based comprehensive mental health services

St. John’s Hospital
St. John’s Riverside Hospital provides wellness and nutritional education to our students

Student Assistance Services
Bullying Prevention Programs