WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM INC
2 WESTCHESTER PLAZA, ELMSFORD, NY 10523 www.westcop.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO MOBILIZE AND EFFICIENTLY MANAGE RESOURCES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS TO HELP THE LOW-INCOME AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY REGION TO ACHIEVE GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

HEAD START/EARLY HEAD STARTDURING THE PROGRAM YEAR 2018-19 WESTCOP'S EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS SERVED 1,786 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS. THERE WERE 274 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT FOUR DELEGATE AGENCIES INCLUDING THE ANDRUS EARLY LEARNING CENTER, GREENBURGH CENTRAL # 7, LOIS BRONZ CHILDREN'S CENTER AND ST. PETER'S DAY CARE CENTER. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 498 CHILDREN THROUGH LOCAL UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN AGREEMENTS WITH THREE DISTRICTS, AND 50 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AT PORT CHESTER HEAD START THERAPEUTIC NURSERY AND WESTCOP THERAPEUTIC NURSERYDURING 2018-2019 PERIOD WESTCOP AND ITS DELEGATE AGENCIES EMPLOYED 526 EMPLOYEES WHO WORKED IN WESTCOP'S EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDED CENTRAL OFFICE COORDINATORS, CENTER DIRECTORS, TEACHERS, ASSISTANT TEACHERS, FAMILY ADVOCATES, MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, COOKS AND ASSISTANT COOKS, BUS DRIVERS, AND BUS MONITORS. TO PREPARE STAFF FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, WESTCOP HELD A THREE-DAY PRESERVICE IN AUGUST, 2018 WHERE STAFF PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF TRAINING TO MEET PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS.WESTCOP WAS GRANTED PARTICIPATION BY NYS COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN COHORT 3 OF THE PYRAMID IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT. WESTCOP THEREFORE LAUNCHED PROGRAM-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCY, CONSISTENT WITH THE PYRAMID MODEL FRAMEWORK. WESTCOP WAS AWARDED THE NY STATE KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION SUMMIT GRANT, AND PARTNERED WITH YONKERS AND MOUNT VERNON TO SUCCESSFULLY HOST KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION SUMMITS. WESTCOP RECEIVED SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDING THE MOUNT VERNON BASICS, THE TUDOR FOUNDATION GRANT THAT SUPPORTS THE BUILDING BLOCKS, A RESEARCH-BASED MATH CURRICULUM. TEN CENTERS RECEIVED LICENSE RENEWALS.EARLY HEAD START -CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP GRANT "BABIES STEP FORWARD" PROGRAM THE GOAL OF BABIES STEP FORWARD IS TO OFFER THE HIGH STANDARDS OF CARE AFFORDED BY THE HEAD START PROGRAM TO NON-HEAD START FUNDED PROVIDERS. IN 2018-2019 EHS-CCP SERVED 295 CHILDREN. WESTCOP OPENED NEW EHS-CCP ROOMS IN 2 CENTERS AND 1 GROUP FAMILY CHILD CARE. ONE EXISTING CENTER OPENED AN INFANT ROOM IN ADDITION TO THE TWO TODDLER ROOMS. THIS BROUGHT THE NUMBER OF CENTERS TO 12 (22 CLASSROOMS TOTAL), AND GROUP FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS TO 12. WESTCOP ADMINISTERED ITERS (INFANT TODDLER ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE) ASSESSMENTS IN 14 EHS-CCP CLASSROOMS; AS WELL AS FCCERS (FAMILY CHILD CARE ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE) IN 11 EHS-CCP GROUP FAMILY PROGRAMS. WESTCOP'S EHS-CCP CENTERS AND GROUP FAMILY PROVIDERS ARE WORKING ON BECOMING ENDORSED AS BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY PROGRAMS. 18 EHS-CCP TEACHERS, DIRECTORS, AND STAFF ATTENDED THE ZERO TO THREE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN DENVER, CO. ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOCIAL WORKERS AT PROVIDENCE HOUSE, MY SISTER'S PLACE, HOPE'S DOOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN FINDING CHILD CARE. BSF STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE PRE-SERVICE IN AUGUST 2018, A NYS CREDENTIALED TRAINER WAS BROUGHT IN TO DELIVER INFANT-TODDLER-SPECIFIC TRAININGS TO EHS-CCP STAFF.

VETERANS PROGRAMIN FY 19 WESTCOP'S SSVF PROGRAM HELPED 282 VETERAN FAMILIES TO MAKE PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING STABILITY. OF THESE VETERANS, 160 (57%) WERE ENROLLED IN RAPID RE-HOUSING (RRH), AND 122 (43%) WERE ENROLLED IN HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (HP).BUT FOR THESE SERVICES, THE VETERAN FAMILIES SERVED WOULD HAVE REMAINED IN CRISIS. ALL WERE VERY LOW-INCOME AND 224 OR 79% OF VETERAN FAMILIES SERVED REPORTED EXTREMELY LOW INCOME, DESCRIBED AS BEING AT 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI). OUR PROGRAM RECORDS SHOW THAT 10%, OR 1 IN EVERY TEN VETERANS WHO ENTERS OUR PROGRAM, HAS NO INCOME. TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE (231) OR 82% OF VETERAN PARTICIPANTS WERE REPORTED AS HAVING A DISABLING CONDITION. THIRTY-TWO (32) OR 11% OF THOSE SERVED WERE FEMALE, AND 42 OR 15% WERE HOUSEHOLDS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN. OF ALL THE VETERANS THAT WESTCOP SERVED, 28% SERVED IN RECENT WARS: 36 IN OEF, 26 IN OIF, AND 17 IN OND. THIS NUMBER IS UP 10% FROM THE 18% OF THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT YEAR.HOUSEHOLDS SERVED BY SSVF PROGRAM (OCT 1, 2018 SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 OF FISCAL YEAR 19)HOMELESS PREVENTION HOUSEHOLDS (HP HHS)HP HHS ENROLLED HP HHS EXITED HP HHS PLACED % HP HHS PLACED AT EXIT 85 62 61 98.39RAPID REHOUSING HOUSEHOLDS (RRH HHS)RR HHS ENROLLED RR HHS EXITED RR HHS PLACED % RRH HHS PLACED AT EXIT 164 127 110 86.61OVERALL HOUSEHOLDS SERVED (RRH AND HP)TOTAL HHS ENROLLED TOTAL HHS EXITED TOTAL HHS PLACED OVERALL % HHS PLACE AT EXIT 249 189 171 90.48

ENERGY-WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM WEATHERIZATION COMPRISES A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES THAT ARE BASED ON SOPHISTICATED ANALYSES OF INDIVIDUAL HOMES. THESE ANALYSES TAKE THE WHOLE-HOUSE APPROACH, WHICH MAXIMIZES ENERGY AND DOLLAR SAVINGS.WEATHERIZATION AS DEFINED BY THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (WAP) DIFFERS IN MANY WAYS FROM WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED "WEATHERIZING YOUR HOME". THE LATTER INVOLVES LOW-COST IMPROVEMENTS LIKE ADDING WEATHER STRIPPING TO DOORS AND WINDOWS TO SAVE ENERGY.WESTCOP'S WEATHERIZATION SERVICES CONSIST OF COST-EFFECTIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES FOR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING WITH LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. IT INCLUDES A WIDE VARIETY OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES THAT ENCOMPASS THE BUILDING ENVELOPE, ITS HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, ITS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND ELECTRICITY CONSUMING APPLIANCES.IN FY19 WESTCOP'S WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM HAD A GOAL OF 339 UNITS TO BE COMPLETED AND ACHIEVED 117% OF GOAL RESULTED IN A COMPLETION OF 397 UNITS.

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