Westchester Community Opportunity Program Inc.

“The governing body delegated responsibility for the review of the completed form 990 to the finance committee. The finance committee reviewed the return to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of information reported on the form 990 and the audited financial statements.”

“Each board member is required to sign a conflict of interest policy and provide an annual statement regarding any conflict of part vi, line interest or potential conflict of interest conflicts are monitored by the chief administrative officer should any conflicts arise, the 12c board member has to recuse himself/herself on any matter which is the basis for the conflict.”

“Performance evaluation is done by the executive committee of the board of directors. The board chair meets with the ceo to discuss the results of the performance evaluation. The human resource department gathers salary data from similarly situated non-profits in the area and provides the same to the executive committee based upon the ceo's performance and the results of compensation comparability data, compensation is then determined.”

“The agency does not make its governing documents, and conflict of interest policy, available to the public.”

“Early childhood education (ece) westcop is the largest provider of comprehensive head start & early head start federally funded program that services westchester and putnam counties. Westcop currently operates 21 head start centers servicing low income families who are at 100% federal poverty guidelines. Westcop has implemented a diversity of service delivery models to meet the diversified needs of the communities it services. During the 2017-18 program year, westcop served 1859 of cumulative hs preschoolers (3 & 4 years of age) enrolled children and we served 120 cumulative ehs children infants & toddlers (6 weeks to 3 years of age). The vast majority of children (85%) are from families enrolled in dss subsidy program, therefore parent(s) in the home are working. 13% are enrolled in job training or school. 79% receive supplemental nutrition for women, infants, and children (wic) and/or supplemental assistance (snap). 70% of families have at least one parent who received a high school diploma (or ged) or higher. The primary home language of approximately 85% of our families is spanish. All classrooms have diverse materials, books, and displays (images, photos) in order to reflect the diversity of enrolled families. Westcop ece program collaborates extensively with other community organizations to provide high quality early childhood education services for approximately 2000 eligible children at 21 sites. We also have strong partnerships with numerous local government agencies at the city/town and county levels, including those in charge of health, social services, child protective services, mental health, early intervention, nutrition, hispanic affairs, women's issues and youth bureaus. In addition, westcop has been a primary partner in planning efforts around the needs of young children and their families through the integrated county planning: 0-6 committee, since that westchester group's inception in 2000. Other ece partnerships include funding from new york department of education to provide services for children with special needs. Westcop currently offers a head start-therapeutic program in port chester and granite springs where we serve approximately 38 children and is an onsite evaluation site.”

“Community action partnerships the center of our operations are our community action partnership centers (caps) which advocate for the poor and minorities by helping them identify and access community resources, providing direct services, and increasing self-sufficiency. Westcop operates caps in rockland and putnam counties, as well as the following westchester county communities: eastchester, greenburgh, mount vernon, new rochelle, peekskill, tarrytown, and white plains. During fy18, westcop's cap supported nearly 28,000 residents in westchester, putnam and rockland with a variety of services. The caps support community level programs for lower income residents across a wide variety of issues, including after-school and summer activities for children, food pantries, employment & training programs, immigration rights, tenant/housing advocacy, bi-lingual esl services, health insurance assistance, gently used clothes and furniture, tax assistance, home energy assistance, senior services, financial literacy and computer technology training.”