Children, Youth and Family Services

WJCS offers services for children, youth, and families utilizing research-proven practices and methodology. Initiatives for children from pre-school through late adolescence are guided by agency expertise in youth development, education, literacy and learning, parenting, mental health and trauma. Through collaborations with community partners, WJCS addresses the challenges faced by many young people in Westchester, including social and interpersonal issues, poverty, under-resourced schools, community and family violence, and other adverse life experiences. WJCS programs provide Westchester’s children and youth with tools to succeed in their schools, families, communities and the workforce.

Early Childhood

• Early Childhood Parent-Child Programs
• Building Better Beginnings
• Infant-Toddler Learning Center

Youth Development

• The WJCS After School Academy
• Center Lane, LGBTQ Youth and Community Education Center 
• Margaret’s Place – Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation violence prevention and intervention programming
• Young People Achieve and Peer Education Program
• Academic and Career Support
• Wiener Academy for Young Women at the Mary J. Blige Center for Women

Special Services

• Kids’ Kloset
• The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Learning Center
• Mental Health Services
• Treatment Center for Trauma and Abuse – Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program
• SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Support & Education

For information on Special Services, visit the respective pages.

For more information about Early Childhood and Youth Development,

Contact Shannon Van Loon, M.Ed, assistant executive director, Children, Youth and Families
914-761-0600 x137; svanloon@wjcs.com.