Program areas at WHEDco
Programs relating to the provision of home-based child care for low-income residents of new york city: whedco supports a professional network of 300 licensed home-based childcare businesses and works with thousands of legally-exempt friend-family-neighbor care providers to increase access to high quality affordable childcare across the bronx and nyc. Whedco supports childcare providers through training, coaching, technical assistance, program visits, access to the child and adult care food program, mental health services, implementation of research-based curricula and assessment tools to support the Development and early learning of children in care.
Preschool for low-income 3 and 4 year olds:whedco operates a year-round head start preschool serving 103 children and their families, and promoting early childhood Development and early learning. Whedco also offers a family literacy program to head start parents.
After-school and summer camp programs for low-income youth:whedco operates after school, extended day, summer camp, and teen programs serving more than 1,200 bronx students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Whedco offers ela, stem, arts, sports, chess, social justice, youth leadership, peer education, internships and other work experience, tutoring, test prep, and support to access high performing high schools and college.
Other programs relating to family support, counseling, emergency food pantry, community engagement, neighborhood revitalization, affordable Housing Development, performing arts and arts education through the bronx music heritage center and bronx music hall, small business Development, food business incubation, and program research & evaluation, with an emphasis on low-income women and their families.