Fundraising effort reaches $195,000.

The program has opened for 125 Edward Williams School students. Thank you to all who have helped make this happen!

For a special message from Rabbi Jonathan Blake, click here
Benefit Concert raises $30,000. Click here  for flyer.

Mission: Raise $200,000 to sustain Amazing Afternoons

Amazing Afternoons, administered by Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), is an after-school program at the Edward Williams Elementary School in Mt. Vernon, NY. 


The program provides academic support, homework help, mentoring and enrichment activities to 125 1st-5th graders living in a a community challenged by economic disadvantage and under-resourced schools.. Eighty percent of the children qualify for free/reduced lunch, and a significant number of children are homeless..
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Faced with the elimination of the state funding, which supported the program for the past eight years, Amazing Afternoons must raise $200,000 in private support in order to continue services for the 2011-2012 school year.

Administered by a WJCS professional and staffed by local teachers, support staff and administrators, Amazing Afternoons also receives significant assistance from a corps of adult and student volunteers from surrounding communities who enhance the program’s offerings.

Together, we aim to sustain the program to benefit the children of Mt. Vernon.
Amazing Afternoons - Detailed Overview

For a detailed description of the Amazing Afternoons program, click here.