Programs
The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Youth Council creates and supports activities and programs for children and youth that offer a wide range of emotional and basic needs support and the sense of belonging that is critical to healthy development. Some of these programs provide nutritious food for families who struggle to put food on the table, provide free transportation for kids to arrive safely home, and help students in their academic pursuits with homework help or financial assistance with college.
Hastings Food Pantry
Open everyday Monday-Friday until 7:00pm at the Community Center Lower Level
Hastings Food Pantry has been feeding up to 35 families each month as they struggle to make ends meet. The pantry's shelves are filled through the generosity of our local religious institutions, schools, youth organizations, and other charities as well as through donations of individuals.
Mercy College Internship
At recess at Hillside Elementary and afterschool at the Community Center
The Youth Council began an internship program in conjunction with Mercy College to accept one of their students to act as a playground liason at Hillside Elementary School and assist with Homework Help at the Community Center in the after-school program.
Relay for Life
June 6, 2020, 3:00-8;00pm at The Reynolds Field Track
This event is sponsored by the Hastings Youth Council and the Hastings Booster Club in collaboration with the School District's Athletic Department. It will be a fun-filled day where the entire community will come together to walk for a cause, engage in creative activities, eat great food, and dance with the local entertainment.
Federally funded Drug-Free Community Grant
The W.A.Y., Working Alliance for Youth, is a group of committed citizens that includes all sectors of the Hastings-on-Hudson community including (but not limited to) youth, parents, educators, community members, the police department, local business owners and the faith community. The goal of the coalition is to reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco and other harmful substances among youth.
What's Cooking?
At the Community Center for Middle School Youth
What's Cooking? (formally Cooking with Kimberly) is a program developed by the Hastings Youth Council and coordinated by Council adult volunteers. It is held once a month for approximately ten village middle school students who assemble as a family unit to learn how to prepare and eat healthy foods through food preparation, cooking and eating .