Empower. Educate. Enrich. Promoting Happy, Healthy Lifestyles for Ossining’s Youth

Employers needed!

The Ossining Youth Bureau seeks local business owners and companies to provide career and work readiness opportunities for Ossining youth. Be that business that introduces youth to new and dynamic experiences – You could spark the interest of a future entrepreneur! Collaborate with the Ossining Youth Bureau to introduce our youth to the world of WORKING and CAREERS.

Contact Michael Garcia, Youth Bureau Director. mgarcia@villageofossining.org

Ossining's Youth Advisory Board Application

The Mission of the Youth Bureau is to connect youth to positive services and programs that will help promote education, physical and emotional health, civic engagement, economic security, healthy choices, and a sense of belonging to the community.

The Youth Advisory Board’s (YAB) focus is to meet local youth needs through advocacy and recommendations on policies and plans to promote positive youth development.

Visit the Youth Bureau’s website to apply!

Ossining's Summer Youth Leadership Program

Operated by the newly developing Ossining Youth Bureau, the first annual Summer Youth Leadership Program provides an opportunity for middle and high school students to develop and utilize leadership skills. The approach is youth-driven, adult-guided and included opportunities for teens to explore and share their ideas on racial equity.

Open Door

Open Door Family Medical Center’s mission has remained consistent since 1972: to provide high-quality healthcare that’s affordable, accessible, and efficient to build healthier communities. From prevention and wellness programs to the treatment of diseases, Open Door sees our primary mission as keeping the people of Westchester and Putnam Counties healthy and strong, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, visit www.opendoormedical.org.

Rising Above Boundaries

Confidence with persistence is a “game changer”, according to Jerald L Hoover, who partnered with Ossining’s RAB Program this past summer. The mentoring program is dedicated for fostering positive behavioral, academic and mental health outcomes in young people.