Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation

We help young adults and high school students in the community to apply to and enter college, and succeed once they get there.

• College STEPS (individual counseling, group workshops, SAT prep classes, and college trips to high school students)
• College Persistence Program (academic counseling, summer preparation programs, and group workshops about financial literacy, resume writing, and job readiness for current college students)
• Student Success Center (college access counseling)
• Community Schools (multi-faceted school-based resources for students and their families) 
• Cesiah Toro Mullane Scholarship Fund (scholarship for two college-bound seniors)

• CHAMPION (Workforce training, job assistance and retention services)
• HSE Prep Course (High School Equivalency preparation)
• SYEP (Summer work experience for young people)
• Work Learn Grow (Paid employment opportunities for high school students) 
• Cypress Hills Business Partners (Merchants' Association for local businesses)
• Careers That Care: Transportation (Advanced Transportation Training)
• Careers That Care: Healthcare (Advanced Healthcare Training)
• Building East New York (Advanced Construction Training)
• PerScholas (IT Training)
• Hot Bread Kitchen (Culinary Skills Training)

We strive to increase affordable housing in Cypress Hills, and make Cypress Hills a healthier and more energy efficient community.

• Cypress Hills Verde
  
  • Fresh Food Markets and Heathy Food Access
  • Urban Agriculture and Community Gardening
  • Small Homes Retrofit & Healthy Living
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Affordable Housing Development (investment against displacement)
• Manufacturing Development (development of safe and sustainable spaces)
• East New York BASE (Basement Apartments Safe for Everyone, low- or no-cost loans to renovate basements into livable and affordable apartment)

We provide youth with fun, safe recreational activities, help them reach their educational and employment goals and develop as active community members.

• After-school Programming (homework help, literacy, science, arts, sports and wellness, recreation and leadership activities for elementary and middle school students)
• School-aged summer camps
• Beacon Community Centers (exercise and recreational classes for all ages) 
• Beacon Family Place (family counseling, parenting groups, children and adolescent groups, homework assistance, recreational activities)
• Middle School Success Center (MSSSC) (help with high school applications for students at IS 171)

We offer educational workshops and counseling for homeowners facing mortgage default.

• ​Foreclosure Prevention Counseling (help with mortgage payment issues)
• Cypress Hills Homeowner Help Desk
• Tenant Counseling & Organizing
• Financial Literacy Counseling ​
  
  • budgeting, saving, and debt management
  • improving credit scores
  • planning for retirement
  • navigating banking