Youth Community Outreach Program (Y-COP)
Youth Community Outreach Program (Y-COP), 227 E Lincoln Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10552
About
The Youth Community Outreach Program (Y-COP) offers activities that include basketball, cheerleading, job skill workshops, peer-to-peer mediation, and college preparation. Y-COP operated primarily as a drop-in center at a local church and includes additional activities beyond those listed.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
The Youth Community Outreach Program (Y-COP) was first founded in 1990 by Allen Ayers, a Detective with the Mount Vernon, NY Police Department. His goal was to foster a positive relationship with youth in the community and the police by offering positive after school activities in an effort to build trust between the two. Today, Y-COP is one of the most sought-after childcare and youth development organizations in Westchester County, providing approximately nine programs and several community-wide initiatives and serving more than 400 youth ages five to 17 annually and their families. All of Y-COP’s programs integrate academic enrichment, recreation, social skill development, and cultural awareness with the goal of achieving diversity and inclusion. The leadership team includes Henry Wilson as Executive Director and Zinobi Duncombe as Program Administrator.
Y-COP is a non-profit organization serving the youth of Mount Vernon, NY. Y-COP thanks Christmas in America for their generous support and for welcoming the program to the opening of The Holiday Experience at Christmas in America, and notes appreciation for the partnership and community spirit they inspire.
Y-COP lists several awards and recognition categories, including Hall of Fame Honorees, the Above and Beyond Award, the Allen D. Ayers, Jr. Legacy Award, Business Support, the Connie J. Watson Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award, the Educator of the Year Award, and the Youth of the Year Award.
Last updated May 30, 2026.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
The Youth Community Outreach Program (Y-COP) was first founded in 1990 by Allen Ayers, a Detective with the Mount Vernon, NY Police Department. His goal was to foster a positive relationship with youth in the community and the police by offering positive after school activities in an effort to build trust between the two. Today, Y-COP is one of the most sought-after childcare and youth development organizations in Westchester County, providing approximately nine programs and several community-wide initiatives and serving more than 400 youth ages five to 17 annually and their families. All of Y-COP’s programs integrate academic enrichment, recreation, social skill development, and cultural awareness with the goal of achieving diversity and inclusion. The leadership team includes Henry Wilson as Executive Director and Zinobi Duncombe as Program Administrator.
Y-COP is a non-profit organization serving the youth of Mount Vernon, NY. Y-COP thanks Christmas in America for their generous support and for welcoming the program to the opening of The Holiday Experience at Christmas in America, and notes appreciation for the partnership and community spirit they inspire.
Y-COP lists several awards and recognition categories, including Hall of Fame Honorees, the Above and Beyond Award, the Allen D. Ayers, Jr. Legacy Award, Business Support, the Connie J. Watson Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award, the Educator of the Year Award, and the Youth of the Year Award.
Last updated May 30, 2026.
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