Mission
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THERE ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY LARGE NUMBER OF UNDERPRIVILEDGED AT-RISK STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DO NOT REACH THEIR POTENTIAL OR MAXIMIZE THEIR CREATIVE TALENTS BECAUSE LACKING ADEQUATE SUPPORT FROM HOME OR SCHOOL, THEY LOSE THEIR FOCUS AND EVENTUALLY GIVE UP. A COMPREHENSIVE ACTION MODEL FOR PEEKSKILL, INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, SCHOOL, EMOTIONAL, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THROUGH PUBLIC GRANTS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS, WE HOPE TO FORGE A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO OUR UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH AND PLACE THEM ON A PATH TO SUCCESS. THE IMPETUS FOR THIS PROJECT IS THE LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO OVER THE YEARS HAVE DEOMONSTRATED A TALENT IN ATHLETICS, MUSIC, OR THE ARTS, BUT HAVE BEEN PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATION INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS, SCHOOL CLUBS, AND OTHER AC