Croton Falls-based Working for Parents, a 501c3 nonprofit, recently announced that it was awarded over $20,000 in grant money to support its programs. The funds will help support families in need of assistance with basic needs and career development resources.

The Westchester County Office of Economic Development awarded Working for Parents a $20,000 Business FIRST Grant. The funds will be used to continue supporting the operations of the organization’s Resources for Parents program, which provides workshops on interviewing skills and resume writing along with group career coaching services.

Working for Parents received an additional $1,500 of grant money from the United Way of Westchester and Putnam to provide groceries, feminine products, and diapers to parents in need.

Working for Parents, Inc is highlighted by our partner Bronx Community Health Network!

BCHN is spotlighting inspiring community-based organizations around the Bronx. This month, find out more about Working for Parents in our interview below with founding chief executive officer Sherrisse Pacheco.

Local nonprofit Working for Parents aims to make economic stability and mobility possible for all parents

Sherrisse Pacheco founded Working for Parents, a 501c3 nonprofit, in February 2021 to serve parents in New York State. (Benjamin Allen / HudValley Photo)

Sherrisse Pacheco has always been the person who friends and acquaintances have turned to for career advice. That designation rose exponentially when the pandemic hit. Her phone was constantly dinging as friends and acquaintances reached out with one story after another. They were frustrated. They were out of work. They had lost income but had young kids at home they needed to feed and clothe…and homeschool.

“These were all frustrations that were already sort of there,” Pacheco explained. “But they were heightened by the pandemic.”