Since 2012, Henry has transformed what was once a teen drop-in center into a licensed, year-round childcare organization. With 35+ years of professional experience in serving under served and disadvantaged populations, including the homeless and hungry, incarcerated, substance abusers, and the mentally ill, Henry has galvanized the community (including schools, family members, law enforcement and social services) to help program participants meet their full potential.

Zinobi has been a member of the Y-COP family since she was a cheerleader at the age of 12. As an educator for more than 16 years, she believes in lifelong learning and knows the importance of a quality, safe and academically rich program to offer the youth and community. She continues her initiative to help students transition from high school to college and careers and emphasizes the need for great role models in children’s lives to help motivate our youth. Zinobi hopes to offer her skills in education, nursing and computer science to further enhance Y-COP programs to build strong-minded, critical thinkers for the 21st century.

Donna is responsible for organizing Y-COP fundraising events that engage and embrace the entire community, such as “Kickin’ it in the Kitchen for Kids,” the annual dinner-dance gala, Y-COP’s community-wide toy drive & Christmas party and the ever so popular pancake breakfast and fish fry dinner sales, which raises funds for summer camp scholarships. She also shares her talents and skills to help broaden Y-COP programs by recruiting volunteers to work with kids in the youth development basketball, after school and summer day camp programs.

Amirah has served in several capacities since joining the Y-COP team in 2016, as Head Teacher and Site Director for the after school and summer camp programs. During the pandemic, she managed the Alternative Care & Remote Learning Program, designed to assist parents “who had to return to work,” classified as essential working parents. Ms. Roberts was responsible for overseeing five staff and fifteen students and creating an infrastructure where kids had access to nine different schools to do their online school assignments in a safe environment. During this 10-month period there were no reported cases of covid-19 of staff or students

Kimoya started her journey with Y-COP when she was a junior in high school as a Counselor-in-Training (CIT). A former high school and college track star, Kimoya received her BA in English and her master’s in early education. As teen program coordinator, she oversees the girl’s empowerment group, leaders-in-training, formerly the (CIT’S) and the right track mentoring program.

Charles Cowan, aka Mr. C, is the Recreational Specialist for the Summer Day Camp and is the Head Instructor for the Youth Development Basketball Program. He leads athletic activities in the After School Program and the Summer Day Camp to keep children physically active and fit.

Betsey has been the Program Director for Y-COP since 2012. She helps lead the Girls’ Empowerment Group and led Y-COP’s first global outreach effort, “Barrels for Haiti”, where Y-COP collected toiletries and clothes for children in Liancourt, a small village in the developing nation.

Malcolm is Henry’s go-getter. He is responsible for posting photos on Y-COP’s social media pages, compile attendance records for monthly submission to the county and the state for funding. He also helps with any technical aspects of reporting.