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Women's Month Spotlight: Joanne Dunn Makes History As First Female Executive Director of Youth Shelter of Westchester

Located in Mount Vernon, NY, Joanne Dunn is the first woman to lead the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester (YSOW) since its incorporation in 1975. Conceived by a Westchester judge and schoolteacher who recognized the need for early intervention in the lives of young offenders, this organization has been providing a home-like alternative to jail […]

This post Women's Month Spotlight: Joanne Dunn Makes History As First Female Executive Director of Youth Shelter of Westchester first appears on Black Westchester and is written by AJ Woodson