On Dec. 10, Mayor Mike Spano, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Police Commissioner Christopher Sapienza, and Police Athletic League CEO Marisol Mancebo announced the Grand Opening of the YPD – PAL | Community Kids Closet, a collaborative effort to provide free clothing for kids in our Yonkers community, from newborns to age 18! The Community Kids Closet is an outreach program designed to act like a physical retail clothing store: parents and kids can make an appointment to “shop” in our Community Kids Closet for a week’s work of clothing – that’s up to 14 items, plus a coat, pair of shoes, new socks and new undergarments. Items are free of charge to any Yonkers family.
Mayor Mike Spano stated, “During this season of giving, it’s important for all of us to come together and help one another. Thank you to the Yonkers Police Community Affairs Division and Yonkers PAL for going above and beyond, seeing the need and taking action. This is something our entire community will benefit from all year round.”
Commissioner Christopher Sapienza stated, “The Yonkers Police Department is always looking for innovative ways to assist our community and residents, and with today’s grand opening of the Community Kids Closet, it is our hope to provide a degree of comfort and support to families in need this Holiday season. I would like to thank our Community Affairs Division and the Police Athletic League for their hard work in putting this program together which exemplifies the City of Yonkers’ and Police Department’s commitment to community policing and public service.”
The Community Kids Closet is located in the Yonkers Police Athletic League at 127 North Broadway. For more information and to schedule an appointment, please visit:
The Yonkers Police is accepting donations to the Community Kids Closet – for updated donation guidelines and locations, please check here. Community members interested in volunteering for this program may contact Sergeant Laura Yakaboski at (914) 377-7291 or Youth Advisor Alison Licht at (914) 377-7297.
Thank you for supporting the Yonkers Police Department and Law Enforcement!
