ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Creating avenues to financial security

All families need access to economic opportunities to succeed.  When jobs are scarce, one of the few avenues to financial security available to struggling families is small business creation.

WHEDco helps people to establish and grow successful businesses through two economic development programs:

Home-based Childcare Microenterprise: WHEDco helps women to start and grow successful home-based childcare businesses. This provides children with nurturing environments in which to learn and grow and enables parents to seek and maintain employment. Our newest initiative, the Childcare Improvement Project (CIP), provides training and technical assistance to unlicensed caregivers throughout New York City to increase their revenues and create their own home-based childcare businesses.

Food Business Incubation: WHEDco helps men and women grow successful businesses in the food industry, providing them with the resources they need to gain economic security. Our affordable Commercial Kitchen and our partnership with New York City's Green Cart Program provide avenues towards financial and personal success. We also provide hands-on business development support and technical assistance to these emerging companies.