News and Events

Over 150 young people from throughout Dutchess County attended yesterdays Department of Community & Family Services’ (DCFS) Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Youth Summit, coordinated by the Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and held at the former JCPenney site at the Poughkeepsie Galleria. The SYEP provides qualified students, ages 14 to 20 and whose […]

The Youth Opportunity Union (YOU) and Marist College have announced a new partnership with Spectrum News to train 30 local high school students as video-journalists at no cost to the students. The 5-day Intensive Video-journalism Workshop will be held Monday to Friday, August 22-26, in the Newton Community Room at Christ Episcopal Church in the […]

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison and members of the City’s Common Council joined local stakeholders today as demolition of the former YMCA building at 35 Montgomery Street began, the next step in the process of the development of a state-of-the-art Youth Opportunity Union (YOU), which will be built on […]

Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie City School District Partnering on Innovative Program Dutchess County Government and the Poughkeepsie City School District have launched an innovative data-tracking system that connects an individualized success plan to each student to address the out-of-school factors that impact learning. An outcome of their work through the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet, the County and School [...]

Dutchess County Honors Youth and Police Initiative (YPI) Graduates Program helps build positive change and trust between Poughkeepsie students and police officers   Dutchess County officials, New York State Sen. Sue Serino, City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison and Poughkeepsie City School District Superintendent Dr. Eric Jay Rosser were among those this past Saturday who [...]

Hi, I’m Julia Gill, President of Youth Council! I’m a senior at Spackenkill High School, and involved in science and math teams, as well as on the school soccer and crew teams.       Hi, I’m Harshitha Talasila and I’m the Vice President of Youth Council! I am a senior at John Jay Senior […]

On 9/16/21 Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro unveiled a new website, www.the-you.org, which provides County residents with updates about the forthcoming “Youth Opportunity Union,” formerly known to as the Youth Opportunity Center and referred to moving forward as “the YOU,” the state-of-the-art facility that will serve communities throughout the county and be located in the […]

Pathways for Agricultural Education – July 29th This discussion will focus on the educational “pipeline” that individuals can follow in pursuit of a career in agriculture, including formal schooling (K-12 and college-level), as well as informal educational opportunities and continuing education for adults. Register for the Farming in Dutchess Virtual Series, Pathways for Agricultural Education [...]

"Learn, Play, Create" Grant Applications Now Being AcceptedApplication instructions, guidance available online Dutchess County is now accepting applications for its new Learn, Play, Create: Supporting Our Kids grant program, part of the “Dutchess Invests” initiative announced by County Executive Marc Molinaro and approved by the County Legislature earlier this month. Application instructions and guidance are now available for nonprofit [...]

$3 Million available for children’s non-profits affected by pandemic Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro will  direct $3 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to the new Learn, Play, Create grant program, following approval from the County Legislature, as part of “Dutchess Invests” -  Dutchess County’s initiative to invest the one-time federal ARP funding for long-term [...]