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The Westside Crime Prevention Program (WCPP) , founded in 1980, is an independent community based not-for-profit organization that works to keep the Upper West Side of Manhattan safe for everyone who lives, works or goes to school in the neighborhood.

WCPP focuses on promoting mutual respect and understanding between police and our community; fostering young people’s development through social and educational programs; directly involving constituencies in crime prevention efforts; and responding to crime in ways that reflect the concerns of our culturally and economically diverse and vibrant neighborhood.

We work to achieve these goals through education, advocacy, and collaboration with organizational and individual community stakeholders.

Our Geographic Area: We were founded to serve the community that is contiguous with Community Board 7, from West 59th Street to West 110th Street, Riverside Park to Central Park. Over the years, as our programs have grown and gained success, we have expanded our work to Morningside Heights, Central and West Harlem and Hamilton Heights.

Our Staff:
Marjorie A. Cohen, Executive Director
Annemarie L. Legendy, Director, Safe Haven project

Our Board of Directors:
Officers
Brian Thomas, President
Pamela Tice, Vice President
Ellen Resnick, Secretary
Bill Klein, Treasurer

Members
Richard Aborn
Tom Allon
Mort Berkowitz
Father John Duffell
Heidi Higgins
James McShane
Mike O’Neal
Sandra Pimentel
Helen Rosenthal
Lester Schecter
Melissa Thornton