WEDC receives $5,000 donation - Westfair Communications

Joseph Markey, KeyBank Hudson Valley Metro/NY Market president and Anne Janiak, WEDC executive director.

The Women”™s Enterprise Development Center Inc. (WEDC) has received a $5,000 donation from the KeyBank Foundation to support programs and services offered through its Poughkeepsie office. WEDC provides entrepreneurs with services which include comprehensive business training programs, business workshops, access to capital, and individualized counseling.

It was launched as a collaborative effort of the Westchester County Association, Westchester Community College, New York State Division for Women (Lower Hudson Valley Advisory Council) and the Westchester Association of Women Business Owners. All of its programs and services now are available to men, and it also serves specialized populations, including adults over the age of 50, child care providers, survivors of domestic violence, veterans and dislocated workers.