Port Chester Carver Center
Erica Mason is an experienced grant writer currently part of the Advancement Team at Port Chester Carver Center since July 2024. Previously, Erica held various leadership roles at Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation from November 2015 to January 2025, including Assistant Division Director of Youth and Family Services and Director of Literacy Programming, where major achievements included expanding the Ready Readers literacy program and supervising literacy coordinators. At The Child Center of NY, from September 2011 to November 2015, Erica served as an Educational Consultant, contributing to the Extended Learning Time program's vision and goals. Erica's career began at LeAp - Learning through an Expanded Arts Program, Inc., where Erica worked as a Teaching Artist and Educational Consultant from September 2003 to June 2011, supporting over 60 teaching artists. Erica holds a Master of Science in Education from Hunter College and a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University.
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Port Chester Carver Center
OUR MISSION Port Chester Carver Center helps our community thrive through programs that nourish, educate, and empower. WHO WE ARE Carver Center's programs are designed to meet people where they are and encourage them to lead healthy, productive, and independent lives. From infants to seniors, Carver Center has something for everyone. As Port Chester's premiere learning center, we are highly responsive to the holistic needs of our community and provide purposeful and engaging programming. OUR HISTORY Founded in 1943, Carver Center began as a small storefront daycare program for children whose parents worked in wartime defense plants. The founders were African American parents—grassroots organizers and advocates for the minority community in Port Chester. They named the organization after the renowned African American scientist, George Washington Carver, who passed away in 1943. The Carver Center grew to be a small food pantry and child care program that operated out of a rented synagogue basement for over 50 years. OUR IMPACT As we celebrate our 75th anniversary, we have adopted a learning continuum that reflects our commitment to excellent programming for all stages of life. Our renewed commitment supports 5 developmental learning benchmarks: Infants & Toddlers, School-Aged Children, Tweens & Teens, Adults and Seniors. As we evolve, we continue to ignite paths to success by offering transformative opportunities that nurture our clients' inherent gifts. Carver remains a source of hope, support, and empowerment for youth and families in our community.