The HCZ Project Pipeline
Baby College
- In 2009, Baby College graduated 371 individuals.
- 86% of Baby College parents who read to their children less than 5 times a week improved their frequency
- 92.5% of respondents said they had learned a lot from the classes
Harlem Gems
- Of the 161 four-year-olds that entered the Harlem Gems in the 2008-2009 school year, 17% had a school readiness classification of delayed or very delayed. By the end of the test, there were no students "very delayed" and the percentage of "advanced" had gone from 33.5% to 65.2%, with another 8.1% at "very advanced," up from only 2%.
HARLEM PEACEMAKERS
- Serving 3,472 children, 107 Peacemaker interns were trained and placed throughout HCZ programs, including seven Harlem public elementary schools and Promise Academies I and II
Promise Academy
- 100% of third graders at Promise Academies I and II tested at or above grade level on the math exam, outperforming their peers in New York State, New York City, District 5, and black and white students throughout the state
- Over 98% of Promise Academy II's students scored at or above grade level on the math exam, outperforming their counterparts in New York State, New York City and District 5, as well as black and white students in New York State
- In English and Language Arts (ELA), over 93% of Promise Academy I third graders tested at or above grade level, outperforming New York State, New York City and District 5 peers, as well as black and white students in New York State
- Over 84% of Promise Academy II's students scored at or above grade level in ELA, outperforming on average their counterparts in New York State, New York City and District 5, as well as black students in New York City
- In 2008, 93% of Promise Academy High School ninth graders passed the statewide Algebra Regents exams
Our afterschool programs:
TRUCE Media and Fitness
- 91% of TRUCE seniors (41 of 45) graduated from high school by August 2008; 100% of seniors (45 of 45) applied to college and all of these students 91% (41 of 45) were accepted into at least one school
- TRUCE Fitness participants attended five martial arts competitions,winning 89 trophies, including forty 1st Place, twenty-three 2nd Place, twenty-one 3rd Place, and five 4th Place awards
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Employment and Technology
- 99.2% of High School after-school program participants (262 of 264) stayed in school
- ETC seniors received over $1.8 million in financial aid, including full scholarships and grants
College Success Office
- 499 HCZ after-school program participants enrolled in college
- 197 students were accepted into college for the 2009-2010 year, representing 90% of our high-school seniors.
- 187 college students were placed into internships for summer 2009
Family, Community & Health
COMMUNITY PRIDE
- Community Pride has organized or rejuvenated 38 block associations
- The Community Advisory Board is active with 29 members
Family SupporT CENTER
- In 2008-2009, Family Support Center staff served 154 families
- 99% of the families remained intact during this period
- 100% of those families received counseling at the individual, family and/or group level
The Harlem Children’s Zone Asthma Initiative
- HCZAI has enrolled 939 children since the program’s inception
- Participants have experienced:
- Fewer missed days of school (at pretest, 25.7% of children had missed school due to asthma in the previous 14 days. Thirty-six months later, only 6.8% had missed school due to asthma in the previous 14 days).
- Fewer emergency room visits (at pretest, 45.7% of children had visited the emergency room for treatment of asthma in the last 3 months. Thirty-six months later, 14.8% of children had visited the emergency room for treatment of asthma in the last 3 months
- Increased use of preventive medication daily, as prescribed (at pretest, 44.2%. Thirty-six months later, 65.9% took preventative medications daily)
