At Harlem Children’s Zone, we’re breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty by creating life-altering opportunities throughout our neighborhood so children, families, and our community can thrive in all areas of life. Come experience our progress and help us continue the fight.
Today’s children are tomorrow’s college graduates and community role models. We won't stop until all of Harlem’s children are prepared for self-sufficiency and lifelong success.
We pride ourselves on being responsive. We exist to listen to the needs of our community and offer full-scale, place-based solutions in kind that empower and support.
We’ve gained a lot of knowledge and insights in our twenty-plus years. We are on a mission to help partners around the world replicate our programs and transform their own communities.
When students join our Promise family, we promise to do whatever it takes to guide them through to college graduation. Everything we do—from world-class instruction, to exceptional extracurricular activities, social-emotional supports, nutritious meals, and more—is designed to fulfill our promise.
We’re so proud of our college graduates. They may leave the Zone to attend college, but they will always be part of the Zone.
Called “one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time” by The New York Times, HCZ’s model to build up our community is pioneering, unique, holistic—and validated by a generation of proof. Launch Zone Map
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WJW Institute was founded to partner with communities in rooting out poverty—block by block, need by need.
