Our Purpose

Our Mission, Core Beliefs, and Values

HCZ breaks the cycle of intergenerational poverty with on-the ground, all-around programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work and life.

Our Approach

Intergenerational poverty is often the result of a series of interconnected systemic failures. This is why Harlem Children’s Zone strengthens the foundations of neighborhoods by rooting out poverty on every front—block by block, need for need.

Our Impact

Our pioneering place-based model has grown to scale and serves tens of thousands of children and families in Central Harlem — and beyond.

Our History

Ours is a story of relentless evolution in the name of a revolution — to innovate a series of place-based services, designed to systematically break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.